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Dave Sterner Quintet: What's What
by C. Andrew Hovan
A member of Ernie Krivda's Fat Tuesday Big Band, alto saxophonist David Sterner has been a committed jazz artist on the Cleveland, Ohio scene since the mid '90s. He's led the quartet heard on What's What for the past several years now, a fact that figures prominently in the development and preparation of the group's maiden ...
Mosaic Boxed Set Bonanza
by C. Andrew Hovan
While it might seem possible that after so many years in the reissue business Mosaic Records would have a hard time drumming up interesting ideas for new projects, the fact is that the label has continued to prosper by identifying and funding viable releases. All the while it has maintained a commitment to the first-class presentation ...
C. Andrew Hovan's Top Jazz Picks of 2006
by C. Andrew Hovan
Trio Beyond Saudades ECMJohn Scofield, Larry Goldings and Jack DeJohnette pay tribute to Tony Williams' Lifetime with a live set that catches this all-star trio at the peak of their collective powers.Diana Krall From This Moment On VerveHaving lost her way the on last few albums due to a focus ...
The Conga Kings at Tri-C JazzFest Picante, Cleveland, Nov. 17
by C. Andrew Hovan
The Conga Kings Tri-C JazzFest Picante Cleveland, OH November 17, 2006 Building on the success of the annual Latin shows that had previously been part and parcel of the spring event known as JazzFest, Tri-C for the second year in a row has expanded their horizons with a weekend of ...
Translinear Light: A Celebration of John Coltrane
by C. Andrew Hovan
Alice Coltrane Quartet Translinear Light: A Celebration of John Coltrane's 80th Birthday Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor, Michigan September 23, 2006 Already a certifiable rara avis considering that only a handful of dates had been scheduled for this tour featuring Alice Coltrane and her quartet, an Ann Arbor audience ...
Mosaic Singles Make Their Debut
by C. Andrew Hovan
Having the guts and tenacity to champion the reissue of albums that the major labels at the time weren't willing to touch with a ten foot pole, Mosaic Records back in the mid '80s led to way for the type of comprehensive boxed sets that are now the norm. Then a few years ago they launched ...
Prestige RVG Remasters, Part 2 of 2
by C. Andrew Hovan
Part 1 | Part 2 It's no surprise that following the success of his retooling of the classic Blue Note catalog that Rudy Van Gelder would eventually be asked by other labels to bring his touch to classics from vaults. Earlier this spring, the Concord Music Group decided to have Van Gelder take a ...
Prestige RVG Remasters, Part 1 of 2
by C. Andrew Hovan
Part 1 | Part 2 It's no surprise that following the success of his retooling of the classic Blue Note catalog that Rudy Van Gelder would eventually be asked by other labels to bring his touch to classics from vaults. Earlier this spring, the Concord Music Group decided to have Van Gelder take a ...
27th Detroit International Jazz Festival
by C. Andrew Hovan
Detroit International Jazz Festival Detroit, MI September 1-4 Taking in a newly revamped Detroit Jazz Festival this year, it was hard to believe that just a few short years ago it looked like the festival might have come to the end of its healthy run. Financial woes had begun to take their ...
Trio Beyond: Saudades
by C. Andrew Hovan
Over the course of the fifty-some years that he was on this planet, drummer Tony Williams made his mark on the world of jazz through innovation and creativity in a way that few had done before him and even fewer have accomplished since his untimely death in 1998. Highly lauded by critics and fans alike, Williams' ...
