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Article: Album Review

Elias Haslanger: Live at the Gallery

Read "Live at the Gallery" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 8, 2014

Live at the Gallery boasts rollicking, soulful performances of a first-class set list recorded live and hot onstage at a packed jazz club in Austin (Texas) led by Texas native, Austin resident and tenor saxophonist Elias Haslanger and featuring soloists Dr. James Polk (another native Texan and former organist, pianist, writer, arranger and conductor for Ray ...

Article: From the Inside Out

Musings on Jazz, Blues and the Sabbath

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 4, 2014

Margie Baker Sings With So Many Stars Consolidated Artists Productions 2014 Margie Baker didn't begin her career as a jazz and blues vocalist in the San Francisco area until she was nearly 40, but she made up for this delayed entry with endurance: She was often featured at the Monterey ...

Article: Live Review

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2014

by R.J. DeLuke
July 9, 2014

Saratoga Performing Arts Center Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Springs, NY June 28-29, 2014 Perfect weather accented this years Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, an event that had an eclectic mix of young musicians with interesting ideas and approaches, and veterans who deliver consistently. The weather is always a factor ...

Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2014

by John Kelman
July 8, 2014

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Ambrose Akinmusire By Invitation Tigran By Invitation Tord Gustavsen Quartet / Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana, Mehliana June 26-July 6, 2014 There simply isn't a festival in the world like the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Where else in the world can you ...

Article: Album Review

Charlie Apicella & Iron City: Big Boss

Read "Big Boss" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 15, 2014

Thank god for groove music. In an era when needless complexity often dominates, it's nice to encounter a throwback record that's built on feel-good rhythms and soulful declarations. That's what Big Boss is all about. Sparks (Carlo, 2009) set things in motion for this band, as guitarist-leader Charlie Apicella planted his flag in ...

Article: Live Review

Rebellion and Respect: Kennedy Center Celebrates Blue Note's 75th Anniversary

by Franz A. Matzner
May 29, 2014

Blue Note Record's significance to modern music is as inarguable as its story is remarkable. Over its 75 year lifespan the label has recorded many of jazz's defining artists, its evolution tracing the trajectory of America's most significant musical form from its beginnings to its present day diverse manifestations. It is therefore especially auspicious ...

Article: Record Label Profile

Cellar Live Records: The Finest in Live Jazz Recordings

by Mike Oppenheim
February 25, 2014

Cellar Live Records is a contemporary jazz label located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jazz saxophonist and producer Cory Weeds founded the label in 2001, one year after purchasing The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club (later renamed Cory Weeds' Jazz Cellar). Since that time, Cellar Live Records has released over seventy albums. Performers at Cory ...

News: Festival

37th Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

February 10, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY: The 37th annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest running jazz events in the world, will be held on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. This year's festival headliners include Earth, Wind & Fire, Trombone Shorty, Terence Blanchard, Dave Holland Prism, ...

Album

Dr. Lonnie Smith Octet - In The Beginning, Volumes 1 & 2

By Dr. Lonnie Smith

Label: Pilgrimage Productions
Released: 2013
Track listing: CD1: Falling In Love; Aw Shucks; Move Your Hand; Turning Point; In The Beginning; Mama Wailer/Hola Muneca Medley. CD2: Keep Talkin’; Psychedelic Pi; Slow High; Call of the Wild; Slouchin’; Track Nine.

News: Book / Magazine

Jazz & Blues Florida December 2013 Issue Posted

December 3, 2013

The December, 2013 online edition ofJazz & Blues Florida has been posted at jazzbluesflorida.com. Read previews of local and touring artists performing in Florida this month. Along with the ezine, the JBF website offers comprehensive listings of live jazz and blues music in clubs, concerts and festivals across the state. This month's features are Johnny Rawls, ...