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Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra at the Hudson House and "27 East"
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Last week I saw something that's far more common on screen than in real life: the absolute fulfillment of a dream. Nope, nobody triggered the casino lights and buzzers, got surprised by the Prize Patrol, or found Prince(ss) Charming on the Internet. This particular triumph is portable, permanent, and capable of delighting complete strangers -- Anita ...
Are-ee-ess-pee-EEE-cee-tee
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This column is about respect. It may be rather cranky, written as it was during New York's oppressive summer soup, but the issue is real: the disgraceful lack of respect for musicians. It's hardly news that most are paid far less than they're worth, and often treated more shabbily than the busboys in the clubs where ...
Terell Stafford at Sweet Rhythm and "New Beginnings"
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
As a courtesy to the hyper-busy, here's the bottom line: the performance was superb, and the CD's a killer. For details, please read on. June 18, 2003 ~ Terell Stafford's CD release party is at Sweet Rhythm at 8; once Sweet Basil, the cozy club has thrived under new owners since last September. I ...
Beauty Fights The Beasts: Wendy Oxenhorn Vs Homelessness, Poverty, Illness And Despair
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
At the recent Jazz Journalist Association awards, a benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America [JFA] for which she's executive director, Wendy Oxenhorn was an odd sight: wailing away on the harmonica in the middle of a blues band, swaying and dipping gracefully like the ballerina she once was. In her soft pink dress and long, ...
Taylor Eigsti: Resonance
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
People who claim “jazz is dead," or that its only true practitioners are dying off, can be very tiresome. This CD also proves them, well, dead wrong. Taylor Eigsti (IKES-dee), just 19 years old, is eager to carry the torch into the next century and what's more, he's doing it. He opened for David Benoit at ...
Ian Shaw: A World Still Turning
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
I know I'm late to the party, since Briton Ian Shaw already has two Milestone CDs out in North America, but I've only recently “discovered" him with his first release for 441 Records, that new label run by seasoned hands. I have only one word for his music--yowpers! --but will be pleased to elaborate. In a ...
Cesar Camargo Mariano and Romero Lubambo: Duo
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Duos can be tough to pull off, especially for a whole CD, and piano/guitar duos are tougher still. It takes a special kind of mutual craftmanship and understanding for two chordal instruments to make music together without getting in each other's way. Cesar Camargo Mariano, one of Brazil's most respected arrangers and composers (and the widower ...
Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band: Paradise in Trouble
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Chris Washburne and his Syotos Band are very special. This would be just an opinion -- however accurate -- if it weren't for the fact that they've maintained long-term weekly gigs at a top jazz club (Smoke) and a top Latin club (Nuyorican Poets Cafe), the latter for eight years. Recently, they added Tuesdays at a ...
Emmanuel Pahud/Jacky Terrasson: Into the Blue
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Into the Blue is a blue ribbon event. Emmanuel Pahud is an award-winning classical flutist. Jacky Terrassson is an award-winning jazz pianist known for his playful inventiveness. Their duo CD, featuring jazz treatments of 14 classical melodies, was recorded in the south of France in late summer of 2001 but not released until June of 2003. ...
The Drummonds: Pas de Trois
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The wonderful Renee Rosnes doesn't record nearly enough; she's done seven albums since she signed with Blue Note in the late '80s for her self-titled debut. Pas de Trois, credited to the two Drummonds (Ray and Billy) in the rhythm section and conceived by überproducer Todd Barkan, is on True Life Jazz; its original Japanese title ...
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