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Article: Catching Up With

Duane Eubanks: Artistry of a Boundless Nature

Read "Duane Eubanks: Artistry of a Boundless Nature" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Duane Eubanks may be the youngest of the incredibly musically-blessed Eubanks siblings, however this outstanding Philly-born trumpeter and composer also carries the bedrock jazz tradition of the City of Brotherly Love with “Rocky"-like vigor. With his latest quintet offering Things of That Particular Nature--one long overdue due to his constant in-demand status as a sideman contributor ...

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News: Recording

Drummer, Composer, Bandleader Manu Katché Releases "Live In Concert", His Debut For ACT Music

Drummer, Composer, Bandleader Manu Katché Releases "Live In Concert",  His Debut For ACT Music

“Anyone who heard the quartet play last year will want this chronicle of a rapturously received night’s work.” —John Fordham, The Guardian (review of Live in Concert) “Manu Katché is a drummer of watchful effervescence, attuned to the tiniest particulars of rhythm and timbre but intent on a feeling of unthinking ease” —Nate Chinen, The New ...

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Article: Interview

Working the Rhythm Section: Tom Lawton, Lee Smith, and Dan Monaghan

Read "Working the Rhythm Section: Tom Lawton, Lee Smith, and Dan Monaghan" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


As Duke Ellington's standard goes, “It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing." The rhythm section (piano, bass, drums, with guitar and percussion sometimes added) is the core of the typical jazz ensemble. They set the frame for the leader, singer, and soloists and contribute their own solos as well. Even though they ...

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News: Recording

John Coltrane - "So Many Things: The European Tour 1961"

John Coltrane - "So Many Things: The European Tour 1961"

"There are so many things to be considered in making music", John Coltrane told an interviewer during his first European tour as a bandleader in the autumn of 1961. “Many things on which I don't think I've reached a final conclusion." Indeed, the music Coltrane made on this trip took audiences to ...

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Article: Jazz Primer

John Coltrane and the Meaning of Life

Read "John Coltrane and the Meaning of Life" reviewed by Douglas Groothuis


Few jazz musicians inspire more respect or demand more attention than John Coltrane. Elvin Jones, Coltrane's drummer in “The Classic Quartet" (1961-65), said that most people who listen seriously to John Coltrane's music eventually acquire all of his recordings. I find that those who hear Coltrane for who he was want to hear all that he ...

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News: Recording

Saxophone Giants Azar Lawrence & Al McLean Kick Off "Conduit"

Saxophone Giants Azar Lawrence & Al McLean Kick Off "Conduit"

Cinematographer Randy Cole and saxophonist Al McLean deliver Conduit, an iconic Jazz recording, captured in a former church in Montreal. Cole and McLean invited American saxophonist Azar Lawrence, to the session (McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis), and the resulting tracks are mesmerizing. Digitally released on major music download sites (iTunes, Amazon, etc.), Conduit will be ...

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Article: Album Review

Phil Haynes: Phil Haynes’ “No Fast Food” Trio: In Concert

Read "Phil Haynes’ “No Fast Food” Trio: In Concert" reviewed by Dave Wayne


No Fast Food In Concert is rife with all sorts of footnotes and fascinating jazz lineages. But, one can simply enjoy it without being a fact-obsessed music nerd such as me; the first track, a truly pretty-but-not-precious waltz titled “Dawn on the Gladys Marie" is evidence enough of the simple universality of great music. There's a ...

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News: Recording

Duane Eubanks' "Things Of That Particular Nature" Available January 2015!

Duane Eubanks' "Things Of That Particular Nature" Available January 2015!

The great trumpeter Duane Eubanks will release his new recording—Things of That Particular Nature—on January 20, 2015 Sometimes all one needs to move along is a little prompting. With a bit of discipline, motivation and, maybe, a little help from the Universe, opportunities will arise and lead the willing to his goal. Philadelphia trumpeter, Duane Eubanks ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Jimmy Bennington

Read "Take Five with Jimmy Bennington" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jimmy Bennington: Jimmy Bennington was born May 22, 1970 in Columbus, OH. Mentored by late Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones, Bennington celebrates 25 years in the music field in 2015. Jimmy has performed and recorded with many artists including David Haney, Perry Robinson, Julian Priester, Steve Cohn, Ed Schuller, Daniel Carter, Ken Filiano, and Fred ...

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News: Recording

Jimmy Bennington Celebrates 25 Years In Music With Inclusion In "Best Recordings Of 2014" Down Beat Magazine

Jimmy Bennington Celebrates 25 Years In Music With Inclusion In "Best Recordings Of 2014" Down Beat Magazine

Jimmy Bennington/ Demian Richardson Trio featuring Ken Filiano Exotic Coda CIMP Records #403 Once mentored by Elvin Jones, Chicago-based drummer Jimmy Bennington celebrates 25 years in the music business with a series of recordings, the latest of which is a session cut with trumpeter Demian Richardson and bassist Ken Filiano. The program includes mostly originals by ...


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