Results for "Eddie Henderson"

Eddie Henderson plays "To Wisdom the Prize"

Featuring the music of Eddie Henderson
Duration: 10:52
October 26, 2011

Tony Adamo's "What is Hip?" CD

September 26, 2011

Strokeland Jazz is proud to welcome Tony Adamo's new CD, What is Hip?. On this follow-up to his 2007 release, Straight Up Deal, Adamo shows a maturity and depth that puts him firmly at the top in his trademark cool-jazz style. Recorded and mixed at some of the finest studios in the world, including Capitol Records ...

The Jazz Session #274: Eddie Henderson

May 30, 2011

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson is a member of The Cookers and appears on their latest CD, Cast The First Stone (Plus Loin, 2010). In this interview, Henderson talks about his childhood encounters with Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis; the discipline that allowed him to become both a medical doctor and a professional musician; and the lessons learned ...

Eddie Henderson: For All We Know

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 26, 2011

Una seduta d'incisione essenziale, senza fronzoli e orpelli. Eddie Henderson torna sulla scena discografica con un lavoro in quartetto che ha la freschezza di una jam session e la compostezza di un lavoro meditato. Erede di Miles, all'inizio portato verso il jazz rock, poi centrato sull'eredità del secondo quintetto di Davis, Henderson è trombettista dalla tecnica ...

The Cookers: Cast the First Stone

by Troy Collins
May 17, 2011

Cast the First Stone is the sophomore follow-up to Warriors (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010), the debut recording of the all-star ensemble The Cookers, whose name was inspired by the 1965 Blue Note live album series Night of the Cookers. Lending credence to its namesake, this powerhouse septet swings mightily through a series of post-bop originals and ...

Ambrose Akinmusire: Emerging Heart

by R.J. DeLuke
April 4, 2011

"My favorite instrument is the cello," said the easygoing young musician in early February, from his apartment in Manhattan, where he referred to himself jokingly as “a hibernating jazzman." His West-Coast roots weren't taking a firm grip in the frigid temperatures of the Northeast. “Me and strings just don't get along. I can play piano; I ...

The Cookers: Warriors

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 28, 2011

Il progetto Warriors nasce da un'idea del trombettista e arrangiatore David Weiss, fondatore del New Jazz Composers Octet. Ha riunito sette maestri legati alla stagione del jazz anni Sessanta-Settanta, in particolare a quella fusione di hard bop, free e modale ben rappresentata da Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Hubbard e da molta produzione Blue Note. Guerrieri perché esponenti ...

Tony Adamo's "What Is Hip"

March 21, 2011

The recording of the song “What is Hip" on singer/songwriter, Tony Adamo's new CD What is Hip came from a suggestion made by the legendary horn player and Tower of Power co-founder, Stephen “Doc" Kupka. During a recording session with Adamo and producer/guitarist, Jerry Stucker, “Doc" suggested several T.O.P. songs Adamo might want to cover. Adamo ...

Jazz Bridge Presents Orrin Evans!

January 22, 2011

Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on February 3, 2011 will be pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Mike Boone, and drummer Anwar Marshall. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 Heralded by jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times ...

Azar Lawrence: Mystic Journey

by Glenn Astarita
January 13, 2011

Saxophonist Azar Lawrence's influential faculties and stylistic attack loom as significant contributions to the state of jazz, a genre that continually reinvents itself. He's played with jazz greats including McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis, amid stints with soul and pop icons. On Mystic Journey, Lawrence rekindles the John Coltrane connection, featuring Rashied Ali's presence and the ...