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Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators at the Caramoor Jazz Festival on July 28
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators with Lewis Nash, Steve Turre, Vincent Herring July 28 - 2pm - Caramoor Jazz Festival Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators headline this Sunday at 2pm at the 20th Anniversary Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, NY. Enjoy a pleasant drive to Westchester County for a relaxing outdoor afternoon ...
Gregg August: Four by Six
by AAJ Italy Staff
Fattosi apprezzare e conoscere come componente del trio di JD Allen, il contrabbassista Gregg August porta avanti dal 2005 un percorso da leader, iniziato nel 2005 con Late August e proseguito con One Peace del 2007 e l'attuale Four by Six, inciso nell'estate 2011. Se i primi due lo vedevano a capo di sestetti, il titolo ...
Four by Six
By Gregg August
Label: Iacuessa Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. Affirmation - 6:15:
02. For Calle Picota - 6:52;
03. For Max - 6:09;
04. Bandolim - 9:04;
05. Strange Street - 7:02;
06. A Ballad For MV - 5:34;
07. Relative Obscurity - 7:16;
08. For Miles - 7:39.
Take Five With Sam Newsome
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sam Newsome: One of the more important soprano saxophonists of his generation, Sam Newsome emerged onto the scene as a member of Terence Blanchard's quintet in the early 1990s, Newsome really hit his artistic stride when he began releasing a series of solo saxophone recordings expanding the sonic terrain of the soprano sax: ...
June 17: Bang on a Can Marathon Opens River To River Festival
On Sunday, June 17, from noon until midnight, Bang on a Can continues celebrating its 25th year with the annual Bang on a Can Marathon, FREE for the public at World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street, NYC), presented by River To River® Festival, Arts Brookfield, and Bang on a Can. The Marathon has been ...
JD Allen Trio: Victory!
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Every new musical expedition undertaken by tenor saxophonist JD Allen serves to solidify his reputation as one of the finest, most adventurous young musicians playing today. Victory!--a superb collection of short works--is no exception. With a gently swinging, ponderous vibrato he weaves his way into territory that he has charted for himself. The rebellious yell of ...
J.D. Allen: Victory!
by Dan Bilawsky
Many artists seem to move rapidly through different ensemble configurations, as if they're trying to finish off a career to-do list. While it's true that artistic reinvention using various instrumental formats--whether it be an organ group, big band project or Jazz Messengers-style outing--can help an artist gain notice in the trade magazines, using these formats as ...
Shine!
By Gregg August
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2010
Track listing:
01. Esre!; 02. Sonhouse; 03. Conjuration of Angels (Butch Morris); 04. Marco Polo; 05. Shine!; 06. The Laughing Bell; 07. East
Boogie (Kolby's Theme); 08. Ephraim; 09. Angel; 10. Teo (Ted's Theme); 11. Se'Lah; 12. Variation.
Tutte le composizioni sono di J.D. Allen tranne quelle indicate.
Guitarist and Composer Michael-Louis Smith's Debut Album “Portrait of MLS” Now Available!
Jazz guitarist and composer Michael-Louis Smith has released his debut “Portrait of MLS." The album consists of seven original compositions by Smith including the jazz/pop favorite “Up in the Air" and features some of the leading jazz musicians in NYC including long time collaborators Stacy Dillard on tenor and soprano saxophone, Theo Hill on piano as ...
Take Five With Michael Lowenstern
by AAJ Staff
Meet Michael Lowenstern:Michael Lowenstern, widely considered one of the finest bass clarinetists in the world, has performed, recorded and toured as a soloist and with ensembles of every variety. Michael has written music for concert, film, dance and various other new media over the span of his 20-year career. Actively involved with technology in ...
