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Saxophonists Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek Release "Reeds Ramble" -- CD Release Party at Smalls in March
Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek Celebrate New CD Reeds Ramble With 3 Nights @ Smalls March 13, 14 & 15 Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10th Street Greenwich Village 183 W 10th St New York, NY 10014 About Reeds Ramble ...
Into the Woodwork
By Chris Cheek
Label: Watt/ECM
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. Sad Old Candle; 02. Into the Woodwork; 03. From Whom It May Concern; 04. Back in Action; 05. Grisly Business; 06. Unnatural Causes; 07. The Butler Did It; 08. Suitable for Framing; 09. Small Comfort; 10. Still There; 11. Never Know; 12. Exit Stage Left.
Dwayne Burno: Tradition
by George Colligan
[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] Dwayne Burno is one of the great bass players of his generation. Originally from Philadelphia, Burno has been on the New York and international jazz scene since 1990. He has played with so many of the great legends of jazz: Betty ...
David Berkman: Anecdotes
by George Colligan
[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] David Berkman is a jazz pianist who in the past few decades has played with many of the major names in jazz, including Tom Harrell, Cecil McBee, and the Vanguard Orchestra. He has released a number of CDs on the Palmetto ...
The Swallow Quintet: Into the Woodwork
by AAJ Italy Staff
È troppo affermare che da un consesso del genere sarebbe stato lecito attendersi qualcosa in più di un rotondo album di sostanziale mainstream, con venature soul-funky e qualche svisata nei pressi dell'easy listening ("Still There" e frammenti sparsi)? Per carità, la confezione è impeccabile, l'ascolto gradevole (pur facendosi via via, per forza di cose, un po' ...
The Swallow Quintet: Into the Woodwork
by John Kelman
In the press sheet for Steve Swallow's Into the Woodwork, the award-winning electric bassist is quoted, saying: “Good humor before and after the red light goes on is very important. Music-making should be fun, after all." Those fortunate enough to see Swallow with Steve Kuhn and Joey Baron this past summer--including a memorable stop at the ...
TONICA 2013
by Emilie Pons
TONICA Guada Expo Conference Guadalajara, MexicoAugust 1-11, 2013Jazz freaks exist everywhere, Mexico included. Although Guadalajara has no official jazz club, it does have TONICA, a not-for-profit organization and foundation that helps the local youth of and around Guadalajara, and promotes jazz music--or, more generally speaking, improvised music. TONICA, which is ...
Provinciano By Argentinian Bassist Fernando Huergo Rereleased
Argentinian bassist and composer Fernando Huergo rereleases his successful album, Provinciano, on Blue Music Group, now featuring a new mix and master, made for iTunes. Featuring thirteen compositions, most of them from Huergo's creative pen, the album has been praised by the media - All About Jazz says “Huergo triumphantly morphs the best of several musical ...
Rivorecords: Blue Notes from Buenos Aires
by Jakob Baekgaard
In the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, a blue note is defined as: “A microtonally lowered third, seventh, or (less commonly) fifth degree of the diatonic scale, common in blues, jazz and related musics." Moving beyond musical theory, the term is most commonly associated with the groundbreaking jazz label Blue Note, founded in 1939 ...
Ferenc Nemeth: Openness for Triumph
by Marta Ramon
Ferenc Nemeth's versatility has positioned him in the front line of jazz drummers today. This Hungarian percussionist has developed a recognizable sound which has, over the years, resulted in his sharing the stage with renowned international jazzmen like saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Mark Turner and Chris Cheek, bassist Christian McBride, bassist John Patitucci, vibraphonist Dave Samuels and ...
