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Jane Monheit and her Muses...

by C. Michael Bailey
July 14, 2016

When vocalist Jane Monheit blew the music community's hair back with her debut recording Never Never Land (N-Coded Music) in 2000, she was 22-years old, beautiful, sensual, soon-to-be-married and talented with chops to spare. By 2016, Monheit had released nine additional studio recordings, including the well-received Come Dream With Me (N-Coded Music, 2001) and Surrender (Concord, ...

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Natacha Atlas: A Myriad of Possibilities

by Nenad Georgievski
June 12, 2016

Belgian singer Natacha Atlas' music sits on the brink between two cultures: Western and Eastern. She uses this meeting of sounds to create something unique that takes the best from both worlds. Atlas began her career with Transglobal Underground, a world music and electronic dance fusion act with whom she recorded four albums. The group's unorthodox ...

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Mieczysław Weinberg al Bologna Festival

by Libero Farnè
May 25, 2016

Ogni festival, di qualsiasi genere musicale, dovrebbe possedere una ben orientata dimensione progettuale, proponendo cioè autori e repertori poco frequentati, invitando interpreti che meritano una maggiore visibilità, riscoprendo protagonisti dimenticati del passato, mettendo in scena illuminanti produzioni originali... A tale proposito, uno dei meriti del Bologna Festival è quello di aver recuperato composizioni di un autore ...

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Ben Monder: Amorphous Music

by Nenad Georgievski
February 18, 2016

Ben Monder is a guitarist with a singular and influential voice. While he has received a great acclaim for his multifaceted work and unparalleled technical facility, Monder has also demonstrated remarkable breadth both as a bandleader and composer. His debut album for ECM Amorphae is a kind of a movie for one's ears. Amorphae consists of ...

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My Life With Orrin Keepnews

by Walter Atkins
December 20, 2015

The prolific record producer and label founder Orrin Keepnews passed away at his El Cerrito CA home on March 1,2015, a day before his 92nd birthday. The November 2015 memorial and benefit concert was a time for friends and family to come together to celebrate his full life and acclaimed 60 year recording industry career. His ...

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Maria Schneider on "The Thompson Fields"

by Marta Ramon
December 4, 2015

Maria Schneider is one of the most influential artists on the international jazz scene. Her open minded approach has led her to become a referent as a composer without being tagged to a specific genre. In the jazz panorama, she receives recognition for her impeccable, beautiful and meaningful compositions as well as for her passionate and ...

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Gabriel Vicéns: Puerto Rican Jazz Guitar

by Mark Sullivan
November 14, 2015

Puerto Rican jazz guitarist/composer Gabriel Vicéns graduated from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico as the first jazz guitarist, and has gone on to teach guitar at the Music Department at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He recorded his first solo album Point in Time at age 23; his second album Days has been released ...

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Yelena Eckemoff: Growing Into Jazz

by Mark Sullivan
November 10, 2015

Pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff goes her own way. Since the 2010 release of Cold Sun on her own L&H Production label, she has produced a series of jazz recordings, all presenting original music, with an impressive array of renowned contemporary musicians. Our conversation mainly dealt with her recording career: making connections with other musicians, composing, and working ...

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Randy Brecker: Hittin' It with "RandyPOP!"

by Bob Kenselaar
November 3, 2015

In his 62 years playing music--starting trumpet at eight years old--Randy Brecker has played all kinds of music, but for many years now, he's mostly been known as a solid, top-flight, first-call jazz player, a modern post-bop soloist and bandleader who carries around his old '70s fusion-funk Brecker Brothers fame in his back pocket. So, with ...

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Phil Woods: 1931-2015

by AAJ Staff
September 30, 2015

In memory of NEA Jazz Master, Phil Woods. This article was previously published in November 2002. All About Jazz: Looking back on the almost three decade history of your Quintet, one question springs immediately to mind. You've had the same rhythm section of Steve Gilmore on bass and Bill Goodwin on drums ever since ...