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Dorothy & George Jacob: Putting Bray On The Jazz Map
by Ian Patterson
Twenty years is old for a car and really old for a dog, but in jazz festival terms twenty years is perhaps not so long in the tooth. For a jazz festival twenty years means established, with the major storms of the early years weathered, a brand that people recognize and a heap of good will ...
Seamus Blake: Guardians Of The Heart Machine
by Roger Farbey
Seamus Blake was born in 1970 in London, England but raised in Vancouver, Canada. He studied jazz at Berklee College of Music and following his graduation moved to New York Cit, where he became a fixture on the jazz scene including being a member of the Mingus Big Band. He's played or recorded with Victor Lewis, ...
Call Me the Breeze: Dave Douglas and Donny McCaslin Play Lynyrd Skynyrd
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
"Play some Skynyrd." Anyone who has ever performed anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line has heard these words, usually yelled towards the stage by someone whose blood alcohol content is approaching whole numbers, no matter what kind of music they play or where they may be performing. When the inevitable happened recently to Dave ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously. His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Guggenheim ...
Mellow Side of the Blue Note Review & More
by Marc Cohn
This week, we finish tracking Volume 1 of the Blue Note Review, which is now out-of-print. Volume 2 just arrived and you can listen for it in the months ahead. We also feature selections from Sonny Rollins at his first full recording date as a leader from December 1951. But, of course, there's more--see for yourself, ...
Matana Roberts, the Organ in Jazz, and New Releases
by Bob Osborne
This week a focus on Matana Roberts, a preview of the new album from Dave Douglas, other new releases and a focus on the organ, Hammond and otherwise, in jazz. Playlist Dave Douglas “Showing Up" from Engage (Greenleaf) 00:00 Chicago Edge Ensemble “A Pontificators Tale" from Insidious Anthem (Trost) 08:31 Matana Roberts, Josh Abrams, ...
Dinosaur Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam
by BIMHUIS
These four twenty-somethings have each established their own name in British jazz. The most prominent name in Dinosaur is trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd, who has previously been voted BBC New Generation Artist. The accessible synth pop of the 1980s is an important influence on the recent album Wonder Trail (Edition Records), on which she also ...
Uplift - Twelve Pieces For Positive Action
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: The Power Of The Vote; Lift All Boats; Every Town; Truly The Sun; Love Is A Battle; Trail Of Dreams; A Tree Planted By The Rivers Of Water; Sharing A Small Planet; Shine Like The Dawn; Fear No Love; The Garden; Truth Is Truth;
Jazz in 1's and 0's
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
If one were to happen by the GeniusDome, providing you could navigate the gauntlet of traps and snares leading to the door and pass muster by my parakeet Al Neri, you'd be greeted warmly and welcomed into my inner sanctum. You'd notice a veritable forest of guitars, an inexplicable collection of hot sauces and Barbecue sauces, ...
Dave Douglas, Ken Thomson and More
by Bob Osborne
On this show we look back at the fantastic live recordings from the Dave Douglas Brazen Heart band live at The Jazz Standard. Also featured the new album from Ken Thomson and a further look at the work of Jerry Bergonzi. In between a selection of new and archive material. Playlist Andrew Cyrille “Worried ...
