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Article: Album Review

Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison: In Movement

Read "In Movement" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

There is something of the “six degrees of separation" theory at work in this newly formed trio, led loosely, by the great Jack DeJohnette. The drummer/multi-instrumentalist works in the company of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane whose lineage is well known, and bassist/electronic artist Matthew Garrison whose father Jimmy Garrison was the bassist in John Coltrane's classic quartet. ...

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Article: Album Review

Dan Whieldon Trio: Positive Changes

Read "Positive Changes" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

Pianist Dan Whieldon hails from Manchester and has been active in the North West of England's jazz scene for the last decade. Positive Changes is his debut release as leader, made not with fellow Mancunians but with players from Belgium--where he studied and where the album was made--and Holland. Bill Evans is an acknowledged inspiration and ...

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News: Video / DVD

Bill Evans: Sweden, 1970

Bill Evans: Sweden, 1970

In the spring of 1970, pianist Bill Evans was in Europe on tour with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell. They made stops in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Sweden. In Finland, he visited the home of composer Ilkka Kuusisto, where Evans was filmed by Finnish TV in conversation with guests and performing three songs. For ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette: Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest

Read "Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

It plays out like a tale of espionage. In Bremen, Germany, more than five-thousand miles from his Los Angeles home, American producer Zev Feldman, has a chance meeting with the son of a late German jazz producer. In a parking lot, the German plays a single track of music on his car stereo; a forgotten recording ...

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Article: Interview

Gideon King: New York and Music

Read "Gideon King: New York and Music" reviewed by Sammy Stein

by Sammy Stein

Gideon King is a New York City boy. He was born and raised in the city. He is a composer, guitarist and producer and has worked with some of the finest musicians. He has been involved in projects which cover a range of music genres including pop, funk, jazz and fusion and has produced and collaborated ...

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Article: Album Review

A Bu: Butterflies Fly in Pairs

Read "Butterflies Fly in Pairs" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

Dai Liang (aka, A Bu) is a Beijing-based prodigy with remarkable potential and virtuosic piano skills. Marc Vincent, President of China's division of Sennheiser took note of the then thirteen year old pianist performing at a Beijing festival in 2012. A Bu, who began playing at the age of four, quickly found himself matched up with ...

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News: Recording

Bill Evans: Some Other Time

Bill Evans: Some Other Time

Today marks the release of Bill Evans: Some Other Time (Resonance), a much-anticipated two-CD set that's easily the most important discovery of new Evans studio recordings since 2001 and the issuing of Tenderly, which was recorded in 1956 and '57 at Don Elliott's home studio. Over the years, there have been plenty of remarkable discoveries of ...

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News: Recording

ECM Records Releases Jack DeJohnette's "In Movement"

ECM Records Releases Jack DeJohnette's "In Movement"

Jack DeJohnette (drums, piano, electronic percussion) Ravi Coltrane (tenor, soprano and sopranino saxophones ) Matthew Garrison (electric bass, electronics) “A trio of compatible ideals. Featuring Ravi Coltrane on saxophones and Matt Garrison on electric bass, it’s both earthy and elastic, capable of sneaking in and out of song form, disinclined to rush toward resolution.” –Nate Chinen, ...

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Roberto Cecchetto e il Questionario di Proust

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by AAJ Staff

All About Jazz Italia: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Roberto Cecchetto: È quello di lasciarsi semplicemente ascoltare. Non amo definire la mia musica da un punto di vista stilistico ma se dovessi farlo la metterei sicuramente in una galassia jazz. AAJI: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me.

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Take Five with Josh Hanlon

Read "Take Five with Josh Hanlon" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

About Josh Hanlon Josh Hanlon's love of music has spanned five continents. He has played piano with luminaries of country music, musical theatre and film, and almost every other genre, but he is first and foremost driven by a love of jazz. He has two albums to his credit as a leader and several ...


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