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Article: Live Review

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2015

Read "Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2015" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2015 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY June 27-28, 2015 While jazz is closely associated with horns (even though there are few instruments now employed at some point across the genre) it was a couple of guitar slingers that helped light up the skies at Freihofer's ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Sonorama: New Treasures from the Past

Read "Sonorama: New Treasures from the Past" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


To find a forgotten record is often part of the pleasure and path of the dedicated record collector. Looking for the right record becomes a journey where flea markets and other strange places are examined, but it is also about having the right connections. Ekkehart Fleischhammer is not only an expert in finding the recorded treasures ...

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Article: Album Review

Sunny Kim and Ben Monder: The Shining Sea: Live at Olympus Hall

Read "The Shining Sea: Live at Olympus Hall" reviewed by Dave Wayne


People who know me know that I am not particularly interested in jazz vocals or straight-up renditions of jazz standards. One of my hobbies is playing the drums, and I am also not really motivated to listen to music without drums or some sort of percussion. So, I put off reviewing The Shining Sea: Live at ...

Article: Lyrics

I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Chris Speed

Read "I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Chris Speed" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


01. Skuli Sverrisson, Oskar Gudjonsson -The Box Tree (Mengi -2013). I miei musicisti preferiti del momento, alle prese con musica meravigliosa. 02. Billie Holiday -The Complete Verve Studio Mastertakes (Verve) Con Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge etc... Un classico! 03. Duke Ellington -Duke Ellington and his Orchestra ...

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Article: Jazz Near Me

Jazz Cruising: A Recipe For Joy

Read "Jazz Cruising: A Recipe For Joy" reviewed by Gloria Krolak


Blend well: One mid-sized cruise ship with crew 100 or more jazz legends, go-to guys and young lions About 2,000 diverse jazz fans Assorted performance venues, about half a dozen One big band A small army of piano tuners Ports of call (optional) Top with musician interviews and jam ...

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News: Recording

Chuck Israels Releases "Joyful Noise The Music Of Horace Silver" on July 17

Chuck Israels Releases "Joyful Noise The Music Of Horace Silver" on July 17

Bassist For the Bill Evans Trio, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz... Bassist/arranger/composer Chuck Israels steps out front as the bandleader in this exciting new release, Joyful Noise (SoulPatch Music). Having honed his chops working with masters including John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz and more, including the Bill Evans Trio, for which he is best ...

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Article: Interview

Daniel Schnyder: The Anatomy of an Opera: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird Suite

Read "Daniel Schnyder: The Anatomy of an Opera: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird  Suite" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Saxophonist Charlie Parker revolutionized the world of music with his legendary approach to jazz. Unfortunately, his life was much too short and filled with tragedy. In 1955, Parker died at the age of 34 from excessive drug use. He died in the apartment of the Baroness Nica von Koenigswarter in New York City, but ironically his ...

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Article: Interview

Joanna Pascale: To Tell a Story in Song

Read "Joanna Pascale: To Tell a Story in Song" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Among jazz vocalists, there are two main categories: those who belt out a tune with flourish, ornamentation, punctuation, and improvising known as “scat." Ella Fitzgerald is the prime representative of that approach. Then there are those who omit the superfluous, carefully crafting every word and note, bringing out the underlying emotions. Think of Billie Holiday. Joanna ...

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News: Festival

George Wein Brings Storyville To Newport Jazz Festival

George Wein Brings Storyville To Newport Jazz Festival

NEWPORT, RI – George Wein’s life in music took its most important turn when Newport socialite Elaine Lorillard walked into his jazz club, Storyville, with a Boston University professor in 1953. Lorillard and her husband Louis were interested in bringing some excitement to Newport and the professor thought Wein was just the person to help. From ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Angels on Earth: Best Living Jazz Chanteuses

Read "Angels on Earth: Best Living Jazz Chanteuses" reviewed by Nathan Holaway


Let's begin by saying that jazz has definitely been swarmed by a plethora of female vocalists. Just because they can sing a Cole Porter or a George Gershwin tune, and remember all the words... does that make them great? No. Just because they look terrific, does that mean that they'll be the next Billie Holiday? Absolutely ...


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