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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
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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 Greenpiano Kenny Washingtondrums Peter Washingtonbass 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 ...
Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011
by Larry Taylor
54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival--still going strong after 54 years. What's more, this year, Sept. 16-18, it was better than ever: the music was great; weather warm yet crisp and the atmosphere bucolic at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...
Jason Reolon: Raising the Bar
by Seton Hawkins
South Africa may well be in the midst of its third jazz renaissance. While the late 1950s saw the rise of legendary artists such as Kippie Moeketsi, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Philip Tabane, the early 1990s marked the emergence of trailblazers Moses Taiwa Molelekwa and Zim Ngqawana. The past five years have born witness to a surge ...
Take Five With Tim Richards
by AAJ Staff
Meet Tim Richards: Tim's first encounter with a piano was at the age of eight, in a dentist's waiting room. After classical piano lessons he taught himself jazz and blues from the age of 14, after seeing Thelonious Monk on TV.Since forming the long-lived modern jazz quartet Spirit Level in Bristol in ...
Benny Green Trio: Source
by Larry Taylor
Benny Green, now 48, is entering his middle years. Early on he was hailed as a budding master; today he has fully blossomed into one of the jazz world's finest pianists. Equally comfortable with a fast-paced piece and or a sensitive ballad, he is a go-to guy for sessions as back-up or leader. His last recordings ...



