Home » Search Center » Results: Dazzle Recordings

Results for "Dazzle Recordings"

Advanced search options

Album

12.26.09 Live at Dazzle

Label: Dazzle Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: Fragrance of Eminence; Being Joyful; The Astral Gift; Beautiful Brooklyn; Get 'em Blues.

54

Article: Album Review

Shirley: From a Bright Clearing

Read "From a Bright Clearing" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment when “fusion" became a dirty word in jazz, but it definitely occurred sometime in the 1980s. Although fusion had been embraced by many musicians and fans, there was suddenly an overriding philosophy that “real" jazz did not incorporate electric instruments or electronics. This idea has lost currency over the ...

47

Article: Album Review

Steve Denny Trio: Life in the Basement

Read "Life in the Basement" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


The basement is a rich metaphor, with all sorts of literary and emotional connotations. In pianist Steve Denny's case, it represents a place for gestation and growth, a lair in which to hunker down and do one's work. Denny was born and raised in Denver, studied music at Loyola University in Chicago where he graduated summa ...

56

Article: Album Review

Josh Quinlan Quintet: Mountain Time Standards

Read "Mountain Time Standards" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


Although the Gold Rush is long over, the Wild West still holds out the promise of reinvention and inspiration. For saxophonist Josh Quinlan, who came of musical age in Chicago and moved to Colorado in 2006, the Front Range jazz scene has been chock-full of opportunity: he is co-director of the Telluride All-Star Program, director of ...

33

Song of the Day

Soldiering

Album:
By
Label: Dazzle Recordings
Released: 2011
Duration: 8:18

69

Article: Album Review

Matt Smiley: Quartet Art

Read "Quartet Art" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


Colorado-based bassist Matt Smiley is an excellent example of the virtues of musical versatility. His résumé includes performing internationally at the Montreux, North Sea, and Montreal Jazz festivals; premiering John Hilliard's 2nd Piano Concerto at the Kennedy Center; presenting his own arrangements of bassist Dave Holland's seminal “Conference of the Birds"; playing with a funk band; ...

68

Article: Album Review

The Teaching: 12.26.09 Live at Dazzle

Read "12.26.09 Live at Dazzle" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


One of the most inspiring stories in jazz concerns saxophonist John Coltrane's valiant attempt to kick heroin. In the midst of a physical firestorm, Coltrane had a spiritual awakening, and he asked God to give him the means and privilege to make others happy through music--which he ultimately did, creating jazz history in the process.

Album

Tremolo Canteen

Label: Dazzle Recordings
Released: 2011
Track listing: The Sweeper; Duende; Mushi Mushi; Times They Are A Changin'; How Deep Is the Ocean; Song for Ken; Looks Like This; Next Exit.

Album

Static Line

Label: Dazzle Recordings
Released: 2011

71

Song of the Day

Aachen

Album:
By
Label: Dazzle Recordings
Released: 2011
Duration: 08:11


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.