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Myron Walden: Eclectic Reedman
by Edward Bride
In words often used to describe the music of Duke Ellington, Myron Walden is a saxophonist beyond category. More so than many other musicians, Walden himself eschews reliance on any one instrument, not tenor or alto nor soprano nor bass nor... well, you get the idea. The voice that he is striving to use in any ...
Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC Philharmonia, Boston
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC PhilharmoniaJordan Hall, New England ConservatoryBoston, MassachusettsOctober 24, 2009 Crushing waves, pound against jagged stone. Water breaks into spotted foam, falling, rising, then pounding again. The sounds splash and spray, captivating a stunned and silent audience. The Wayne Shorter Quartet took the stage for ...
Take Five With Prince Bulo
by AAJ Staff
Meet Prince Bulo: Instrument(s):Bass/composer.Teachers and/or influences?Richard Bona, John Patitucci, Anders Jormin.I knew I wanted to be a musician when...I saw musicians doing their thing in church when I was a kid. I slowly taught my self to play the piano and then ...
Chano Domínguez: piano con duende
by Guillem Vidal
El encuentro entre Chano Domínguez y All About Jazz se produce horas después del concierto inaugural del 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona, protagonizado por el cuarteto de Wayne Shorter. Su entusiasmo es notorio. “El de Wayne Shorter es un grupo hecho y derecho, con unos objetivos muy claros y una dirección bien marcada ...
Take Five With Willerm Delisfort
by AAJ Staff
Meet Willerm Delisfort:Pianist and composer Willerm Delisfort is a messenger of life using music as his tool. His career extends the continuum of musical styles that ranges from jazz, gospel, R&B and many more. Because of this, Willerm's versatility has created a high demand for him with prominent jazz, rap, soul, and fusion artists ...
Danilo Pérez: la aventura del momento
by Joan A. Cararach
Al otro lado de la pantalla (gracias, Skype), aparece Danilo Pérez (Pueblo Nuevo, Monte Oscuro, 1965). Sonriente, comunicativo, afable, interrumpe de vez en cuando la conversación para ir presentando a las personas que pasan por su despacho en el Berklee College of Music. El pianista panameño acaba de regresar a los escenarios tras una lesión en ...
Joshua Redman: Compass
by Jeff Stockton
No jazz musician with Joshua Redman's pedigree, chops and talent wants to be tagged as “cautious" or “cerebral," but that was Redman's reputation, perhaps right up until Back East was released in 2007. That CD, a return to straight-ahead acoustic playing after a brief digression, found the saxophonist fronting a few different rhythm sections (and standing ...
2009 Detroit Jazz Festival
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 4-7, 2009A short distance from Hitsville USA, where Berry Gordy created the Motown sound, shaping the history of American music and culture, and the Diego Rivera Court, where the artist's murals pay tribute to the workers whose hands made the auto industry a reality, sits Hart Plaza, Detroit's waterfront ...
52nd Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Best of Old and New
by Larry Taylor
52nd Annual Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey FairgroundsMonterey, CaliforniaSeptember 18-20, 2009 Three Generations of Pianists, a celebration of piano jazz, spotlighting a family of greats from Jason Moran through Dave Brubeck, highlighted the 2009 Monterey Jazz Festival at Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern California. And surprisingly, celebrated folk legend Pete Seeger got ...
30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival: In Pictures
by C. Andrew Hovan
30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Detroit, Michigan September 4-7, 2009With perfect temperatures and wall-to-wall sunshine, Detroit recently celebrated a tradition that has brought jazz to the city every Labor Day weekend for the past 30 years. Billed as the largest free jazz festival in North America, this year's festivities ran ...
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