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News: Book / Magazine

Eric Dolphy Graphic Novel seeking funding

May 23, 2011

Keith Henry Brown, illustrator, writer and occasional contributor to AllAboutJazz.com, is on a personal mission. “Eric Dolphy is someone whose music and persona I've always liked and admired. This project to me is a true labor of love. Just something I feel I have to do." This “labor of love" is a graphic novel about the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Sal La Rocca

by AAJ Staff
May 21, 2011

Meet Sal La Rocca: Sal La Rocca discovered jazz in the early '80s, and switched to double-bass, which he intensively explored on his own, taking Paul Chambers as a model. Instrument(s): Doubl-bass, electric bass, guitar. Teachers and/or influences? Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Charles Mingus, Scott LaFaro. ...

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News: Festival

Ojai Music Festival Features Maria Schneider Orchestra

May 19, 2011

Jazz star Maria Schneider, Grammy-winning composer and big band leader, makes her Ojai Music Festival debut at the 65th annual event with two concerts in Libbey Bowl, Sunday, June 12 at 11a.m and 5:30p.m. The annual Southern California festival, June 9 though 12, usually features classical composers and performers. This year, however, music director, Dawn Upshaw ...

News: Event

The Wahya Consort Premieres "Mingus and Beyond" to Benefit The Humane Society

May 18, 2011

An exciting day of jazz events includes The Wahya Consort making their debut with a premiere of, “Mingus and Beyond," on Sunday June 12, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Ojai Arts Center located at 113 South Montgomery Street in Ojai. The Wahya Consort includes vocalist Ellen Johnson, pianist Bevan Manson, percussionist Brad ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Omer Avital: Free Forever

by Charles Walker
May 17, 2011

Omer AvitalFree ForeverSmalls Records2011 Bassist Omer Avital is not a household name. Despite a surge of media coverage about the rise of Israeli expats on the New York jazz scene, despite playing a central role in a variety of ensembles at the now-beloved Smalls jazz club, and ...

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Article: Album Review

JD Allen Trio: Victory!

Read "Victory!" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
May 14, 2011

Every new musical expedition undertaken by tenor saxophonist JD Allen serves to solidify his reputation as one of the finest, most adventurous young musicians playing today. Victory!--a superb collection of short works--is no exception. With a gently swinging, ponderous vibrato he weaves his way into territory that he has charted for himself. The rebellious yell of ...

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Article: Album Review

Cinzia Spata: Into The Moment

Read "Into The Moment" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 1, 2011

Although Italian singer/lyricist Cinzia Spata has been singing professionally for over 20 years, her discography is pretty sparse. Into The moment is only her third album, and appears six years after 93 03 (Azzurramusic, 2005). The wait's been worth it: the album is a stylish mix of American Songbook classics and lesser-known tunes from some of ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus

April 22, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! Charles MingusOne of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts... more Website ...

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Article: Live Review

40 Years of Jazz at Harvard: Cambridge, April 9, 2011

by Andrew J. Sammut
April 20, 2011

Harvard All-Stars and the Harvard University Sunday and Monday Jazz Bands Harvard Sanders Theatre Cambridge, MA April 9, 2011 Ivy League universities are known for bringing together extraordinary individuals to do extraordinary things. Yet Saturday, April 9 was an even more extraordinary night at school for Harvard students, when an honor roll ...

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Article: Interview

Michael Bisio: Stepping Into the Limelight

by Gregory Applegate Edwards
April 19, 2011

Bassist Michael Bisio has become an increasingly visual and aural presence on the jazz/improvisation scene in the time since he moved from the west coast to New York. Yet he has been a significant contributor in jazz circles for years, and success was no overnight thing. Among other ongoing associations, Bisio is currently the bassist in ...