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Geoff Keezer

Jazz on the Moon

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

On 20 July 1969, while Herbie Mann was over the figurative moon, because his Memphis Underground was the best selling jazz album in the country, the man was landing on the actual moon (apologies for the gender insensitivity here but otherwise the pun won't work...). What a day! 50 years later we celebrate the ...

Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy At The Blue LLama

By C. ANDREW HOVAN

Ralph Peterson & The Messsenger Legacy The Blue LLama Ann Arbor, Michigan May 25, 2019 Driving distance from both jny: Detroit and jny: Lansing, jny: Ann Arbor has always had a healthy music scene which is further bolstered by the presence of the University of Michigan. Live jazz was on the ...

Denise Donatelli at Mezzrow

By NICHOLAS F. MONDELLO

Denise Donatelli with Geoffrey Keezer Keezer and Ron Blake MezzrowNew York, NY January 7, 2019 The intimate vibe at Club Mezzrow is hands-down the perfect musical playground for the versatile talents of Denise Donatelli, Geoffrey Keezer and Ron Blake--the skills of which were eminently displayed during the trio's opening set last ...

Brian McCarthy: The Better Angels of Our Nature

By ANGELO LEONARDI

Sassofonista e arrangiatore, insegnante all'Università del Vermont, Brian McCarthy è anche un appassionato di storia e ha pensato di realizzare un concept album ispirato alla guerra civile americana, presentando due suoi brani e sette temi dell'epoca arrangiati per medio organico. In questo nonet troviamo veterani come il trombettista Bill Mobley (già con Harold ...

Seven Women (Plus Three) 2018 – Part VII

By C. MICHAEL BAILEY

Well, that didn't take long. What started as “Five Women" quickly grew into the present “Seven Women" and will continue to the end of this year as “Seven Women (Plus Three) as a continuing reflection of the state of female vocalists and instrumentalists. We are blessed with an abundance of musical riches. Adi Meyerson ...

Changing of the Guard: The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

By C. ANDREW HOVAN

The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MichiganAugust 31- September 3, 2012They don't call it the largest free jazz festival in North America for no reason. Every Labor Day weekend in Detroit, jazz fans try to wrap their brains around the diverse and generous offerings of one of the country's most successful jazz festivals, ...

"Chaography": A New Kind of Jazz Film To Be Made

By R.J. DELUKE

Who wants to see a movie about jazz musicians that tells a good story, accurately portrays the lives of musicians and contains good, happening music? Show of hands not necessary. Skepticism understood, based on past history. Yet that's exactly the lofty goal of young filmmaker Doug Chang, a jazz fan who is ...

Tim Garland: Beyond the Frontier

By IAN PATTERSON

Composer, arranger and multi-reed virtuoso Tim Garland is a treasure the nation of the UK has yet to fully recognize. Having recorded a dozen albums in his own name, and arranged for and played in the groups of Chick Corea and Bill Bruford, Garland's pedigree as one of the leading jazz saxophonist/composers of his generation is ...