Results for "Don Was"

Article: Live Review

Dave McMurray Trio at Dazzle

by Geoff Anderson
April 7, 2019

Dave McMurray Trio Dazzle Denver, CO March 26, 2019 Power trio. That's a term most often applied to really loud rock bands. Many such entities began roaming the earth in the 1960s and shortly thereafter. Bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top, the James Gang and the daddy of them ...

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Article: Live Review

Mindi Abair at The Empress Theatre

by Walter Atkins
December 8, 2017

Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers The Empress Theatre The EastWest Sessions CD Release Party Vallejo, CA November 10, 2017 Two time Grammy nominated saxophonist Mindi Abair, primarily known as a successful smooth/contemporary jazz musician and vocalist has moved into a new funk and rock oriented direction. Tonight's date at downtown ...

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Article: Live Review

Impressions of Monterey Jazz Festival 2017: MJF At 60

by Walter Atkins
October 6, 2017

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 15-17, 2017 The 60th edition of the long running Monterey Jazz Festival 2017 was well received. This year boldly continued the MJF's opulent tradition of presenting a special blend of fantastic jazz and other music genres in a casual ...

Article: In Pictures

Friday Night at the Monterey Jazz Festival

by Dave Kaufman
September 28, 2017

Friday | Saturday | SundayThe Monterey Jazz Festival celebrated its 60th anniversary and has been witness to some of the greatest concerts in jazz history as reflected in many stellar live recordings from the festival. This was my first trip to this much heralded event. The festival is held on the Fair Grounds and ...

Article: Live Review

The Last Waltz 40 Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
February 18, 2017

The Last Waltz 40 Tour NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY February 3, 2017 On November 25, 1976 (Thanksgiving), the Canadian-American rock group the Band gave its farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. The concert was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into the documentary, The Last Waltz. The ...

Article: Lyrics

José James: una grande voce per la Black Music

by Angelo Leonardi
June 6, 2016

La recente pubblicazione per la Blue Note di Yesterday I Had the Blues -The Music of Billie Holiday , torna a collocare José James in una piena cornice jazzistica. È una commemorazione della cantante e un approccio tradizionale che oggi James affronta senza paura d'apparire prigionero del passato. L'altro esempio riguarda l'album For All We Know, ...

Article: My Blue Note Obsession

Not Feelin’ All Right: Guilt and Those Cheap Imported Box Sets

by Marc Davis
February 16, 2016

When I was in high school in the '70s, I bought a jazz record with an unusual request in the liner notes. The artist--I think it was Chick Corea--asked fans not to tape his record and pass it around to friends. He said (and I'm paraphrasing from memory): “If you like jazz and you ...

Article: Album Review

Dr Lonnie Smith: Evolution

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by Angelo Leonardi
February 9, 2016

Inizia col contagioso groove di “Play It Back" il nuovo disco di Lonnie Smith, tornato a incidere con la Blue Note dopo 45 anni d'assenza. L'organista lo scrisse negli anni d'oro dell'hammond B-3, alla fine dei sessanta, ha sempre tenuto il brano in repertorio e oggi lo ripropone nel nuovo gruppo con due batteristi e Robert ...

Article: Album Review

Kendrick Scott Oracle: We Are the Drum

Read "We Are the Drum" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
December 24, 2015

Primo lavoro per la Blue Note per il gruppo Oracle del batterista Kendrick Scott, formazione robusta e flessibile al tempo stesso, grazie alla presenza di musicisti di buon valore come Taylor Eigsti al piano, Mike Moreno alla chitarra, John Ellis alle ance e Joe Sanders al basso. Un jazz pulito quello del quintetto, ...

Article: Interview

Mindi Abair: Game Changer

by Trish Richardson
July 19, 2015

You know a dream is like a river, Ever changing as it flows. And a dreamer's just a vessel, That must follow where it goes. --"The River," vocals by Garth Brooks, lyrics by Victoria Lynn Shaw You know what it's like to wake up in ...