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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 12, 2010
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks151Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note)240156+8416814213Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto)191209-18048183176Brad Mehldau Highway Rider (Nonesuch)177103+7405131541213Curtis Fuller I Will Tell Her (Capri)173132+4125144578Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott East-West Trumpet Summit (Origin)166142+24047186310Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast)160169-9050213754Joe Chambers Horace To Max (Savant)159156+30511982746Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory 6 String Theory (Concord)15886+7254483945Yotam Resonance (JLP)147165-18043461089Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Jasmine (ECM)145138+7050281187One For All Incorrigible (JLP)1381380036111121116Nnenna ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 5, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto) 209 238 -29 1 55 1 7 2 11 9 Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up) 191 150 +41 6 63 2 3 3 10 9 Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast) 169 152 +17 0 63 2 ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: True Story
by Karl Ackermann
Jean-Michel Pilc has yet to achieve a US prominence that compares to his fellow French jazz pianists, the late Michel Petrucciani and Algerian-born Martial Solal. While both of the latter musicians are frequently cited for their lightning-fast delivery, Pilc shares their agility as well as a finely honed ear for lyricism. But ultimately, Pilc is a ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 28, 2010
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 37 — Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note) 380 76 +304 21 60 1 2 2 11 8 Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes Double Portrait (Blue Note) 345 133 +212 13 63 2 4 3 1 3 Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto) 238 229 +9 ...
Pianist Fred Hersch Survives Coma to Write a New Chapter to His Jazz Career
Even though it was Sunday, the Village Vanguard was packed to catch the last night of pianist Fred Hersch's weeklong run. Hersch had played the legendary club in New York's West Village before, even releasing a live album recorded there, and the room had the energy of an artist restaking his claim as one of current ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 1-3, June 24-26, 2010
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 Mikko Innanen & InnkvisitioEtienne Charles and Folklore / Bill Frisell's Beautiful DreamersBill Frisell 858 Quartet TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 24-26, 2010 Back in April 2010, when the TD Ottawa International ...
Fred Hersch: Whirl
by Dan Bilawsky
Fred Hersch Whirl Palmetto Records 2010 Many of the greatest jazz musicians have refused to let physical setbacks derail their artistic journey. When Les Paul discovered his broken arm would be permanently set in one position, he made sure it was at a proper angle for guitar playing. Guitarist Pat ...
Pianos in the Foreground: Six Modern Masters
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
Because of its huge range, the piano might be the most expressive and adaptable instrument in western music. And since jazz is a product of western culture, it's no surprise that jazz pianists have been the genre's foremost creators, interpreters and stylists. This has been true since the days of ragtime, New Orleans, stride and swing, ...
Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra: Live at Jazz Standard
by Ken Dryden
Fred Hersch has amassed an impressive discography since his arrival on the jazz scene in the '70s. In addition to stints with Stan Getz, Art Farmer and Toots Thielemans, and numerous appearances as a sideman, the pianist has recorded over two dozen albums as a leader, co-leader or solo performer, as well as composing extensively. Hersch, ...
Take Five With Matt Slocum
by AAJ Staff
Meet Matt Slocum:“Matt Slocum's multicolored traps--at times forceful or delicate, creatively painting varied tempos with the essence of swing--define the drummer's debut, Portraits. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota, Slocum's introduction carries forward the torch of patriarchs Max Roach and Elvin Jones amongst others, but he also carves out his own rhythmic patterns with young ...
