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Dave Burrell

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Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is a performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. His dynamic compositions, with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington. After majoring in music at the University of Hawaii, he enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1961. After graduating with degrees in composition/arranging and performance in 1965, he moved to New York City, where he quickly established himself as one of the most innovative and original pianists, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz. Burrell’s Jazz Opera Windward Passages, written in collaboration with Swedish-born poet/lyricist Monika Larsson, blends opera voices with world class jazz soloists, a 21-piece jazz opera orchestra, dancers and chorus

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The Lost Session, Paris 1979

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: On a Saturday Night; A.M. Rag; Lush Life (Strayhorn); Punaluu Peter; Sarah's Lament; Stepping Out (or, Monday Night Death Rehearsal); Embraceable (Gershwin / Gershwin); Black Robert; My Dog Has Fleas / Menehune Messages; Sophisticated Lady (Ellington).

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Article: Album Review

Dave Burrell / Sam Woodyard: The Lost Session, Paris 1979

Read "The Lost Session, Paris 1979" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Listeners would be hard-pressed to name another artist besides Dave Burrell who commands such mastery across jazz's entire timeline, from its ragtime origins to its most adventurous avant-garde territories. The pianist, born in 1940, brings equal authenticity to Jelly Roll Morton's classic compositions and completely free improvisation. His discography spans the works of Thelonious Monk, Billy ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fabian Dudek, Dan Weiss, Jasper Hoiby & Mazam

Read "Fabian Dudek, Dan Weiss, Jasper Hoiby & Mazam" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


German alto player Fabian Dudek's new This Every Place is an indication that Dudek's forming his own improvisational language, and his album is graced with the presence of Ingrid Laubrock. A definite must listen. There's a similar path followed by the Portuguese quartet, Mazam, on their new Pilgrimage Vol. 2. Drummer Dan Weiss' latest features a ...

Article: Live Review

Vicenza Jazz - New Conversations 2025

Read "Vicenza Jazz - New Conversations 2025" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Vicenza Jazz 2025 Varie sedi Vicenza 15--25 maggio 2025 Vicenza Jazz--New Conversations ha sempre portato un sottotitolo che mettesse in evidenza il tema su cui di anno in anno si concentrava prevalentemente. Questa ventinovesima edizione ha evitato di celebrare anniversari o di puntare i riflettori su uno strumento principe, ...anche se, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jackie McLean, Eugene Chadbourne, and Miho Hazama

Read "Jackie McLean, Eugene Chadbourne, and Miho Hazama" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Technical difficulties prevented me from recording last week's show, so instead here is a vintage one from February 9, 2021. The musicians featured here include Jackie McLean, Susan Alcorn. Miho Hazama, Dave Burrell, and Eugene Chadbourne. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings ...

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Article: Book Review

The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings

Read "The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings Matthew Shipp93 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-57027-435-0Automedia2025 Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative as Shipp, deciphering his musical ...

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News: Festival

Elysium Furnace Works Kicks Off 2025 Season With A Solo Piano Festival, Beginning With Dave Burrell on Saturday, March 1 in Beacon, NY

Elysium Furnace Works Kicks Off 2025 Season With A Solo Piano Festival, Beginning With Dave Burrell on Saturday, March 1 in Beacon, NY

Elysium Furnace Works is proud the announce the initial concerts for its 2025 season. To kick off 2025, EFW will present its very first solo piano festival. On each Saturday in March this year, EFW will present five of the most brilliant pianists performing anywhere today. All five concerts as part of the EFW Solo Piano ...

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Three For Shepp To Gesprachsfetzen Revisited

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: New Blue; Fortunato; The Shadow Knows; Spooks; West India; Delicado; Gesprachsfetzen; Exhibit A; Babudah; Tomorrow Is the Beginning of the End of Yesterday; Aba.

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Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2024

Read "Vision Festival 2024" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


A collection of photos from the Vision Festival 2024 in Brooklyn at the Roulette Theatre, from June 18 to June 23, 2024 featuring William Parker, James Brandon Lewis, Dave Burrell, Matthew Shipp, Orrin Evans, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Jen Shyu, Ava Mendoza, James Blood Ulmer, Amina Claudine Myers, Isaiah Collier, Marshall Allen Sun Ra Arkestra, Rob ...


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