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Istanbul Jazz Festival: Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-19, 2012
by James Pearse
Istanbul Jazz FestivalIstanbul, TurkeyJuly 3-19, 2012Istanbul, the second largest city in the world, has become an important meeting point in countless ways.Founded in around 660 BC by King Byzas, captured by the Romans and later by Sultan Mehmed II to become the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul was, despite its ...
Simetrio: Simetrio
by Eyal Hareuveni
The debut release from Chilean piano trio Simetrío has its own fresh aesthetic. This trio does not want to be cornered as another Latin jazz outfit but seeks to create its own repertoire free of any genre boundaries. The trio have been working since 2009 but bassist Marcelo Córdova and pianist Lautaro Quevedo, ...
Roy Haynes Received The George Peabody Medal
ROY HAYNES RECEIVED GEORGE PEABODY MEDAL Legendary drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes received the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America on May 24 at graduation ceremonies for the Peabody Conservatory, the highly regarded music school of The Johns Hopkins University. Jazz drummer and Peabody faculty artist Nasar Abadey (right) interviewed Haynes (left) ...
Manuel Valera: New Cuban Express
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Manuel Valera has been liberally mixing and melding Cuban forms with modern jazz ideals since his first record--Forma Nueva (Mavo Music, 2004)--put him on the map, but his methods have changed and evolved. He expanded his aural framework by working a woodwind quintet into the musical fabric of Vientos (Anzic Records, 2007), which showed glimpses ...
Steve Davis: Gettin' It Done
by Dan Bilawsky
Trombonist Steve Davis has never had a problem getting things done. He instantly joined the slide-wielding elite when he graduated from the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute in 1989 and joined up with drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. That gig jump-started his career and he's never looked back. Stints with McLean and pianist Chick Corea followed, ...
Sandra Marlowe: True Blue
by Edward Blanco
With the plethora of female jazz vocalist turning out new albums almost weekly, it is refreshing to hear an exceptional voice--a diamond in the rough--from a singer whose time has finally come to share her enormous talents with the rest of the world. San Francisco Bay Area native Sandra Marlowe proves she is no ordinary singer, ...
Ty's Take: 2012-2013 Jammin' At The Gem Talent And Dates
The Jammin’ at the Gem Concert Series is back again with five stellar performances lined up. This season kicks off on September 29th with Chick Corea and Gary Burton and the Harlem String Quartet. Corea is one of the most well renown and respected composers in all of music and has received over fifty Grammy nominations ...
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival: Burlington, VT, June 1-10, 2012
by Doug Collette
Burlington Discover Jazz FestivalBurlington, VTJune 1-10, 2012 Now in its 29th year, Burlington Vermont's Discover Jazz festival generates a tremendous amount of anticipation as its 10-day interval arrives each June. Followers plan their vacations around it, residents arrange family gatherings in time with it and those coming in from afar ...
BMW Jazz Festival 2012
by Ross Eustis
BMW Jazz FestivalVia FunchalSão Paulo, BrazilJune 8-10, 2012 To borrow a word commonly associated with BMW cars, this is a luxury festival. The BMW Jazz Festival debuted one year ago, in 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil. With handsome funding from BMW Financial Services-Bank Group in Brazil, the young festival experienced wild ...
Christian McBride: Knocking on the Door
by Bob Kenselaar
Christian McBride was talking about the Grammy he received in October, 2011 for his big band album, The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2011)--his first Grammy as a leader and third overall. While the bassist certainly appreciated getting the nod from his peers and from the Recording Academy, he said he gets just as much of a ...
