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Article: Book Excerpts

Jive-Colored Glasses

Read "Jive-Colored Glasses" reviewed by John Goodman


The following is an excerpt from “Chapter 4: Chicago" of Jive-Colored Glasses by John F Goodman (jg publications, 2015). Growing up in and around Chicago in the 1950s brought me to all kinds and flavors of jazz. Between the house parties, clubs and concerts, there was a menu to please everyone. The Rush Street ...

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Article: New York Beat

The Pittsburgh Jazz Festival

Read "The Pittsburgh Jazz Festival" reviewed by Nick Catalano


It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Pittsburgh in the annals of jazz history. Just a few of the legendary names--Ahmad Jamal, Errol Garner, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Eckstine, Billy Strayhorn, George Benson, Ray Brown, Stanley Turrentine--are sufficient to raise the proverbial jazz fan eyebrows. I actually performed there in the halcyon days of bebop ...

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Article: Live Review

Brisbane International Jazz Festival 2015

Read "Brisbane International Jazz Festival 2015" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Brisbane International Jazz Festival Various locations Brisbane, Australia June 3-8, 2015 Celebrating its third edition, the Brisbane International Jazz Festival may be one of Australia's youngest jazz festivals but the state of Queensland is no stranger to jazz. The non-profit organisation Jazz Queensland has been curating concerts, developing audiences and working ...

Article: Album Review

Mauro Ottolini Sousaphonix: Musica per una società senza pensieri

Read "Musica per una società senza pensieri" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Ci sono musicisti che travalicano generi ed etichette, anzi vanno aldilà anche del genere “musica," perché--per esuberanza, fantasia, radicamento del loro senso dell'arte entro il più vasto universo sociale e umano--necesitano di una progettualità che coinvolge oniricamente altri scenari. È il caso di Mauro Ottolini, che con le sue formazioni non manca mai di eseguire progetti ...

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Article: Live Review

Ravi Coltrane Quartet at Cornell University

Read "Ravi Coltrane Quartet at Cornell University" reviewed by Tyran Grillo


Ravi Coltrane Quartet Bailey Hall @ Cornell University Cornell Concert Series March 20, 2015 With chromatism in his very chromosomes, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has managed to cut a profile distinct from that of Father John. Nimble yet logical, he is an admirably balanced player who keeps his feet on the tightrope ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia Tribute to Strayhorn and Golson at the Kimmel Center

Read "Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia Tribute to Strayhorn and Golson at the Kimmel Center" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia Spring Concert Honoring Billy Strayhorn and Benny Golson Perelman Theater Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA May 9, 2015 This concert was billed as “A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn," but it was, in fact, evenly divided between Strayhorn's music and that of ...

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Article: Live Review

The World of Duke Ellington 2015

Read "The World of Duke Ellington 2015" reviewed by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton


The World of Duke Ellington 2015 Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY April 29, 2015 Duke would have been 116 this year, and what a party he didn't have! JALC raised $3.9M on their gala night and the exceptional quality of all of the performances reflected the generosity ...

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Article: Live Review

Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015

Read "Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Cape Town International Jazz Festival Cape Town International Convention Centre Cape Town, South Africa March 27 & 28, 2015 The Cape Town International Jazz Festival takes place over two jam-packed nights, on five simultaneous stages. Now in its sixteenth year, it also includes a number of ancillary events during festival week: ...

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News: Video / DVD

Gryce and Byrd's Jazz Lab

Gryce and Byrd's Jazz Lab

In the early 1950s, as the 10-inch LP began rolling out, leaders of jazz recording sessions were given top billing followed by the size of their ensemble. Hence the Miles Davis Quintet, the Thelonious Monk Quartet and the Sonny Clark Trio. As the decade continued, jazz supergroups formed with multiple star soloists. Names were either created ...

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Article: Book Review

Giorgio Rimondi: Nerosubianco

Read "Giorgio Rimondi: Nerosubianco" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Nerosubianco Giorgio Rimondi 143 Pagine ISBN: 978-8862317689 Arcana 2015 L'analisi sulla capacità del medium fotografico di “rappresentare" la realtà e influire sulla sfera personale e sociale ha registrato i contributi -anche molto diversi ma tutti importanti -di Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Marshall McLuhan, Jean Baudrillard e Susan Sontag.


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