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Article: Live Review

The Diva Jazz Orchestra and Johnny Mandel at Dizzy's Club, NYC

by Dan Bilawsky
June 6, 2010

Diva Jazz Orchestra Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York, New York May 26, 2010 While The Diva Jazz Orchestra often gets press that relates to their status as an all-female big band, gender is irrelevant when discussing their musical acumen. Drummer Sherrie Maricle and company have proven themselves time and ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Phil Woods / Stan Kenton / The Les Hooper Band

by Jack Bowers
June 3, 2010

Phil Woods / DePaul University Jazz Ensemble Solitude Jazzed Media 2010 Not to underplay the title, but Solitude, from alto saxophone master Phil Woods and the splendid DePaul University Jazz Ensemble, embodies far more than the sort of serenity it implies. In fact, Woods is as animated and ...

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Article: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Jazz Goes Green: Musical Explorations On A Secondary Color Of Note

by Dan Bilawsky
May 31, 2010

With spring taking hold and summer on the way, it's hard to avoid encounters with the color green. The drab gray and white of winter is now no more and a vibrant green color scheme has taken over. A drive along the Long Island Expressway--which leads to Manhattan and some of the greatest jazz clubs in ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Travelling the “Rhythm Road”: Jazz Ambassadorship in the Twenty-First Century

by Victor L. Schermer
May 30, 2010

When asked to define jazz, Count Basie, said, “Tap your feet!" Rhythm brings people together, and is part of what makes jazz America's musical bridge to the world. “Jazz ambassadorship," a concept which came on the scene over half a century ago, continues into the New Milennium. One current basis for its longevity is that every ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jason Hammers

by AAJ Staff
May 25, 2010

Meet Jason Hammers:Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Jason Hammers grew up in Stafford, VA where began his musical journey on the alto saxophone at age 11. While a student at Stafford Senior High School, he was named to numerous All-County and All-District Bands and had established himself as a featured soloist with the school's jazz ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jeanie Barton

by AAJ Staff
May 21, 2010

Meet Jeanie Barton: I am a singer/songwriter born in Nottingham, in the UK. After moving to London I studied jazz harmony at Morley College and bebop improvisation with BBC jazz award winner Anita Wardell. Jazz became my career after being taken under the wing of legendary bebop drummer Laurie Morgan and his band, for ...

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Article: Interview

Eddie Gomez: The Playing is Free

by Donald Elfman
May 20, 2010

Eddie Gomez is known throughout the world as a consummate bassist, sterling educator and a musician active in a wide variety of musical settings. He has been on the music scene for more than 40 years and has worked with everyone from Bobby Darin to Giuseppi Logan. Gomez moved from Puerto Rico as a child and ...

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News: Award / Grant

Jazz Icons Lambasts JJA, Calls DVD Nominee a Bootleg

May 19, 2010

“You should be ashamed of yourselves," producers of the Jazz Icons DVD series scolded the Jazz Journalists Association for naming Count Basie & His Orchestra: Live in Berlin & Stockholm 1968 a Jazz Video of the Year finalist in the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards. In an open letter sent to a selection of jazz journalists ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Glasser: Evolution

Read "Evolution" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
May 19, 2010

There's nothing wrong with a little old school. Saxophonist Dave Glasser keeps it simple--no flash, no gimmicks. Glasser has spent many years as a sideman, performing with artists including the Clark Terry Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet and the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars. He has also recorded several CDs as a leader. A native ...

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Article: Live Review

B.B. King Live At The Hollywood Bowl, September 5, 2007

by AAJ Staff
May 15, 2010

One of the greatest blues figures is, of course, B.B. King. King fused the Texas blues playing of T-Bone Walker with a broader, almost literary sensibility; his thicker solo lines provide the opportunity to tell a story, to impart depth, and to dominate a horn section or at least supplement it on equal terms. ...