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Take Five With Bob Albanese
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...
The Jazz Session #70: Carl Allen
Listen Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker have just released their second CD for Mack Avenue Records, titled Work To Do. Allen has been on the jazz scene since joining Freddie Hubbard's band in college, and hes served as the mentor for many jazz musicians, most notably Christian McBride. In this interview, Allen talks about why he ...
Indianapolis Jazz Festival Sept. 19th-27th 2009
Jazz isn’t just alive and well in Indianapolis, it’s busting out at the seams! It's a stellar line-up for the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, scheduled for the week of September 19th through the 27th. Features artists such as Joshua Redman, Claudia Acuña, Branford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Marcus Miller and a host of others. Spread across town at ...
Charles Davis: In the Air
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Saxophonist Charles Davis has spent the past few decades making history with such luminaries as Billie Holiday, Kenny Dorham, Abdullah Ibrahim, Clifford Jordan, Dinah Washington and Freddie Hubbard. Although Davis might be best known as one of the baritone players in the Sun Ra Arkestra, his many recordings and excellent performances outside of the Arkestral context ...
Drummer Tony Reedus to be Honored at Memphis Celebration and Benefit
Drummer Anthony Tony" Reedus, will be honored posthumously in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee during a special event hosted by Strictly Jazz Entertainment, LLC in conjunction with Sax on Sunday" on August 9 that will feature local artists and guest performances. Tony Reedus (1959-2008), who was born and Raised in Memphis, broke onto the international jazz ...
John Patitucci Releases New CD "Remembrance"
The new CD from Grammy winning jazz bassist John Patitucci, Remembrance, is in stores today (CD & digital) via Concord Jazz. Remembrance is Patitucci's 7th release on Concord Jazz and pays homage to several of his heroes, including tenor sax colossus Sonny Rollins (the upbeat “Sonny Side”), the late trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard (the bouncy, joyful ...
Scott Tinkler: Trumpet Down Under
by Ludwig vanTrikt
Bassist/composer Lindsey Horner recently said, I think one thing that has really changed in the past quarter century is that the music has become so broad, so truly international and genre-encompassing that the days when jazz was one very definable, finite thing are well and truly gone." These remarks also serve to introduce this interview with ...
Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Kind of Brown
by Ken Dryden
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 ...
Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Kind of Brown
by John Barron
Bassist/composer Christian McBride is one of the most in-demand sidemen in the music business, having toured and recorded with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Diana Krall and Sting. The Philadelphia-native has also made a name for himself as a daring leader, exploring both acoustic and electronic styles. For Kind of Brown, his premier date ...
John Patitucci Trio: Remembrance
by Chris May
It's true what they say: you can't judge an album by looking at the cover. Contrary to the mood suggested by the title and the monochrome sleeve shot of an autumnal city park, bassist John Patitucci's Remembrance is a warm and perky affair. The album is Patitucci's salute to some departed heroes--saxophonists John Coltrane, Joe Henderson ...


