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Barry Altschul, William Hooker, Bobby Previte & Andrew Cyrille
by Martin Longley
Barry Altschul Roulette January 8, 2013 Another 70th birthday to celebrate, another musician who commands the appearance and vitality of a much younger player. New York drummer Barry Altschul actually hit 70 two days before this celebratory gig at Roulette. The long-established experimental music venue is now settling in ...
2012: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The world of jazz officially went global in 2012, kicked the Grammy Awards in the shins, dealt with economic issues and Mother Nature, and found new ways to innovate in this social media and Internet-savvy age. There were ups and there were downs for both longstanding clubs and festivals, too. Here's a look at ...
CultureCatch.com's Best Of 2012 List
CultureCatch.com's annual Best New Jazz Albums list is out. Sitting at #1 is David S. Ware & Planetary Unknown's album on AUM Fidelity, Live at Jazz Festival Saalfelden 2011. Artist of the Year honors go to Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman, who released six albums on Leo Records in 2012. Top historical recording is the Miles Davis ...
David S. Ware Memorial Service At Saint Peter's Church
The friends and family of the late David S. Ware will gather at Saint Peter's Church at 619 Lexington Avenue where it meets 54th Street on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:30pm The musical portions of the service will be presented by Cooper–Moore: solo harp William Parker: special presentation Muhammad Ali and ...
John Sharpe’s Best Releases of 2012
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases which stood out this year: Wadada Leo Smith Ten Freedom Summers Cuneiform Without a doubt, Ten Freedom Summers is the crowning achievement of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's distinguished career to date. Years in the making, the complete sequence of 19 ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: David S. Ware
All About Jazz is celebrating David S. Ware's birthday today! David S. Ware has been playing the saxophone for over 40 years. First in New Jersey public school bands, and in informal practice sessions with Sonny Rollins as a youth in the \'60s; then as part of the fertile NYC Loft Jazz era of the \'70s. ...
Saxophonist David S. Ware: 1949-2012
David S. Ware's longtime manager Steven Joerg, the family's official spokesman, has issued the following statement: Last night, saxophonist and composer David S. Ware succumbed to complications from his 2009 kidney transplant at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was 62. His remains will be cremated and a musical memorial service ...
Is Jazz Dead? Or Is It Just Pining for the Fjords?
by Duncan Heining
Is Jazz Dead? (Or Has It Moved to a New Address?)Stuart Nicholson288 pages, softcoverISBN: 978-0415975834Routledge2005Stuart Nicholson's Is Jazz Dead? (Or Has It Moved To A New Address?) came out in 2005 and has proved a remarkably successful book for both author and his publisher. ...
William Parker: Centering - Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987
by John Sharpe
William ParkerCentering: Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987No Business Records2012Nobusiness Records has been building up to this monumental, six-disc cache of unreleased early recordings by bassist William Parker for some time. The Lithuanian label's unsurpassed documentation of the New York City loft jazz era has so far encompassed reissues and ...
