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Barcelona Jazz Festival 2009 First Concerts Announced
The 41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival announces several concerts from October 18th to December 6th, 2009 Confirmed Performances: Wayne Shorter Quartet, October 28th. Auditori. Joe Lovano Nonet, November 3rd. Luz de Gas. Concha Buika & Chucho Valdes Quartet, November 5th. Palau de la Musica. Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones, November 5th. Auditori (Sala Oriol Martorell). ...
Melissa Walker: In The Middle Of It All
by Raul d'Gama Rose
If there was something similar to “method acting" in music and it were not so passé a word, then it would be tempting to suggest that Melissa Walker's In The Middle Of It All is such a master class. As it happens, the record is a lot more than that, hinting at griot traditions and as ...
Boosey & Hawkes Lands Global Synch Deal with Savoy Label Group
Boosey & Hawkes (B&H) is pleased to announce its representation of Savoy Label Group, home to veteran jazz label, Savoy Jazz, for synchronization on a worldwide basis. The deal includes all of Savoys label imprints, including the jazz catalogs of Savoy, 32 Jazz, Muse and Landmark, the classical label Denon Classics, and SLGs growing indie rock ...
Mia Vermillion: Alone Together With the Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
Mia Vermillion has a big vocal presence. She sings with the wild abandon of Janis Joplin controlled by the fluid precision of Bonnie Bramlett, the gusto of Big Mama Thornton, and the blues foundation of Bessie Smith. She infuses her singing with more humidity than Ma Rainey and more sex than Lena Horn. Tacitly a blues ...
Kat Edmonson: Take To The Sky
by Holly Holmes
Jazz vocalist Kat Edmonson summed up her musical philosophy best when she told journalist Joey Guerra, “I just think good music is good music." The Austin-based singer's album Take To The Sky draws half of its repertoire from America's most timeless Tin Pan Alley songwriters, including the Gershwins and Cole Porter. The other half of the ...
Steve Kuhn: Shimmering Beauty
by Maxwell Chandler
This interview was originally published on All About Jazz on March 2, 2009. Whether it is in his trio, collaborating with vocalists or accompanying an orchestra, pianist Steve Kuhn has always managed to effortlessly defy and combine genres. Whether it is an older recording or one of his newer albums, an inherent ability to ...
Cassandra Wilson: Closer to You: The Pop Side
by Ian Patterson
Any vocalist who can take an old chestnut like “St. James Infirmary" and make it swing and crackle like never before, as Cassandra Wilson did on the wonderful Loverly(Blue Note, 2008), is surely something a bit special. Wilson's ability to make old material sound freshly minted is nothing new however, and Closer to You: The Pop ...
2009 JJA Jazz Awards Winners
Drumroll, please! And the winners of the 2009 Jazz Journalist Association (JJA) awards are... Top Honors 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Lee Konitz 2. Musician of the Year Sonny Rollins 3. Composer of the Year Maria Schneider 4. Up and Coming Artist of the Year Esperanza ...
Faith Gibson: Shooting for the Big Moon
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
Jazz vocalists have struggled through the years to make room for their contributions to the art of improvisation that appear effortless. Their voices are their instrument, an instrument that has to compete with tenor saxophones, drum kits or trumpets; an instrument whose strength rests in the necessity humanity has to communicate with others. To ...
Singer Rachael Price in Saratoga Springs, NY, May 29, 2009
by R.J. DeLuke
Rachael PriceSpa Little TheaterSaratoga Springs, New YorkMay 29,2009 Vocalist Rachael Price is creating a stir in the jazz world and with good reason. She's a follower of the tradition and at age 23 has tremendous potential. In addition to her rich, strong voice and adept jazz phrasing, she has poise and ...
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