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Article: Interview

Joey Baron: Just Say Yes

Read "Joey Baron: Just Say Yes" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

by Sean Patrick Fitzell

Combining technical acuity with a deep sense of groove, Joey Baron drums with playful exuberance. Throughout his more than 35-year career, he's propelled experimentalists like guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist John Zorn, as well as mainstreamers like vocalist Carmen McRae and saxophonist David Sanborn. He's even played with pop stars David Bowie and Marianne Faithfull. But ...

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Article: Album Review

Al Jarreau: The Very Best of: An Excellent Adventure

Read "The Very Best of: An Excellent Adventure" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush

Al Jarreau is the most successful jazz singer of his time and has enjoyed a career that spans four decades. Oddly though, Jarreau has been never been represented with a career-spanning compilation, and his fans have been patiently waiting for a comprehensive overview. They will have to keep waiting. An Excellent Adventure casts ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Strike Up the (Unsung) Bands

Read "Strike Up  the (Unsung) Bands" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

The big band era is known for producing a number of enormously successful ensembles whose leaders were household names: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, then on through Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, the brothers Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie and, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Joey Berkley & Funkasaurus Rex: More 'n Four / Etched in Stone

Read "Joey Berkley & Funkasaurus Rex: More 'n Four / Etched in Stone" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

Some jazz musicians have a knack for variety. There are those who specialize in a specific genre, but there are others who prefer to come at the listener from different directions. Saxophonist Joey Berkley is among the latter. Berkley hails from Toronto but has made his home in New York City. In NYC, he ...

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Article: Album Review

Amalgamation: Therefore

Read "Therefore" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

Amalgamation is the bringing together of different elements. It is also the name of group that wants, on its debut Therefore, to present a unique sound. Based in Cleveland, Mississippi, this saxophone/guitar/bass/drums quartet is heavily influenced by the blues, but with a sound that's more a mix of rock, pop, jazz and fusion, its ...

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Article: Live Review

Dr. John and The Neville Brothers at the Keswick Theatre

Read "Dr. John and The Neville Brothers at the Keswick Theatre" reviewed by Wade Luquet

by Wade Luquet

Dr. John and The Neville BrothersKeswick TheatreGlenside, PAAugust 25, 2009 Mardi Gras came to the Philadelphia suburbs when Dr. John and The Neville Brothers took over the stage at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The Keswick is an acoustically perfect, fully restored, 1350 seat music venue built in 1928. It ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Don Diego

Read "Take Five With Don Diego" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Don Bables:Don Diego is a contemporary jazz fusion saxophonist, vocalist and keyboard player who mixes instrumental covers of modern and classic R&B with rap and pop vocals. His music is divinely focused and undoubtedly appeals to the tastes of smooth jazz lovers. However, the urban flavor of Don Diego's music is unmistakable. While ...

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News: Interview

Woodstock Jazz Memories: Blood, Sweat & Tears

With all the media attention focused this week on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, its worth noting that, while there was no jazz at the festival, there were some fine jazz musicians. Weve already looked at David Sanborns Woodstock memories; heres what some of the players in Blood, Sweat & Tears have said about the event. ...

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Article: Live Review

TD Canada Trust 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Read "TD Canada Trust 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin

TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz FestivalVancouver, CAJune 26th-July 5th Probably one of the few places on the planet not deep in mourning for recently deceased pop star Michael Jackson was Vancouver, on the western coast of Canada, or at least the parts of the city given over to the 24th annual TD ...

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Take Five With Mike Mainieri

Read "Take Five With Mike Mainieri" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Mike Mainieri: Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During '50s and early '60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery. ...


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