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Article: Building a Jazz Library

David Bowie Jazzed: Ten Essential Bowie Covers

Read "David Bowie Jazzed: Ten Essential Bowie Covers" reviewed by Ian Patterson


One of the measures of a great artist is the number of covers they have inspired. Covers of David Bowie songs are not in short supply; Blondie, The White Stripes, The Cure, Philip Glass, Nirvana, Bauhaus, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name just a handful, have all paid homage to ...

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Article: Album Review

Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa: Inner Spirits

Read "Inner Spirits" reviewed by Neil Duggan


They are probably not the most obvious pairing, but pianist Jan Lundgren from Sweden and guitarist Yamandu Costa from Brazil comprehensively prove that the obvious is not always the best. Their album, Inner Spirits, displays a rare kind of chemistry and mutual understanding that defines the concept of musical partnership. It is often the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Guitarist / Composer Avinoam Ettun

Read "Take Five With Guitarist / Composer Avinoam Ettun" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Avinoam EttunAvinoam Ettun is a contemporary guitarist/composer/improviser based in New York City. With a focus on creating compositions for large ensembles and his own string quartet, Avinoam combines the sounds of electric guitar and chamber music. Ettun actively collaborates with animators, painters, filmmakers, and dancers and explores the intersections of different art forms.

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2024

Read "Umbria Jazz 2024" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Varie sedi Umbria Jazz 2024 Perugia 12--21 luglio 2024 Partecipare a Umbria Jazz significa per me affrontare un'esperienza non solo frastornante, per la molteplicità di stimoli che si ricevono nei diversi luoghi della città e in ogni ora del giorno, ma anche anomala, per certi versi schizofrenica. Da un lato ci ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

John Escreet, David Murray and Stan Tracey

Read "John Escreet, David Murray and Stan Tracey" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features newer work by John Escreet, David Murray, and Stephan Crump as well as older music from Stan Tracey, Ed Palermo, and the Webber/Morris Big Band. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaiz) 00:00 Brad ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 1

Read "A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


It's July already! And so, with this installment of Mondo Jazz, we start sharing some of our favorite tunes from the first six months of a 2024 that has been quite generous with jazz fans!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Joe Webb “CCTV" Collblanc--EP ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Marshall Gilkes: LifeSongs

Read "Marshall Gilkes: LifeSongs" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


A sojourn in the city of Cologne is akin to a homecoming for Marshall Gilkes. The lauded trombonist spent four memorable years in that cultural hub beside the Rhine, making his mark within the ranks of the WDR Big Band's brass section, and his departure in December of 2013 did nothing to dampen his love for ...

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Article: Album Review

Antonio Faraò: Tributes

Read "Tributes" reviewed by Neil Duggan


There is an old saying that you should judge a person by the company that they keep. If that is true of musicians, then Italian pianist Antonio Faraò is highly regarded. For his sixth trio outing, he is joined by bassist John Patitucci, who achieved worldwide acclaim for his work with Chick Corea's Elektric Band and ...

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Article: Album Review

Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley: Journey to Where

Read "Journey to Where" reviewed by Ian Patterson


After four albums together in saxophonist Trish Clowes' quartet My Iris, Clowes and pianist Ross Stanley peel away from the quartet for this intimate duo outing, recorded in Wigmore Hall, London in July 2021. A studio album by design, there is, nevertheless, an unguarded, searching quality to these exchanges which is more in keeping with the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brad Mehldau, Enrico Pieranunzi, John Ellis, Yuja Wang & More

Read "Brad Mehldau, Enrico Pieranunzi, John Ellis, Yuja Wang & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


A playlist mostly dedicated to the cross-pollination between jazz and classical music or opera, with jazz musicians inspired by classical music and classical music composers and pianists nodding to jazz.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 John Ellis Quartet “Gypsy Song" Bizet: Carmen in Jazz ...


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