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News: Education

Young Artists Residency in Cleveland

Young Artists Residency in Cleveland

Dominick Farinacci About 15 years ago my old friend, pianist-educator Eric Gould invited me to speak to his students at a Saturday morning music education program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). When I arrived the students were running down a chart, then they took a break before my talk. As they broke the kids were bouncing ...

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Article: Album Review

Tim Mayer: Resilience

Read "Resilience" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Resplendent arrangements and artful soloists are in abundance on Tim Mayer's Resilience. For this, the Boston-based tenor saxophonist's debut recording under his own name, Mayer manages to bridge the gap between the often opposing forces of stability and variety, as he builds each tune around the same core quartet while using an ever-changing list of guests ...

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Article: Album Review

Dominick Farinacci: Dawn of Goodbye

Read "Dawn of Goodbye" reviewed by Lewis J Whittington

by Lewis J Whittington

No lyrics necessary. The black and white cover photos of Dominick Farinacci's Dawn of Goodbye evokes the early 1960s, but the trumpeter is not just striking a pose. He may only be 28, but the tone of his trumpet is that of a multi-era jazz soul. Farinacci's concept for this collection, sans lyrics, ...

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Article: Album Review

Dominick Farinacci: Dawn Of Goodbye

Read "Dawn Of Goodbye" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

After recording seven CDs for release in Japan, Julliard-trained trumpeter Dominick Farinacci finally dove into the U.S. music market with Lovers, Tales & Dances (Koch 2009). While that album found some success, both commercially and artistically, it might not have presented a true picture of Farinacci's artistry and personality. The participation of an all-star cast, an ...

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Article: Album Review

Ernie Krivda: Blues for Pekar

Read "Blues for Pekar" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

On Blues for Pekar, Cleveland saxophonist Ernie Krivda pays tribute, not only to the late writer, critic and jazz aficionado Harvey Pekar, but also to the time and place from which both men hailed. Working with the Detroit Connection rhythm section also featured on the saxophonist's Live at the Dirty Dog (CIMPoL, 2010), Krivda swings mightily ...

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Article: Album Review

Ernie Krivda: Blues for Pekar

Read "Blues for Pekar" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Cleveland, Ohio-based tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda teams up with his “Detroit Connection," a rhythm section of Motor City jazz stalwarts, on Blues for Pekar, a swinging mainstream set that bursts to life with a fiery take on the standard, “The End of a Love Affair." After a brief unison head with the first of his guest ...

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Article: Live Review

Joe Lovano with Family and Friends: Cleveland Heights, December 28, 2010

Read "Joe Lovano with Family and Friends: Cleveland Heights, December 28, 2010" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

Joe LovanoNighttownCleveland Heights, OhioDecember 28, 2010 Late into the third set of his homecoming gig with family and friends at Nighttown, saxophonist Joe Lovano took to the mike to remind all in attendance that “Cleveland has always had a creative music scene goin' on." It felt part pep talk, part classic ...

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News: Recording

Recent Listening: Domnick Farinacci

Recent Listening: Domnick Farinacci

Dominick Farinacci, Sounds In My Life (Keystone). When I first heard Farinacci five or six years ago, he was one of two trumpet students featured on a Warren Vaché instructional DVD. In his solo on a blues, I was intrigued that he seemed to be reflecting in a personal way a school of trumpetplaying notable for ...

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Article: Live Review

31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

Read "31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio April 15-25, 2010 In its 31st offing, the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland followed a familiar yet engaging formula. One that, over the years, has made it the largest music festival in Ohio and the largest educational jazz festival in the country. The clinics and workshops for ...

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Lovers, Tales & Dances

By Dominick Farinacci

Label: KOCH Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Don't Explain; Libertango; Estate; Vision; Ne Me Quitte Pas; E Lucevan Le Stelle; Erghen Diado (Song Of Shopsko); Silent Cry; Love Dance; Bibo No Aozora; Lonely Woman; The Theme From The Pawnbroker.


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