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News: Recording

Virgin Forest: The Complete Sessions by Lionel Loueke Reissued On Obliqsound

Virgin Forest: The Complete Sessions by Lionel Loueke Reissued On Obliqsound

OBLIQSOUND To Release VIRGIN FOREST: THE COMPLETE SESSIONS By Lionel Loueke A Deluxe Digital Edition Reissue Of The Debut Album From The Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist And Guitarist Featuring Guest Performances by Herbie Hancock, Gretchen Parlato and Cyro Baptista Plus Six Previously Unreleased Solo Acoustic Tracks Lionel Loueke & Gretchen Parlato To Perform Together On March 9 ...

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News: Recording

Esperanza Spalding Releases "Radio Music Society" On March 20

Esperanza Spalding Releases "Radio Music Society" On March 20

On March 20th, 2012, Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, gives us Esperanza Spalding's latest release, Radio Music Society, her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Each of the 12 songs are accompanied by conceptual music videos, which further express Esperanza's inspiration and story behind each track. Shot in various locations including ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Lee McAllistair

Read "Take Five With Lee McAllistair" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Lee McAllistair: Australian jazz vocalist and composer Lee McAllistair has had a busy 2011, releasing debut original album Spellbound, which received a 4.5 star review in The Australian newspaper, CD of the week on ABC Jazz and Eastside 89.7FM and came #12 in the Top 12 Australian Jazz Releases at Birdland Records.

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Weightless

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Weightless; I'll Notice; There is a Light that Never Goes Out; Traveller's Blessing; The Riddle; Kiss from a Rose; How to Love; Canyon Dust; My Girls; No More; You Can Fight; Each Coming Night.

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News: Performance / Tour

The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO - December 7-10

The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO - December 7-10

The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO A New Work Commissioned by The Jazz Gallery in 2011 Wednesday through Saturday, December 7-10 One set ONLY at 9:00pm (2nd set may be added if the 1st sets sell out) Admission is $20.00, $10.00 for Members Featuring: John Ellis-reeds, Andy Bragen-lyrics, Mike Moreno-guitar, ...

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Article: Interview

Gretchen Parlato: Quiet Revolutionary

Read "Gretchen Parlato: Quiet Revolutionary" reviewed by Ian Patterson


It's safe to say that singer Gretchen Parlato has her admirers. The Boston Globe praised her as “the most original jazz singer in a generation," and pianist Herbie Hancock has described her connection to music as “almost magical." Saxophonist Wayne Shorter has likened her art to that of Frank Sinatra. It's hard to remember the last ...

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Article: Album Review

Becca Stevens Band: Weightless

Read "Weightless" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


There is an artistic point where Jacqui Sutton (Billie & Dolly (Toy Blue Typewriter Productions, 2010)), Gretchen Parlato (The Lost and Found (ObliqSound, 2011)) and Norah Jones (Feels Like Home (Blue Note Records, 2004)) intersect, giving rise to Becca Stevens, whose creative arc gains traction in a direction different from, but informed by, those singers. By ...

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Article: Album Review

Gideon Van Gelder: Perpetual

Read "Perpetual" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


By implementing diverse styles without being confined to any particular one, pianist Gideon Van Gelder provides stimulation for the mind and ear with Perpetual. Categorizations are meaningless yet intriguing, displaying swatches of Van Gelder's open concepts, Third Stream, and lessons probably garnered from New York's New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, which Van Gelder attended ...


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