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AAJ's Top 20 Interviews of 2008

by AAJ Staff
January 15, 2009

2008 represented another great year for interviews and profiles at AAJ, covering artists across the stylistic spectrum. As ever, AAJ provided coverage of well-known artists like Dave Holland, Pat Martino, Greg Osby and Randy Brecker, as well as relative up-and-comers including Brad Shepik, Manuel Mengis, Darcy James Argue and Asaf Sirkis. While ...

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Top Ten "Most Read" Articles & CD Reviews: 2008

by AAJ Staff
January 15, 2009

AAJ tracks how often an article is read, and the articles and CD reviews below represent our top ten published in 2008. Top Ten Articles Extended Analysis Genesis: 1970-1975 Box Set By John Kelman Artist Profiles Remembering Esbjorn Svensson By Ian Patterson Interviews Dennis ...

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Mark F. Turner's Best of 2008

by Mark F. Turner
January 11, 2009

Another tremendous year of diverse music. Here are a few that made lasting impressions. Drew Gress The Irrational Numbers(Premonition) Cassandra Wilson Loverly (Blue Note) McCoy TynerGuitars (Half Note) Steve Khan The Suitcase(Tone Center) Kurt Rosenwinkel The Remedy: Live at the Village ...

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Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2008

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 11, 2009

When the world economy entered into a tailspin this year, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dubbed the event the “Jazz Effect“ given that it emanated from the United States (she was drawing a parallel, for example, to the 1994 “Tequila Effect" that followed a botched currency devaluation in Mexico). I was so happy that a ...

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AllAboutJazz-New York Best of 2008

by A. Henkin
January 10, 2009

MUSICIANS OF THE YEARAnthony Braxton Marilyn Crispell Hank Jones Roy Haynes Rudresh Mahanthappa RECORD LABELS OF THE YEARAUM Fidelity Clean Feed Intakt Jazzwerkstatt (Germany) Mosaic VENUES OF THE YEARCornelia Street Cafe (West Village) Jazz Standard (Murray Hill/Gramercy) Roulette (SoHo) The Stone (Alphabet City) ...

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2008: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 1, 2009

The demise of one of the world's premier jazz advocacy organizations topped the jazz world's headlines during 2008, a year that also saw several jazz festivals impacted by the worsening economy. Yet the music itself--and its makers--continue to survive if not thrive in many ways. Here's a look at notable happenings and achievements: ...

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C. Andrew Hovan's Top Jazz Picks For 2008

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2009

Well it's that time of year again. The task of going through the stacks of music that have reached my door over the past twelve months. While the economy and the weak state of the record industry would tend to suggest that things might be on the slim side, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that ...

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Troy Collins' Best of 2008

by Troy Collins
December 28, 2008

Narrowing down the hundreds of releases heard over a year to a mere handful is never an easy task. The new millennium has proven to be a fertile period for jazz (in all its guises); attempting to mention every album of a high caliber would result in a list of prolix proportions. In an effort to ...

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Dan McClenaghan's 2008 Top Ten

by Dan McClenaghan
December 27, 2008

Here are ten of 2008's jazz CDs that charmed and seduced me, or grabbed my lapels and wouldn't let go. Bobo Stenson Trio Cantando ECM Records A piano trio set of incredible subtlety, depth and beauty, with Swedish pianist joined by bassist Anders Jormin ...

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John Kelman's Best of 2008

by John Kelman
December 11, 2008

Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2008.... Jazz New Releases e.s.t. Leucocyte (ACT) Bobo Stenson Trio Cantando (ECM) Atomic Retrograde (Jazzland) Vince Mendoza ...