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Ilia Skibinsky: The Passage
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist David Binney's Mythology Records imprint is used sparingly, but when this maverick music man chooses to release albums under its banner, they tend to be bold and brimming with the excitement of the unknown; The Passage is no exception. With this debut, Russian-born/Israeli-bred/New York-based saxophonist/composer Ilia Skibinsky joins the elite Mythology roster, which includes post- ...
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents Monk in Motion: The Next Face of Jazz
New York, NY: The BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is proud to present the talented winners of this year’s Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. This year’s competition highlighted outstanding drummers. Announced in September 2012, this year’s three finalists ─ Jamison Ross in First Place, Justin Brown in Second Place and Colin Stranahan in Third Place ─ ...
2012: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The world of jazz officially went global in 2012, kicked the Grammy Awards in the shins, dealt with economic issues and Mother Nature, and found new ways to innovate in this social media and Internet-savvy age. There were ups and there were downs for both longstanding clubs and festivals, too. Here's a look at ...
Jonathan Kreisberg: From Shadowless to One
by Marta Ramon
Jonathan Kreisberg has filled a gap in the international jazz scene. This New York-based guitarist started with both rock and classical music, but from the beginning he paid attention to his father's great jazz music collection. For Kreisberg, jazz is a pure music based on feelings. He says that he first experienced the creative part of ...
2012 Thelonious Monk International Drums Competition
by Franz A. Matzner
It can never be said that the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz does anything halfway. Held annually at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, this year's competition and gala concert was ambitious and extravagant--equal parts a celebration of jazz drumming, a salute to women's past and present contributions to the art form, and a promotion for ...
Art Lande: Revealing the Infinite
by Florence Wetzel
Born in New York City on February 5, 1947, pianist and drummer Art Lande has been a font of creativity throughout his long and multifaceted career. Lande grew up in Long Island and started studying piano at age four; he attended Williams College, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969. During the early ...
Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 3
by Florence Wetzel
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3[Editor's Note: In Florence Wetzel's in-depth interview with Ron Miles, the Colorado-based trumpeter covers the rest of his releases, including an exclusive first look at his forthcoming album, Quiver (Enja, 2012), due out later this year.]Laughing Barrel AAJ: So next you have another Sterling Circle ...
Anticipation
Label: Capri Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: All The Things You Are; Deep Blue; On The Road; Clark; Origami; First Rain; Anticipation; Boplicity; I Should Care.
Colin Stranahan / Glenn Zaleski / Rick Rosato: Anticipation
by Florence Wetzel
The piano-bass-drum trio format is a classic configuration in jazz, and with good reason: given the right musicians, this particular combination of instruments forms a perfect sonic triangle. As the jazz world mourns the November 2011 death of drummer Paul Motian--a member of pianist Bill Evans's paradigm-shifting trio, along with gifted bassist Scott LaFaro--it's good to ...
