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2014: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 5, 2015

The year 2014 turned out to be a year noteworthy for its numbers. Newport turned 60, Blue Note turned 75, International Jazz Day's third edition featured 900 events in more than 190 countries. The jazz world lost seven of its NEA Jazz Masters, and New Orleans trumpeter Lionel Ferbos died at 103. Sad but not unexpected, ...

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C. Andrew Hovan's Top 10 for 2014

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 4, 2015

This will be a first in some time. For a variety of reasons, I had to curtail my writing activities about five years ago. As a result, my limited work for All About Jazz consisted mainly of photography and live reviews. As a result, I felt less then prepared in previous years to present any kind ...

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Top 15 "Most Read" Interviews: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 3, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often an interview is read, and the interviews listed below represent our top 15 published in 2014. Ron Aprea's Tribute to John Lennon by Nicholas F. Mondello Published: August 19, 2014 Takuya Kuroda: Rising Son by DanMichael Reyes ...

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Top 12 "Most Read" and "Most Recommended" Articles: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 3, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read and recommended, and the articles listed below represent our top twelve published in 2014. Top 12 “Most Read" Articles Catching Up With Ron Aprea's Tribute to John Lennon by Nicholas F. Mondello Published: August 19, 2014

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Top 25 MP3 Downloads: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured MP3 is downloaded, and the following represent our top 25 in 2014. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! 1. Duende de Luz (05:34) By: Javier Alcantara From: Short Stories (Self Produced)

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Top 12 "Most Recommended" Album Reviews: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2014. Mists--Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra Jack Cooper by C. Michael Bailey Published: September 21, 2014 Shrimp Tale Alan Chan ...

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Top 12 "Most Read" Album Reviews: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2015

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John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2014

by John Sharpe
December 25, 2014

Here are eleven new releases, reviewed at All About Jazz, which stood out from those I heard this year, in no special order. Nicole Mitchell The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson (Rogue Art Records) Sonic Projections must be flautist Nicole Mitchell's hardest blowing band. On their second outing she ...

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Phil Barnes' Favourite Albums of 2014

by Phil Barnes
December 24, 2014

The sheer volume of great records that I have managed to hear, and the knowledge that there are many more that I haven't, means that I make no pretence of presenting a list of the definitive albums of the year. Instead, this is a snapshot list of the ten records that I have enjoyed the most ...

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Jakob Baekgaard's Best Releases of 2014

by Jakob Baekgaard
December 22, 2014

2014 proved to be another fruitful year for jazz. The artists on this list represent many different musical directions, but that is the wonder of jazz. It is so many things and the world would indeed be poorer if the idiom was restricted to one particular sound. These artists all have a fresh approach to the ...