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Jeff Berlin: Still the Ace of Bass

by John Patten
August 16, 2010

Through the course of a four-decade career, Jeff Berlin has refused to end his musical quest. He crafted a popping, percussive style so thoroughly ingrained in the recordings of the 1980s, it's nearly ubiquitous. His work with Bill Bruford, whom he met during a stint with Yes, led to further innovations in playing.More recently, ...

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Thierry Gomar: Between Two Worlds: Opus II

Read "Between Two Worlds: Opus II" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
August 15, 2010

Between Two Worlds : Opus II features vibraphonist Thierry Gomar in a solo performance, alternating between two three-octave vibraphones: one acoustic and the other electro-acoustic. By means of discrete electronic treatment of the recording on the one hand, and a particularly rich synthesis of musical influences--contemplative music somewhere at the juncture between jazz and contemporary composition--on ...

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Interview: Gary Burton (Part 4)

August 1, 2010

Gary Burton remained with the Stan Getz Quartet for three years, from 1964 to 1966. Even after the group's sound gelled, Getz was an emotional handful for Gary. Off stage, Gary went out of his way to avoid triggering the saxophonist's dark side. After Gary left Getz in 1967, he formed his own quartet and prepared to ...

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Interview: Gary Burton (Part 3)

July 29, 2010

By the time Gary Burton left the George Shearing Quintet to join Stan Getz in 1964, he had perfected the art of the short, concise solo. But while a compact solo was essential for Shearing's group, Gary needed a completely different approach that rested more heavily on comping--the art of accompanying a soloist--for Getz. [Illustration of ...

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Interview: Gary Burton (Part 2)

July 28, 2010

Between 1960 and 1963, Gary Burton went from a kid who practiced the vibes with a tape recorder to a musician who recorded with established jazz artists. Gary came of age at just the right moment. Many of these artists were seeking a cooler, more contemporary sound, and Gary, in his late teens, represented the future. ...

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Interview: Gary Burton (Part 1)

July 27, 2010

In the 1960s, vibraphonist Gary Burton bridged three jazz gaps. In 1960 he was the link between jazz and country. In 1964 he helped link jazz and bossa nova. And in 1967, he began to link jazz and rock, becoming one of the earliest exponents of jazz-rock fusion. [Photo by Karlheinz Kluter] From his earliest recordings, ...

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Don Aliquo: The Man, The Music, The Journey

by Ludwig vanTrikt
July 26, 2010

Geography is a central theme in the life and artistry of Pittsburgh's native son, Don Aliquo. The saxophonist, educator and bandleader is part of a rich steel town jazz lineage which includes his father, Don Aliquo Sr., a performing artist and teacher in his own right. There is also a metaphorical geography, in which Aliquo covers ...

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Norwegian Road Trip, Part 5: Molde Jazz, Days 1-2

by John Kelman
July 22, 2010

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Norwegian Road Trip, Part 1: Kongsberg Jazz, July 7-8, 2010

by John Kelman
July 11, 2010

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Cindy Scott: Let The Devil Take Tomorrow

Read "Let The Devil Take Tomorrow" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 25, 2010

Vocalist Cindy Scott is a rare breed of artist--comfortably covering a variety of music, undaunted by genre barriers and walls that scare lesser singers into pursuing a singular line of musical thought. The dozen songs that Scott presents on Let The Devil Take Tomorrow make up a rich smorgasbord of sounds, moving from Brazil to the ...