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Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2011: Days 1-3

by Matt Marshall
May 8, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 8-10 32th Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OhioApril 28-May 8, 2011 Like most jazz festivals, the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, now in its 32nd year, features a fair share of tributes to jazz legends. Slated this time around were tributes to usual suspects Miles ...

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Article: Live Review

Marc Ribot Spiritual Unity: Cleveland, March 19, 2011

by Matt Marshall
March 25, 2011

Marc Ribot, Spiritual Unity: The Legacy and Music of Albert AylerThe Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland, OHMarch 19, 2011 Guitarist Marc Ribot's performance with his Spiritual Unity quartet, at the Cleveland Museum of Art, was the culmination of a three-evening nod to celebrated avant-gardist, and Cleveland native, Albert Ayler. Two days ...

News: Recording

Speak Jazz Presents the Dave Sterner Quintet, "Sidetracked"

February 1, 2011

Introducing The Dave Sterner Quintets Speak Jazz Debut CD Sidetrack, featuring ten original compositions that showcase talented writing and stellar playing. The collection includes a variety of styles, from straight ahead jazz to funky groove tunes. Sidetracked lets you hear a fabulous improviser, band leader and composer, surrounded by imaginative veterans, in a setting they all ...

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Article: Live Review

Joe Lovano with Family and Friends: Cleveland Heights, December 28, 2010

by Matt Marshall
January 14, 2011

Joe LovanoNighttownCleveland Heights, OhioDecember 28, 2010 Late into the third set of his homecoming gig with family and friends at Nighttown, saxophonist Joe Lovano took to the mike to remind all in attendance that “Cleveland has always had a creative music scene goin' on." It felt part pep talk, part classic ...

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Take Five With Barry Cleveland

by AAJ Staff
December 6, 2010

Meet Barry Cleveland: Barry Cleveland's guitar playing is rooted in progressive and psychedelic rock, branching into ambient, experimental, funk, and various ethnic styles--enhanced by cutting-edge electronics and unorthodox playing techniques. He's also a deft engineer and producer with an iconoclastic approach to recording and mixing. Cleveland released his first commercial album--Mythos--on Larry Fast's ...

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Article: Interview

Barry Cleveland: Beyond Convention

by Anil Prasad
November 29, 2010

The personal is the political for guitarist and composer Barry Cleveland. That perspective is evident on Hologramatron (MoonJune, 2010), his new album featuring songs that serve as a response to the socio-political and religious narratives woven by the voices dominating today's 24-hour news cycles. Cleveland is unafraid of telling it exactly as he sees it, with ...

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31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

by Matt Marshall
May 27, 2010

31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio April 15-25, 2010 In its 31st offing, the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland followed a familiar yet engaging formula. One that, over the years, has made it the largest music festival in Ohio and the largest educational jazz festival in the country. The clinics and workshops for ...

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News: Event

Stevie Wonder, Bill and Camille Cosby to Help Oberlin Dedicate and Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Litoff Building April 30-May 1

March 10, 2010

A two-day celebration marking the grand opening of the Litoff Building will include a concert by singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, an evening with comedian Bill Cosby, and a host of performances by Oberlin Jazz Studies alumni, faculty, and students. A complete schedule of events is forthcoming, but other highlights of the weekend (Friday, April 30 and Saturday, ...

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Hiromi Chronicles Her World Travels on Her First Solo Piano Recording

January 12, 2010

Place To Be set for release on January 26, 2010 If all the world is indeed a stage, pianist-composer Hiromi Uehara has played on just about every corner of it. Since the beginning of the decade, she has supported her impressive body of studio work with an ambitious tour schedule that has electrified audiences throughout the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Rick Stone Trio at Nighttown (Cleveland)

August 7, 2009

Former Cleveland Jazz Guitarist Rick Stone Returns for Special One-Night Engagement at Nighttown, Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Rick Stone makes his annual pilgrimage home for a special one-night engagement at Nighttown accompanied by bassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron Godale. Shows start at 7:00 & 8:30pm. There is a $10 cover. Located at 12387 Cedar Rd., ...