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Article: Live Review

Beishan International Jazz Festival, China, 19-20 October 2012

Read "Beishan International Jazz Festival, China, 19-20 October 2012" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Beishan International Jazz FestivalBeishan TheaterNanping Town, Zhuhai, China10-20 October, 2012Jazz festivals occupy some fairly far-flung, diverse, and oftentimes dramatic settings; from the Polar North to the volcanic mountains of East Java, from medieval European towns to the great urban metropolises of North America, from tropical Thai islands to luxury cruise ships, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ella Gahnt In Old City Phila. On Thurs. Nov. 15th!

Ella Gahnt In Old City Phila. On Thurs. Nov. 15th!

Appearing at Jazz Bridge in Old City! – at the Arch Street Friends Meeting House on 4th and Arch St. on November 15th — is singer Ella Gahnt. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 610-745-3011. Jazz Bridge, a 501C public charity that assists area jazz and blues ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Percussionist Francois Zayas In Media PA On Wed. Nov. 21st!

Percussionist Francois Zayas In Media PA On Wed. Nov. 21st!

Jazz Bridge in Media! presents percussionist Francois Zayas and his group on November 21st at the Universalist Church of Delaware County, 145 Rose Tree Road in Media, PA. Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. and tickets, available only at the door, are $10, $5.00 for students. For information, call 610-745-3011 or log on to Jazz Bridge. Jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Randy Crawford and Joe Sample: Live

Read "Live" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


It's a slight exaggeration to say that keyboardist Joe Sample rescued Randy Crawford from pop music limbo, but it's not too far from the truth. Crawford is among the most distinct vocalists working, but her discography is riddled with over-arranged and over-produced disappointments. One of her finest moments remains when The Crusaders dropped all 11 minutes ...

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Article: Interview

Harold McMillan: Inspirational Commitment

Read "Harold McMillan: Inspirational Commitment" reviewed by Josep Pedro


Deeply involved in Austin's music and art community, Harold McMillan has been providing access and exposure primarily to traditions derived from African American culture for more than twenty years. Initially he started the Blues Family Tree Project, a documentary collective first conceived as an oral history project, which ultimately contributed to the founding of Diverse Arts ...

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Article: Album Review

Jacqui Sutton: Notes From The Frontier: A Musical Journey

Read "Notes From The Frontier: A Musical Journey" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


In America's infancy, exploration and a thirst for discovery were endemic to the human spirit. Over time, no stone went unturned, the world shrunk and people, by and large, became content with what they already knew. Something as simple as a new television program or electronic gadget now quenches the thirst-for-the-unknown that was once unquenchable in ...

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Article: Live Review

55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012

Read "55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012" reviewed by Larry Taylor


Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey, CASeptember 21-23, 2012Standing out this year at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, as expected, were the three honorees--Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell and Jack DeJohnette. Besides receiving accolades they also had busy schedules, appearing in concerts in the festival for three-days, Sept. 21-23, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...

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News: Radio

Scott Yanow On Jazz Films This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Scott Yanow On Jazz Films This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Get the popcorn ready.The curtain is about to go up on Kid Ory—Lionel Hampton—and Louis Armstrong. This week, we take a look at some of the world’s top jazz artists—who not only provided music for Hollywood movies—but appear on the silver screen as well. Scott Yanow, author of Jazz on Film, joins David Holt in the ...

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Article: Opinion

On the Banks of the Jabbok With Chet Baker

Read "On the Banks of the Jabbok With Chet Baker" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


When Yale professor Harold Bloom was interviewed by NPR shortly after publication of Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine (Riverhead, 2005), he was quite candid about his relationship with his own Judaism and Yahweh: Bloom: ... I may, as I say, lack trust in the covenant, but though I keep asking Yahweh to go ...

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Article: Album Review

Harold Mabern: Mr. Lucky

Read "Mr. Lucky" reviewed by Greg Simmons


Pianist Harold Mabern's Mr. Lucky is a bon-bon: all sugar, with no protein or vitamins. For a veteran like Mabern, who's made some great jazz records over the years, and who can play fine blues with real grit, this one is confusing. Sure, making homage to Sammy Davis Jr. sounds like a good idea, but did ...


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