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Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1

Read "Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Vibraphonist Joe Locke doesn't seem to want to put his mallets down for very long. As soon as he arrived at Motéma Music, he released the modern-leaning Signing (Motéma Music, 2012) with the Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group, and partnered up with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra for the somewhat serene Wish Upon A Star (Motéma Music, 2013). Now, ...

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Article: Album Review

The VJE: It's About Time

Read "It's About Time" reviewed by Edward Blanco


In 2006 drummer Josh Feldstein established the Verve Jazz Ensemble, a contemporary jazz group playing standards and straight ahead material in the finest venues throughout the Connecticut area without having an album to their credit until this appropriately-titled recording debut It's About Time. On tap are an array of jazz standards featuring new arrangements and dynamic ...

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The 2013 Israeli Jazz Musician Festival, Presented By NOHO Media Group In Association With The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Will Feature An Ensemble Of Notable Israel-born Jazz Musicians

The 2013 Israeli Jazz Musician Festival, Presented By NOHO Media Group In Association With The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Will Feature An Ensemble Of Notable Israel-born Jazz Musicians

Music and Multi-Media Event Will Take Place May 12 through May 14 in Manhattan and Brooklyn New York City is the “jazz capital of the world," a fact that is enhanced, to a large extent, by the constant influx of astounding talent from across the globe. Among the many jazz musicians who have come to NYC ...

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Chris Clark Quintet: Cedar Wisely

Read "Cedar Wisely" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


This quintet was assembled for the recording of this album by young saxophonist Chris Clark, incorporating the talents of veteran saxophonist Peter Epstein who is also the department head for the University of Nevada, Reno where Clark also studied. With his debut effort as a leader, Clark enacts a concentrated focus on the compositional aspects, and ...

Article: Album Review

Maria Monti: Il bestiario

Read "Il bestiario" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il vinile originale della Ri-Fi è stato per anni uno di quegli oggetti mitici per collezionisti della musica italiana di ricerca. Ora la Unseen Records lo ristampa per la prima volta in CD a edizione limitata, rimasterizzato da Taylor Deupree. È Il bestiario di Maria Monti, anno di grazia 1974, esempio fulgido di canzone/cabaret/sperimentale, di quel ...

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News: Recording

Joe Locke To Release Lay Down My Heart (Blues & Ballads, Volume 1) On May 14

Joe Locke To Release Lay Down My Heart (Blues & Ballads, Volume 1) On May 14

Vibraphonist's Third Release for Motéma Music Further Illustrates the Depth and Breadth of his Talent Lay Down My Heart, the third release from the prolific vibraphonist Joe Locke since his signing to Motéma Music in 2012, marks a complete and deliberate contrast from his two previous releases: the small-group outing Signing, his critically lauded 2012 label ...

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Article: Album Review

Nilson Matta: Nilson Matta's Black Orpheus

Read "Nilson Matta's Black Orpheus" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Brazilian bassist Nilson Matta has, like all artists, has drawn inspiration for his music from a variety of sources--of which a play and a movie serve as the influence for the moving Black Orpheus. Antonio Carlos Jobim's compositions for the 1957 Vinicius de Moraes Brazilian play Orfeu da Conceicao and the 1959 Black Orpheus movie that ...

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Nilson Matta: Nilson Matta's Black Orpheus

Read "Nilson Matta's Black Orpheus" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


This CD is the culmination of Nilson Matta's lifelong dream: to record his interpretation of the Orpheus music from the Brazilian play and movie of the 1950s. To make it happen, Matta enlisted fifteen superb players from Brazil and the United States, building his ensemble up from the rhythmic, native heart of the music. The result ...

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Article: Album Review

Brazilian Trio: Constelacao

Read "Constelacao" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


Constelacao contains a wonderful range of material, from the passionately churning title track to pianist Cedar Walton's classic “Bolivia," which features a great drum opening by Duduka da Fonseca.Tucked between these splendid bookends are such gems as Dori Caymmi's beloved “O Cantador," which many will recognize as “Like a Lover." Introduced to North American ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Laura Nyro Project

Read "The Laura Nyro Project" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The combination of a unique and beautifully au courant voice with an equally rare and manifold composing talent makes for compelling listening. When the voice is that of vocalist/songwriter Mark Winkler and the songs are by Laura Nyro, the resulting project reaches criticality rapidly. Winkler has been composing and recording for the better part of 30 ...


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