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Article: Record Label Profile

Half Note Records: Live from the Blue Note

by Bob Kenselaar
March 18, 2013

Jeff Levenson has been at the helm of Half Note Records since 2002, just a few years after it got off the ground. Through a combination of his leadership and vision and the great artistry of the musicians represented in its catalog--including McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Lee Konitz and many others--the label has clearly made its ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Orchestre National de Jazz: Piazzolla!

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
February 28, 2013

The Argentinian composer, bandoneón player and tango revolutionary Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was no stranger to jazz. As a music student in Paris in the mid-1950s, he was inspired by the joyous improvisation he witnessed in the effervescent Left Bank jazz scene. He would go on to collaborate with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan (Summit/Reunion Cumbre, Erre, 1974) ...

Article: Interview

Carles Benavent: Jazz, Flamenco and Blues

by Bruce Lindsay
January 22, 2013

Of all the instrumentalists in contemporary music, only a handful have become game changers. Jazz trumpet has Louis Armstrong, rock guitar has Jimi Hendrix, jazz saxophone has Charlie Parker. Flamenco bass guitar has Carles Benavent. Benavent's fluid, melodic and emotive style of playing is as beautiful as it is distinctive. Developed initially from a love of ...

Album

Introducing Letizia Gambi

By LETIZIA GAMBI

Label: Jando Music S.r.l.
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01 Secret Tears (Una Furtiva Lagrima) 02 Appucundria Letizia Gambi feat. Chick Corea 03 I Think Of You ( E Penso A Te) Patrice Rushen, Lenny White 04 Soli feat Gil Goldstein 05 You Are So SPecial (Tu Si 'na Cosa Grande)Gil Goldstein, Wallace Roney, John Benitez 06 A Time 07 'o Sole Mio - Letizia Gambi, Patrice Rushen,Ron Carter, Lenny White 08 The Question Of You feat. Gato Barbieri 09 Passione 10 Bachelorette Letizia Gambi, Ron Cater, Patrice Rushen, Lenny White 11 The Love Of Your Life 12 My Town (Carmela) 13 Munasterio 'e Santachiara In A Sentimental Mood,Patrice Rushen,Ron Carter,Lenny White,H.DelCurto 14 Yo Soy El Sur

Article: Live Review

2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012

by John Kelman
November 7, 2012

Umeå Jazz Festival Umeå, Sweden October 24-28, 2012 Nestled about 20 kilometers from the coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Sweden, connected by the Ume River, sits Umeå (pronounced: ooo-me-oh), a town of about 120,000 (including the surrounding region). Small it may be, but since 1968 it has hosted an annual ...

Article: Album Review

Lou Marini: Starmaker

Read "Starmaker" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 13, 2012

Lou Marini's Starmaker is a reflection of the veteran reedman's professional life, with eight originals ranging from jazz, to blues and other related genres. Known by the moniker “Blue Lou," Marini has starred in the classic “The Blues Brothers" and has played with such diverse ensembles as Woody Herman's orchestra, Blood, Sweat and Tears, guitarist/composer Frank ...

News: Recording

Letizia Gambi: Italian Songstress Blends Neapolitan Songbook and Jazz on Auspicious Debut

August 18, 2012

Her gorgeous voice on the opening refrain to “Secret Tears" ("Una Furtiva Lagrima," an aria from the Italian opera L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti), the leadoff track from Introducing Letizia Gambi, heralds the arrival of a poised and polished young songstress from Naples making her stateside splash. With visionary drummer-producer Lenny White at the helm, Gambi ...

Article: Catching Up With

Miles Evans: Two-Part Harmony

by Melanie Futorian
August 9, 2012

Trumpeter Miles Evans, like saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, has faced the plus/minus of being the son of a jazz icon--in this case, legendary composer/arranger/bandleader Gil Evans. But if Ravi's exposure to his father was cut short by the saxophonist's too-early demise in 1967, just shy of the youngster's second birthday, Miles had the opportunity to grow up ...

Article: Interview

Christian McBride: Knocking on the Door

by Bob Kenselaar
June 25, 2012

Christian McBride was talking about the Grammy he received in October, 2011 for his big band album, The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2011)--his first Grammy as a leader and third overall. While the bassist certainly appreciated getting the nod from his peers and from the Recording Academy, he said he gets just as much of a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Guitarist/Composer Oscar Penas Appearing In NYC: November 1 and November 5

October 29, 2011

Guitarist/Composer Oscar Penas Appearing In NYC In Support of New Recording From Now On Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 PM at the 55 Bar With Dan Blake (saxophones), Moto Fukushima (bass), Franco Pinna (drums), and special guest, Gil Goldstein November 5 at the Bar Next Door With Moto Fukushima (bass), Franco Pinna (drums) “It's difficult to separate ...