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Elmo Hope: la vita e la musica
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nell'elenco dei grandi jazzmen dimenticati un posto importante lo occupa Elmo Hope, pianista amico e coetaneo di Bud Powell destinato a figurare tra i suoi “discepoli", fino a svanire nelle nebbie dell'oblio. Le ragioni di tale destino sono molte: alcune imputabili allo stesso Hope (la principale fu la tossicodipendenza) altre alla disattenzione di pubblico e critica. ...
Top Ten "Most Read" Articles & CD Reviews: 2005
by AAJ Staff
AAJ tracks how often an article is read, and the articles and CD reviews below represent our top ten published in 2005. This list excludes the monthly greetings which receive a significant boost from a link in the monthly newsletter announcements. Top Ten Articles Concert/Festival/Event Review Festival International de Jazz ...
Re: Ted Dunbar (October issue, no.42, pg. 11)
by AAJ Staff
I wish to thank Mr. Donald Elfman regarding his writing the tribute to my close friend and colleague, the late Ted Dunbar.However, there are errors in his tribute which appears in the October 2005 issue of All About Jazz-New York (pg.11).Ted related to me that he went to Indianapolis, IN, my hometown, ...
In Memoriam: Albert Mangelsdorff 1928-2005
by AAJ Staff
GUNTER HAMPEL I remember one of the many conversations Marion Brown and I used to have was about solo performers. After I had published my first SOLO LP in 1969, I had stirred a trend. In Germany J.E. Berendt, the great jazzpromoter and writer, took my idea and presented it at the 1972 Olympic Games in ...
Preservation Hall Preserved Despite Katrina
by Peter Aaron
Although the tremendous loss of human life is by far the most tragic aspect of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, jazz lovers can't help but also be concerned about the potential effects of the storm on some of New Orleans' music landmarks.Details about the situations with these historic sites in most parts remain unclear, but ...
A Brief History of the Blues
by Ed Kopp
When you think of the blues, you think about misfortune, betrayal and regret. You lose your job, you get the blues. Your mate falls out of love with you, you get the blues. Your dog dies, you get the blues. While blues lyrics often deal with personal adversity, the music itself goes far beyond ...
Blues Starter Kit
by Ed Kopp
If you're just beginning to explore the blues, here's a list of 70 suggested artists and recordings, some old and some new. These picks should get anybody's mojo workin' overtime, but purists will note some flagrant omissions. Unfortunately, many deserving artists had to be excluded for brevity's sake. For a more thorough guide to blues artists ...
Estonian Jazz and the Avant-Garde: Far-out in the Baltics
by Daniel Spicer
Estonia is a land of music. Its runic folk song tradition predates the Vikings and its people lift their voices at the slightest provocation. Not surprising, then, that Soviet rule was finally ended in 1991 by the bloodless Singing Revolution --a cycle of mass demonstrations in which a fifth of the population gathered to sing national ...
Joe Huron: Not Your "Average Joe"
by Brenton Plourde
Joe Huron likes Eddie Van Halen. Almost everyone has heard of Eddie Van Halen. Some of Joe Huron, until now.Joe Huron was born in Arnprior, Ontario, a cat's stretch away from Ottawa. The year was 1961 and his father was a railman. At the age of 14, Joe began his musical foray thanks to ...
Fraser MacPherson Leapt In!
by Brenton Plourde
Fraser MacPherson toured the Soviet Union five times. He has won a Juno Award, which is the Canadian equivalent to a Grammy, in 1983 for Best Jazz Recording for his duet with guitarist Oliver Gannon (I Didn't Know About You). Fraser MacPherson played with Ella, Hines, Bennett and The Duke. Fraser MacPherson put his saxophone down ...
