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Article: Catching Up With

The Four Freshmen: Tradition and Innovation in a New Century

Read "The Four  Freshmen: Tradition and Innovation in a New Century" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


The year was 1963. The President of the United States was John F Kennedy. It was late Summer. I was riding back from the Jersey shore, returning from vacation. I was twelve years old. My Dad always had music on, always and everywhere, but especially, in the car, a two-tone 1955 Buick Special. I'm ...

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Article: Album Review

Ken Peplowski: Maybe September

Read "Maybe September" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


In a world where celebrities are anointed and dismissed by the shifting whims of the Twitterverse, it's easy to overlook the steady fires that keep the old traditions burning. The retro cover of Maybe September instantly signals that, once again, the ever-superb reedist Ken Peplowski, aided by the invaluable Capri Record label, will be honoring and ...

News: Event

Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck To Appear At The NYCB Theatre In Westury On October 12, 2013 And At The Beacon Theatre In NYC On October 15, 2013

Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck To Appear At The NYCB Theatre In Westury On October 12, 2013 And At The Beacon Theatre In NYC On October 15, 2013

Legendary music icons and Grammy Award winners, Brian Wilson (co-founder Beach Boys) and Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) are co-headlining a North American tour. Two of the music industry's most celebrated entertainers will kick off their tour on September 27th in Hollywood, FL and will visit 20 cities as they bring an evening of historic musical collaboration to ...

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Article: Album Review

Charles Lloyd / Jason Moran: Hagar's Song

Read "Hagar's Song" reviewed by Enrique Turpin


No habrá que pasar por alto que la grabación de Hagar's Song no está producida por Manfred Eicher, sino por el propio Charles Lloyd junto con su mujer y mánager Dorothy Darr. El asunto debió de surgir de un modo natural, mientras el matrimonio observaba tal vez una de las fantásticas puestas de sol que se ...

News: Recording

Dom La Nena's "Ela" Out Now To Rave Reviews

With the release of her US debut Ela (Six Degrees), Brazilian born vocalist and cellist Dom La Nena “joins the sorority of whisperers that includes singers like Juana Molina, Hope Sandoval and Jane Birkin." (Jon Pareles, The New York Times) Ela was recently featured on PopDose.com, where Keith Creighton raved, “If Cat Power had a lost ...

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Article: Hardly Strictly Jazz

A Few Frames Of Public Access Art

Read "A Few Frames Of Public Access Art" reviewed by Skip Heller


Music and television have always worked together, and through the history of the medium, apocolypses have happened because the world was tuned in together. Language quickly becomes hyperbole when people recall Elvis Presley or the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, Ricky Nelson's fantastic weekly performances on his parents' show (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), any number ...

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News: Award / Grant

"Stand By Me," Written By Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, To Receive Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala Event

“Stand By Me,” the song written by Leiber & Stoller and Ben E. King will receive the Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Gala Event to be held at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 14, 2012, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today. ...

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Article: Interview

Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different

Read "Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Impersonating singer Paolo Conte and other Italian cultural icons comes as naturally to pianist Stefano Bollani as interpreting the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, or Maurice Ravel--or indeed, writing novels. To say that Bollani is multitalented is a bit like saying Art Tatum could play the piano a bit. Oh, and Bollani ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Brian Wilson on Smile

Interview: Brian Wilson on Smile

Last week I traveled to Los Angeles to spend time with Brian Wilson at his home in Beverly Hills. My interview with Brian is in today's Wall Street Journal (pick up a copy or go here if you're a subscriber). As the founding member of the Beach Boys and the musical wizard behind the group's most absorbing ...

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Article: Album Review

Larry Goldings: In My Room

Read "In My Room" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Sentimentality gets a raw deal in the eyes of many a jazz fan and journalist. Somewhere along the line, a lot of artists began indulging in overwrought expressions of emotion in an effort to artificially enhance their work with a sense of depth that might not truly exist, but that shouldn't taint the very idea of ...


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