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Eldar Djangirov: Virtue
by Bruce Lindsay
Virtue is Eldar's fourth album--his sixth, if his early independent releases are included--something of an achievement for a musician who was only 22 years old at the time of the album's release. The album further affirms the Kyrgyzstan-born, New York-based musician's deserved reputation for technical ability. Across the 11 tracks Eldar shows speed and virtuosity--on one ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections
by Mark Corroto
Like an Ian McEwan short story, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel can say more in a few lines than most guitarists manage over the course of an entire recording. On Standard Trio: Reflections he inscribes his signature sound on a set of ballads--all classic tunes except for one original. His trio of bassist Eric Revis and drummer Eric ...
Heath Brothers: Endurance
by Joel Roberts
Endurance is a fitting word to describe Jimmy and Albert “Tootie" Heath, the veteran mainstreamers whose new release is their first since the death of their brother Percy four years ago. Jimmy Heath, who just celebrated his 83rd birthday, remains a titan on the tenor saxophone (and occasionally the soprano), playing with the relaxed ...
Portland Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Mingus Big Band, Dave Holland, Pharoah SandersTo Headline 2010 Portland Jazz FestivalFebruary 22-28 Festival to also Present“Is Jazz Dead (Or Has It Moved to a New Address)?-New Music from Norway" Showcasing Three North American Premiere Performances The 2010 Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented ...
No "Vanity" Here: Jackie Ryan, Denise Donatelli, Lisa Sokolov, Kat Edmonson
by J Hunter
One of the whinier columns ever to appear in a major jazz publication concerned “Vanity Projects"--that is, sessions bankrolled by rich men for their marginally talented spouses/girlfriends/siblings/whatever. Unfortunately, those kind of recordings do exist, and in far greater numbers than desirable. However, the author's implication was that most female vocal projects could be categorized in this ...
The State of the Piano 2009: Cyrus Chestnut and Jessica Williams
by C. Michael Bailey
The jazz palette is long and wide. Within any given performance format there exist seminal artists as different as saxophonists John Coltrane and Lester Young, trumpeters Miles Davis and Lester Bowie, and pianists Art Tatum and Gene Harris. When speaking of solo piano performances, two beacons performing today are Cyrus Chestnut and Jessica Williams. ...
41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Photo Credit: Ricard Cugat41st VOLL-DAMM BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUPHEADLINERS TO INCLUDE WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET, CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON, BRAD MEHLDAU, MARCUS MILLER, BELA FLECK, AND KIND OF BLUE @ 50 - JIMMY COBB'S SO WHAT BANDFestival to conclude with Chano Dominguez in NYC At ...
Kat Edmonson at Jazz Standard
Kat EdmonsonSet to Perform at Jazz Standard, November 11Austin-based vocalist Kat Edmonson will perform with her sextet--tenor saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Kevin Lovejoy, bassist Danton Boller, drummer JJ Johnson and percussionist Chris Lovejoy--on Wednesday, November 11 at Jazz Standard. Edmonson made her debut at the venue in May while on a northeast tour ...
Giants of Jazz 12 Set to Honor Pianist Randy Weston on October 17
GIANTS OF JAZZ 12Randy Weston 2009 Jazz Master Honoree SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009 7:30 PM SOUTH ORANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 70 North Ridgewood RoadSouth Orange, NJ 07079 This one-night concert is hailed by The New York Times as “New Jersey's premier jazz festival." The Newark ...
Acclaimed Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and His Trio Set to Release "Reflections" on October 27
Acclaimed Guitarist Kurt RosenwinkelGets Intimate With “Standards Trio: Reflections" On The Wommusic LabelTrio session with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Eric Harland set for release October 27“There's this kind of fluidity and architecture in the lines that he plays that I don't think I've heard anybody else do. ...
