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Article: Interview

Wynton Marsalis: Driving the Jazz at Lincoln Center Engine

Read "Wynton Marsalis: Driving the Jazz at Lincoln Center Engine" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Jazz became America's popular music during the big band era, where people with ears for music and feet for dancing heard national bands, regional bands, and local bands. Musicians that became jazz stars attained that status through their individual solo statements in small windows in songs, especially when they were lucky enough to get them on ...

Article: Take Five With...

Mikko Innanen e il Questionario di Proust

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by AAJ Staff

All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Mikko Innanen: Questo lo lascio definire agli ascoltatori. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. M.I.: Che sappiano capire cosa sto cercando, e trovare la loro via per farlo. Questo è il jazz! ...

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Article: Album Review

Duke Ellington: At The Cotton Club

Read "At The Cotton Club" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey

These recordings by Duke Ellington from 1937-39 emphasize his unique place in the history of jazz. On the eve of the Swing Era, they open with a solo piano piece. Ellington introduces it as “Swing Session" but it's actually “Soda Fountain Rag," the first piece he ever wrote, in 1913, aged 14, while ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Duke Ellington

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by John Eyles

This article was first published in 2005. Building a jazz library? Then you'll definitely need some Duke Ellington as a cornerstone of it. The Duke is frequently cited as the greatest jazz man of them all, with his main rivals for the crown being Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. Ask ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Newport Jazz

Read "Newport Jazz" reviewed by Nathan Holaway

by Nathan Holaway

This article was first published in 2005.The summer seeks scintillating sounds from the jazz sectors. Indeed, it is at this minuscule place that massive talents come together. Who could possibly hypothesize that such a small stretch of land could be the breeding ground for new ideas, the ideal place for musical re-unions, or the ...

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Article: Album Review

Adam Scone: I Scream Scone!

Read "I Scream Scone!" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Organist Adam Scone has played many styles of music throughout his career, from funk, rock, blues, other styles to yes, jazz and in 2013 after performing as a sideman on a saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith recording, decided to consider documenting his first twenty-years playing jazz and ballads and to this end, I Scream Scone! was conceived and ...

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Article: Live Review

Hendrik Meurkens-Doug Webb Quintet at Trumpets Jazz Club

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by David A. Orthmann

Hendrik Meurkens-Doug Webb Quintet Trumpets Jazz Club Montclair, NJ September 25, 2015 The opening set of a one-off gig by a quintet co-led by vibraphonist/harmonicist Hendrik Meurkens and tenor saxophonist Doug Webb consisted of overlapping, concurrent factors which resulted in over an hour's worth of music brimming with emotional and ...

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Article: Live Review

Monterey Jazz Festival 2015, Part 2

Read "Monterey Jazz Festival 2015, Part 2" reviewed by Walter Atkins

by Walter Atkins

2015 Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey CA September 18-20, 2015 The 58th edition of the storied Monterey Jazz Festival continued its long tradition of bringing its rich blend of both venerable and new artists to the historic Northern California venue. This year's extensive line up included: Chick Corea, Diane ...

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Article: Album Review

Claudia Franco: Soul Dance

Read "Soul Dance" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal

Every day, someone, somewhere, is turned on to jazz. Be it through records, radio, or a riveting live performance. And many make the decision to perform this vibrant art form, in whatever way they feel is appropriate. The amount of jazz that is coming in from around the globe might arguably be at an all-time high. ...

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Article: Album Review

Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4

Read "Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4" reviewed by Maurizio Comandini

by Maurizio Comandini

Il criterio utilizzato dai produttori della Sony Legacy, per questo quarto box della eccellente 'The Bootleg Series,' è piuttosto interessante e singolare: il legame che lega assieme varie performance di Miles Davis con i suoi vari gruppi, non è quello temporale come succede di solito, ma bensì quello spaziale, per di più preso in senso molto ...


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