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Article: Album Review

Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart: Ramshackle Serenade

Read "Ramshackle Serenade" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 16, 2014

Few artistic partnerships are as delightfully durable as the trio of organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart. These men have often recorded under the moniker of the “Larry Goldings Trio" over the past two-plus decades, but this has never been a band to favor one player over another. Each man has always ...

Article: Live Review

Mai Jazz 2014

by John Kelman
May 24, 2014

Mai Jazz 2014 Stavanger, Norway May 6-11, 2014 After visiting Norway as often as four or five times annually, a first trip to the country in early May is surprisingly late for a first visit of the year. The last time visiting the west coast city of Stavanger was in 2008, part ...

News: Festival

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection To Host OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival

May 7, 2014

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection To Host OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival Featuring Performances by Andy Bey, Bill Stewart, Fred Hersch and Patricia Barber, Among Others Thursday, September 18 - Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Various Venues Throughout Philadelphia The William Way LGBT Community Center, with generous support from The Pew Center ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Criss Cross Jazz Roundup

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 24, 2014

In the past several years there has been a marked change in the jazz landscape that has somehow managed to further spread the demarcation lines between those musicians who practice mainstream leanings and those with a hyper vigilance towards the new avant-garde. Oddly enough, leave it to Criss Cross Jazz, a label that has historically been ...

Article: Live Review

Ahmad Jamal at Vicar Street, Dublin

by Ian Patterson
February 2, 2014

Ahmad Jamal Vicar Street Dublin 24 January, 2014 It's been a banner year for fans of jazz piano in Dublin, with solo concerts by Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau bookending 2013. Influential to both these pianists was NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal, so it was fitting in a way that he ...

Article: Live Review

Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart at The Sugar Club, Dublin

by Ian Patterson
December 19, 2013

Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart The Sugar Club Dublin Ireland December 11 2013 The healthy queue outside The Sugar Club--a mixture of oldies, professional musicians and music students from Dublin's Newpark Music Centre--was testament to the enduring appeal and influence of one of jazz's longest running trios. It ...

Article: Record Label Profile

ArtistShare: A Record Label for the Digital Age

by Paul Naser
November 27, 2013

In the information age, as technology is transforming the way we share ideas, the creative artist seems to be in a dangerous situation. Peer-to-peer file sharing and free-streaming content are direct threats to an artists' livelihood. Combining this insight with a love for music and an appreciation for artists and the value of their work, Brian ...

Article: Album Review

Dayna Stephens: I'll Take My Chances

Read "I'll Take My Chances" reviewed by Andrew Luhn

by Andrew Luhn
October 5, 2013

For his second Criss Cross release I'll Take My Chances, saxophonist Dayna Stephens has put together an impressive recital showing off his skill for composition, arranging, and improvisation. The ten tunes presented here are a nice mix of Stephens's originals, an Ellington classic, and original tunes from contemporary pianists Brad Mehldau and Aaron Parks. The tunes ...

Article: Interview

Kevin Hays: Creative Flow

by George Colligan
September 21, 2013

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth]If you aren't familiar with pianist Kevin Hays, you should be. He's recorded and toured with many of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. And those who call him can't seem to get enough of him. His recent projects as a ...

Article: Live Review

Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival 2013

by Mark Holston
September 4, 2013

Crown of the Continent Guitar FestivalBigfork, MontanaAugust 26-31, 2013“Either I'm imaging things, or this festival has grown just a little in the four years since I was here last," Pat Metheny laughed as he squinted into the glare of a brace of theater lights. An SRO crowd of over 900 ecstatic fans crammed ...