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Album: For The Moment
By Bob Mintzer
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2012
Duration: 06:11

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Article: Album Review

Bob Mintzer Big Band: For The Moment

Read "For The Moment" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Musicians can consider themselves lucky if they find success in one particular area, but there are a select few that seem to flourish in every music-related environment that they encounter. Bob Mintzer is part of this elite list; his versatility is his greatest virtue but, while he's a world class saxophonist and educator, his legacy will ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Caution: Brief Column Ahead...

Read "Caution: Brief Column Ahead..." reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

This may be one of the shortest columns I've written in fourteen-plus years at All About Jazz. The fact is, not much has happened this month in our little corner of big band jazz, and there is almost nothing to report. About all we can do is look forward to events on the horizon: Jazz Under ...

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News: Recording

Bob Mintzer Big Band's "For The Moment": New MCG Jazz CD Due June 19

Bob Mintzer Big Band's "For The Moment": New MCG Jazz CD Due June 19

The Grammy Award–winning Bob Mintzer Big Band has explored diverse styles of music in its illustrious 25-year recording history—from New York and Afro-Cuban to Count Basie and John Coltrane. On the band’s new MCG Jazz CD, For the Moment, which is scheduled for release June 19, saxophonist/composer/arranger/bandleader Mintzer puts the spotlight on Brazilian music. While some ...

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Article: Album Review

Lorenzo Feliciati: Frequent Flyer

Read "Frequent Flyer" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Like countless modern-era bassists, Italy's Lorenzo Feliciati derives influence from Jaco Pastorius. Possessing formidable chops and gaining a reputation as a session bassist of choice, Feliciati struts his stuff on his third release, featuring Naked Truth band-mate/trumpeter Cuong Vu, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, and many others who lend their wares to this ...

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Article: Cymbalism

Don Alias and Jaco Pastorious

Read "Don Alias and Jaco Pastorious" reviewed by Melanie Futorian

by Melanie Futorian

[Author's Note: This marks the last article in the four-part series for Cymbalism, a tribute to the great percussionist and my companion, Don Alias. Please look for the forthcoming photo book on Amazon.com, Don Alias: The Moments We Spent. As well, keep an eye out for my upcoming for All About Jazz interviews with David Sanborn, ...

Article: Album Review

Gianluca Esposito: Biancoscuro

Read "Biancoscuro" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Sono passati un paio di anni dall´incontro con Steve Grossman, documentato su disco. Gianluca Esposito ne ha approfittato per continuae a crescere, per dimostare a sé stesso ed al pubblico che è arrivato ad un ottimo livello di tecnica strumentale e che le sue composizioni ed il modo in cui dirige il gruppo sono quelli di ...

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Article: Album Review

Matteo Sabattini: Dawning

Read "Dawning" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Perhaps due to New York's dynamism--and no doubt in part the result of the city's pivotal role in jazz's history--New York jazz ensembles are frequently characterized by bold playing and a hard edge that's arguably less common in many European jazz groups. Italian-born alto saxophonist Matteo Sabattini's New York Quintet builds a bridge between a melodic ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Michael Gibbs and the NDR Bigband: Back in the Days

Read "Michael Gibbs and the NDR Bigband: Back in the Days" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Michael Gibbs and the NDR BigbandBack in the DaysCuneiform Records2012Jazz may be filled with reharmonizations, reinventions and reimaginings of songs from across its entire history; few artists have, however, made their names solely as composers and arrangers. Relative youngsters like Maria Schneider, Vince Mendoza and Darcy James Argue ...

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Article: Big Band Report

The AJO: Alive and Swinging at Thirty

Read "The AJO: Alive and Swinging at Thirty" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, which had been missing in action for the past several months, returned to combat with a flourish to open its thirtieth year as a unit on February 18, 2012, crowning the annual two-day Albuquerque Jazz Festival with a spellbinding concert performance that featured guest artist Alan Pasqua, an excellent pianist who doubles ...


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