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27th Annual Tri-C JazzFest
by C. Andrew Hovan
Now in its 27th season, Cleveland's Tri-C JazzFest continues to balance artistic and financial considerations with a line-up this year that placed an emphasis on piano jazz. Much lamented was the absence of Latin Jazz night, a popular mainstay of the festival for several years now, which has become a separate event staged in the fall. ...
Jimmy Greene: True Life Stories
by C. Andrew Hovan
Jimmy Greene came into many advantageous and heady situations early on in his career, and he has really begun to find himself as an artist within the past few years. Now in his early thirties, Greene had made a total of three previous albums as a leader, and while they demonstrated his promise, they also hinted ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by C. Andrew Hovan
Of all the musicians who have come through Wynton Marsalis' various ensembles, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is one of the few who has made the most of his experience while developing an individualistic voice. Although you can hear the history of the music from Dixie to avant garde in his approach, he's been able to successfully channel ...
Blue Mitchell & Lee Morgan: Blue Note RVGs, Part 1 of 3
by C. Andrew Hovan
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As Blue Note continues to mine its classic catalog, handing over the masters to engineer Rudy Van Gelder, certain key artists have seen a large amount of their oeuvre getting the RVG re-mastering treatment. In this three-part look at the most recent set of reissues ...
Sax No End: Blue Note RVGs, Part 2 of 3
by C. Andrew Hovan
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As Blue Note continues to mine its classic catalog, handing over the masters to engineer Rudy Van Gelder, certain key artists have seen a large amount of their oeuvre getting the RVG re-mastering treatment. This is the second of three parts covering the most recent set ...
Danny Grissett: Promise
by C. Andrew Hovan
The jazz piano trio format has its share of plaudits and pitfalls. One the one hand, it has immense possibilities in terms of orchestration and rhythm. But on the other hand, it's all too easy for the music to turn into background wallpaper for the local cocktail lounge. As such, it's a risky decision to make ...
The Messengers: Blue Note RVGs, Part 3 of 3
by C. Andrew Hovan
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As Blue Note continues to mine its classic catalog, handing over the masters to engineer Rudy Van Gelder, certain key artists have seen a large amount of their oeuvre getting the RVG re-mastering treatment. In this, the final installment of three parts looking at the ...
Steve Davis: Update
by C. Andrew Hovan
For many years now, Steve Davis has been the torchbearer for an instrument that is often neglected among today's younger musicians. Often associated with swing and Dixieland styles, the trombone is no less a communicative voice for creative jazz expression than any other brass or woodwind instrument. Capable of using the 'bone as the sole lead ...
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records
by C. Andrew Hovan
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records Ashley Kahn Hardcover; 338 pages ISBN: 978-0-393-05879-6 W.W. Norton & Company 2006 Collectors are a curious lot. Be it baseball cards or jazz records, those who dabble in amassing artifacts related to a particular infatuation will ...
Donald Fagen Band in Cleveland
by C. Andrew Hovan
Donald Fagen Band Palace Theater Cleveland, Ohio March 15, 2006 It's somewhat remarkable to ponder the fact that Donald Fagen and Steely Dan have continued to make substantive music without compromise in a musical world that has changed dramatically since the rock and roll era of the '70s. Even after ...
