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News: TV / Film

Stacy Dillard, Eric Reed to Star in "Chaography," a New Fiction Film Celebrating New York's Jazz Scene

November 28, 2009

Director Douglas Chang and Executive Producer Ronald Tikofsky have announced the upcoming production of Chang's new feature, “CHAOGRAPHY: Variations on the Theme of Freedom," in 2010. Anchored by original music to be composed and performed by some of the most exciting young musicians in jazz today, the film will seek to explore what freedom really means, ...

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Article: Interview

Christian McBride: Getting the Inside Straight

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
November 24, 2009

If we think about it for a little while, it's possible to believe that there is something almost mystic and undeniably powerful about jazz. The way it developed through the years and its constant ignition-like energy; the creativity of those who lead the way and those who continue the journey today; the improvisation that takes over ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeb Patton: New Strides

Read "New Strides" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
November 22, 2009

MAXJAZZ's ongoing Piano Series has featured some very heavy hitters in the keyboard arena: Mulgrew Miller, Geoffrey Keezer, Eric Reed, Denny Zeitlin and the inimitable Jessica Williams. Add Jeb Patton to the group, a young piano man that holds his own in marvelous company with the release of New Strides.He doesn't play Jerome Kern's ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Duke Ellington London and New York 1963-1964 The Great Concerts, The Duke of Elegant - Gems From the Duke Ellington Songbook

by Andrew Velez
October 3, 2009

Duke EllingtonThe Great Concerts (London & New York 1963-1964) Musicmasters-Nimbus 2009 Various ArtistsThe Duke of ElegantHighNote2009 “First of all the kids in the band want you to know they love ...

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Article: Album Review

Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Kind of Brown

Read "Kind of Brown" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
August 3, 2009

Since arriving in New York City in the late 1980s, where he briefly studied at Juilliard, Christian McBride has been one of jazz's most in-demand bassists. In addition, he has become a valuable composer, arranger and jazz educator with a wide-open interest in many musical styles. The initial CD by McBride's Inside Straight quartet ...

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Article: Megaphone

Eric Reed: Sacred Jazz

by Eric Reed
March 24, 2009

Generally, the idea of “sacred jazz" either brings to mind Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts or causes confusion in the minds of those who are not cognizant of what is “sacred" or “jazz." Is it John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Mary Lou Williams' Black Christ of the Andes or Ahmad Jamal's After Fajr? In all these ...

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Article: Album Review

Eric Reed: Stand!

by Andrew Velez
March 16, 2009

This eighteenth release by pianist Eric Reed is a spiritual melding of gospel and jazz idioms. Though not yet 40, Reed has accumulated considerable mileage. He was with Gerald Wilson at a mere 16, enjoyed a long association with Wynton Marsalis, and displayed a marked flair for the American Songbook. This outing offers ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Eric Reed to Perform at First Annual "Jazz to Support Life" Event

July 2, 2008

Get a Life Childcare Foundation, the only non-profit foundation in the nation dedicated to caring for children whose parents or siblings are living with chronic or terminal illness, will be holding their first annual “Jazz to Support Life" event benefiting the foundation's second child care facility in West Los Angeles. The evening will feature Wynton Marsalis' ...

Album

Here

By Eric Reed

Label: MAXJAZZ
Released: 2006
Track listing: Stablemates; Kokomo; I.C.H.N. (For Herbie Nichols); Hymn; Why?; 26-2; Wish (For My Father); Easy To Remember; I Got Nothing; Is That; Ornate.

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Article: Album Review

Eric Reed: Here

by J Hunter
October 9, 2006

"Here. This moment. Right now. That's not just a message inside the jewel case for Here, Eric Reed's new CD; it's also a mission statement. The opener, “Stablemates, reveals a team working together towards a common goal. Reed's trio takes the Benny Golson standard to a more intimate level, while still preserving the ebullient feel of ...