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Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes
by R.J. DeLuke
Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders. That may be, in part, because he was influenced by the sound of Milt Jackson and studied with one of the best in Dave Samuels, while ...
Clifford Brown: With Strings
by Chris May
Clifford BrownWith StringsEmarcy1955 Recordings setting soloists alongside string ensembles were not a staple of the bop years, but, when trumpeter Clifford Brown recorded With Strings, he had two illustrious predecessors. In 1946, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded four Jerome Kern standards with an ensemble arranged by Johnny Richards. ...
Penang Island Jazz Festival: Penang, Malaysia, Dec 1-4, 2011
by Ian Patterson
8th Penang Island Jazz FestivalPenang, MalaysiaDecember 1-4, 2011 For small, independent jazz festivals heavily reliant on private sector sponsorship, it can be a jungle out there. In the case of the Penang Island Jazz Festival, sandwiched between the Straits of Malacca and tropical forest, this is literally true. Monkeys, civet and leopard ...
Tad Hershorn: Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice
by Ian Patterson
Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice Tad Hershorn Hardcover; 488 pages ISBN: 9780520267824 University of California Press 2011 That this is the first comprehensive biography on groundbreaking jazz impresario Norman Granz (1918-2001) says much about the man's private nature. Granz shied ...
Carlos Abadie Quintet: Immersed In The Quest, Vol. 1
by Karl Ackermann
Jersey City native Carlos Abadie has been a mainstay on the New York City jazz circuit for almost two decades. The trumpeter and composer has been a member of pianist Jason Lindner's big band and has worked with bassist Omer Avital and saxophonists Illinois Jacquet and Mark Turner. His debut as a leader, Immersed In The ...
Dark Magus, by Gregory Davis, to be basis for feature film on his father
MONTCLAIR, NJ: Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis, Gregory Davis's no-holds-barred look at his father's life, published by Backbeat Books in 2006, will be the basis of feature film being developed by George Tillman, Jr., director of Notorious. Gregory Davis will serve as a consultant on the film, which will be called ...
Order Jazz Icons 5 (6-DVD Set) - Includes Coltrane's "Ascension," Monk Solo and more!
Mosaic Records announces the release of the Jazz Icons (Series #5) box set, containing six stunning, historically significant jazz performances from the archives of French television with superior video and audio quality. Pre-Order Now! John Coltrane—Live In France 1965 features the Classic John Coltrane Quartet at the peak of their powers. Includes the only public performance ...
Ernie Watts Quartet: Oasis
by Ian Patterson
Setting up Flying Dolphin Records in 2004 has given tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts wings. After 35 years calling on an ever-changing array of some of the greatest names in jazz to play on his records, Watts has now settled into two quartets: his American and European groups. The continuity of these ensembles and the complete artistic ...
George Tillman Jr Set To Direct Miles Davis Film
George Tillman, Jr. has been signed to develop and direct the upcoming feature film, Miles Davis, announced producer Nick Davis Raynes (Grandson of former 20th Century-Fox & Beverly Hills Hotel—among others—owner Marvin Davis). Producers Nick Davis Raynes and Ged Dickinson have partnered with Gregory Davis, Miles' eldest son to bring the true story of Miles Davis' ...
Westchester Jazz Orchestra / Sandvika Storband / Band of Bones
by Jack Bowers
Westchester Jazz OrchestraMaiden Voyage Suite WJO2010 The heavy-hitting Westchester Jazz Orchestra, one of whose ambitions under artistic director Mike Holober is to broaden its musical horizons, devotes its second album to renovating for a sixteen-member ensemble the music of pianist Herbie Hancock's classic recording Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, ...
