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Article: Album Review

Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys: Betweenwhile

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 23, 2011

Ha offerto i suoi servigi alla corte di sua maestà Anthony Braxton così come ha scatenato la sua batteria per gli MDC, leggende del punk-rock americano. E' pressoché impossibile incasellare un'artista come Mike Pride e altrettanto impossibile immaginare in anticipo la musica contenuta nei suoi CD. From Bacteria to Boys, nato come trio e qui in ...

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Article: Interview

Darius Jones: From Johnny Hodges To Noise Jazz

by AAJ Staff
January 11, 2011

Alto saxophonist Darius Jones--who won most critics' nomination for the best jazz newcomer album of 2009 for Man'ish Boy (A Raw And Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)--is a great fan of Johnny Hodges. He says that the lyrical Duke Ellington altoist is his hero, and this is pleasantly noticeable at the beginning of Man'ish Boy. It ...

News: Interview

"Man'ish Boy" Saxophonist Darius Jones Interviewed at All About Jazz

January 11, 2011

Alto saxophonist Darius Jones—who won most critics' nomination for the best jazz newcomer album of 2009 for Man'ish Boy (A Raw And Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)—is a great fan of Johnny Hodges. He says that the lyrical Duke Ellington altoist is his hero, and this is pleasantly noticeable at the beginning of Man'ish Boy. It ...

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Throat

By Darius Jones

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01-07. Throat I/VII.

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Article: Album Review

Mike Pride's From Bacteria To Boys: Betweenwhile

Read "Betweenwhile" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 14, 2010

Even though drummer/composer Mike Pride has appeared on over 70 albums, ranging from avant rock to blues, he remains not as well-known as he might be in the jazz field. Betweenwhile is likely to change that. Pride's From Bacteria to Boys has existed in various lineups since 2005, but the current foursome first came together in ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys: Betweenwhile

Read "Betweenwhile" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
October 10, 2010

Drummer Mike Pride is nothing if not busy, as a list of past collaborators including Milford Graves, George Lewis and Mary Halvorson shows. Such collaborations inevitably testify to his range, as does Betweenwhile, the second release by his working quartet. The trouble might be, however, that this very range dilutes the group's identity. ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys: Betweenwhile

Read "Betweenwhile" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 8, 2010

Certainly, any attempt to pigeonhole this drummer is a lesson in failure; priding himself in his diverse interests, whether recording a duet album of free improvisation with Jon Irabagon, on I Don”t Hear Nothin' But The Blues (Loyal Label, 2009), or playing with punk band Millions Of Dead Cops, Mike Pride he has also distinguished himself ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Darius Jones Trio to Play New York, Seattle and Vancouver in October

October 1, 2010

Two weeks from tonight, on October 14th, alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones and his working trio, featuring bassist Adam Lane and drummer Jason Nazary, will perform at SALT Space in New York as part of Destination:Out's new Loft/Lab concert series. The following week, the band (with Ryan Sawyer sitting in for Nazary) will make its first-ever trip ...

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News: Festival

The 22nd Edition of Earshot Jazz Festival: October 15 to November 7, 2010

August 13, 2010

Seattle's annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 15 and continues through November 7 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues all around the city. “Seattle's most important annual jazz event" —Downbeat Known for “adventurous, spot-on programming" (Jazz Times) and praised as “one of the best festivals in America" (Seattle Times) the Earshot Jazz Festival ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

William Hooker: Earth's Orbit

by John Sharpe
July 30, 2010

William Hooker Earth's Orbit No Business Records 2010 If East Coast is hot and West Coast cool in classic jazz parlance, then composer and drummer William Hooker subverts that tenet with East hot, West hotter in this limited edition, double vinyl set featuring separate bands captured live on ...