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Anne Mette Iversen: Racing a Butterfly
by Mike Jurkovic
Many can surely recall the sunny, childlike fervor and bounce chasing a butterfly. Whether it was the park behind the projects or a rolling, rural vista, a feeling of wonder and wander settled into our core memory, only to be summoned in up from the subconscious to displace the current. Even if but for a moment. ...
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Danny Grissett
Los Angeles, California-born pianist/composer Danny Grissett has been one of the most sought-after musicians on the New York and international jazz scenes for the last 20 years. He began playing the piano at age five, formally studying classically when he turned six. Danny is a graduate of Cal State University Dominguez Hills (B.A. Music Education 1998), Cal Arts (M.F.A. Jazz Keyboard Performance 2000), and the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute, where he had the opportunity to study with jazz masters Barry Harris, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, and Roy Haynes.
Phil Ranelin: Phil Ranelin Collected 2003-2019
by Chuck Koton
One day, in Indianapolis in 1948, a nine year old Phil Ranelin made a fateful visit to his paternal grandmother's home. She was a real music buff and that afternoon, before she went to do some work out back, she told young Phillip, “Any of these records, feel free to play 'em and see what kind ...
Worktime, One Step Beyond and Questions
by Marc Cohn
Charenee Wade starts us off offering wisdom, followed by questions posed by Jimmy Raney, Danny Grissett, Kenny Werner, John Ellis & Tal Farlow. Then, a major Sonny Rollins celebration with tracks from his monumental Worktime recording. We've also got a Jazz Times 'Top 50 of all time' alto sax session from Jackie McLean. More? Of course: ...
Remembrance
Label: Savant Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Woody'n You;
Lament for Bobby;
Prelude to a Kiss;
Gallop's Gallop;
Renatus;
Just Enough;
A Friend Indeed;
Digital Big Foot;
Detour Ahead.
Moving Picture
By Tom Harrell
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Moving Picture; Apple House; Montego Bay; Time Passage; Different Clouds; Gee, A. Bee; Happy Ring; Vibrer; Sea; Four the Moment.
Celebrating centennials at Moncalieri Jazz Festival
by Antonio Baiano
After the two concerts which opened its 20th edition, the Moncalieri Jazz Festival shifted to full throttle with four more great nights of music, each celebrating the centennials of jazz giants born in 1917. The first evening was dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald. Italian-Algerian vocalist Karima performed “Voices," a special project commissioned by the festival, ...
Louis Hayes: Still Moving Straight Ahead
by Joan Gannij
Louis Hayes will turn 80 on May 31 (2017), but the party is still goin' hearty. He started celebrating this milestone back in February with an 18-day tour that began in Barcelona and concluded in Amsterdam. It was mostly one-nighters with three nights in Athens, two in Paris and London appearances at the usual places, like ...
The World's First International Online Contest by 7 Virtual Jazz Club
by Hrayr Attarian
On December 19th 2016, the first international online jazz contest ended with the announcement of the three winners. Organized by Valerio Pappi the artistic director of “7 Virtual Jazz Club" the inaugural edition of this innovative competition was dedicated to cornetist Nick La Rocca. Born of Sicilian parents in New Orleans, La Rocca, despite the controversies ...
