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Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
by Maurizio Comandini
Il criterio utilizzato dai produttori della Sony Legacy, per questo quarto box della eccellente 'The Bootleg Series,' è piuttosto interessante e singolare: il legame che lega assieme varie performance di Miles Davis con i suoi vari gruppi, non è quello temporale come succede di solito, ma bensì quello spaziale, per di più preso in senso molto ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz
All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today! Jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz first came to New York in 1958 to attend the Julliard Conservatory of Music. Just 17 years old, Gary couldn\'t wait to come to the city to play and learn. “It was a very good time for the music in New York, at ...
Heads of State: Search For Peace
by C. Andrew Hovan
Much like another group of distinguished jazz veterans, namely The Cookers, the premise here was a simple one. Get together a crew of like-minded musicians with a track record of shared experiences and see where the music takes things. The genesis for Heads of State was a three-day homage to McCoy Tyner last fall at Smoke ...
International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition 2015
by Ian Patterson
International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition Krakow, Poland July 1-4, 2015 Szymon Mika, a twenty-four year old Polish guitarist, won first prize in the inaugural International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition, held in Krakow from 1- 4 July. An international jury comprising John Abercrombie, Karol Ferfecki, Mike Stern, Wojciech Karolak, Ed ...
Duane Eubanks e il Questionario di Proust
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Duane Eubanks: La melodia. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. D.E.: L'umiltà. AAJ: Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice. D.E.: Quando ho condiviso il palco con ...
Miles on Monday: Wayne Shorter speaks out, Amandla turns 26, and more
This week for “Miles on Monday," some recent news items related to the legendary trumpeter: In a new interview with Billboard magazine, saxophonist Wayne Shorter (pictured) discusses topics including his relationship with Davis as a member of the trumpeter's “second great quintet." With the 89th anniversary of Davis' birth coming up next Tuesday, saxophonist Gary Bartz ...
1st International Jarek Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition - Closing Date For Applications 15 April
My Polish Heart Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition, which will be held in Cracow from 1-4 July, 2015. The International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition is in honor of Jarek Śmietana, one of the most significant figures in Polish jazz for over four decades, who passed away on ...
Miles on Monday: Memorial statue sculptor to speak at Lewis and Clark CC, and more
This week for “Miles on Monday," we have some recent news items involving the legendary trumpeter: Preston Jackson, the sculptor creating the statue for the Miles Davis Memorial Project that will be placed in downtown Alton, IL later this year, will give a presentation for Lewis and Clark Community College’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series at noon ...
McCoy Tyner
by AAJ Staff
Some jazz fans only have a partial acquaintance with McCoy Tyner, that being that “he was Coltrane's pianist." Indeed, it is fairly common to know McCoy Tyner only through his stellar contributions as a sideman in the 1960s, not only with Coltrane but also with Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson and Joe Henderson. Along with 'Trane, these ...
Ezra Weiss Sextet: Before You Know It [Live In Portland]
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by Dave Wayne
On Before You Know It, pianist / composer Ezra Weiss provides convincing evidence for the continued health and well-being of good old, straight ahead, gimmick-free modern acoustic jazz. The archetype for Weiss' beefy band and punchy charts would include Art Blakey's expanded Jazz Messenger lineups, some of McCoy Tyner's larger groups from the early-to-late 1970s, or ...
