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Passing the Torch: Jazz in the Next Generation
by Tom Greenland
The concept of jazz education is problematic, perhaps even oxymoronic. How do you teach someone to swing, to improvise creatively, to play with soul, to be him-or herself? In other words, Can jazz be taught? While some might argue to the contrary, numerous folks out there, on the scene, are making a difference, kindling and stoking ...
IAJE 2007 Conference Explores Future of Jazz
by Sandy Ingham
It began with an inspirational talk by pianist Danilo Perez on how jazz can be a unifying force in the world, spawning creativity and collaboration that just might help solve the seemingly intractable problems of poverty, global warming and war. It ended with an inspiring performance by Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra of the antiwar suite ...
Back to Back Live: Phil Woods & the Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra
by Ken Dryden
Phil Woods may not have the lightening fast facility on the alto sax any more, but he still remains among its the top players. Two recent examples come from concert recordings with the Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra made on back-to-back days in 2004. Phil Woods Groovin' to Marty Paich Jazzed Media
John Hollenbeck: Joys & Desires & Sequence
by Ty Cumbie
John Hollenbeck & Jazz Bigband Graz Joys & Desires Intuition 2005 Jorrit Dijkstra + John Hollenbeck Sequence Trytone 2006 Jazz' tradition police may have a necessary role ...
Charles Tolliver: With Love
by Jim Santella
Featuring the soulful trumpet soloing of Charles Tolliver and fiery band arrangements that he's created through a lifetime of paying dues, both in New York and Los Angeles, With Love drives with a powerful spirit and deep feeling. Tolliver's writing shows an influence from Gerald Wilson, with whom he worked in the late 1960s. ...
Don Byron: Do The Boomerang: The Music Of Junior Walker
by Chris M. Slawecki
Through previous recordings in honor of Sly Stone, Igor Stravinsky, Henry Mancini and other influences on his highly individualized muse, Don Byron has demonstrated a great feeling for tributes. His sixth Blue Note release honors Autry DeWalt, who blew as “Junior Walker a string of saxophone/organ hurricanes that contributed mightily to the rock-soul wing of Motown ...
Top Ten "Most Read" Articles & CD Reviews: 2006
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles and CD reviews below represent our top ten published in 2006.Top Ten Articles Megaphone What the F**k Happened to Black Popular Music? By Kenny Drew, Jr.Interviews Marc Ribot: That's the Way I View ...
Seeing Music and the Challenges of Filming Jazz: The Exceptional Case of 'Calle 54'
by Victor Verney
Fernando Trueba Calle 54 Miramax 2001 In an era in which the visual media have increasingly come to overshadow both audio and textual forms, Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba's Calle 54 raises provocative questions about jazz movies and the challenges facing the creative filmmaker. It is, undoubtedly, a must-see/must-hear ...
Troy Collins' Lucky 13: Best New Releases of 2006
by Troy Collins
Michaël Attias Credo Clean Feed Records Joyously upbeat with excellent arrangements, adroit rhythmic interplay, and passionate improvisation, a stunning debut for saxophonist Michaël Attias' sextet. Bridge 61 Journal Atavistic Bridge 61 is as fine an ...
Brian Bromberg: Wood II
by Ernest Barteldes
On Wood II, bassist Brian Bromberg, instead of showcasing new material, prefers to give his take on songs by a different range of composers, some of whom, like Paul McCartney and Kansas, are not directly associated with jazz. He opens with a classic Duke Ellington number, “Caravan, showing incredible speed during certain moments and also giving ...
