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Article: Scumbles

Jazz in the UK now

by Sammy Stein
April 26, 2014

The jazz scene in the UK is buzzing at the moment. Clubs whose managers not so long ago were faced with the difficult decision whether to continue offering new sounds to a dwindling audience or turn themselves into a wine bar--offering small slices of live music to appease their consciences perhaps--are finding it was worth hanging ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Deluxe Edition

by John Kelman
April 12, 2014

A star-studded show celebrating the music of Bob Dylan, televised around the world thirty years after the release of his first Columbia recording, 1962's Bob Dylan, could have been seen as swan song; after all, Dylan was in a period of songwriting inactivity that would last from 1990 through to his potent reemergence with 1997's Time ...

News: Interview

Catching Up With Nathan East

March 15, 2014

Nathan East is one of the world’s premiere session musicians. He’s perhaps best known as Eric Clapton’s favorite bassist, but that’s also Nathan East on Michael Jackson’s Bad and Daft Punk’s recent Grammy winning album. Of course he’s a founding member of the highly successful jazz group Fourplay. Some of his other credits include: Anita Baker, ...

News: Festival

Simi Valley Cajun-Blues Festival 2014 Announces Headliners

March 11, 2014

The 25th annual Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival will rock once again at Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley. The event features two full stages for each of its musical genres. Music will proceed non-stop each day from 12 noon until 7:30 p.m. ...

Article: Interview

Josh Pollock: More Than Just The Notes

by Anthony Shaw
January 17, 2014

Josh Pollock may seem a strange guitarist to be featured in a jazz magazine in as much as a large body of his music is distinctly rock-worthy. Indeed in this interview he explicitly avows the necessity for rock bands, and especially ones in which he is involved such as 3 Leafs and Citay, to really rock! ...

Article: Live Review

Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Vogue Theater

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
January 1, 2014

Tedeschi Trucks Band Vogue Theater Vancouver, BC November 8, 2013 Jazz has always taken from the pop music of its day and culturalized it, intellectualized it, added some soul or swing and for those who are capable, added the personalized artistic X factor that is unique to that artist's ...

News: Recording

Eric Clapton "Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013" Available On DVD, Blu-Ray And, For The First Time, On CD

December 3, 2013

Rhino Presents Highlights From Eric Clapton’s Ultimate Guitar-Concert Event On DVD And Blu-Ray Sets And, For The First Time, On CD Includes Performances By Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Keith Richards, Los Lobos, Vince Gill, And More All Versions Available On November 19 LOS ANGELES, CA ...

News: Recording

Eric Clapton Unplugged Gets Amplified With 2-CD/DVD Collection

October 31, 2013

Expanded And Remastered Version Of Eric Clapton’s Multi-Grammy Winning, Diamond-Certified Album Features Unreleased Music And Previously Unseen Rehearsal Footage 2-CD/DVD Collection Available October 15 LOS ANGELES, CA – Eric Clapton was already an acknowledged master of the electric guitar in January 1992 when he traded his signature Stratocaster for an acoustic Martin to record Unplugged. The ...

Article: Film Review

Song of the South: Duane Allman and the Rise of The Allman Brothers Band

by Doug Collette
October 18, 2013

Song of the South: Duane Allman and The Rise of The Allman Brothers Band Chrome Dreams 2013 Song of the South: Duane Allman and The Rise of The Allman Brothers Band emphasizes the cultural impact of this iconic group and its late lamented leader. Even more so than the biography of the ...

News: Recording

Eric Clapton's "Give Me Strength: The 1974/75 Recordings" 6-Disc Box Due November 26

October 18, 2013

In early 1974, after a three-year absence that followed Eric Clapton’s major success with Derek and the Dominos’ seminal album Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs, which sealed his stature as one of rock's most revered guitarists, a rejuvenated and musically refreshed Clapton stepped into the recording studio and staged a massive resurgence with his 1974/1975 ...