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Article: Album Review

Linda May Han Oh: Sun Pictures

Read "Sun Pictures" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Mi era piaciuto molto il precedente lavoro della contrabbassista Linda Oh, Initial Here, pubblicato un paio di anni fa. Ora la musicista, vista anche in concerto con Dave Douglas nei mesi scorsi, torna alla guida di un quartetto con James Muller alla chitarra, Ben Wendel al sassofono [nonostante il disco indichi erroneamente tromba] e Ted Poor ...

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Article: Interview

Jonathan Rowden: Group Identity

Read "Jonathan Rowden: Group Identity" reviewed by Paul Naser


The Los Angeles jazz scene has no shortage of prodigious talent; on any given night throughout the sprawling landscape that makes up the greater Los Angeles area there is always some exciting happening or unique event, and one is often hard-up to make a decision about where to spend their evening. There are musicians who established ...

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Article: Year in Review

J Hunter's 2013 Top 10 Countdown

Read "J Hunter's 2013 Top 10 Countdown" reviewed by J Hunter


"Tis the season to do countdowns Fa la la la lahhh, la lahh lahh lahhhhhhh..." Okay, okay, not one of the most original openings ever written. But don't worry: There's plenty of originality to be had on the ten bundles of fabulousness listed below: 10... Etienne Charles Creole Soul (Culture ...

News: Event

Quincy Jones Presents Young Jazz Talent at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica

Quincy Jones Presents Young Jazz Talent at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica

As part of The Broad Stage’s Jazz Council Initiative, the Quincy Jones Presents series kicks off this fall with an astonishing array of musical talent. The series starts with a concert with Justin Kauflin on November 22nd. Kauflin, a talented young pianist who lost his sight due to a rare eye disease at 11, will be ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Philip Dizack: Single Soul

Read "Philip Dizack: Single Soul" reviewed by Andrew Luhn


Young trumpeter Philip Dizack is a new name on the Criss Cross record label but not a new name for those who closely follow the New York jazz scene. Since his arrival in New York, Dizack has been making waves and winning awards with his beautiful tone and dark intensity, both of which were on full ...

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Article: Album Review

Linda Oh: Sun Pictures

Read "Sun Pictures" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Linda Oh arrived onto the jazz scene as a fully accomplished improviser with her introspective and free-flowing debut, Entry (Self Produced, 2010). On the follow-up, Initial Here(Greenleaf, 2012), she expanded her range, drawing upon both the western classical repertoire and eastern folk tradition, as well as experimenting with electric fusion-informed sounds. Oh's understated yet highly sophisticated ...

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One Way ... Or Another

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Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. Stompin; 02. One Way ... Or Another; 03. Clap!; 04. Black Magic; 05. Sometimes, at Night; 06. Agin; 07. Avant L'Orage; 08. Meet; 09. Black Magic. Tutte le composizioni sono di Guilhem Flouzat.

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Frame

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Chorale; Clayland; Con Alma; Backbou; Jean and Renata; Blocks; Frame; Leaving; Julia.

Article: Album Review

Ben Wendel: Frame

Read "Frame" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Ben Wendel ha alle spalle una discografia nutrita insieme ai Kneebody, il gruppo elettrico di cui fa parte. Frame è il suo secondo lavoro da leader dopo il debutto con Simple Song, sempre per la Sunnyside Records. Ciò che si ascolta qui, però, è lontano dalla produzione dei Kneebody, anche se due altri componenti della band, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Wendel: Frame

Read "Frame" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


There is a beautiful and mysterious quality to multi-instrumentalist Ben Wendel's Frame. It is as if the hot breath from one of his horns has blown some ancient film away to reveal an iridescent object that begins to oscillate and spin, changing colors and hues, mesmerizing as it spins and swings with uncharacteristic swagger. All this ...


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