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Article: Live Review

Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Curacao, August 31-September 1, 2012

by R.J. DeLuke
September 23, 2012

Curacao North Sea Jazz FestivalWorld Trade CenterCuracaoAugust 31-September 1The Caribbean island of Curacao can claim, after three years, that its jazz festival is a success. It sells out tickets and brings people to the island, which depends so heavily on tourism. More music lovers should look into the festival, as much ...

News: Recording

"Complete" Louis, Duke, Bessie and Charlie Boxes Coming in October

September 11, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with four more Complete Album Collections from the Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in jazz and blues: LOUIS ARMSTRONG – THE COMPLETE OKeh COLUMBIA & RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS 1925-1933 (OKeh/Columbia/RCA/Legacy) 10 titles, 10 CDs; CHARLIE CHRISTIAN ...

Article: Interview

Simin Tander: Softly, As In A Morning Dew

by Ian Patterson
September 10, 2012

For many people around the world, the word jazz evokes a singer in a bar, club, restaurant or hotel, reworking the standards of yore. Vocal jazz has such a high profile, relatively speaking, because radio stations and TV stations largely balk at the idea of instrumental music, and, easy listening-as a lot of vocal jazz tends ...

Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival: Montreal, Canada, June 28-July 7, 2012

by Greg Thomas
August 21, 2012

Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, CanadaJune 28-July 7, 2012From the time of the airplane's descent to the airport in Montréal, I knew something was different and perhaps special about this place. Instead of a square or rectangular grid style of suburban housing plots, from my window I saw circular formations of housing, ...

Article: Live Review

Yvonne Gage: Chicago, IL, July 24, 2012

by Don Howze
August 19, 2012

Yvonne GageTuesdays On The TerraceMuseum Of Contemporary Art ChicagoChicago, ILJuly 24, 2012The weather on Tuesday evening was perfect in downtown Chicago, in contrast to the previous two weeks, when the city was ablaze with 90 degrees-plus temperatures. Thankfully, the weekly outdoor concert series, Tuesdays On The Terrace, presented by ...

Article: Interview

Gregory Porter: Sound & Vision

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 6, 2012

Artists who mix or move between two styles, no matter how smoothly, sometimes risk being critically or commercially marooned between them. Gregory Porter sings in a style deeply steeped in the best soul and rhythm-and-blues schools; his deep and warm instrument conjures echoes of Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls and other legendary voices. Even so, his first ...

Article: Live Review

Ljubljana Jazz Festival: Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 20–29, 2012

by Henning Bolte
July 26, 2012

Ljubljana Jazz FestivalLjubljana, SloveniaJune 20-29, 2012Ljubljana, with its 53rd edition, truly hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe. Norway's Molde, also a candidate, started one year later, in 1960. The capital of the now-independent Republic of Slovenia, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy, Ljubljana is situated one hour from Trieste, two hours ...

News: Performance / Tour

She’s Not Billie, Not Sarah, Not Ella. It’s Cynthia Holiday

July 25, 2012

BIRDLAND Showcase Thursday, July 26, 2012 Dinner from 5:00pm Showcase 6:00pm-7:00pm $20.00 Cynthia Holiday always gets asked two questions about her name: Is Holiday a stage name? “My maiden name is Cynthia Holiday,” and, are you related to Billie Holiday? “I find it flattering and always say, We ...

News: Book / Magazine

Classic Jazz Artists In New Book By Renown Photographer Bob Willoughby

July 24, 2012

Bob Willoughby was one of the great photographers of classic Hollywood and its stars; his photos throughout the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s were seen in Look, Life, and Harper’s Bazaar. Willoughby was also a jazz lover who took hundreds of photos of the burgeoning California Jazz scene and its most pivotal and innovative magicians. For the ...

News: Event

American Jazz Foundation: New York City, NY, April, 2012

July 23, 2012

By Cynthia Karena American Jazz Foundation Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York City April 2012 On a sunny day in New York, I'm listening to a talented saxophonist belting out incredible jazz standards in Central Park. I hang around for an hour, leave five dollars in his case and go ...