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Mike LeDonne: The Heavy Hitters

Read "The Heavy Hitters" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
February 16, 2023

There was a period back in the middle years of the 20th Century and beyond when All-Star Groups were quite common, including the Buck Clayton All-Stars, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, and Gene Harris and the Phillip Morris Superband among several other similar aggregations. In today's musical environment, this kind of coming together of high profile musicians ...

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The Heavy Hitters: The Heavy Hitters

Read "The Heavy Hitters" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
February 10, 2023

The Heavy Hitters. Hyperbole? A matter of fact? Or simply the name given by co-leaders Mike LeDonne and Eric Alexander to their newly minted sextet. The third statement is true--but so is the second. From pianist LeDonne and tenor saxophonist Alexander to fellow front-liners Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) and Vincent Herring (alto sax) and the Washingtons, Peter ...

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The Heavy Hitters: Heavy Hitters

Read "Heavy Hitters" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
February 6, 2023

The self-titled debut from the Heavy Hitters, pianist Mike LeDonne's latest sextet, has the feel of a tribute album. However, unlike most recordings of that nature, there is no classic repertoire present, as all nine tracks are penned either by LeDonne or his colleague, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. Instead, it is a tribute to a sound ...

Article: New York Beat

Smoke Celebrates 10th Annual Coltrane Festival with George Coleman / Eric Alexander Quintet

by Nick Catalano
January 1, 2023

Four months after opening their new expanded room, Smoke Jazz & Supper Club co-owners Paul Stache and wife Molly Sparrow Johnson reinstituted their annual Coltrane festival with a show dubbed “Countdown 2023." Fittingly, the festival opening featured 87 year-old tenor legend and frequent headliner George Coleman together with saxophonist Eric Alexander and drummer Joe Farnsworth--members of ...

Album

Persistence

By Michael Weiss

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2022
Track listing: Persistence; Second Thoughts; Apres Vous; Only the Lonely; Jitterbug Waltz; Epistrophy; Once I Loved; Birthday Blues.

Article: Live Review

Pat Martino: A Celebration of His Life and Legacy @ Jazz at the Point Festival

by Victor L. Schermer
November 28, 2022

A Celebration of the Life and the Legacy of Pat Martino 35+ Musicians Jazz@thePoint Festival Gateway Playhouse Somers Point, NJ November 3-5, 2022 NOTE: A complete listing of the Celebration events and musicians provided by the South Jersey Jazz Society can be found here. ...

News: Performance / Tour

World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Ends The Year With The Annual Coltrane Festival 'Countdown 2023,' And More

November 5, 2022

Holiday Shows: Allan Harris (Dec 7-8) Orrin Evans All-Star Quintet (Dec 9-11) Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Trio (Dec 15-18) Coltrane Festival: George Coleman, Eric Alexander, Melissa Aldana, Eric Reed, Vincent Herring, Billy Harper, Billy Hart, and More (Dec 20-Jan 8) and more... One of New York City's premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, presents a stellar ...

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October 2022: Smile

by C. Michael Bailey
October 13, 2022

Tawanda Smile Resonance Records 2022 Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, known professionally as Tawanda, tied for first place in the 9th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition held in June 2021. That is fresh talent. Tawanda won this award only a year after making her stage debut, a feat, surpassed only by ...

Article: Interview

Joe Donofrio: Remembering Pat Martino

by Victor L. Schermer
October 10, 2022

Guitarist Pat Martino passed away on November 1, 2021 after an extended bout of respiratory illness. As we approach the first anniversary of his passing, his long-time manager and dear friend Joe Donofrio and the South Jersey Jazz Society are putting together an exciting four days in the New Jersey coastal town of Somers Point, consisting ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz At The Joint: Nat Reeves

by C. Michael Bailey
April 29, 2022

Nat Reeves Jazz At The Joint North Little Rock, AR April 11, 2021 The April 2022 edition of Ted Ludwig's “Jazz At The Joint" welcomed Hartford, Connecticut-centered bassist Nat Reeves to The Joint's stage in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Reeves has spent the last 40 years performing and recording with the ...