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Article: Album Review

Danny Janklow: Elevation

Read "Elevation" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
February 15, 2018

Danny Janklow è un giovane sassofonista californiano che ha conquistato una certa notorietà sia come membro della MONK'estra di John Beasley --presente in questo disco come pianista insieme ad Eric Reed --sia come accompagnatore di Stevie Wonder, Jose James, Herbie Hancock per citarne alcuni --dopo essersi fatto le ossa nella Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra di Wynton ...

Article: Album Review

Jacques Lesure: For the Love of You

Read "For the Love of You" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 21, 2017

For one to whom almost every well-strummed guitar sounds basically the same, an honest appraisal of any guitar-led group must begin with other earmarks such as group interplay, individual dexterity, choice of material and over-all level of musicianship. Happily, guitarist Jacques Lesure's latest recording, For the Love of You, scores high in every respect, making the ...

Article: In Pictures

Umbria Jazz 2017

by Roberto Cifarelli
July 31, 2017

Photos of the Umbria Jazz Festival, featuring among many others Wayne Shorter, 5 by Monk by 5: Kenny Barron, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Benny Green and Dado Moroni; the trio of Egberto Gismonti, Stefano Bollani and Hamilton de Holland and the Umbria Jazz Orchestra directed by Ryan Truesdell featuring Steve Wilson, Paolo Fresu, Jay Anderson and ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2017

by Libero Farnè
July 23, 2017

Umbria Jazz Perugia Varie sedi 7-16.7.2017 Mantenendosi fedele alla sua consolidata formula, Umbria Jazz si è protratta per dieci giorni su vari palcoscenici, con concerti gratuiti e a pagamento, cercando di adeguare stili e proposte differenti ai diversi contesti interessati e rivolgendosi quindi a diverse fasce di pubblico. In particolare, la ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Company I Keep

Read "The Company I Keep" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 28, 2017

The Beatles had it right when they noted that we get by with a little help from our friends. It's a fact that vocalist Mark Winkler can surely testify to. In the wake of losing his husband, Winkler found the comfort and strength he needed through the company he keeps and in the music that feeds ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Eric Reed

June 21, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Eric Reed's birthday today! When you think of hard-driving swing, daring expression, sophistication and elegance in artistry, formidable technique and a thunderous sound, there are only a very small handful of contemporary pianists you think of and one of them is most assuredly ERIC REED. But don’t think of him as ...

Article: Live Review

Skip Norris Memorial Concert at Paul Robeson Performing Arts Theater

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 14, 2017

Skip Norris Memorial Concert Paul Robeson Performing Arts Theater Detroit, Michigan June 9, 2017 The old saying goes that we all die twice; once when we take our last breath and then a second time when our name isn't spoken anymore. It is highly unlikely that the name of Wesley “Skip" ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Company I Keep

Read "The Company I Keep" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
May 9, 2017

The utility of music, at its very core, is entertainment. It is not all about dissonance and consonance, tonal conflict and resolution; heart and intellect, pathos and ethos. Somewhere in everything music has to offer, there must be a smile. It is in music's smile that vocalist Mark Winkler exists. An elegant West Coast mainstay, vocalist/lyricist/composer ...

Article: Film Review

Bill Evans: Time Remembered The Life And Music Of Bill Evans

by Peter Jurew
November 12, 2016

Bill Evans: Time Remembered The Life And Music of Bill Evans A Film By Bruce Spiegel 2016 Eight years in the making, Bruce Spiegel's touching documentary on the life and music of the late, great, and mysterious pianist is a must-see for jazz history buffs, as well as ...

Article: New York @ Night

Eric Reed Quartet, Henry Grimes and George Coleman Quartet

by Peter Jurew
October 13, 2016

Eric Reed Quartet SMOKE Jazz & Supper Club New York, NY October 2, 2016 The gifted pianist and composer Eric Reed plays at times with a lightning-quick, cat-like touch, at others with slow, deep resonance, lush and lyrical. He can change from one to the other in the ...