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Article: Interview

Javon Jackson: Wading In Spiritual Waters

Read "Javon Jackson: Wading In Spiritual Waters" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Saxophonist Javon Jackson, he of the sonorous tenor tone and the inquisitive musical mind, embarked last year on a musical project with a different twist. Jackson, a follower of Sonnys Stitt and Rollins, is known as a a jazz fiend, one of the dauntless players of his era. His superb playing is marked by ...

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Article: Out and About: The Super Fans

Meet Jack Sirica

Read "Meet Jack Sirica" reviewed by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper


Self-raised on rock and roll, Jack Sirica's connection to music always comes back to rhythm. Sure, there was that teenage flirtation with a Fender Mustang electric guitar (which ended when his dad, worried about slipping grades, intervened), but Sirica credits Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' swing feel on the ride cymbal for opening up his ears ...

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Article: What is Jazz?

Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Beginning For Live Resident Jazz

Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Beginning For Live Resident Jazz" reviewed by Paul Rauch


The local jazz scene in Seattle has been vibrant and at times prolific over the last one hundred years. The city hosted the only fully integrated jazz club scene in the 1920's and '30s, inspiring Black musicians from the south to escape Jim Crow, and find a place to not only engage in the bustling club ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents Free 2022 Bethany Vespers Concert Series

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents Free 2022 Bethany Vespers Concert Series

Saturday, February 5 | 6:00PMStefon Harris This event turned virtual. Watch “His music needs no labels like ‘postmodern’ or ‘cutting edge’. It is Stefon Harris music, as Charles Mingus, he insisted, was Mingus music.” —Nat Hentoff, Jazz Times Magazine Educator. Vibraphonist and Composer, Stefon Harris has been heralded as “one of the most important young artists ...

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Strange Lands

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Strange Lands, Hive Queen, The Twilight Zone, Dindi, Parks, The Switch, Notturno, A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, I Concentrate on You

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Too Close for Comfort

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Too Close for Comfort; Circle of Love; This Is My Song; Klimo; For All We Know; Crazy Love; Roses Poses; I’ve Never Been in Love Before; Teddy; A Valentine for You.

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Stories

Label: Dot Time Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: La Serena; Something for Kenny; But I Had to Say Goodbye; Ma'of; Ha'omnam; After the Morning; A Redoblar; Melodious Funk.

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Article: Live Review

George Cables & Piero Odorici Qt. all'Auditorium Cinema Teatro di Palermo

Read "George Cables & Piero Odorici Qt. all'Auditorium Cinema Teatro di Palermo" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo


George Cables & Piero Odorici Quartet Auditorium Cinema Teatro Nomos Jazz Palermo 9.12.2021 È un periodo artisticamente felice perGeorge Cables, che ha già firmato uno dei migliori CD jazz del 2021. Caratterizzato da una fisionomia artistica cooperativa e spazi solistici equamente distribuiti tra i musicisti, il suo quartetto ha confermato ...

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! 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, mentally recording his encounters with “so many different kinds of people." In his musical career as well, Cables has prowled sidestreets ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Malcolm Jiyane, Ben Allison, Nicole Glover, Giovanni Guidi & Other New Releases

Read "Malcolm Jiyane, Ben Allison, Nicole Glover, Giovanni Guidi & Other New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


One of the best things about today's jazz scene is its sheer variety. A glimpse of that is on display in this set, starting with a special treat for Mondo Jazz's loyal listeners: Ben Allison's “Breakfast with Eric," a tune that has a very special story... listen to the show to find out why. A special ...


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