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Article: Record Label Profile

ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World

by Jakob Baekgaard
June 22, 2017

Those who feel that jazz has run out of steam, that there is nothing new to say, should encounter bassist and renaissance man, Matthew Golombisky, who runs the Chicago-based label ears&eyes. The name says it all. Golombisky is interested in what is going on around him. He is not only curious about music, but also passionate ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Dan Phillips Returns To Chicago

by Mark Corroto
February 21, 2017

Somewhat of a mystery man, guitarist Dan Phillips recorded two CDs in Chicago in 2015 and 2016. One a trio session, and the other a septet with a cast of heavyweights from the Windy City. Phillips, a Berklee and Northwestern graduate, has been living and teaching in Bangkok, Thailand since the turn of the new millennium. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Broom

January 18, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Broom's birthday today! Most musicians would be happy to experience one artistic breakthrough. Thirty-two years into his distinguished, wide-ranging career in jazz, guitarist Bobby Broom seems to have an endless supply of them. His 2009 album Bobby Broom Plays for Monk hit an artistic high-water mark with its “daring arrangements” ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Broom

January 18, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Broom's birthday today! Most musicians would be happy to experience one artistic breakthrough. Thirty-two years into his distinguished, wide- ranging career in jazz, guitarist Bobby Broom seems to have an endless supply of them. His 2009 album Bobby Broom Plays for Monk hit an artistic high-water mark with its “daring ...

Article: Guitarist's Rendezvous

Samuel Mösching, Joe Giglio, Dave Kain and Juampy Juarez

by Dom Minasi
April 3, 2015

Welcome to Guitarists Rendezvous, our first installment in a series that introduces readers to emerging or established guitarists who fly just under the radar of public recognition. Each will field the same four questions and we've included audio and video so you can sample their music. We kick of the column with a diverse ...

News: Event

Jazz Appreciation Month At The Nash In Downtown Phoenix

March 27, 2015

APRIL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH Jam Packed Calendar Includes Jazz Picnic & BBQ in Phoenix Civic Space, Bobby Broom & The Thelonious Monk Institute, and Centennial Celebration of the Legendary Billy Strayhorn Phoenix, AZ: April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and The Nash joins celebrations around the world with a jam packed calendar of events to showcase ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Broom

January 18, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Broom's birthday today! Most musicians would be happy to experience one artistic breakthrough. Thirty years into his distinguished, wide-ranging career in jazz, guitarist Bobby Broom seems to have an endless supply of them. His 2009 album Bobby Broom Plays for Monk hit an artistic high-water mark with its “daring arrangements” ...

Album

My Shining Hour

By Bobby Broom

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Sweet and Lovely; My Ideal; Just One of Those Things; My Shining Hour; Sweet Georgia Brown; The Heather on the Hill; The Jitterbug Waltz; Oh, Lady Be Good; The Tennessee Waltz.

Article: Interview

Kobie Watkins: A Drummer's Voyage

by K. Shackelford
December 5, 2014

Chicago native Kobie Watkins is a leading voice in the new generation of jazz drummers. I saw Watkins several months ago at The Jazz Room in Charlotte and his performance was bananas--the crowd was in awe and after each solo there was thundering applause. An absolute wonder to watch, his polyrhythmic creativity and concepts create unique ...

News: Award / Grant

Marquis Hill Wins the Thelonious Monk Competition

November 16, 2014

The winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition is Marquis Hill. Raised on the south side of Chicago, Mr. Hill, 27, is a veteran of that city’s jazz scene and a product of its institutions—he earned a masters degree in jazz pedagogy from DePaul University and plays in the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. He’s currently ...