Results for "Celeste Sunderland"
Konnex Records
by Celeste Sunderland
One night in the early '70s, saxophonist Trevor Watts and drummer John Stevens were playing a concert in West Berlin. After the show, a tall, elegant, German man by the name of Manfred Schiek asked if he could buy one of their records. But they didn't have one. “There was an oil crisis at the time ...
Lotte Anker
by Celeste Sunderland
One September evening in 1987, Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker sat among the audience at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at a tribute concert for one of her heroes, John Coltrane. Two things about that night stand out for her: the reverberation of sound in the massive space and the extraordinary playing of pianist Marilyn ...
Total Music Meeting 2008
by Celeste Sunderland
English bassist John Edward's instrument is by no means pristine. Scuffs and scratches sully the top of its belly and the veneer is worn down on its left edge like a badge of improvisational fortitude. He stood on the stage in the auditorium of the Berlinische Galerie one night last month with his bass, two separate ...
Sam Yahel Trio: Truth and Beauty
by Celeste Sunderland
Sam Yahel's Hammond B3 organ has been paired with stars like Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, Maceo Parker and Bill Frisell, but with his fourth album as a leader, the organist reveals his own voice. It's confident, clever and gleefully vibrant. With saxophonist Joshua Redman and drummer Brian Blade, two stars in their own right, Yahel has ...
Songlines Recordings
by Celeste Sunderland
Bill Frisell's music is painterly. It inspires a lush, textured sense of motion. So do the works of artist Gerhard Richter. That these two were paired five years ago at an exhibition in San Francisco makes perfect sense. Eight of Richter's Abstract Pictures hung at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as part of a ...
The Strings The Thing: Lily Maase & Ila Cantor
by Celeste Sunderland
Lily Maase Unbind Handmaid Music 2007 Ila Cantor Mother Nebula Fresh Sound-New Talent 2007 Unexpected touches, like the “Ahhs" sung on track seven “Centerlude: Vanishing Point" and ...
Stefano Bollani
by Celeste Sunderland
In December, 2007 Italian pianist Stefano Bollani got the chance to play in one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest places, the favela. For most, performing in such a dreary locale would not be so pleasant, but for Bollani it was extraordinary. “They never have concerts there," he explained. “It's the poorest place on Earth and there ...
Joe Locke: Sticks and Strings & Both Sides of the Fence
by Celeste Sunderland
Joe Locke Sticks and Strings Jazzeyes 2007 Thomas Marriott Both Sides of the Fence Origin 2007 Peeved when my MacBook continuously spit out the new Joe Locke ...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide
by Celeste Sunderland
ALL ABOUT JAZZ WALL CLOCK$13.99Keep time with this fabulous wall clock featuring the All About Jazz logo framed in black. A great gift for jazz fans of all types.JAZZ NECKTIE AND TIE PIN$9.95/$24.95When you are a jazz man you have got to have style. This colorful ...
Jazzanese: Kitsune & Kioku
by Celeste Sunderland
Billy Fox Kitsune Ensemble Kaidan Suite Gozen Reiji Records 2007 Kioku Both Far and Near Quiet Design 2007 Two recent albums combine American and Japanese mentalities. Billy ...
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