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ECM at 40: Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 3-6, October 22-25, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 ECM at 40. It's hard to believe that a record label responsible for stretching the boundaries of modern music has survived the various crises that have threatened and, in some cases, decimated so many others. With Enjoy Jazz's “The Blue Sound: 40 Years ...
Jonathan Kreisberg: Unearthed
by Matthew Warnock
The world of jazz guitar has long been filled with some of the most storied names in jazz history. Artists such as Charlie Christian, Johnny Smith, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny and John Scofield have all become recognized as some of jazz's greatest innovators and most prolific performers.In a day and age when it seems ...
Monk's Music and the Guitar
by Bobby Broom
As a guitarist whose love for jazz music began in the '70s, I was understandably excited to hear a few months ago, from a most reliable source, that Thelonious Monk really dug guitarist George Benson! Benson was probably the most popular jazz guitarist of the '70s and those who know about the place of the guitar ...
Vijay Iyer Trio: Historicity
by Troy Collins
The art of the piano trio has enjoyed a healthy renaissance over the past two decades, as a plethora of new stars have ascended the ranks to uphold and advance the tradition. Ethan Iverson, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, and Matthew Shipp are just a few of the adventurous younger artists whose notion of the trio is ...
Bassists/Leaders: Linda Oh, Joe Martin, Ben Allison, Ruslan Khain & Iris Ornig
by Ivana Ng
Linda Oh Trio Entry Self-Released 2009 Joe Martin Not By Chance Anzic Records 2009 Ben Allison Think Free Palmetto Records 2009 Ruslan Khain
Edwin Berg / Eric Surmenian / Fred Jeanne: Perpetuum
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
With Perpetuum, Dutch pianist Edwin Berg and his band mates enter an increasingly crowded field: to wit, piano trios that seem, consciously or otherwise, to worship at the shrine of Brad Mehldau. Any number of new-ish pianists on the scene have released records ranging in quality from good to excellent--Aaron Goldberg's Worlds (Sunnyside, 2006); Florian Weber's ...
Joe Martin: Not By Chance
by Greg Camphire
Bassist/composer Joe Martin has assembled an all-star cast for his second release as a leader, Not By Chance. All of the tunes, with one exception, are written by Martin, and his interplay with pianist Brad Mehldau, saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Marcus Gilmore is masterful. The group explores rhythms through unending variations, creating instant responses with ...
Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!
Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco. Watch the video! Concerts Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note ...
September 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jenny ScheinmanLe Poisson RougeNew York City August 4, 2009The chameleon-like but ever electric Nels Cline seemed at first to be an unusual partner for violinist Jenny Scheinman, but if anything the guitarist knows how to make things work and he pushed the quartet (with bassist Matt Penman and drummer Jim ...
Barcelona Jazz Festival 2009 First Concerts Announced
The 41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival announces several concerts from October 18th to December 6th, 2009 Confirmed Performances: Wayne Shorter Quartet, October 28th. Auditori. Joe Lovano Nonet, November 3rd. Luz de Gas. Concha Buika & Chucho Valdes Quartet, November 5th. Palau de la Musica. Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones, November 5th. Auditori (Sala Oriol Martorell). ...
