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Article: Live Review

Nice Jazz Festival 2018

Read "Nice Jazz Festival 2018" reviewed by Martin McFie


Nice Jazz Festival Nice, France July 16-21, 2018 The 2018 Nice festival started like a damp squib when a crashing, flashing thunderstorm hit the city an hour before the opening. The ensuing deluge made the stages and electrics unsafe. With no chance of rescheduling, most musicians left town for their ...

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah 'West of the West' | Live Studio Session

Featuring the music of Christian Scott
Duration: 10:33

New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah has a new record out. It’s called ‘Stretch Music,’ which is a perfect title. Not only does Christian stretch the idea of ‘jazz’ over all genres of music with this release, he also stretches how a record can be heard. Members of Christian's sextet are Braxton Cook on alto sax, Lawrence Fields on piano, Kris Funn on bass, Corey Fonville ondrums and Dominic Minix on guitar.
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Article: Album Review

Kamaal Williams: The Return

Read "The Return" reviewed by Chris May


Cross-pollination of jazz and hip hop has spread fast during the 2010s. In-the-moment creativity and giving-the-drummer-some are powerful synergies. In the US, key players include Kamasi Washington, Thundercat and Christian Scott. In Britain, they include the extended family of musicians associated with reed player Shabaka Hutchings and the Brownswood Recordings label. Some of the British players ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian Scott's birthday today! Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a two-time Edison Award winning (2010 and 2012) and Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and music executive. Christian’s Grammy nominated international recording debut, Rewind That was called “arguably ...

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Article: Album Review

Keyon Harrold: The Mugician

Read "The Mugician" reviewed by Thomas Earl


Back in October of 2015, Keyon Harrold had his laptop and seven hard drives worth of material stolen from his car in New York. Although intended for his second album, Harrold's reaction was indicative of his attitude to life and music, stating philosophically, “the universe says that wasn't supposed to come out." Thankfully, two ...

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News: Book / Magazine

New Book Assembles International Collection Of The Avant-Garde

New Book Assembles International Collection Of The Avant-Garde

BADD PRESS announces the launch of The Moderns, a book dedicated to the world’s great avant-garde artists. Featuring more than 100 reviews, profiles and interviews and authored by music journalist Kevin Press, the book introduces readers to established and emerging music leaders from around the world. “This is a golden era for the avant-garde,” says Press. ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Sergio Pamies

Read "Take Five with Sergio Pamies" reviewed by AAJ Staff


About Sergio Pamies Born in Granada, Spain in 1983, Pamies has published three albums under his name; Entre Amigos (PSM, 2008), Borrachito (Bebyne Records, 2011), and What Brought You Here? (Bebyne Records, 2017). Critics have acknowledged his talent for composition, the lyrical qualities of his playing, and his natural and spontaneous ability to fuse ...

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Article: Interview

Walter Smith III: Jazz Explorer

Read "Walter Smith III: Jazz Explorer" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Walter Smith stands straight when he raises his tenor sax to his mouth to embark on a solo, or play enthralling, serpentine, contrapuntal lines in unison with band mates like Ambrose Akinmusire. [Check out “Confessions To My Unborn Daughter" from Akinmusire's When the Heart Emerges Glistening.] It's a muscular sound that emerged from his horn. Authoritative. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian Scott's birthday today! On March 30, 2010 star trumpeter Christian Scott will release Yesterday You Said Tomorrow, his highly anticipated, all-new 10-song collection. First single and Thom Yorke (Radiohead) cover \'The Eraser\' available now on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-eraser-single/id354084005 Yesterday You Said Tomorrow was recorded at the renowned Van Gelder Studio in ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2017 - Part 1

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2017 - Part 1" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Part 1 | Part 2 Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 4-11, 2017 Haiti: the only nation in the world established as the result of a slave revolt; home of Vodou. Haiti: poorest country in the Western Hemisphere; subject to devastating hurricanes and earthquakes. Most potential visitors ...


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