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News: Recording

Percussionist Daniel Sadownick Releases "There Will Be a Day"

March 24, 2009

Daniel Sadownick is one of the world's premier percussionists. His resume includes work with names such as The Roots, Dennis Chambers, Billy Idol, Pat Martino, Nicholas Payton, Me'shell Ndege'ocello, Christian McBride, Raul Midon and The Screaming Headless Torsos, just to name a few. He has played on six Grammy-winning albums and had several nominations for his ...

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News: Interview

Guitar Legend-in-the-Making Julian Lage Interviewed at AAJ

March 23, 2009

A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...

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Article: Interview

Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight

by R.J. DeLuke
March 23, 2009

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Article: From the Inside Out

Three of a Perfect Pair

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 22, 2009

For the past decade or thereabouts, I've tried to organize “From the Inside Out" around one theme, to address in one column the different ways that different musicians perform on the same instrument, or in the same style or genre. But if there's one lesson that life seems intent on teaching, it's that music (like life) ...

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Article: Album Review

Danilo Perez: Across the Crystal Sea

Read "Across the Crystal Sea" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 17, 2009

At its most basic, Crystal Sea features pianist Danilo Perez leading a quartet with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, supported by percussionist Luis Quintero. Cassandra Wilson radiates vocals through two standards, “Lazy Afternoon" and “(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings." Beyond these two standards, Claus Ogerman, who arranged and conducted the orchestra, contributes ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chick Corea and John McLaughlin at Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 23-25

March 11, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the all-star Five Peace Band with legendary pianist-composer Chick Corea and influential guitarist John McLaughlin in their long-awaited Rose Theater debut. Working together for the first time since the days of Miles Davis Bitches Brew-era band over 40 years ago, this newly created band includes saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride ...

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Article: Interview

Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir

by Elliott Simon
March 11, 2009

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...

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Article: Live Review

SFJAZZ Collective: Ottawa, Canada March 1, 2009

by John Kelman
March 11, 2009

SFJAZZ CollectiveDominion-Chalmers United Church Ottawa, Canada March 1, 2009 It was a stellar weekend for jazz in Ottawa, Canada. First, on Saturday, February 26 fans were treated to an intimate but outstanding evening of music by local bassist John Geggie and his guests, guitarist Vic Juris and drummer John ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man

by Ian Patterson
February 23, 2009

Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...

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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Bruce Hornsby: Halcyon Days

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
February 23, 2009

If Bill Evans would have grown up in the Deep South influenced by the gospel hymns of the Southern Baptist church, he just may have sounded like Bruce Hornsby. That would probably be a fair description considering that Hornsby knows no boundaries and often travels into the genres of pop, folk, jazz, classical, bluegrass and whatever ...