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Gregory Thomas: Ain't But a Few of Us
by Willard Jenkins
Like most of the participants in our ongoing dialogue with African American music writers, Gregory Thomas has both feet and hands in several camps. Thomas' byline has been featured in numerous publications, including Salon.com, Guardian Observer (London), American Legacy, Africana.com, BlackAmericaWeb.com, Daily News (New York, NY), TBWT.com, Callaloo, The Village Voice, and others. He was the ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 23, 2009
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 236 191 +45 2 53 1 8 2 2 5 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 220 202 +18 1 66 1 5 3 4 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 195 188 +7 0 46 2 9 4 1 ...
Baroque Impressions
Featuring the music of Cyrus Chestnut
Duration: 4:22
JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 16, 2009
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 6 Eric Alexander Revival Of The Fittest (HighNote) 205 217 -12 1 53 1 7 2 5 1 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 202 190 +12 2 57 1 4 3 1 3 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 191 262 -71 1 42 1 ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 9, 2009
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 5 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 262 223 +39 2 49 1 6 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 251 224 +27 2 58 2 7 3 6 4 Eric Alexander Revival Of The Fittest (HighNote) 217 171 +46 4 52 ...
Jackie Ryan: Doozy
by Larry Taylor
This two-CD set is vocalist Jackie Ryan's third recording and it's definitely a keeper. On the heels of her 2007 success, You And The Night And The Music (Open Art Productions), which landed on the charts, also appears destined for success. With her clear, rich voice, Ryan undoubtedly has one of jazz's great vocal instruments--no low-note ...
No "Vanity" Here: Jackie Ryan, Denise Donatelli, Lisa Sokolov, Kat Edmonson
by J Hunter
One of the whinier columns ever to appear in a major jazz publication concerned “Vanity Projects"--that is, sessions bankrolled by rich men for their marginally talented spouses/girlfriends/siblings/whatever. Unfortunately, those kind of recordings do exist, and in far greater numbers than desirable. However, the author's implication was that most female vocal projects could be categorized in this ...
The State of the Piano 2009: Cyrus Chestnut and Jessica Williams
by C. Michael Bailey
The jazz palette is long and wide. Within any given performance format there exist seminal artists as different as saxophonists John Coltrane and Lester Young, trumpeters Miles Davis and Lester Bowie, and pianists Art Tatum and Gene Harris. When speaking of solo piano performances, two beacons performing today are Cyrus Chestnut and Jessica Williams. ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Spirit
by Larry Taylor
Cyrus Chestnut was born into the church; his father was a church organist and his mother directed the choir. On this artist's fine solo piano CD, Spirit, he returns to his roots with a selection of gospel songs augmented by a couple of inspirational popular songs from the 1970s. They are played with church-like fervor and ...
Solo Piano: Cyrus Chestnut, John Hicks & Ray Bryant
by Marcia Hillman
Cyrus ChestnutSpiritJazz Legacy Productions2009 John HicksI Remember YouHighNote2009 Ray BryantIn The Back RoomEvening Star2009 Playing solo piano requires, among other things, a ...
