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Article: Album Review

Purnell Steen and Le Jazz Machine: This Little Light

Read "This Little Light" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel

Denver has always had a thriving jazz community, and between the 1920s and 1950s, the Five Points neighborhood was the heart of the scene. Known as the “Harlem of the West," at its peak Five Points had over fifty bars and clubs, and played host to all the greats: pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Billie ...

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Article: Live Review

Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2012: Days 6-12

Read "Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2012: Days 6-12" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

Days 1-5 | Days 6-12 33rd Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OhioApril 16-29, 2012 Chapter Index April 24: Ernie Krivda's Thunder From the Heartland April 25: Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts April 26: The Jack DeJohnette Group April 27: David Sanborn Trio / Trombone Shorty April 28: Diana Krall April ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band

Read "Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Bob Lark and His Alumni Big BandReunionJazzed Media2012 As director for more than two decades of DePaul University's superb Jazz Ensemble, trumpeter Bob Lark has seen an endless parade of outstanding musicians pass through the ranks, which makes the first-ever Reunion of his Alumni Big Band a ...

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News: Event

Freddy Cole Performs Two Concerts On May 31 In Phoenix, AZ

Freddy Cole Performs Two Concerts On May 31 In Phoenix, AZ

The Freddy Cole Quartet will perform two shows on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at The Nash, the new Jazz in AZ education and performance venue in Phoenix, AZ. The concerts, fundraisers to benefit the programs of The Nash, are at 5:45 p.m. for wine-hors d’oeuvres preceding 6:30 concert is $75; the 8:30 p.m. concert is $30. ...

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Article: Album Review

Kate McGarry: Girl Talk

Read "Girl Talk" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

There are many reasons to like vocalist Kate McGarry's Girl Talk.There's the lively set list, first of all--a mix of all-too-well-known and too-little-known standards, with a fine Brazilian number thrown in. There's the uniform excellence of the band: witness Gary Versace's idiomatic organ accompaniment on “Girl Talk"; guitarist Keith Ganz--sensitive throughout, but especially on ...

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News: Event

International Jazz Day Album Guide

Steve Holtje, editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide (Visible Ink), has written a 50-album guide covering the development from jazz, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Matthew Shipp, for CultureCatch.com. He writes: “Monday, April 30, is International Jazz Day, proclaimed by UNESCO goodwill ambassador Herbie Hancock. There will be streaming concerts and much more on ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Duke Ellington

Jazz Musician of the Day: Duke Ellington

All About Jazz is celebrating Duke Ellington's birthday today! By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world’s greatest composers and musicians. The French government honored him with their highest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the United States bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of ...

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News: Radio

This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: A Conversation With Benny Carter Biographer Ed Berger

This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: A Conversation With Benny Carter Biographer Ed Berger

This week Riverwalk Jazz recalls the 9-decade career of saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and arranger Benny Carter with music and memories from the maestro himself and an interview with Ed Berger, Associate Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University. Berger was Carter’s road manager and one of the authors of the definitive biography, Benny ...

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Article: On and Off the Grid

Anthony and Me

Read "Anthony and Me" reviewed by Dom Minasi

by Dom Minasi

When I was asked to write a column for All About Jazz, my question was what should I write about? I was told anything that was music-oriented. I decided that being a professional musician for more than fifty years, I could write about the things I care about, know about, have strong opinions about ...

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Article: Album Review

Judi Silvano: Indigo Moods

Read "Indigo Moods" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Vocalist Judi Silvano celebrates 20 years of jazz recording with the release of Indigo Moods on the Jazzed Media label. After recording in a variety of formats, with and without husband and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, Silvano lands here with a collection of standards that features pianist Peter Tomlinson providing the harmonic guidance and trumpeter Fred ...


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