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News: Education

Music Education Monday: Jazz theory with Barry Harris

June 6, 2016

Today for Music Education Monday, here are some lessons in piano and jazz theory from the veteran pianist Barry Harris, via a series of short videos produced by the Jazz Academy program of Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. The first of these four clips was part of a previous post here with some other piano-related ...

News: Video / DVD

Dexter Gordon: Denmark, 1962

May 25, 2016

Let's hang in Scandinavia for another day this week. I want to show you a fabulous gig documentary made in 1962 for the German TV program, An Ort und Stelle: Jazz in Kopenhagen (or On the Scene: Jazz in Copenhagen). It featured Dexter Gordon (ts), Lars Gulin (bar), Sahib Shihab (fl/as), Harold Goldberg (p), Benny Nielsen ...

Article: Interview

Gideon King: New York and Music

by Sammy Stein
April 24, 2016

Gideon King is a New York City boy. He was born and raised in the city. He is a composer, guitarist and producer and has worked with some of the finest musicians. He has been involved in projects which cover a range of music genres including pop, funk, jazz and fusion and has produced and collaborated ...

Article: Hi-Res Jazz

Blue Note On Blu-Ray

by Mark Werlin
April 22, 2016

Jazz music is best appreciated with “big ears" and an open mind. Just as exposure to new music casts older, familiar works in a different light, newer formats can expand a listener's perspective on the strengths and limitations of the original recordings. SACDs, Blu-Ray discs and hi-res downloads accurately represent the affective details of ...

Article: What is Jazz?

Jazz Cosmos: Music and Modern Physics

by Victor L. Schermer
April 10, 2016

To the memory of Leonard Bernstein, the greatest musical educator of all time, a great conductor and composer who loved jazz and whose televised lectures brought a whole generation of listeners into insightful contact with the music. Maybe you remember how astrophysicist Carl Sagan's vision of “billions and billions of stars" captured the awesome ...

News: Recording

Spin Cycle, Co-Led By Drummer Scott Neumann & Saxophonist Tom Christensen, Releases Self-Titled Debut CD on May 6

April 9, 2016

With its strong melodies, tight rhythms, intriguing textures, and sophisticated interplay, Spin Cycle has got everything covered. What makes the band special is how everything fits together—or, by intention, doesn’t. For listeners and band members alike, every tune is an adventure. Spin Cycle is the new quartet co-led by drummer Scott Neumann and tenor saxophonist Tom ...

Article: Book Excerpts

The Royal Roost: Birthplace of Bop

by Richard Carlin
March 30, 2016

The story of the development of jazz in New York is tied to the story of a few seminal clubs and promoters who helped nurture the music. Just as new musical styles were developing during World War II that would lead to the birth of bebop, so was the jazz scene changing. The clubs that thrived ...

Article: Live Review

Vocalist Sinne Eeg at Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
March 25, 2016

Sinne Eeg Trio Chris' Jazz Cafe Philadelphia, PA March 23, 2016 Sincerity, authenticity, and fidelity to tradition are qualities seriously lacking in what's left of jazz in America today. Computers, unbridled capitalistic exploitation, and a massive field of competing talent have led too many musicians to seek audiences through entertainment, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dexter Gordon

February 27, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Dexter Gordon's birthday today! Dexter Gordon is considered to be the first musician to translate the language of Bebop to the tenor saxophone. Dexter Keith Gordon was born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. His father, Dr. Frank Gordon, was one of the first African American doctors in Los ...

Article: Album Review

Interplay Jazz Orchestra: Detour

by Dan Bilawsky
February 26, 2016

Making a big band album is no easy feat, what with the organizational aspects, the musical demands, and the costs associated with such a venture. But as difficult as all of that may be to deal with, the real trick is in sustaining and developing this type of ensemble. Extrinsic benefits for participation are few, as ...