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Article: Interview

Chuck Anderson: Guitar Reemergence

by Victor L. Schermer
April 20, 2010

Chuck Anderson's guitar artistry is a cut above the jazz standard. The quality of his execution is so fine that on first hearing, it is literally stunning. His recent CD, Freefall (Dreambox Media, 2010) consists of musical gems--all-original compositions, woven into a tapestry worthy of a master classical guitarist. Yet it is all straight-ahead mainstream jazz ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Curtis Clark, Marilyn Lerner and Chad Taylor: Chasing the Piano

by Clifford Allen
March 12, 2010

November 15, 2010 will mark the 75th anniversary of the first recorded jazz piano-trio session, with pianist Jess Stacy, bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Gene Krupa recording for UK Parlophone ("Barrelhouse" and “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"). Certainly much has happened in jazz and improvised music since that date, but the piano ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Artie Shaw: Classic Bluebird and Victor Sessions

by Samuel Chell
January 26, 2010

Artie ShawClassic Bluebird and Victor SessionsMosaic Records2009Shortly after its critically acclaimed box set comprising clarinetist Benny Goodman's essential recordings-- The Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (2009), which was released to coincide with the centenary of the “King of Swing"--Mosaic Records has done it again. The Classic ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gene Krupa

January 15, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Gene Krupa's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gene KrupaGene Krupa - drums, bandleader, (1909 - 1973) Gene Krupa was easily one of the most colorful personalities of the big band era. Despite his outrageous stage persona... more Website | Videos ...

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Article: Profile

Marty Napoleon: Covering all 88 Keys

by Elliott Simon
October 4, 2009

Post-WWII New York City was a vibrant and musically creative club environment and pianist Marty Napoleon was a significant part of that scene and continues, through what is now a 60+-year career in the music business, to add more than a dash of pizzazz to any musical endeavor with which he is associated. His impressive resume ...

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News: TV / Film

Free Movie Nights with "Lady Day," "The Duke," and Charlie "Bird" Parker!

September 30, 2009

Make Tuesday the new Friday and join the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for the first “Scenes Through the Cinema Lens" on October 20 at 7:30! An original retrospective focusing on the performing arts in film, this years series will highlight several of the great performers from the Lost Jazz Shrines and rarely seen footage of ...

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Article: Film Review

Lorraine Feather: You're Outa Here (a neo-soundie)

by Carl L. Hager
August 30, 2009

If, like Bruno Ganz's character in Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire, Frank Sinatra happened to magically return to life this summer, the Chairman of the Board would not only have a cup of coffee with a cigarette, he would enthusiastically charter a committee of jazz fans to search the world over for the earthly ...

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Article: Book Excerpts

Jazz Orchestras

by Nick Catalano
August 7, 2009

This excerpt appears in New York Nights: Performing, Producing and Writing in Gotham (IUniverse, 2008). In addition to the productions of the dance band shows, being a Performing Arts producer meant that I had the opportunity to present artists from every genre imaginable. I steadfastly tried to adhere to some sense of objectivity listening ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Bud Shank: A Voice for the Ages

by Jack Bowers
April 29, 2009

I'll always have fond memories of the 2007 Prescott (Arizona) Jazz Summit, as it was the last time I had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing the phenomenal alto saxophonist Bud Shank doing what he did best: enfolding an entire audience in the palm of his hand with a seemingly endless stream of irrepressible notes ...

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News: Festival

JazzAscona Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary: June 25 - July 5, 2009

April 27, 2009

We are excited to announce some of the first musicians and performances scheduled for JazzAscona 2009, one of the most significant jazz events in Europe: Homage to the legendary Kansas City singer and “king of blues & rock 'n' roll Big Joe Turner by soul-jazz stars Bernard Pretty Purdie, Reuben Wilson & friends; tributes, one hundred ...