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Article: Live Review

Dana Reason Trio: Bellingham, Washington July 24, 2010

by Michael Boyce
August 29, 2010

Dana Reason TrioThe Amadeus ProjectBellingham, WashingtonJuly 24, 2010 The Dana Reason Trio's recent Angle of Vision Tour performance in Bellingham, Washington consisted mostly of new material, which they were preparing to record a couple of days later at Wild Rose Artists' Studio in Oregon. Dana Reason has an ...

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Article: Album Review

Stryker Slagle Band: Keeper

Read "Keeper" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
August 3, 2010

Guitarist Dave Stryker is one of the most prolific talents in jazz, with almost two dozen releases as a leader, and stints with artists including Stanley Turrentine and Jack McDuff. His unique style has garnered him a number of prestigious awards. No less productive is Stryker's long-time co-leader, saxophonist Steve Slagle, who has led his own ...

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Article: Live Review

24 Hours of Umbria Jazz 2010

by Sara Villa
August 3, 2010

Imagine traveling by car for hours in the summer heat of Italy's July 2010. At last it is early evening, and you reach the borders of a breathtaking medieval town. A soft breeze blows around you while you walk through the steep slopes which lead you to the centre. You follow the sounds you so eagerly ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Allen Carter Big Band / Lucerne Jazz Orchestra / Joris Teepe Big Band

by Jack Bowers
August 3, 2010

Allen Carter Big BandGiftsAC Muzik2010 If there were any integrity or enlightenment in the music business as we know it in 2010--not to mention among listeners--drummer Allen Carter's debut big-band album, Gifts, would surely go platinum or at least earn a well-deserved Grammy Award. As not much of ...

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Article: Live Review

Norwegian Road Trip, Part 6: Molde Jazz, Days 3-4

by John Kelman
July 25, 2010

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Article: Live Review

Norwegian Road Trip, Part 5: Molde Jazz, Days 1-2

by John Kelman
July 22, 2010

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Max Blumentrath

by AAJ Staff
July 22, 2010

Meet Max Blumentrath: Jazz organist Max Blumentrath, (born in 1986 in the very west of Germany), graduated from the conservatory of Enschede, the Netherlands in May 2010. In fall 2010, he will contine his studies in Dresden, Germany. He took classes and masterclasses from international reknowned organists like Larry Goldings, Joey DeFrancesco, Alberto Marsico, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Rag, Saddle and All: Curlew and George Cartwright / Davu Seru

by Clifford Allen
July 19, 2010

Saxophonist and composer George Cartwright might not be an oft-repeated name in creative improvised music, but he should garner a weighted whistle whenever he does crop up. Raised in Mississippi and now calling Minneapolis home, Cartwright was co-leader of the seminal New York post-RIO/squirrely downtown jazz ensemble Curlew, alongside cellist Tom Cora, throughout the 1980s and ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Daniel Ian Smith

by AAJ Staff
June 25, 2010

Meet Daniel Ian Smith: Daniel Ian Smith is a saxophonist/flutist and an Associate Professor at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he has taught for the past fifteen years. Daniel has had the privilege to perform in Japan, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States in major jazz festivals ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Carla Bley

May 11, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Carla Bley's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Carla BleyCarla Bley was born in Oakland, California in 1936. Her father Emil Borg, a piano teacher and church organist, began giving her music lessons when she was three years old and she was soon ...