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Take Five with Josh Hanlon
by AAJ Staff
About Josh Hanlon Josh Hanlon's love of music has spanned five continents. He has played piano with luminaries of country music, musical theatre and film, and almost every other genre, but he is first and foremost driven by a love of jazz. He has two albums to his credit as a leader and several ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: SFJAZZ Collective plays Michael Jackson
Today, let's check out some videos of the SFJAZZ Collective, who are coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Jazz at the Bistro. Formed in 2004 as a project of the San Francisco not-for-profit presenting organization SFJAZZ, the Collective is an eight- piece, all-star band with an ever-evolving lineup ...
Peter Erskine: Paging Dr. Um
by R.J. DeLuke
There's not much ground drummer Peter Erskine hasn't covered. He's said to have appeared on more than 600 albums. He has won two Grammys and holds an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. He's been a part of the big bands of Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson, and has played with the ...
Ecuador Jazz 2016
by Mark Holston
Ecuador Jazz 2016 Quito, Ecuador February 10-21, 2016 When jazz cognoscente discuss their favorite festival destinations, it's understandable if Quito, Ecuador is seldom, if ever, mentioned. Geographically isolated in the mountainous reaches of South America's second smallest Spanish- speaking nation, this hilly, equator-hugging capital city of some two million souls is surrounded ...
Tim Garland: Songs to the North Sky
by Neri Pollastri
Noto internazionalmente per la sua collaborazione con Chick Corea, il non ancora cinquantenne polistrumentista inglese Tim Garland presenta in questo doppio CD una fotografia della sua attuale attività creativa, documentando nel primo disco il suo trio Lighthouse e nel secondo la sua suite per trio jazz e orchestra d'archi Songs to the North Sky.
Alfredo Dias Gomes: Looking Back
by Jim Olin
Alfredo Dias Gomes pays an exquisite homage to the greats that inspired him throughout his career in his album Looking Back, a labor of love to Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, and more. His powerful drum beats match every saxophone note and guitar riff. Gomes also bravely adds his signature drum exhibitions to his heroes' ...
Aruan Ortiz Trio: Hidden Voices
by Luca Canini
Confesso che fino a qualche settimana fa poco o niente sapevo di Aruán Ortiz. Non che il nome del pianista cubano non fosse mai arrivato alle mie orecchie (a suonare con gente come Don Byron, Steve Turre, Esperanza Spalding e Wallace Roney difficilmente si passa inosservati), ma nulla di quanto ascoltato aveva attirato la mia attenzione. ...
Lyle Mays Quartet: The Ludwigsburg Concert
by Karl Ackermann
He has been referred to as Pat Metheny's alter ego, in the way that Billy Strayhorn was to Duke Ellington. Pianist/composer Lyle Mays was born with perfect pitch in a tiny rural hamlet of Wisconsin. Had it not been for his family's strong affinity for music, Mays may have had little exposure in that environment. Mays ...
Dewa Budjana: Hasta Karma
by Chris M. Slawecki
In the mid-1990s, Gary Burton organized sessions that truly deserved to be called “all-star"--teaming the ace vibes player with guitarist Pat Metheny, pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Roy Haynes--and which resulted in the acclaimed Like Minds (1998, Concord). With all respect due to the amazing credentials of Burton and friends, Dewa Budjana's Hasta ...
A Day With Dave Liebman
by Ian Patterson
A Day With Dave Liebman National Concert Hall Dublin, Ireland January 31, 2016 Lasting the course in jazz, that's to say, building a successful career that, just like any other job, spans more than half a lifetime, brings with it a wealth of knowledge and experience. Sharing that knowledge with ...
