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Article: Album Review

Mike Clark: Blueprints of Jazz, Volume 1

Read "Blueprints of Jazz, Volume 1" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
December 4, 2009

For their Blueprints of Jazz series, Talking House Records decided to give free studio reign to individuals who have significantly influenced modern jazz but, for whatever reason, have not been given their due. Drummer Mike Clark has influenced several generations since his time with keyboardist Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and inaugurated the series. While additional releases showcase ...

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Article: Live Review

Mike Clark at the Douglas Beach House

by Bill Leikam
October 17, 2009

Mike ClarkDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, Calif.Sept. 27, 2009 We all knew that when drummer Mike Clark came to the Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Sept. 27, it was going to be a high-energy concert. This was true because coming in along with Mike were Donald Harrison ...

News: Festival

Line-up Announced for 39th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert

October 5, 2009

International jazz greats will convene at the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 3 through Nov. 7 for the 39th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert-the longest-running event of its kind in the country. Legendary musicians taking part this year include George Cables, piano; Terri Lyne Carrington, drums; Leon Lee Dorsey, Pitt assistant professor of jazz studies and ...

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News: Event

New Orleans Jazz Musicians Perform at G-20 to Highlight Climate Change in Pittsburgh

September 23, 2009

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSICIANS PLAY BEFORE G-20, DRAW ATTENTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Tonight, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:00 PM to 12 Midnight The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh 117 Sandusky St. Pittsburgh, PA PITTSBURGH, PA -- The music and culture of New Orleans took center stage at the Andy Warhol ...

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Article: Album Review

Terence Blanchard: Choices

Read "Choices" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 8, 2009

Trumpeter/band leader/ film scorer Terence Blanchard is the epitome of an artist who's made good choices. One of the distinct voices in the post-Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis era, he has moved from being a young-lion with seminal players such as Donald Harrison in Black Pearl (Columbia, 1988), to delivering progressive projects such as Flow (Blue ...

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Article: New York Beat

Icons Among Us: An Epic Jazz Documentary, Part 2

by Nick Catalano
August 16, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 This seminal documentary continues on the second CD with a scene straight out of a typical Gotham jazz collaboration: singer Gretchen Parlato and pianist Aaron Parks are together in a NYC apartment working out a vocal arrangement. Gretchen is heard commenting on the vagaries of jazz singing and the ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: An Epic Jazz Documentary, Part 1

by Nick Catalano
July 18, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 A host of visionary producers in Seattle have produced an extraordinary TV documentary on the state of contemporary jazz art and artists. Dubbed Icons Among Us: Jazz In the Present Tense, the four-part program features a virtual who's who of young jazz performers talking about their creative struggles and ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 1-3, June 25-27, 2009

by John Kelman
June 29, 2009

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 John Stetch TV Trio / Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy / Roberta Gambarini Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio / Jimmy Cobb's So What Band; S.M.V. The Botos Brother / Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue / Al GreenTD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

June 23, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Harrison's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Donald Harrison(The King of Nouveau Swing) Donald Harrison is being called one of the most important musicians of the new millennium by CBS Sunday Morning. A list of his accomplishments shows that he has developed ...

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Article: Profile

The Making of Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense

by Eric Benson
June 15, 2009

On an August morning in 1958, a 33-year-old photographer named Art Kane gathered 57 jazz musicians together on the steps of a Harlem brownstone. The resulting picture, known as “A Great Day in Harlem," appeared in the January 1959 issue of Esquire and has become the most famous image in jazz history. The photograph lacks the ...