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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 23, 2009

December 1, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 236 191 +45 2 53 1 8 2 2 5 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 220 202 +18 1 66 1 5 3 4 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 195 188 +7 0 46 2 9 4 1 ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 16, 2009

November 24, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 6 Eric Alexander Revival Of The Fittest (HighNote) 205 217 -12 1 53 1 7 2 5 1 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 202 190 +12 2 57 1 4 3 1 3 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 191 262 -71 1 42 1 ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 9, 2009

November 17, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 5 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 262 223 +39 2 49 1 6 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 251 224 +27 2 58 2 7 3 6 4 Eric Alexander Revival Of The Fittest (HighNote) 217 171 +46 4 52 ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Ben Allison

November 17, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Ben Allison's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ben AllisonBen Allison is a “visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene, [and] has emerged as a rising star over the past decade." --JazzTimes With his groups ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 2, 2009

November 10, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 12 — Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 229 126 +103 18 64 1 2 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 224 207 +17 2 59 2 6 3 5 6 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 223 175 +48 1 50 3 5 4 ...

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News: Contest

The Think Free Project: Calling All Musicians and Filmmakers!

October 28, 2009

Jazzer/rocker Ben Allison has made a name for himself with his grooving, lyrical, and often cinematic compositions. Now he's looking for your take on his music. As a natural extension to his most recent release, Think Free, Ben is inviting musicians and filmmakers to submit their own musical rendition and/or visual interpretation of one of several ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Allison: Think Free

Read "Think Free" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
October 6, 2009

Gradually moving away from the chamber music-like aesthetic of his Medicine Wheel and Peace Pipe ensembles of the nineties, bassist Ben Allison has begun embracing his formative influences, leaning towards a slightly more rock-oriented sound. Think Free is his third Palmetto album in as many years, thematically following Little Things Run the World (2008) and Cowboy ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Bassists/Leaders: Linda Oh, Joe Martin, Ben Allison, Ruslan Khain & Iris Ornig

by Ivana Ng
October 3, 2009

Linda Oh Trio Entry Self-Released 2009 Joe Martin Not By Chance Anzic Records 2009 Ben Allison Think Free Palmetto Records 2009 Ruslan Khain

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News: Interview

Jazz Bassist Ben Allison: "Free" to Be

September 26, 2009

Bassist Ben Allison has a boyish look to him, but he's carved out a impressive career for himself since graduating from New York University with a Jazz Performance degree in 1989. Here on his ninth album, 'Think Free,' Allison continues on in a recent direction that is more straightforward than the chamber jazz of earlier albums ...

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News: Recording

Ben Allison -- Think Free: In Stores and on-Line October 13

August 29, 2009

Bassist/composer Ben Allison's ninth album, Think Free, is part of a paradigm shift that began with his 2005 Palmetto Records release,Cowboy Justice. “I wanted a band that rocked," says Allison of his changing sound. “I was moving away from the chamber-jazz elements of Medicine Wheel and Peace Pipe and trying to incorporate other sounds into my ...