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Steve Coleman and Five Elements at SFJAZZ
by Harry S. Pariser
Steve Coleman and Five Elements SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA December 14, 2014 The main thing that I consciously try to follow is things I find in nature, in universe. Basically I see the universe as sort of giant palette of forms within forms."--Steve Coleman He is a 2014 MacArthur ...
Carmen Lundy: Soul To Soul
by James Nadal
There are records created through years of preparation and production that take a lifetime to achieve. Soul to Soul by vocalist Carmen Lundy, indeed falls in that category, yet defies categorization. Lundy is setting her own course, while other singers seek safe refuge in tepid covers of popular standards. She offers original material delivered with authenticity ...
Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring
by John Sharpe
It really should be Trio 4 by now! For their previous four albums the threesome has added a pianist to the ranks, first Geri Allen, then Irene Schweizer, then Allen again, and lastly Jason Moran. Now on Wiring Vijay Iyer takes over the piano stool. You could argue that with their credentials saxophonist Oliver Lake (World ...
Bimhuis at 40: Older, Better, Business as Usual
by Joan Gannij
The Bimhuis is turning 40 and is still very much in its prime. Beginning October 1, Amsterdam's venerable jazz club will celebrate this milestone with a variety of concerts, activities and special events. The Bimhuis opened in 1974 after a lengthy search for a suitable venue for improvising musicians. Over the next decades it would become ...
New CD From Vocalist Carmen Lundy, ‘soul To Soul’ Set For Release September 23
A Myriad Of Special Guests Including Patrice Rushen, Geri Allen, Randy Brecker, Simphiwe Dana, Bennie Maupin, Carol Robbins, Warren Wolf And More Los Angeles, CA. - “Soul To Soul,” a passionate new song cycle from vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician Carmen Lundy, is set for release September 23rd, 2014 via Afrasia Productions. “Soul To Soul”, Lundy’s ...
Jaimeo Brown: Transcendence
by Angelo Leonardi
Al suo debutto discografico come leader Jaimeo Brown ha relizzato una delle opere più intense, originali e appassionanti del 2013. Un concept album che abbraccia il passato e il presente della cultura afro-americana, inglobando suggestioni geograficamente distanti (come quella indiana) in un percorso capace di coniugare feeling e controllo della forma. Il trentaquattrenne batterista non ...
NJPAC and Montclair State University Launch New All-Female Jazz Education Residency for Summer 2014
Grammy-Nominated New Jersey Pianist Geri Allen to Serve as Artistic Director New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), in collaboration with Montclair State University will offer a new, All-Female Jazz Residency as part of NJPAC’s arts education offerings. The residency will be led by Grammy-nominated New Jersey pianist Geri Allen, who will serve as the program’s artistic ...
David Weiss: In Celebration of Endangered Species
by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
David Weiss and his mini big band of jazz chameleons are a ready example of how to concentrate at OCD levels to perfect musical things of beauty that stand the test of time, repeatedly. Many have focused a hell of a lot more than 10,000 hours to cultivate this sound, and some have overcome myriad adversities ...
Grand River Crossings
By Geri Allen
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: 01. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Michael Jackson) - 2:21;
02. Tears Of A Clown (Henry Cosby / Smokey Robinson / Stevie Wonder) -5:31;
03. That Girl (Stevie Wonder) - 6:05;
04. Grand River Crossings I (Geri Allen) - 0:48;
05. The Smart Set (Roy Brooks) - 2:54;
06. Let It Be (Paul McCartney) - 3:58;
07. Space Odyssey (Marcus Belgrave) - 5:36;
08. In Appreciation (Geri Allen) - 1:04;
09. Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland) - 4:29;
10. Itching In My Heart (Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland) - 1:56;
11. Stoned Love (Frank Wilson) - 3:40;
12. Grand River Crossings II (Geri Allen) - 0:52;
13. Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye) - 4:26;
14. Save The Children (Marvin Gaye) - 7:15;
15. Nancy Joe (Gerald Wilson) - 3:39.
Mosaic Records: Making Jazz History
by Bob Kenselaar
No one is more astonished by the longevity of Mosaic Records than Michael Cuscuna, the veteran record producer and one-time disc jockey who founded the label together with Charlie Lourie, a former clarinetist who worked in both jazz and classical contexts before becoming an executive at CBS records, Blue Note, and elsewhere. Arguably the premier reissue ...


