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Sebastian Liedke: To Walk In The Past

Read "To Walk In The Past" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

One of the enduring allures of the piano trio is the intimacy it creates, something that German bassist/composer Sebastian Liedke does superbly on his debut, To Walk in the Past. The record consists of 10 modal sonatas with rich texture, painted in dark sounds and lush tones. Eight are composed by Liedke, and ...

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Kurt Rosenwinkel Monvínic Experience in Barcelona

Read "Kurt Rosenwinkel Monvínic Experience in Barcelona" reviewed by Roan Clay

by Roan Clay

Kurt RosenwinkelMonvínic42nd Barcelona Voll-Damm International Jazz FestivalNovember 15, 2010The Berlin based guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel spent two days performing in Barcelona this week in two markedly different contexts. His loyal fans turned out en mass at the famed Luz de Gas, an intimate club in the Eixample neighborhood, to hear ...

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Take Five With Steve Sacks

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by AAJ Staff

Meet Steve Sacks: A jazz saxophonist/flutist and Harvard-trained musicologist, Steve, has for 35 years, focused his talents on the richness and diversity of Brazilian and Latin music. An internationalist fluent in five languages, and with twenty years experience on the New York music scene, Steve has performed, recorded and/or written for a wide variety ...

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Manu Codjia: Covers

Read "Covers" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

Is Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956) a “covers" album? Not a single Davis-penned original on the record. But, of course, performing other composers' material is the jazz musician's stock in trade. No, the notion of “covers" is more recent, and its use in jazz today evokes the ironic rock-weaned hipster, exemplified by The ...

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Mike Pride's From Bacteria To Boys: Betweenwhile

Read "Betweenwhile" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Even though drummer/composer Mike Pride has appeared on over 70 albums, ranging from avant rock to blues, he remains not as well-known as he might be in the jazz field. Betweenwhile is likely to change that. Pride's From Bacteria to Boys has existed in various lineups since 2005, but the current foursome first came together in ...

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Boris Kozlov: Double Standard

Read "Double Standard" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Selling a solo bass disc--both artistically and commercially speaking--is no easy feat. The demanding physical aspects of such a project, requiring a bassist to have the endurance to sustain perpetual motion and interest on such a behemoth of an instrument, is one problem. Another issue is general marketability. The average jazz fan might be quite happy ...

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Chick Corea en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona

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by Enrique Turpin

Chick Corea42 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música6 de noviembre, 2010Bien se sabe que un final de gira ofrece un alto porcentaje de inquietud al asistente a un último concierto hasta más ver. El manojo de sorpresas que deparan citas de esa índole obliga a estudiar la ...

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Take Five With Colin Dean

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by AAJ Staff

Meet Colin Dean:Colin Dean was born and raised in Long Island, New York. The son of a drummer, he has been surrounded by music his entire life. He attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and received a BFA in jazz performance in May 2006. ...

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Take Five With Andrew Read

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by AAJ Staff

Meet Andrew Read: I studied double-bass at the Victorian college of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. After leaving the college I worked with a number of prominent Australian pop and jazz artists including, among others, Vince Jones, Ricky May, Brave Men and Perfect Strangers. After the tragic death of Perfect Strangers' singer Andy Clayton Smith, ...

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Pamela Hines Trio: Moon Germs

Read "Moon Germs" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Recording the real first varied-style, high energy album of her career, pianist Pamela Hines unveils Moon Germs, titled after the Joe Farrell composition, with longtime band mates, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti, on an eclectic blend of driving rhythms and freer interpretations of modern jazz. With this album, Hines attempts a different approach and ...


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