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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jeff Antoniuk

Read "Take Five With Jeff Antoniuk" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Jeff Antoniuk: Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is an internationally respected jazz composer and musician whose concerts and recordings are consistently well received by critics. His latest CD, Brotherhood, is out in May of 2010. Antoniuk has shared the stage with U.S. hitmakers Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Najee and Marcus Miller. He's worked with Canadian ...

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News: Recording

Greenleaf Music Relaunch Subscription Series

Greenleaf Music Relaunch Subscription Series

Starting with the release of Dave Douglas & Keystone, Spark Of Being [3-CD], Greenleaf Music is also launching a revamped version of our successful Subscriber Series. Many thanks to our Subscriber community for the critical feedback which helped craft many of these changes. While most if not all of the original features remain (the 20-30% store ...

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News: Festival

2010 Stanford Jazz Festival

Stanford Jazz Workshop is excited to announce the 2010 Stanford Jazz Festival! Kicking off on June 25th with a Night of Brazilian Jazz featuring Luciana Souza with Romero Lubambo, the Stanford Jazz Festival runs all summer long and features artists such as Randy Weston, Taylor Eigsti, Freddy Cole, Mose Allison, Joshua Redman, George Cables, Dave Douglas ...

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News: Education

What is a Jam Session?

What is a Jam Session?

They announced I was leading it so I asked, and got blank stares in return. It was clearly the wrong question, so I followed up: Is it Standards? Is it Free Improvisation? Is it a reading of original compositions? Is it preformed groups getting up to play? It is musicians who don't normally play together ad ...

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Article: Profile

Donny McCaslin

Read "Donny McCaslin" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross

If saxophonist Donny McCaslin's life were made into a movie, the following 'scene' could be a natural start: A young boy perched on a stool on the bandstand at a California mall. Too young to be let loose to wander, it's an efficient way his working father could keep an eye on the boy and still ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Dave Douglas Ticket Giveaway ~ World Premiere Performance

Dave Douglas Ticket Giveaway ~ World Premiere Performance

April 24th, 2010 will see the World Premiere of Dave Douglas' collaboration with Bill Morrison, Spark Of Being, at Stanford University. You can purchase tickets here. But before you do, answer the question below in the comments section of the blog post for a chance to win yourself tickets. Question: What is the origin of the ...

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Article: Album Review

Thomson Kneeland: Mazurka For A Modern Man

Read "Mazurka For A Modern Man" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

It wouldn't be unusual to think that the mastermind behind Mazurka For A Modern Man played trumpet or guitar. While bassist Thomson Kneeland wrote eight of these compositions, which touch on everything from Balkan folk music and klezmer, to chamber music and indie rock, he often lurks in the background while guitarist Nate Radley and trumpeter ...

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Article: Album Review

Paul Motian / Chris Potter / Jason Moran: Lost In A Dream

Read "Lost In A Dream" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Drummer Paul Motian makes another stellar recording with his newest trio of pianist Jason Moran and saxophonist Chris Potter. Soon to be eighty, the drummer--who doesn't venture out of Manhattan these days--displays full command over musical expression and emotion on this live recording. It's impossible to listen to Motian's trio work at New York's ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 Portland Jazz Festival

Read "2010 Portland Jazz Festival" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

The Portland Jazz Festival is now in its 7th year under the artistic direction of Bill Royston. And at this point, it's pretty safe to say that this is a festival that has earned it's due as one of the most creative festivals that has not only survived the current economic downturn but has done so ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave DouglasTwo-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid 1980s, Mr... more Website ...


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