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Article: Live Review

Jazz Middelheim 2009

by Martin Longley
September 28, 2009

Jazz Middelheim 2009Park Den BrandtAntwerpenBelgium The Jazz Middelheim festival is nearing its fortieth anniversary, but it's a weekender that hasn't relinquished a fondness for adventure. Nuzzling up against its stellar bookings are acts, Belgian and otherwise, who seek to jolt the expectations of many audience members. The entertaining middle way ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Special Offer for Fans of the Bill Frisell Trio: Save $5 on Kennedy Center Concert!

September 26, 2009

Guitarist Bill Frisell is renowned for his compositions that interpret American music. “Mixing rock, country, jazz, and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play" (The New York Times). Fri., Oct. 16 at 9:30 p.m. Reg. $35- NOW $30 Kennedy Center Terrace Theater Purchase your specially priced tickets online IF ...

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Article: Album Review

Paul Motian: On Broadway Vol. 5

Read "On Broadway Vol. 5" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 23, 2009

An unorthodox timekeeper and masterful drummer, Paul Motian's momentum has not waned since working with Bill Evans in the 1950s, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra and Keith Jarrett's American Quartet in the 1960s, and, more recently, younger artists including Jacob Sacks, Eivind Opsvik and Mat Maneri in Two Miles a Day (Loyal Label, 2007). Among Motian's ...

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News: Recording

Now Streaming Online: "Hemispheres" by Jim Hall and Bill Frisell

September 22, 2009

Legendary jazz guitar master, Jim Hall, and multiple Grammy award winner, Bill Frisell's, historic collaboration is now available to enjoy online! In celebration of its Grammy consideration for instrumental jazz, ArtistShare has selected multiple tracks from the 2-disc album Hemispheres to stream for free for the next couple of weeks. Enjoy the music! Click here to ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 14, 2009

September 22, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 6 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 313 243 +70 7 60 1 4 2 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 270 247 +23 0 61 1 8 3 4 19 Roberta Gambarini So In Love (Emarcy) 225 192 +33 5 52 3 ...

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Article: Live Review

Davy Knowles at The Crocodile

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
September 19, 2009

Davy KnowlesThe CrocodileSeattle, WASeptember 8, 2009 I got my ass kicked tonight at the infamous Seattle “Crocodile" by an English kid and guitar slinger by the name of Davy Knowles. And man, I saw the light. The breadth and depth of knowledge this young man has of music is just plain scary. There ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 7, 2009

September 15, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 247 266 -19 2 61 1 7 2 6 37 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 243 173 +70 14 59 2 3 3 16 24 Tamir Hendelman Playground (Swing Bros.) 212 141 +71 2 46 3 ...

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News: Contest

Enter the Nonesuch Records "Bill Frisell - Disfarmer" Giveaway Contest

September 14, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records “Bill Frisell - Disfarmer“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 11th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Bill Frisell at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #80: Sam Yahel

September 7, 2009

Listen Sam Yahel is best known as an organist who has performed and recorded with Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, Lizz Wright, Ryan Kisor, Madeleine Peyroux and many others. He started as a pianist, though, a side he showcases on his new album, Hometown (Posi-Tone, 2009). In this interview, Yahel talks about his decision to ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Trey Wright

by AAJ Staff
September 7, 2009

Meet Trey Wright: Trey Wright is a jazz guitarist, composer, and recording artist based in Roswell, Ga. While studying Sociology at the University of Georgia, Trey studied jazz improvisation with pianist and composer Steve Dancz. In 1994, he co-founded the Athens/Atlanta based jazz band Squat. The group is a six-time winner of Best Jazz Band at ...