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Article: Interview

Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else

Read "Conrad Herwig:  There's Nothing Else" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar

by Bob Kenselaar

Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...

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A Voice Through the Door

By Conrad Herwig

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2012
Track listing: A Voice Through The Door; Traceless Moon; The Sun Within; Morning Shade; Water Rising Into Mist; All Or Nothing At All; Thorn Witness; Free Action Reaction.

Album

Introducing Opus 5

By Seamus Blake

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2012
Track listing: Think Of Me; Talltsman; Baker's Dozen; Ton To Tom; Nostalgia In Time; Asami's Playland; Sokol.

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Article: Catching Up With

Jonathan Kreisberg: From Shadowless to One

Read "Jonathan Kreisberg: From Shadowless to One" reviewed by Marta Ramon

by Marta Ramon

Jonathan Kreisberg has filled a gap in the international jazz scene. This New York-based guitarist started with both rock and classical music, but from the beginning he paid attention to his father's great jazz music collection. For Kreisberg, jazz is a pure music based on feelings. He says that he first experienced the creative part of ...

News: Event

Casa Karen Hosts Gato 6 on Nov. 17th!

Jazz Vocalist Suzi Stern and her partner pianist George Oldziey have been producing amazing jazz concerts for the past two years in central Austin at Casa Karen. Eddie Gomez, Ed Soph, Stefan Karlsson, Alex Sipiagin, Donald Edwards, Rich Harney, Elias Hasslanger, Peter Stoltzman, David Amram, Peggy Stern the list goes on and on. This month Oldziey ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jim Ridl & Terrell Stafford Thurs. Oct. 18th In Olde City Philadelphia!

Jim Ridl & Terrell Stafford Thurs. Oct. 18th In Olde City Philadelphia!

Pianist Jim Ridl and trumpeter Terrell Stafford are Philadelphia jazz musicians and recording artists who continue to receive worldwide acclaim for their artistry, versatility, creativity, and contributions to improvisational music. Jazz Bridge, the Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to assisting area jazz and blues musicians in need, is presenting these astounding artists in concert on October 18th ...

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Article: Album Review

Brandon Wright: Journeyman

Read "Journeyman" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Posi-Tone Records is known for showcasing nascent talent, often aligned with proven jazz warriors. With his sophomore release for the label, young tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright garners sympathetic and dynamic support from his ensemble, comprising time-honored vets, such as pianist David Kikoski and bassist Boris Kozlov. Drummer Donald Edwards transmits a holistic rhythmic stance with his ...

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Article: Album Review

Orrin Evans: Flip The Script

Read "Flip The Script" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

In the wrong hands, the contemporary piano trio can sound like a retread of piano trios since the dawn of popular music. In the right hands it remains a potent force: exciting, engaging, full of imagination and capable of flights of invention. The hands of Orrin Evans are the right hands. The Philadelphia-born pianist is approaching ...

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Article: Album Review

Brandon Wright: Journeyman

Read "Journeyman" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Saxophonist Brandon Wright sells himself a little short with the title he selected for his sophomore release. While he has been honing his skills while working in the employ of artists like trombonist John Fedchock, E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg and trumpet legend Doc Severinsen, he's hardly an apprentice at this point. Wright's debut--Boiling Point ...

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Article: Album Review

Brandon Wright: Journeyman

Read "Journeyman" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

Beware of album titles that seem to damn with faint praise. Although saxophonist Brandon Wright takes inspiration for the title of his second album from the words of novelist Cormac McCarthy, Journeyman is a term that usually conjures up an image of a reliable, hard-working, solid but uninspiring type of person. All admirable qualities, of course, ...


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