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Sakesho: Carribean Jazz Hits D.C.

by Franz A. Matzner
April 22, 2004

Blue's Alley April 8, 2004 You never know what to expect when you head out for a night of jazz, and to me that’s the best part of the jazz world. The music has become so diverse, so multi-cultural, and so stylistically varied that on any given evening even the most seasoned listener is ...

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Saxophonist Paul Carr: DC's Mister PC

by Matt Merewitz
April 18, 2004

Paul Carr is a saxophone and flautist deeply rooted in the hard-bop and blues tradition of jazz. He has a guttural “Texas Tenor” sound which stems from his childhood years growing up in Houston, Texas. While he has a stunning jazz improvisatory vocabulary, his ability to move an audience is his greatest asset. Arriving in the ...

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Ron Blake's MUSIC T'REE Flourishes Across Genres

by Matt Merewitz
March 29, 2004

A radio host throws on one of Ron Blake's discs ' perhaps his latest effort for Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, Lest We Forget. Chances are - you dig. But who was that? Many of you have seen or heard this saxophonist live or on record, but there is no name to go with a sound. Don't ...

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Tim Armacost: Rhythm and Transformation

by Matt Merewitz
February 26, 2004

Tim Armacost talks about 'choices [he] made' that determined the path he has taken as a musician. His direction was not always self-evident and its constant evolution has taken him from the US to Japan, to the Netherlands, to India, and back to the US, where has been for the past decade. In his ...

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Bohemian Revolution: Ari Hoenig at Twins Jazz

by Franz A. Matzner
February 18, 2004

I ordered a drink from Twins Jazz’s master of ceremonies, Joseph Beasley, whose ever-pleasant attitude and energy single-handedly warmed the club’s otherwise somewhat cool atmosphere and took a look around the room. It was still early. On stage, surrounding the bass, drums, and propped open music cases lay a jumble of loose sheet music, lead wires ...

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Odean Pope Brings Philly to DC

by Matt Merewitz
November 30, 2003

A markedly different and original musician, Odean Pope offers a saxophonic approach that sounds nothing like saxophone. In fact if anything it sounds more like wood flute or mellophone despite a typical tenor setup (with metal mouthpiece). Odean Pope was born in the town in the town of Ninety Six, South Carolina, but grew ...

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Kenny Werner & Toots Thielemans Going Strong

by Matt Merewitz
November 23, 2003

October 13th through the 15th at the legendary Blues Alley, D.C.’s premier jazz supper club, pianist Kenny Werner and harmonica/guitar virtuoso Jean “Toots” Thielemans set up shop. They dug deep into the jazz musician’s arsenal of standards and tunes of the trade that all players are expected to know, as a frame of reference for everything ...

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'The Bandwagon' Storms The Kennedy Center

by Franz A. Matzner
October 23, 2003

October 15, 2003 The Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. Virtually drowning in accolades, Jason Moran needs little introduction. With the support of his band-mates, Tarus Mateen (bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums), Moran has established himself at the forefront of modern jazz, particularly with the breakthrough album released this year, The Bandwagon. One element ...

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Capitol Jazz: Osby Returns to D.C.

by Franz A. Matzner
October 23, 2003

Kennedy Center Jazz Club Washington, D.C. October 16, 2003 Taking the stage last week with quite a different line-up than appeared on his latest release, Greg Osby illustrated just how far the Kennedy Center Jazz Club has come since opening its doors to small venue style jazz performance. Only ...

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Al Maniscalco Quartet CD Release

by Franz A. Matzner
October 15, 2003

Borders Books & Music Washinton,D.C. Baltimore resident, quartet leader, and saxophone instructor Al Maniscalco premiered his latest album release More In My Heart on Friday, June 13 at the Borders Books and Music on 18th and L, in D.C. While this was a difficult environment for musical transportation, for either players ...