Home » Search Center » Results: DL Media
Results for "DL Media"
Bebo Valdes: Bebo
by Victor Verney
Bebo Valdés Bebo Calle 54 2006 Bebo Valdés is more than the ranking patriarch of Cuban pianists: he is a living archive of the piano literature of Cuba, as this eponymously titled release amply demonstrates. More than simply a solo album--amazingly, his first ever--this release is a comprehensive ...
Ornette Coleman: Sound Catalyst
by Clifford Allen
Catalyst (n.)--an agent that facilitates a change.Catalysis (n.)--the action or effect of a substance in increasing the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed. --Shorter Oxford English DictionaryWhile change occurs all around, the agent stands apart, its own dynamism existing somewhere askance from the rest of the world. Though Picasso had ...
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 ...
Album Showcase
Trending
In Tribute To...
Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
Jazz Raconteurs
Julius Hemphill: Marty Ehrlich and Tim Berne Remember a...
In Tribute To...
John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective
History of Jazz
John Coltrane in Detroit: A Brief History
Live Review
Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: A Gathering in a Great Jazz City
Profile
Sequoia Snyder: Growing in the Light of the Masters
Interview
Jasur Khalilov: From Falak to Fusion
Featured Video
VOTE!
