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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode One: The Quiet Revolution

by John Kelman
April 20, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode One: The Quiet Revolution The Documentary ChannelApril 20, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009Many still look back at Ken Burns' Jazz (2001) as the documentary that ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Guitarist Jimmy Herring to Embark on First Solo Tour with Greg Osby, Oteil Burbridge, Scott Kinsey and Jeff Sipe

April 2, 2009

For the first time ever, legendary guitarist Jimmy Herring is hitting the road under his own name, with a hand-picked ensemble of all-star musicians in support. Pioneering a daring hybrid which crosses rock energy with the sophistication and improvisational fire of jazz, Herring’s dynamic, exploratory guitar playing has been a key component of such renowned groups ...

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Article: Album Review

Justin Vasquez: Triptych

Read "Triptych" reviewed by Phil DiPietro

by Phil DiPietro
March 28, 2009

Young saxophonist Justin Vasquez acquits himself assertively on this 2009 debut, adapting the model of the tough Texas tenors to his own assiduous Austin alto. But that convenient alliterative to Vasquez's lone star origins belies his true lineage in the modern, slashing altoist mold carved out by the likes of David Binney,Greg Osby, Steve Coleman and ...

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News: Music Industry

At 70 Legendary Jazz Label Asks Now What?

February 7, 2009

At a recent 70th-anniversary reception for Blue Note Records at Dizzys Club Coca-Cola, the alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson played his trademark hit, “Alligator Boogaloo," from 1967. Norah Jones, who made her multiplatinum debut in 2002, mingled at the bar. And presiding over the evening was Bruce Lundvall, who has run the label for the last 25 ...

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9 Levels

By Greg Osby

Label: Inner Circle Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Principle; Tolerance; Humility; Truth; Less Tension Please; Resilience; Two Of One; Innocence; Optimism.

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Article: Live Review

London Jazz Festival 2008

by Frederick Bernas
December 2, 2008

London Jazz Festival 2008 London, England Nov. 14-23, 2008 Ken Vandermark, Barry Guy, Mark SandersThe VortexNovember 14 In a meticulously unplanned concert, the music often seemed like a sonic battle between these three renowned improvisers. Sporting a black fitted tee and a hairstyle that could be straight from the ...

News: Interview

Saxophonist Greg Osby Interviewed at AAJ...And More

October 28, 2008

For over two decades Greg Osby has been at the forefront of modern jazz. As a composer and player he breaks new ground, challenging audiences and the establishment with his complex, propulsive, and ever-evolving music. Never one to mince words, Osby has built a reputation as a blunt spokesman willing to tell it like it is, ...

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Article: Interview

Greg Osby: New Mission, New Label, New Responsibility

by Franz A. Matzner
October 28, 2008

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Article: Album Review

Greg Osby: 9 Levels

Read "9 Levels" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
August 16, 2008

After ending a sixteen year tenure with Blue Note Records, leaving his signature as one of the most forward thinking, outspoken, and at times misunderstood artists in contemporary jazz, saxophonist/composer Greg Osby returns with 9 Levels, the first release on his new Inner Circle Music label. The music which is based upon Osby's ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Greg Osby and Sara Serpa Perform at the Village Vanguard

August 8, 2008

A Progressive Who Knows How to Be Here Now The alto saxophonist Greg Osby has routinely been assessed over the last 20 years as a jazz progressive, the sort of musician who constantly pushes forward. In postbop terms that's high praise, and a kind of trap. It respects the intent of innovation but places a premium ...