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King William Jazz Collective: King William Jazz Collective
by Jack Bowers
About four years before this splendid album was recorded, the King William Jazz Collective performed its first gig in San Antonio's historic King William district. While that alone could be impetus enough on which to hang a name, there's more, as the band's baritone saxophonist / music director happens to be King, William (at least in ...
Dave Liebman: What It Is - The Life of a Jazz Artist
by Lewis Porter
[The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist (Scarecrow Press, 2012), by saxophonist Dave Liebman, in conversation with Lewis Porter, author of John Coltrane: His Life and Music (University of Michigan Press, 2000). In it, Liebman and Porter discuss the saxophonist's involvement in the loft scene ...
Keiko Matsui: And The Road...Goes On
by Jeff Winbush
Keiko Matsui has been out of the studio but relentlessly trotting the globe since 2007's Moyo (Shout! Factory), her acclaimed South African-inspired recording that featured the Japanese-born pianist/composer/producer collaborating with trumpeter Hugh Masakela, among others. The Road... (Shanachie, 2011) marks the further evolution of her signature sound and demonstrates a new chapter in her artistic growth. ...
Stanley Clarke: Path Maker
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
Innovation is a cherished quality in any art form and, truth be told, some follow greatness while others create the patterns that make that same greatness possible. There are teachers, and then, there are students. In jazz, musicians skilled in all sorts of instruments tend to look at their older peers in amazement, and challenges within ...
All About Jazz's Year in Review: 2010
by Michael Ricci
2010 proved to be another highly productive year for All About Jazz as we further expanded our award-winning platform to reach a greater jazz audience and developed new tools to help jazz artists promote their music to our readership. For our readers/members, AAJ continued to deliver daily news and coverage, we improved site ...
Dave Liebman: A New York Story
by John Kelman
A few months shy of 65, saxophonist Dave Liebman may be having the busiest time of his career, now in its fifth decade. In the past 12 months, nearly a dozen releases have demonstrated the tremendous stylistic breadth of a musical oeuvre that kicked into high gear early, when, in the short span of three years, ...
Jane Monheit: Finding the Way Back Home
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
Jane Monheit's voice is not a reflection of somebody else's talent: it is all on her. Home (Emarcy, 2010) is her new ticket to the legacy of the Great American Songbook, and her journey has been quite spectacular.Singing the words or simply scatting, Monheit lays down the pattern for the true vocal jazz tradition ...
Your Year End Lists, 2010 Highlights, Contributor Tip Jar and Fund Drive
by Michael Ricci
Dear fellow AAJ contributor, It's that time of year, and you know what that means: we're looking for your “best of" lists. It's also a time to take stock in our 2010 accomplishments and tighten our plans for 2011. Please read on...Index 1. Post Your Year End Picks ...
The All Jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 Features Jazzed Up Holiday
The all jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 features jazzed up holiday songs “Sleighride" and “Carol of the Bells" by singer Karin Plato as well as a smokin' live set “Goin' Down" by Cory Weeds that features B3 Czar Joey DeFrancesco along with two tracks from World Jazz for Haiti CD that showcases David Clayton-Thomas jazz ...
Bill King's eJazzNews.com Top Ten Jazz Recordings 2010
The Clayton Brothers—The New Song & Dance (artistShare) Jason Moran—'Ten' ( Blue Note) Billy Childs—Autumn: In Moving Pictures (artistShare) Charles Lloyd—Mirror (ECM) Tom Harrell—Prana Dance—(High Note) Steve Coleman & Five Elements—Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi Recordings) Rudresh Manhanthappa & Bunky Green—Apex (Pi) Stefano Bolliani—Stone in the Water (ECM) Trombone Shorty—Backatown (Verve Forecast) Terry Clarke—It's About Time ...
