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Article: Live Review

European Jazz Conference 2018

by Ian Patterson
September 25, 2018

European Jazz Conference 2018 Centro Cultural de Belém Lisbon, Portugal September 13-15, 2018 It was on the very edge of South-Western Europe, in Lisbon, that the European Jazz Conference celebrated its fifth annual gathering. The three hundred plus delegates from thirty five countries who convened in the Centro Cultural de ...

Article: Live Review

Nice Jazz Festival 2018

by Martin McFie
August 1, 2018

Nice Jazz Festival Nice, France July 16-21, 2018 The 2018 Nice festival started like a damp squib when a crashing, flashing thunderstorm hit the city an hour before the opening. The ensuing deluge made the stages and electrics unsafe. With no chance of rescheduling, most musicians left town for their ...

Article: Interview

Nicky Schrire: Permission to Be Yourself

by Seton Hawkins
July 9, 2018

To follow the recordings of Cape Town-based vocalist and composer Nicky Schrire is to watch an artist evolve right in front of your eyes. With her 2012 debut Freedom Flight, Schrire demonstrated a supple soprano vocal technique and a knack for intelligent arrangements of unusual repertoire choices. Following it up the next year with ...

News: Festival

The 39th Edition Of Montreal's International Jazz Fest starts on June 28th

May 16, 2018

June 28th of 2018 marks the start of the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival. Recognized as the world's largest jazz festival by the Guinness Book, this 10-day event brings together an international roster of artists that encompass genres beyond jazz. The over 150 performances take place in 16 indoor and outdoor venues in and around downtown ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby McFerrin

March 11, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby McFerrin's birthday today! Bobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world\'s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the creator of “Don\'t Worry Be Happy", one of the most popular songs of the ...

Article: Under the Radar

Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe

by Karl Ackermann
March 5, 2018

The Geography of Jazz--When Jazz Met Europe In 2004 Maureen Anderson, a researcher at Illinois State University contributed a dissertation to the journal, African American Review, titled The White Reception of Jazz in America. Ostensibly, her article deals with stories published in high profile periodicals and journals from 1917 and into the 1930s, written by white ...

Article: Album Review

Keyon Harrold: The Mugician

Read "The Mugician" reviewed by Thomas Earl

by Thomas Earl
February 1, 2018

Back in October of 2015, Keyon Harrold had his laptop and seven hard drives worth of material stolen from his car in New York. Although intended for his second album, Harrold's reaction was indicative of his attitude to life and music, stating philosophically, “the universe says that wasn't supposed to come out." Thankfully, two ...

Article: Album Review

Edel Meade: Blue Fantasia

Read "Blue Fantasia" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 25, 2017

Although Edel Meade has graced the Irish jazz scene for a decade Blue Fantasia is the singer's debut album. Meade has honed her craft under the tutelage of Sheila Jordan, Bobby McFerrin, Norma Winstone and The New York Voices and is a respected jazz vocal teacher in her own right. Her Edel Sings Joni Mitchell}) project ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Joe Caro & The Met Band to release new recording “Every Dog Has His Day” (Innsbruck Records)

November 29, 2017

When you hear the cover songs on Joe Caro & the Met Band’s Every Dog Has His Day—classics from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Carole King and one Great American Songbook standard—your first thought may very well be, I’ve never heard those songs played like that before! Then it occurs to you that the original compositions ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Musician

by John Kelman
May 2, 2017

As people age, it's not uncommon to commemorate birthday milestones--specifically, those marking the passing of decades--with special celebrations, ranging from parties to vacations. In most cases, however, these festivities are private events, restricted to family and friends. Not Chick Corea. When this renowned pianist/keyboardist, composer, bandleader and guest participant in countless projects ...