Home » Search Center » Results: George Cables

Results for "George Cables"

Advanced search options

191

News: Festival

2010 Stanford Jazz Festival

Stanford Jazz Workshop is excited to announce the 2010 Stanford Jazz Festival! Kicking off on June 25th with a Night of Brazilian Jazz featuring Luciana Souza with Romero Lubambo, the Stanford Jazz Festival runs all summer long and features artists such as Randy Weston, Taylor Eigsti, Freddy Cole, Mose Allison, Joshua Redman, George Cables, Dave Douglas ...

1,574

Article: Interview

Craig Handy: The Busiest Man In Jazz

Read "Craig Handy: The Busiest Man In Jazz" reviewed by Robert Dugan


Saxophonist Craig Handy is a musician's musician. Those “in the know" know about him, which is why he's been a first call player in New York for over two decades. He is a careful, thoughtful improviser—expansive and precise. His solos build on a rich knowledge of the tradition at the same time as they often set ...

330

Article: Album Review

Soren Moller / Dick Oatts: The Clouds Above

Read "The Clouds Above" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The Clouds Above is the continuation of a duet project that pianist Soren Moller and saxophonist Dick Oatts began with Storytelling (Audial, 2005). Like that release, The Clouds Above brags all originals save for one classical adaptation, in this case Sergei Prokofiev's Balcony Scene from his 1935 ballet, Romeo and Juliet, here captured lyrically by Moller's ...

Album

Why Not?

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 2009

Album

Morning Song

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: On Green Dolphin Street; Who Can I Turn To?; Stroll; I Remember Clifford; Morning Song; Up Jumped Spring; Little B

502

Article: Album Review

Kenny Werner / Jens Sondergaard: A Time For Love

Read "A Time For Love" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


After many years of knowing each other, Danish saxophonist Jens Søndergaard and pianist Kenny Werner decided that it was the right time to translate years of friendship into music. The result is the enchanting A Time For Love, which digs deep into a program of classic ballads. Songs like Jimmy Van Heusen's “But Beautiful" and Ann ...

Article: Live Review

George Cables

Read "George Cables" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Brass Group - Palermo - 11.12.2009 Un concerto altamente istruttivo per capire perché Cables abbia già lasciato una traccia indelebile nel jazz, attraverso memorabili incisioni live con Art Pepper e Dexter Gordon. Colpisce di lui innanzi tutto la modestia da sideman, l'attitudine a voler interagire a tutti i costi con la ritmica locale, fino a cedervi ...

134

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: George Cables

Jazz Musician of the Day: George Cables

All About Jazz is celebrating George Cables' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY George CablesGeorge Cables - pianist, composer, recording artist, bandleader When George Cables was going to school in New York City he used to walk the streets at night, taking in the cosmopolitan sights and sounds... ...

274

Article: Live Review

The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club

Read "The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club" reviewed by Dave Kaufman


The Charles Tolliver Big BandThe Iridium Jazz ClubNew York, NYOctober 17, 2009Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds. The Big Band played a four night stand at the Iridium Jazz Club and I was fortunate to catch the second set ...

1,043

Article: Interview

Bruce Lundvall, presidente de Blue Note

Read "Bruce Lundvall, presidente de Blue Note" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Publicamos la traducción en castellano de esta entrevista, originalmente aparecida en All About Jazz el 15 de mayo del 2003. Bruce Lundvall viajará próximamente a Europa, a los festivales de jazz de Barcelona y Berlín, para conmemorar los 70 años de Blue Note. En Barcelona, Lundvall charlará con el crítico Bob Blumenthal (Institut d'Estudis Nord-americans, 3 ...


Engage

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.