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AAJ's Top 15 Interviews of 2009
by AAJ Staff
With nearly 150 interviews published in 2009, AAJ continues to provide the most extensive jazz coverage on the web. We also expanded our interview coverage to include, for those surrounding new CD releases: associated Daily Download tracks; accompanying CD reviews; contest giveaways; and more. As always, AAJ provided coverage of well-known artists ...
The Jazz Session: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
by Jason Crane
It's been quite a year for The Jazz Session, my online jazz interview show: passing 300,000 downloads (and a few thousand away from 400,000 as I write this); forming a partnership with All About Jazz; adding more episodes per week; launching Facebook and Twitter pages; and just generally taking things up a level or two. I ...
John Kelman's Best Releases of 2009
by John Kelman
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2009.... Jazz New Releases David Sylvian Manafon (Samadhi Sound) Stefano Bollani Stone In The Water (ECM) Kornstad Dwell Time (Jazzland)
Troy Collins' Best of 2009
by Troy Collins
The titles listed below are among the most exceptional albums I've heard in a year filled with great music. Considering the quantity of recordings released in a years time, attempting to mention every high-quality session received would result in a list of ponderous proportions. As such, I have narrowed this list down to the records I ...
J Hunter's Best Jazz Discs of 2009
by J Hunter
It's that time again--the season for relentless bell-ringers, wild-eyed consumers, and end-of-year countdown lists. The latter category can actually be helpful for last-minute shoppers who want to give someone “the best of everything." However, a little background info never hurts the buying process. As such, here's one more countdown for Best Jazz Discs of 2009. #10 ...
Dan McClenaghan's Top Ten for 2009
by Dan McClenaghan
2009 was a fantastic year for music. Every disc on this list is a marvelous set of sounds. This is what keeps me excited about the art form. Jessica Williams Art of the Piano Origin Records Always a fine pianist, Jessica ...
2009: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
A year of troubles and triumphs--and some retooling The jazz world was far from immune to the economic woes that have dogged nations, corporations and consumers around the globe for more than a year. A review of 2009 shows that the impact was profound. Despite it all--the music played on with adjustments in ...
Publisher's Top Picks for 2008
by Michael Ricci
It was another productive year for “Team AAJ" as we delivered some new features and upgraded several others across the website. We also beefed up our editorial staff to better manage the increasing number of contributors. The programming staff (Mike Lorenz and myself) continued to build on our foundation that has firmly established AAJ as the ...
2008 Contributor Picks
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all active All About Jazz contributors, and out of more than 1,000 nominations, the following 2008 releases garnered the most votes. New Releases Charles Lloyd Rabe de Nube (ECM Records) Reviews ...
Staff Picks 2008
by AAJ Staff
We compiled the individual “Best of" 2008 lists from a select group of contributors:Clifford AllenGlenn AstaritaHrayr AttarianJakob BaekgaardFrederick BernasJack BowersStuart BroomerGreg CamphireDoug ColletteTroy CollinsMark CorrotoPhil DiPietroKen DrydenJohn Eyles
