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Article: Album Review

New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate

Read "The Turning Gate" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Intricate compositions often provide the best substrate for complex and satisfying improvisation. This holds true for the New Jazz Composer's Octet's The Turning Gate, which includes five short compositions and one long suite made up of six movements. Each piece serves as a vehicle for group interplay and interpretation, and as a platform for one or ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazz Middelheim 2009

Read "Jazz Middelheim 2009" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Jazz Middelheim 2009Park Den BrandtAntwerpenBelgium The Jazz Middelheim festival is nearing its fortieth anniversary, but it's a weekender that hasn't relinquished a fondness for adventure. Nuzzling up against its stellar bookings are acts, Belgian and otherwise, who seek to jolt the expectations of many audience members. The entertaining middle way ...

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News: Technology

New Jazz It Up! Episode Features: Chico Hamilton, Grace Kelly, Vintage Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Radio Deejay Russ Davis, and Coverage of the Freddie Hubbard Memorial at St. John the Divine

New Jazz It Up! Episode Features: Chico Hamilton, Grace Kelly, Vintage Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Radio Deejay Russ Davis, and Coverage of the Freddie Hubbard Memorial at St. John the Divine

New York, NY -- From elder statesman Chico Hamilton to rising star Grace Kelly, the current episode of Jazz it Up! bristles with a cool edge that tempers the warmth of summer. On one of her two featured numbers, alto saxophonist Kelly arranges Bill Withers' “Aint No Sunshine" into a jazz showcase; during the second, she ...

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Walkin' the Line

By David Weiss

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. Deadweight (Xavier Davis) - 5:36; 02. A Little Twist (David Weiss) - 7:33; 03. Walkin' the Line (DW) - 7:24; 04. Abdullah's Demeanor (Craig Handy) - 10:48; 05. Inner Space (Chick Corea) - 7:37; 06. The Dove (XD) - 8:51; 07. The Fork in the Road (Dwayne Burno) - 6:23.

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The Turning Gate

By David Weiss

Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: The Turning Gate; New; David and Goliath; Once; Bad Alchemy; The Faith Suite (I; In the Beginning; II; Twilight; III; The Doubtful; IV; Panic); Onward.

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Article: Interview

David Weiss: Writin', Arrangin' and Playin'

Read "David Weiss: Writin', Arrangin' and Playin'" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

David Weiss has been on the New York scene for a while now, writing and arranging, producing albums, organizing an outstanding octet. He's known for all that. He also plays the trumpet. Quite well, in fact. Although he's played with the likes of Jaki Byard, Frank Foster, Craig Handy, Christian McBride, Jimmy Heath and ...

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Article: Album Review

New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate

Read "The Turning Gate" reviewed by Greg Camphire

by Greg Camphire

From the first track on The Turning Gate, it's obvious that the New Jazz Composers Octet has spent considerable quality time together since their founding in 1996. The sheer number of hours spent writing, arranging, and playing material has strengthened this fresh ensemble into a superior example of jazz excellence. With each member working at the ...

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Article: Album Review

New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate

Read "The Turning Gate" reviewed by J Hunter

by J Hunter

Good support players can add color and depth to the vision of almost any artist; the right supporting cast can help a leader move in innumerable creative directions--witness the many phases of Dave Douglas. But what if a support player has a vision to share with the world? That was trumpeter David Weiss' motivation for founding ...

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Article: Album Review

The New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate

Read "The Turning Gate" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader David Weiss has been a fixture on the New York scene since returning to the city of his birth after graduating from North Texas State. Leader of the long-running  New Jazz Composers Octet, Weiss continues to evolve. The Turning Gate, the third album from the NJCO, though ...

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Article: Album Review

The New Jazz Composers Octet: Walkin' the Line

Read "Walkin' the Line" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Walkin' the line sta per camminare sul filo di un compromesso difficile quanto fertile per il futuro del jazz: costruire una musica che abbia le caratteristiche di riconoscibilità melodica e ritmica proprie dell'esperienza afroamericana senza rinunciare alla ricerca. Proseguire la strada di artisti come Wayne Shorter - in grado di comporre melodie memorabili, poste su veri ...


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