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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.

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Article: Interview

Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form

Read "Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form" reviewed 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 ...

Article: Album Review

Benny Green: Source

Read "Source" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Yoko Miwa Trio: Live at Scullers Jazz Club

Read "Live at Scullers Jazz Club" reviewed 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 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Benny Green Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe on October 22, 2011

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 ...

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Article: Interview

Tierney Sutton: In Union There is Strength

Read "Tierney Sutton: In Union There is Strength" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Live Review

Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011

Read "Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Interview

Jason Reolon: Raising the Bar

Read "Jason Reolon: Raising the Bar" reviewed 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 ...

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Take Five With Tim Richards

Read "Take Five With Tim Richards" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Benny Green Trio: Source

Read "Source" reviewed 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 ...


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