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Michael Dease: Grace
by Larry Taylor
This could be the break-out album for trombonist Michael Dease, his music and style putting him in the company of trombone legends including Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson,. Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller. On Grace, Dease is anchored by a very able rhythm crew, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Gene ...
Cynthia Felton: Come Sunday: The Music Of Duke Ellington
by Dan Bilawsky
Vocalist Cynthia Felton turned a lot of heads with her debut, Afro Blue: The Music Of Oscar Brown Jr. (Self Produced, 2009), and her sophomore effort is bound to gain even more attention. While Brown is an important, if often overlooked figure, Felton ups the ante with her honoree of choice here. Duke ...
Cynthia Felton: Come Sunday: The Music of Duke Ellington
by C. Michael Bailey
Dr. Cynthia Felton made quite the splash with her self-produced debut, Afro Blue: The Music of Oscar Brown, Jr. (2009). In the spirit of well-assembled theme recordings like Karrin Allyson's Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane (Concord, 2001) and Todd Bishop's Pop Art 4 disc, 69 Annee Erotique, Afro Blue is a solid look at a master's craft ...
Michael Dease, Mike Fahie: Attack of the Killer Trombones!
by J Hunter
The trombone: long locked into a stereotypical role formed by Dixieland, and only occasionally broken since. Fortunately, the last few years have seen more and more trombonists following J.J. Johnson's lead and bringing the instrument out front. Four discs with trombones at their center have stood out so far in 2010; two are reviewed here, two ...
Jazz Legacy Productions Presents "Journeys" by the Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Chestnut's Sophomore CD for the Label and Return to Piano Trio Format Features Dezron Douglas and Neal Smith Available September 28 When a young musician makes a sensational debut, it's a moment that's thrilling and yet also familiar; similar fireworks flash with the arrival of each successive prodigy. But when that musician achieves true insight, through ...
The Walden School
by Nick Catalano
Although musicians continue to complain about lack of work, a paucity of venues, and other obstacles to their careers, jazz and other improvisational styles continue to develop because of the plethora of music schools currently dotting the American landscape. There are many artists who can recall the days when North Texas State was ...
Swing! / Episode 2 - "Birth of the Big Bands"
Soulandjazz.com Presents: Swing! Episode 2--Birth of the Big Bands Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As always, the show is free, absolutely legal, fun for the whole family, and available for listening right now, right here. Welcome back to another episode of Swing! This month we explore the birth of the ...
DC Jazz Festival Perseveres Through Sixth Year
by Franz A. Matzner
DC Jazz FestivalWashington, D.C.June 1-13, 2010 The biggest success of the sixth annual Washington, D.C. jazz festival may simply have been pulling it off. Faced with difficult economic times and a rebranding from the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival to the DC Jazz Festival, which according to several sources resulted from a dispute ...
JC Stylles Jazz at Creole Restaurant & Supper Club in Harlem, NY on July 10th. 2010
Creole Restaurant and Supper Club is one of the hottest haunts in New York. With a list of performers that include Dave Valentin, James Spaulding, Cyrus Chestnut and David Murray just to name a few, Creole reigns supreme in the New York Jazz community. And let us not forget about their wonderfully scrumptious menu consisting of ...
Duo Piano: Two For the Ages
by Ken Dryden
Bill Charlap & Renee RosnesDouble PortraitBlue Note2010 Eric Reed & Cyrus ChestnutPlenty Swing, Plenty SoulSavant2010 The debate continues as to whether having two pianos is merely a novelty or something that ...
