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News: Recording

Donald Vega "With Respect To Monty" out July 10 on Resonance Records

Donald Vega "With Respect To Monty" out July 10 on Resonance Records

A tribute to the great living master, jazz pianist Monty Alexander In celebration of the Jamaican jazz icon, Monty Alexander, pianist Donald Vega puts together a hard-swinging compilation of Monty's great, early compositions. With Respect To Monty features an all-star lineup of Anthony Wilson (guitar), Hassan Shakur (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums). Since his debut on ...

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Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival 2014, Day 3

Read "Newport Jazz Festival 2014, Day 3" reviewed by Timothy J. O'Keefe


Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State Park Newport, RI Sunday, August 3, 2014 Smack--loud and robust, the horns blasted at the audience with a sound so voluminous it seemed impossible only four horns could have created it. And yet, four horns had. “Were you here ...

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Article: Live Review

Mai Jazz 2014

Read "Mai Jazz 2014" reviewed by John Kelman


Mai Jazz 2014 Stavanger, Norway May 6-11, 2014 After visiting Norway as often as four or five times annually, a first trip to the country in early May is surprisingly late for a first visit of the year. The last time visiting the west coast city of Stavanger was in 2008, part ...

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Article: Live Review

Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014

Read "Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014" reviewed by Phillip Woolever


Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio Evangelist Stadtkirche Jazzfest Gronau Gronau, Germany April 27, 2014 Ron Carter resumed his casual, “guy with the microphone" demeanor as bandleader for this afternoon's “church meeting," but brought a confident intensity to this conspicuously jazz conscious German community on the Netherlands border. A ...

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Article: Album Review

Steven Kroon: On The # 1

Read "On The # 1" reviewed by Edward Blanco


New York percussionist Steven Kroon offers a percussive-laden session of Afro-Cuban rhythms, a slice of Brazil and draws on his Nuyorican heritage for a taste of the Puerto Rican flair, in presenting On The # 1, the fifth self- produced album of this veteran musician's 45-year plus musical journey. Long a part of the jazz, blues, ...

Album

Spiritual Nature

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Scorpion; First Trip; River; Spiritual Nature; Accompong; Future Child; You Never Tell Me Anything; Contemplation; Etude Opus 8, #2; Falando De Amor-Tema De Amor; Child's Play; I Remember Clifford.

News: Contest

Enter the "Donald Vega - Spiritual Nature" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Enter the "Donald Vega - Spiritual Nature"  Giveaway at All About Jazz!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Resonance Records “Donald Vega - Spiritual Nature“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 12th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Donald Vega at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck!

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Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 4-5, 2012

Read "Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 4-5, 2012" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 4-5, 2012Having a celebration for the 70th birthday of an amazing musician--drummer Jack DeJohnette--was an outstanding feature of this year's Newport Jazz Festival. The drummer was featured in two sets in a single day (Saturday), first with a band he has been ...

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Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 5, 2012

Read "Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 5, 2012" reviewed by Timothy J. O'Keefe


Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 4-5, 2012Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt belted a splitting note that hooked and reeled in the ear of fellow hornster Avashai Cohen. As soon as Cohen heard the sound, he stopped strolling through the Newport crowd, and jerked his head toward the stage. Cupping a hand ...

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Spiritual Nature

Featuring the music of Donald Vega
Duration: 6:12

Donald Vega: piano;Christian McBride: bass; Lewis Nash:drums; Bob Sheppard: sax; trombone: Bob McChesney

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