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John O'Gallagher and Jeff Williams: In a Whirlwind
by C. Michael Bailey
Here's to avant-garde jazz. Unruly and ill-behaved, the seeds planted by saxophonists Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, and carried forward by reed multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton and melded with trumpeter Miles Davis' post bop, gave rise to a brand of jazz that, while not the complete chaos of free jazz, nevertheless possessed such an inventive spirit that ...
Vocalist Sherry Wilson Butler @ Kennett Sq. PA Flash On Wed. May 1st!
Appearing at Kennett Flash — 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square — on Wednesday, May 1st is singer Sherry Wilson Butler. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. Sherry Wilson Butler is a singer, entertainer, development teacher/coach, music educator, lyricist, event-programming specialist, educational administrator, actress, ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Dizzy Gillespie Play "Last Call at the Downbeat" on April 5-6 and 12-13
Last Call at the Downbeat, an original show about Jazz pioneer Dizzy Gillespie’s famous stint at Philadelphia’s Downbeat nightclub in November of 1942, will open in the Red Room of the Society Hill Playhouse—507 South 8th Street in Philadelphia—on Friday April 5th and run through the first two weekends in April (International Jazz Month) ending on ...
Kevin Eubanks: The Messenger
by Dan Bilawsky
It's a shame that so few people only know guitarist Kevin Eubanks as the always-smiling, lick-delivering bandleader and guitar sidekick on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was sharing the stage with drummer Art Blakey and recording with drummer Billy Hart long before he ever did the daily grind in television studios, but time has ...
Scott Reeves Quintet with Duane Eubanks: Nyack, NY, November 30, 2012
by David A. Orthmann
Scott Reeves Quintet with Duane EubanksNyack Library Carnegie RoomNyack, NYNovember 30, 2012There are a number of reasons why tribute concerts, a staple of today's live performance landscape, go awry. When an MC emits an endless stream of hyperbole, or offers a history lesson reminiscent of the ones that put high school ...
1st Annual Philly Jazz Fest "Remembering Grover" set for September 22
Woody Woodland and Carol Stone, founders of the award-winning Cape May Jazz Festival, are back on the scene presenting Philly Jazz Fest “Remembering Grover” September 22, 2012, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel Ballroom. Philly Jazz Fest, Inc., a newly formed nonprofit corporation is proud to have sponsors WRTI Temple Public Radio, Jazz Times and All ...
Rocket: Tipp-Topp
by Bruce Lindsay
Rocket--led by writer and keyboardist Emanuel Ruffler--refers to the music on its debut, Tipp-Topp, as Disco Jazz. Lest such a description have too many people running for the hills to escape visions of big hair and bigger flares, it needs stating up front that the epithet fits in a good way. Disco was about having fun, ...
Woodmere Art Museum Celebrates Iconic Artists and Composers in Weekly Jazz and Classical Music Series
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Audiences are invited to experience music and art together at Woodmere Art Museum in historic Chestnut Hill. Woodmere's popular Friday Night Jazz and Classic Sundays series return every weekend for two months beginning February 10. Performed in the Museum's grand Kuch Gallery, visitors can tour FORCE OF NATURE—Elaine Kurtz: A Retrospective and Elemental: Nature ...
Jazz Bridge presents Jimi Odell at the Collingswood Community Center on February 2nd
Appearing at Jazz in the Wood at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on February 2nd will be guitarist/singer Jimi Odell with his band. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914. Jazz Bridge, a 501C3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and ...
Jeff Williams: Another Time
by Glenn Astarita
Drummer Jeff Williams' affiliation with New York City's fabled loft scene, amid stints with saxophonist Dave Liebman's revered 1970s band Lookout Farm, is but one highlight of a sprawling career positioned in numerous jazz-based platforms. On this quartet date, featuring an impressive supporting lineup, Williams draws a paradox of sorts via subtle complexities often filtered through ...
