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Maxine Gordon: The Legacy of Dexter Gordon
by Victor L. Schermer
Legendary tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon was a focal point of the bebop and hard bop revolutions. Later in his career, he achieved the status of an American icon with his lead role in Bernard Tavernier's 1986 film, Round Midnight, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination. His “homecoming" in New York City, after living in Europe ...
Take Five With Jonathan Smith
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jonathan Smith: Portland, Oregon jazz guitarist, playing in the stylistic tradition of Grant Green. Instrument(s): Guitar.Teachers and/or influences? Dan Balmer, Bruce Forman, and many other great musicians I've had the good fortune to spend time with. A few special influences are: Ingrid Jensen, Benny Green, ...
Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel
by Lawrence Peryer
Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...
2012 Lakeshore Jazz Series at Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe Center for the Arts 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 Box Office: 480-350-2822 2012 Concert Series Gretchen Parlato Friday, January 27, 2012 | 7:30 P.M. An alumni of the Thelonious Monk Institute, Parlato has been turning heads ever since she won the 2004 Thelonious Monk Institute International ...
Source
By Benny Green
Label: Jazz Legacy Productions
Released: 2011
Track listing: Blue Minor; Way 'Cross Town; I Waited For You; Little T; Cool Green;
Tempus Fugit; Park Avenue Petite; Chant; Born To Be Blue; Opus De
Funk.
Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form
by R.J. DeLuke
Creative musicians are generally an insightful lot: people that have curious minds but also have a sense of direction--a sense of purpose, if not a search for it. They express what they see, what they experience. Pianist Joey Calderazzo is among those. A man of extraordinary talent at the keyboard, he's held the piano ...
Benny Green: Source
by AAJ Italy Staff
In una carriera trentennale Benny Green ha inciso oltre un centinaio dischi come sideman ma poco più di una decina da leader. Dalla prima metà degli anni duemila, quando realizzò i lavori in duo col chitarrista Russell Malone (Jazz at the Bistro del 2002 e Bluebird del 2004) il pianista non entrava in sala incisione e ...
Yoko Miwa Trio: Live at Scullers Jazz Club
by Dan McClenaghan
Is live always better? Does the no second takes, out-on-a-limb aspect of playing in front of a live audience, and feeding off its energy result in the best recordings? It seems to work that way for Boston-based pianist Yoko Miwa on Live At Scullers Jazz Club, a mix of tunes from The Great American Songbook and ...
Benny Green Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe on October 22, 2011
Pianist Benny Green will be performing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on October 22, 2011. Green's recent CD Source is on the Jazz Legacy Productions label. Benny Green Trio Benny Green—piano Kenny Washington—drums Peter Washington—bass October 22, 2011 Sets @ 8 & 10 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe ...
Tierney Sutton: In Union There is Strength
by Todd Gordon
Bands come in all shapes, sizes and dynamics. Some thrive on the tensions, while others fall apart too soon due to creative differences or inflated egos. None of these challenges seem to present themselves to the group of musicians that takes its name from the vocalist Tierney Sutton. With nine albums under its collective belt, complemented ...
