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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter

January 1, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. Down Beat called him “One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet" while Jazz Times identified him as “a figure of international renown." Jazz ...

Album

In The Shadow Of A Cloud

By Yelena Eckemoff

Label: L & H Production
Released: 2017
Track listing: CD 1: In the Shadow of a Cloud; Saratovsky Bride; Fishing Village; Waters of Tsna River; Acorn Figurines; On the Motorboat; Hammock Stories. CD 2: Picnic in the Oaks; Waltz of the Yellow Petals; Trail Along the River; Lament; Vision of a Hunt; The Fog; Tambov Streets on a Summer Night.

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The Dreamer Is the Dream

By Chris Potter

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Heart in Hand; Ilimba; The Dreamer Is the Dream; Memory and Desire; Yasodhara; Sonic Anomaly.

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Article: Year in Review

John Kelman's Best Releases of 2017

by John Kelman
December 24, 2017

For those who may have noticed, there have been no best of lists coming from yours truly since 2014; sadly, the chronic health problem that has reduced my previous writing pace to a crawl continues without much respite. My best of the year lists have always been predicated upon having reviewed the releases chosen, and with ...

Article: Album Review

Maciej Obara: Unloved

Read "Unloved" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 19, 2017

Unloved marks a before and after for alto saxophonist/composer Maciej Obara, whose star has gradually risen since his debut as leader, Message from Ohayo (Polish Radio Katowice, 2007), and his subsequent stint with Tomasz Stanko's New Balladyna Quartet. However, it's arguably with his quintet Obara International, featuring Dominik Wania, Gard Nilssen, Ole Morten Vågan and Tom ...

Article: Year in Review

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2017

by Mark Sullivan
December 13, 2017

No genre breakdown this year. I've included every release that I rated at 4.5 stars or better, plus a number of 4 star reviews (that was the hard part, as there were lots of those). ECM had an exceptionally strong year, and I had trouble limiting my selection even this much. This is a chronological list, ...

News: Award / Grant

60th GRAMMY Awards: Jazz List

November 28, 2017

31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) “Can't Remember Why" by Sara Caswell Track ...

Article: Album Review

Greg Sinibaldi: Ariel

by Paul Rauch
November 22, 2017

Sylvia Plath's chilling second book of poetry, “Ariel," published posthumously in 1965, revealed evocative free flowing images, and minacious psychic landscapes exuding hope while hovering on the precipice of darkness. With his new release, Ariel, Seattle based saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi explores the inner and outer reaches of Plath's work by convening a trio with guitarist Ryan ...

Article: Live Review

Crosscurrents at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 15, 2017

Crosscurrents with Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Company The Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan November 1, 2017 When it comes to forward-thinking performances and music of the finest lineage, few concert series can rival those presented by the University Musical Society. In tandem with the University of Michigan, UMS recently launched ...

Article: Interview

Pat Metheny: Driving Forces

by Ian Patterson
November 10, 2017

It's been five years since Pat Metheny was last interviewed by All About Jazz, a not inconsiderable period of time in any working musician's life and particularly in one quite as prolific as the Missouri guitarist/composer. At the time, Metheny was promoting his Unity Band featuring Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sánchez. His unconcealed enthusiasm ...