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Article: Profile

John McNeil's Backbone

by Ben Waltzer
March 8, 2011

Like many trumpeters, John McNeil has a unique brand above his upper lip where flesh meets metal. It looks like a setting sun, and was visible from up close, as he removed his instrument from his mouth, rose steadily from his stool, and grasped the microphone. “This is the part of any jazz ...

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News: Education

Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Joe La Barbera, Sheila Jordan, Dave Liebman, Lage Lund @ Roma Jazz's Cool 2011

March 4, 2011

ROMA JAZZ'S COOL VII edition July 11th -17th 2011 Registrations to the VII edition of ROMA JAZZ'S COOL—full immersion of top level jazz workshops, managed by Saint Louis College of Music of Rome—are now open. The 2011 edition will be from July 11th to 17th 2011. The well-known names of International jazz who confirmed their participation: ...

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Article: Interview

Roberta Piket: Making a Difference

by Victor L. Schermer
February 28, 2011

Roberta Piket is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger with an exceptional range of expression. In the same tune or performance, she moves fluidly between bebop, hard bop, blues, soft and mellow, up-tempo, contrapuntal, and advanced harmonic motifs, making it all come together in meaningful, coherent statements of ideas and emotions. She thinks hard when she ...

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Article: Album Review

Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Read "Inner Flights" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 27, 2011

The peaceful, John Lennon-like face on the cover of Inner Flights is merely a mask. Behind that calm exterior is a musician with killer instincts and serious chops. Sure, saxophonist Benjamin Drazen can be calm and graceful when he wants to, as he is on Inner Flights' closing track, “Polka Dots And Moonbeams," but more often ...

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Article: Opinion

Why Is Jazz A Dirty Word?

by David Arivett
February 26, 2011

Why is it that “jazz music," and even the word “jazz" itself, is so offensive and polarizing to the average music listener today? The word “jazz" instantly turns many people off... immediately saying they don't like jazz at all. The fact is, that a very large part of the US population won't listen to jazz, period. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues @ Littlefield - Featuring Dave Liebman, John Hebert & Works - March 9!

February 15, 2011

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 4th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ LITTLEFIELD Littlefield is located at is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Ave in Brooklyn, Tel 718 855 3388, $14 cover, $6 minimum (20 and under-$7 cover, $3 minimum) NEXT CONCERT! Wednesday, MARCH 9 2 SETS ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Frank Macchia

by AAJ Staff
February 13, 2011

Meet Frank Macchia: Born and raised in San Francisco, CA., Frank started on the clarinet at the age of ten years old. Soon afterward he began studies on bassoon, saxophone and flute. By the age of fourteen he began studying composition, writing jazz and classical pieces for his high school band and orchestra and ...

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News: Radio

Saxophone Summit on Reeds and Deeds II

February 3, 2011

This Sunday's broadcast of “Reeds & Deeds II" will feature an exclusive backstage interview with the Saxophone Summit: Ravi Coltrane, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart and Phil Markowitz. The Saxophone Summit will be performing in New York City at Birdland this weekend through Saturday. The segment will be broadcast during the February 6th ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Tim Collins

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2011

Tim Collins is a vibraphonist/drummer originally from NY, now living in Munich, Germany. He's played with Ingrid Jensen, Aaron Parks, John Ellis, Aaron Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, John Hollenbeck, George Porter, and Mike Moreno. His two albums, 'Valcour and Fade received 3 and 4 stars respectively in Downbeat Magazine. Look for a third album in 2011, featuring ...

Article: Album Review

Dave Liebman: Live/As Always

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 17, 2011

L'apertura di questo bel disco della big band del saxofonista Dave Liebman è affidata ad una sorta di fanfara che richiama gli album di Michael Gibbs, uno degli arrangiatori e band leader più importanti nel jazz degli ultimi quarant'anni. Un punto di collegamento interessante che poi si ripresenta quà e la anche nel prosieguo del CD, ...