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Chop Wood And Carry Water: Ben And Leo Sidran On The Election
by Leo Sidran
When everything you thought you knew turns out to be mistaken, when your compatriots let you down, when your neighborhood is on fire and your friends are drowning, when even Quincy Jones decides he's checking out, it helps to have someone to talk to, to help make sense of it all. For me, it's ...
JazzFest Berlin 2024
by John Sharpe
JazzFest Berlin 2024 Haus Der Berliner Festspiele Berlin, Germany October 31-November 3, 2024 Intro For its sixtieth edition, the renowned JazzFest Berlin not only presented a full program of 24 shows by over 120 performers from around the globe, but also ran a research lab looking back at the event's history, ...
In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil Taylor
by Ian Patterson
In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil TaylorPhilip Freeman 344 Pages ISBN: # ISBN 978-3-9553-261-9 Wolke Verlag 2024 “The thing that makes jazz so interesting is that each man is his own academy," Cecil Taylor once said, (quoted by Val Wilmer in Jazz People, Da Capo, ...
Ben Sidran: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing State
by Dean Nardi
Beyond Ben Sidran's appreciable talents as an accomplished composer and performer in jazz, blues, ragtime and several other styles, he is also a highly proficient producer (Richie Cole, Phil Upchurch, Lee Konitz, Georgie Fame, Michael Franks, Rickie Lee Jones, Mose Allison), an author, podcaster, radio and television host and a historian. He was part of the ...
Terry Gibbs, Joanne Brackeen, Tim Berne
by David Brown
This week on the Jazz Continuum we compare two takes on the 1936 tune “I'm An Old Cowhand," one from Jack Teagarden and the other from Sonny Rollins. The vibes will be our focus for this next set with recent releases from Chien Chien Lu and Warren Wolf. Works from living legend Terry Gibbs will follow ...
Benny Golson, John Gilmore and Bud Powell
by David Brown
This week on the Jazz Continuum we kick things off celebrating the earth arrival day of saxophonist John Gilmore, born on this day in 1931. Gilmore is best known for his work with Sun Ra, but here we have him performing with Andrew Hill. Then, some trumpet works form the new release by Adam O'Farrill followed ...
Álvaro Torres Trio: Iris
by Dan Bilawsky
At the age of 19, the Madrid-born, globe-hopping pianist Álvaro Torres fantasized about a life in New York, surrounded by influences and inspiration(s). And at the age of 29, he's living that dream. Studies at the Manhattan School of Music offered an initial pathway into all that the Big Apple has to offer, and life beyond ...
Russell Malone: Guitar Master
by R.J. DeLuke
This article was first published on All About Jazz on February 29, 2016. “People make too big of a deal about being self taught. Because nobody is completely self taught," ruminates Russell Malone, one of the best loved jazz guitarists by both fans and critics. His sound is full and rich; his fingers fleet,the ...
Brian Ho: Bridges
by Pierre Giroux
Bridges is a showcase of the Hammond B3 organ's soulful capabilities as performed by the San Francisco Bay area's stellar organist Brian Ho. Accompanied by the rhythm section of the deft guitarist Paul Bollenback and the dynamic drummer Byron Landham, both of whom were members of the late Joey DeFrancesco's trio for over twenty years, this ...
Fabrizio Bosso, Oded Tzur, Black Diamond, Harry Skoler & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy an edition of Mondo Jazz, focusing on tributes to Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Bob Berg and Italian pop icon Pino Daniele, plus the gorgeous new albums by Black Diamond, Oded Tzur and Harry Skoler.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Fabrizio Bosso “A me ...
