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Take Five with Guitarist Jacob Johnson

by AAJ Staff
August 8, 2024

Meet Jacob Johnson Since dropping out of college in 2007, Jacob Johnson has journeyed across the country in six minivans (so far), captivating audiences with his highly caffeinated brand of acoustic guitar playing. Known for his energetic performances, Jacob has had the privilege of sharing the stage with Grammy winners like Tommy Emmanuel, and Victor Wooten, ...

News: Event

Vocalist Zuri Alexander's Enchanting Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald At Alvas Showroom on August 2, 2024

July 18, 2024

Alvas Showroom proudly presents “My Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald" with the extraordinary jazz vocalist Zuri Alexander on Friday, August 2, 2024. This special event is set to be an enchanting evening celebrating the timeless music and enduring legacy of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Accompanying Zuri Alexander on stage will be an exceptional lineup ...

Article: Album Review

Champian Fulton: Flying High - Big Band Canaries Who Soared

Read "Flying High - Big Band Canaries Who Soared" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
July 10, 2024

If memory serves, Woody Herman was once quoted as saying “it's tough to be a canary," or words to that effect. “Canary" of course, was just one of the many euphemisms used for female big band singers in the 1930s and 1940s. Herman's pointed observation was spot on. He thought, correctly, that most female singers were ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Summer Sequence: Ralph Burns + Lucian Ban, Marta Sanchez and more

by David Brown
July 9, 2024

In the first set we have a birthday tribute to pianist and arranger Ralph Burns, born June 29, 1922. In jazz, Burns is best known for his work with Woody Herman's “Second Herd" as the band's pianist and chief arranger. Let's also explore his ensemble work and then his string arrangements for Ben Webster, Ray Charles ...

Article: Readers Poll Results

Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Vocalists

by Michael Ricci
June 30, 2024

Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite legacy jazz vocalists. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's favorite legacy vocalists poll was conducted during the 2023-2024 calendar year and ran up through June 28, 2024. We want to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list for the next generation ...

Article: Live Review

J come Jobim

by Paolo Peviani
June 27, 2024

J come Jobim--Una Nota Sola e Molte Culture Polillo Art Container Alfabeto di Parco Milano 19.06.2024 Terzo appuntamento di Alfabeto di Parco, rassegna che porta al Polillo Art Container una serie di incontri, lezioni concerto a tema. Un alfabeto che procede in modo randomico e che dopo la R di ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Louis Armstrong, Shana Tucker, Incognito and More

by Jua Howard
June 23, 2024

Welcome Music Family! Per usual, I've got some great music in store for you this week including new music from Shana Tucker and Abena Koomson-Davis; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Louis Armstrong, Nnenna Freelon, Ian Shaw and Incognito. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Mike LeDonne ...

Article: Jazz in Long Form

From Showboat-to-Samba: Transculturation of Brazilian Music in America

by Troy Hoffman
June 12, 2024

By 1957, jazz music was fully stretching out and the bossa nova movement was one of the many impacts. American artists of all types had been expanding their knowledge of international cultures for quite some time, specifically Latin countries and the musical rhythms driving them--one of the earliest being Cuban culture, which began popularizing in the ...

Article: Interview

Meilana Gillard: Adventures In Sound

by Ian Patterson
June 12, 2024

To nurture a sound on one's instrument--a personal voice--that is instantly recognizable, is not necessarily easy. It can be especially hard if following in a line of historical heavy hitters. Meilana Gillard, the Ohio-raised, Northern Ireland-based tenor saxophonist has been compared to Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano and Branford ...

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Take Five with Evgeny Lebedev of LRK Trio

by AAJ Staff
June 9, 2024

Meet Evgeny Lebedev of LRK Trio Billboard award winner and laureate of numerous jazz contests, Evgeny Lebedev has quickly established himself as one of the brightest jazz musicians of his generation. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston he is a winner of the international jazz competition in Belgium, prize-winner of the Bösendorfer ...