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News: Video / DVD

Mulligan, Brubeck & Desmond

May 19, 2016

Let's stick with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan today. Yesterday, I came across a terrific video of All the Things You Are by the Dave Brubeck Trio in 1971 at the Newport Jazz Festival featuring Mulligan and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Of course, Desmond had been a key member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet from the early ...

Article: What is Jazz?

Jazz: The Sacred and the Profane

by Victor L. Schermer
May 13, 2016

“As above, so below" --Hermes Trismegistus A warning: this article is worth reading only if you believe, as I do, that jazz is not just a form of entertainment, but an art form that has deep significance for our lives and contributes to our search for meaning. I fully appreciate the value of “digging ...

Article: Live Review

Bray Jazz 2016

by Ian Patterson
May 10, 2016

Bray Jazz Various venues Bray, Ireland April 29 -May 1, 2016 With first-rate music festivals mushrooming all over Ireland, Bray Jazz remains a highlight in a crowded calendar. Now in its seventeenth year, Bray Jazz' tried and tested format strikes a pleasing balance musically, with jazz, folk and world musics in ...

Article: Live Review

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny at the Blue Note

by Koby Hayon
March 28, 2016

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny Blue Note New York, NY March 13, 2016 Jazz luminary Roy Haynes has forever captivated audiences with his innovative playing and his concert (and 91st birthday celebration) on March 13th, at New York City's Blue Note was no different. The ...

Article: Album Review

Hendrik Meurkens: Harmonicus Rex

Read "Harmonicus Rex" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
March 21, 2016

Long before he became a proponent of the Brazilian jazz sound, harmonica and vibraphone master Hendrik Meurkens was drawn to the “swing" of the traditional jazz style and has remained a musical conservative ever since. Harmonicus Rex is the first all straight ahead jazz album Meurkens produces in a fifteen-year period. Here, the harmonica's expressive swinging ...

Article: Album Review

Renato Strukelj: Giammai

by Luigi Sforza
March 8, 2016

Omaggio alla musica e allo stile del sassofonista romano Maurizio Giammarco, Giammai -ultimo disco a nome del pianista friulano Renato Strukelj -è il risultato di una serie di confluenze e parallelismi stilistici convergenti. Di apprezzabile spessore mainstream, il disco concilia ciò che apparentemente risulterebbe inconciliabile: Fryderyk Chopin con Thelonious Monk e Charles Mingus ("Choponkus"), il cool ...

Article: Album Review

Ed Cherry: Soul Tree

Read "Soul Tree" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
February 18, 2016

Like any jazz recording worth its salt, Ed Cherry's Soul Tree, his second release for the Posi-Tone imprint, impresses on more than one level. Cherry's interpretations of often performed jazz standards--Mal Waldron's “Soul Eyes," Dave Brubeck's “In Your Own Sweet Way," Horace Silver's “Peace," among others--are exceptionally well drawn and stand up nicely in comparison to ...

Article: New York Beat

Pat Martino at The Jazz Standard

by Nick Catalano
February 9, 2016

On Thursday February 4 paradigmatic guitarist Pat Martino led his trio into The Jazz Standard for another seminal Big Apple performance. Gotham has been very lucky in recent years as Martino has rarely missed an opportunity to perform here and has headlined at most of the leading clubs. Quintessential hard swing has long ...

News: Festival

Tribeca Film Festival: Reflecting on 2015, Gazing Toward 2016

February 5, 2016

By Christine Connallon Celebrating its 14th year of bringing the best and brightest to movie goers, the Tribeca Film Festival 2015 showcased cinematic gems in both feature and short length categories. With a total attendance of over 467,000 attending over a staggering 490 screenings and panels and representing work from 38 countries, the possibilities were endless. ...

Article: Interview

Jasper Hoiby: In Conversation

by Nick Davies
February 3, 2016

Scandinavian/British jazz trio Phronesis have been described in Jazzwise Magazine as “one of the most exciting bands on the planet today" and by Jon Newy in the same publication as “the most exciting and imaginative piano trio since the Esbjorn Svensson Trio." They have been nominated for numerous awards such as “The Best Jazz Ensemble" at ...