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Article: Album Review

Pat Metheny w/ Dave Holland and Roy Haynes: Question and Answer

Read "Question and Answer" reviewed by Chris May


Question and Answer is the second in a glittering, altogether too infrequent series of albums guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded in acoustic trio settings, usually on the hoof and with little post-production, which act as a counterweight to his more elaborate work with larger line-ups. Recorded in 1989 and originally released on Geffen, it's been immaculately ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Bill Stewart Quartet Live at the Jazz Gallery

The Bill Stewart Quartet Live at the Jazz Gallery

The Bill Stewart Quartet will be performing at The Jazz Gallery in NYC on Friday September 19th, 2008 and Saturday September 20th, 2008. Set Times: 9:00pm & 10:30pm The Bill Stewart Quartet Bill Stewart – drums Seamus Blake – saxophones Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss - bass ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Stewart: Incandescence

Read "Incandescence" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


Funk and jazz drummer Bill Stewart brings an unusual format to this effort. The use of piano and Hammond organ completes his trio, with Stewart offering a series of challenging compositions. Incandescence is indeed an appropriate title for the album, as it exudes a glowing-with-heat ambiance. Stewart's long stretch with guitarist John Scofield's group provides a ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Stewart: Incandescence

Read "Incandescence" reviewed by Troy Collins


Best known for his work with guitarist John Scofield, drummer Bill Stewart has avoided the straight and narrow in favor of a more exploratory path. Although Stewart's output as a leader has been limited by his various sideman duties, his solo work is consistently inventive, combining idiosyncratic writing with agreeable rhythms. A tasteful stylist ...

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Bill Stewart: Incandescence

Read "Incandescence" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Sometimes it's the more unusual releases that yield the most pleasant surprises and such is the case with Bill Stewart's Incandescence. The seasoned drummer has been the percussive impetus for saxophonists Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield and one of today's premier B3 organists, Larry Goldings (who appears on this release). Stewart has a number ...

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News: Recording

Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart Releases New CD "Incandescence" on Pirouet Records

Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart Releases New CD "Incandescence" on Pirouet Records

Pirouet Records/ Release Date: April 1, 2008 Bill Stewart-Incandescence Bill Stewart - Drums Larry Goldings -Hammond Organ, Accordion Kevin Hays - Piano Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart releases new CD “Incandescence" (PIT3028) on Pirouet Records One set of drums and two sets of keyboards - that's a combination with a ...

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Article: Interview

Essential Michael Brecker

Read "Essential Michael Brecker" reviewed by Jason West


This article was originally published at All About Jazz in November 1999. Michael Brecker's contributions to music are generous and, like the pregnant ideas that flow from his tenor horn, they continue to grow. At 50, the saxophonist has found acceptance in a wide variety of musical settings, having performed with pop stars like ...

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Keynote Speakers

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2005
Track listing: Good Goat; How Long is Jazz?; Chorale; Enjoy It; Don't Ever Call Me Again; Just in Time; Divine's Intervention; Squid; Ballad of Kae; Wayne Cooler; Florgan; Haze

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A Bowtie Christmas and More

Label: Sticky Mack Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: A Bowtie Christmas: Joy to the World; Jingle Bells; The First Noel; Deck the Halls; O Come All Ye Faithful; Winter Wonderland; Do You Hear What I Hear? Santa Claus is Coming to Town; Silent Night; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. And More: Mack the Knife; Blue Skies; Thou Swell; If I Only Had a Heart; Fascinatin' Rhythm; In the Mood; Oh Danny Boy; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Put Your Arms Around Me Honey; The Girl From Ipanema; Has Anybody Seen My Gal? I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover; As Time Goes By; Blue Skies (live).

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Armistice 1918

Label: Sketch
Released: 2005
Track listing: There's A Long Long Trail A Winding; Hello Ma Baby; Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Cuddle Up A Little Closer; Say Au Revoir; A Call To Arms - On Moonlight Bay; America, I Love You; I'm Always Chasing Rainbows; And The Band Played On; Christmas 1914 - Silent Night; There's A Long Long Trail A Winding; I'm Afraid To Come Home In The Dark; Till We Meet Again; Roses Of Picardy; Evening Stand-To; Trench Raid; The Leaning Virgin Of Albert; Caissons; Rum Ration; No-Man's Land; Funk Hole; Birds On The Wire; It's A Long Way To Tipperary; The Rose Of No-Man's Land; A Rumour Of Peace; The Wait; Keep The Home Fires Burning; I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier; Armistice Day.


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