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Article: Album Review

Joe Morris / Petr Cancura / Luther Gray: Wildlife

Read "Wildlife" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
July 10, 2009

Widely revered in avant-garde music circles for his innovative approach to the electric guitar, Joe Morris' decision to take up the contrabass in 2002 was initially met with apprehension from certain corners of the new music community. Fears that the singular guitarist might disavow his primary axe have been dispelled, replaced by a burgeoning parallel discography ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Kuhn: Shimmering Beauty

by Maxwell Chandler
July 7, 2009

This interview was originally published on All About Jazz on March 2, 2009. Whether it is in his trio, collaborating with vocalists or accompanying an orchestra, pianist Steve Kuhn has always managed to effortlessly defy and combine genres. Whether it is an older recording or one of his newer albums, an inherent ability to ...

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Article: Interview

Jo Lawry: Singing Sideman

by Jason Crane
May 19, 2009

Australian vocalist Jo Lawry is quickly establishing herself among the top tier of current jazz vocalists. And she's doing it--at least some of the time--by being a sideman. Lawry hails from Adelaide, Australia. She's been in the U.S. for several years now pursuing advanced degrees in jazz, but she hasn't spent all her time ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz and Global Music Mix: Conga Kings with Tiempo Libre and John Patitucci, Rufus Reid and Danilo Prez at the Kimmel Center, May 8 and 9

May 8, 2009

The Kimmel Centers final weekend of jazz concerts for the 2008-09 season includes Miami-based, Cuban-born and internationally renowned artists bringing their own flair of global rhythms to jazz. Click on the name of the artist below for more information on each Kimmel Center performance: Jazz Fridays culminates with Conga Kings and Tiempo Libre performing polyrhythmic Latin ...

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Article: Interview

Tom Warner: Honoring the Legacy

by Victor L. Schermer
May 6, 2009

Tom Warner recently replaced Mervon Mehta as vice-president of programming for the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, when the latter took the head position at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Among his eclectic musical tastes, the accessible, warm and articulate Warner has a strong interest in jazz.

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Three: In the Spirit of Family

by John Kelman
May 4, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Three: In the Spirit of Family The Documentary ChannelMay 4, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009In a 2005 AAJ interview, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel bemoaned the loss ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Michele Thomas

by AAJ Staff
April 29, 2009

Meet Michele Thomas: Messenger, the highly anticipated release by jazz vocalist Michele Thomas features bright new arrangements of Stevie Wonder's most spiritually intimate and socially provocative songs. Album includes: “If It's Magic," “Higher Ground," “Jesus People Of America," “They Won't Go When I Go," and much more. Moved by the current relevance ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time

by John Kelman
April 27, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four ---> Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time The Documentary ChannelApril 27, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009After a promising launch on April 20, 2009, with ...

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News: Recording

Luciana Souza to Release "Tide" May 26

March 19, 2009

Luciana Souza will release her new album Tide, May 26th. In describing her choice of material for Tide, Luciana Souza says “geography and language have played a big part in my life. Feeling uprooted and disoriented, but also aspiring to being centered and calm – a real dichotomy of feelings, but somehow thriving in the memories ...

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Article: Album Review

Danilo Perez: Across the Crystal Sea

Read "Across the Crystal Sea" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 17, 2009

At its most basic, Crystal Sea features pianist Danilo Perez leading a quartet with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, supported by percussionist Luis Quintero. Cassandra Wilson radiates vocals through two standards, “Lazy Afternoon" and “(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings." Beyond these two standards, Claus Ogerman, who arranged and conducted the orchestra, contributes ...