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Article: From the Inside Out

Missives from Distant Fronts

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 25, 2012

Bio RitmoLa Verdad Electric Cowbell Records2011 In September 2011, Bio Ritmo, the ten-piece salsa band from Richmond (Virginia), celebrated twenty years together, no small accomplishment for a band originally formed (says its official company bio) “as a percussion ensemble brought together by two misplaced Puerto Ricans who met ...

News: Event

Chris Hazelton Trio New Release On Artists Recording Collective Label

April 23, 2012

The first time Chris ever saw a real Hammond B-3 organ was in a dark club in Kansas City, MO called Bobby’s Hangout. After taking an interest in the sound of the instrument on some recordings, Jim Mair (his college professor) recommended he go to see the man at the helm, renowned organist Everette DeVan. Chris ...

Article: Live Review

Monty Alexander: New York, February 20-March 4, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
March 19, 2012

Monty Alexander: 50 Years in Music & 50 Years of Jamaica The Blue Note New York, NY February 20-March 4, 2012Monty Alexander set out an ambitious agenda in trying to showcase all the many facets of his 50-year career in music during this two-week stint at the Blue Note. ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Monty Alexander

by Bob Kenselaar
February 15, 2012

Monty Alexander has some great things to celebrate in 2012. For one, he's entered his fiftieth year as a professional musician--a remarkable career where he's made an indelible mark in the world of jazz and in the music of his native Jamaica. For another, he had two hugely successful records in the past year that ranked ...

News: Performance / Tour

Calvin Keys Celebrates His 70th Birthday

February 4, 2012

Guitarist Calvin Keys will celebrate his 70th birthday on February 6th, 2012. To mark the occasion, Calvin will play a special birthday show Feb 6th, 7-11pm, at 57th St. Gallery, 5701 Telegraph Ave., Oakland CA. Tickets are $20 at the door. Keys' very first album,'Shawn-Neeq, originally released in 1971 on Black Jazz, has just been reissued ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dr. Lonnie Smith and More

February 1, 2012

After a couple of very busy weeks, things look a bit slower this weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with just one well-known touring jazz musician passing through town. All the more reason, then, to go check out the veteran organist Dr. Lonnie Smith (pictured) who's back with his trio for a four-night ...

Article: Album Review

B3 Conspiracy: Sleeping Lions

Read "Sleeping Lions" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
January 18, 2012

There's something magnificently earthy and earth-moving about the sounds emanating from a Hammond B3 organ, especially when it's in great hands. Marvelous players such as Jimmy Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Richard Groove" Holmes and Joey DeFrancesco lead the B3 parade. B3 Conspiracy's Sleeping Lions is a doubly delicious dose of organ-driven jazz: not only is there ...

News: Book / Magazine

Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted

November 1, 2011

The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a ...

News: Recording

Masterworks Jazz Concludes The Celebration Of The 40th Anniversary Of CTI Records With The Release Of Four More Classic Reissues

September 30, 2011

FROM ESTHER PHILLIPS, HANK CRAWFORD, JOHNNY HAMMOND AND LONNIE SMITH All Available for the First Time on CD ON OCTOBER 4TH Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, and 24 reissues of classic CTI albums Masterworks Jazz concludes ...

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Article: Live Review

16th Litchfield Jazz Festival: Kent, CT, August 5-7, 2011

by Sandy Ingham
August 16, 2011

Litchfield Jazz Festival Kent, CT August 5-7, 2011 “I like to save the best for last," saxophonist Jimmy Heath told the crowd near the end of his big band's grand finale set at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. It was a successful strategy, not only for Heath's ...