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Vilnius Jazz 2019

by Ian Patterson
November 15, 2019

Vilnius Jazz 2019 Russian Drama Theatre Vilnius, Lithuania October 16-20, 2019 Is a jazz festival primarily about entertainment, or is it meant to challenge the expectations of its audience? Does programming risk mean financial suicide? What responsibility does a festival have to promote young, emerging talent? What place do women ...

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Article: Album Review

Gia Notte: Shades

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by Woodrow Wilkins
March 28, 2010

A glance at the set list for Gia Notte's Shades might initially elicit concern about another album of standards. However, fresh arrangements, a solid band, and a charming voice can make a tremendous difference between a ho-hum effort and something that warrants attention. Notte, born Margie but using the nickname Gia, began with piano ...

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News: Festival

OSPAC Jazz Festival 2009

August 13, 2009

A wealth of top jazz artists will perform at the Seventh Annual Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center Jazz Festival, Sept. 12 and 13. Among those appearing at the OSPAC amphitheater, 4 Boland Drive (off Prospect Avenue near Route 280) in West Orange, are the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars with bassist John Lee and trumpeter Claudio Roditi ...

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Article: Album Review

Radam Schwartz: Blues Citizens

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by Woodrow Wilkins
April 2, 2009

One of the cool things about the relationship between jazz and blues is that both genres grew from the same emotional roots. At times, the only clear distinction is a subtle change in how notes are played. Is it jazz that sounds like the blues, or is it blues that sounds like jazz? On Hammond organist ...

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Article: Live Review

Cecil Brooks III Trio at The Turning Point Cafe in Piermont, NY

by David A. Orthmann
December 14, 2008

Cecil Brooks III Trio The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, New York November 10, 2008 Whopping bass drum hits resonate in your central nervous system. Cymbal taps sound as gentle and ethereal as wind chimes. Intemperate blows to every part of the drum set somehow manage to swing. These are a ...

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Article: Live Review

CBIII Band at Cecil's Jazz Club

by David A. Orthmann
September 8, 2007

CBIII Band Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ August 17, 2007 Two drum kits were set up at the front of the stage prior to the CB III Band's first set at Cecil's Jazz Club. Though the configuration was in keeping with an evening billed as “The Father, Son, and ...