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"A Swingin' Affair" Outshines Its Name
by Jack Bowers
With an appreciative bow and genial tip of the hat to the late Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, the Los Angeles Jazz Institute named its semi-annual big-band soiree May 21-24 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel “A Swingin' Affair." Was the event able to live up to its name? In the immortal words of ...
J.D. Walter: Being a Verb
by Victor L. Schermer
J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...
Take Five With Ken Watters
by AAJ Staff
Meet Ken Watters:Atlanta-based trumpeter Ken Watters has performed, toured, or recorded with Frank Sinatra, Marc Anthony, Natalie Cole, Mingus Big Band, Kelis, Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Potter, Harry Connick Jr., Reuben Studdard, Eartha Kitt, The Fifth Dimension, Angela & Zack Hacker, Petula Clarke, Tabou Combo, Steel Pulse, Marilyn McCoo, Phyllis Diller, Dave Holland, ...
Trumpeter/Composer Tom Harrell at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers on March 15th
Renowned Trumpeter and Composer Tom Harrell in Concert It is with great pride that the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz (CPFJ) welcomes Tom Harrell and his Quintet on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 5:00 pm at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers, Second Floor Ballroom, One North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA. Ben Goldsbrough brings the Cedar Cliff ...
Dominick Farinacci's "Lovers, Tales & Dances" Released February 24th
Young Trumpeter Poised To Help Shape Next Generation Of Jazz Artistry U.S. Debut Lovers, Tales & Dances In Stores February 24, 2009 (E1 Music) New U.S. Tour Dates Announced “Dominick's tone shines...he is reminiscent of Clifford Brown and Miles Davis." --Russ Titelman February 20, 2009 (New York, NY) -- Fresh off two sold out concerts at ...
Interview: Helen Merrill (Part 1)
Jazz greats are more sensitive than the rest of us. They have to be to produce honest art. While their angst and emotional unease may not always be evident, a deep sorrow and regret often rests just beneath the surface, coloring their creative mood and expression. Jazz artists who reach for their scars when they record ...
"Just a Little Taste," the Debut CD from Denver-Based Trumpeter/Educator Al Hood, Due February 17
A masterful trumpeter with a wide range of experience in the jazz, classical, and academic arenas, Al Hood has previously recorded and/or performed with the Phil Collins Big Band, Curtis Fuller, and orchestras led by Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, and Richie Cole. He's a longtime member of the eclectic, classically oriented Denver Brass as well as ...
Sonny Rollins: Still Seeking the Lost Chord
by R.J. DeLuke
The Saxophone Colossus. The greatest living improvising musician. A musical god. Sonny Rollins has been called all these things at one time or another by fans across the globe, as well as by those involved in the pursuit of music criticism and jazz history. There's no question he is the greatest remaining icon to come out ...
Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2008
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
When the world economy entered into a tailspin this year, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dubbed the event the “Jazz Effect“ given that it emanated from the United States (she was drawing a parallel, for example, to the 1994 “Tequila Effect" that followed a botched currency devaluation in Mexico). I was so happy that a ...
Terence Blanchard: Requiem for Katrina
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
During a brief period of four years, two events took place that could define how world history will view America during the early part of the 21st century. The first was 9/11 and the other, Hurricane Katrina. But perhaps most surprising from a global point of view, was how powerless America appeared to be in helping ...
