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John Beasley: Everyone Loves John

Read "John Beasley: Everyone Loves John" reviewed by Scott Mitchell

by Scott Mitchell

Keyboardist John Beasley (aka “The Bease" to friends and family) is a musician's musician and one of the busiest professionals in the game. His biography and list of credits are so broad and deep that they could fill an NFL playbook.If NASA or MIT were to invent a device that could measure creative and ...

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Yvonnick Prene: Jour De Fete

Read "Jour De Fete" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

European jazz harmonica players aren't exactly a dime a dozen, but the Old Continent has birthed a few for the ages. Belgium gave unto jazz the legendary Toots Thielemans, Germany put forth vibes/harmonica doubling sensation Hendrik Meurkens, and the Swiss turned out Gregoire Maret; now, the French weigh in with the young Yvonnick Prene.

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William Ellis: Music On A Chink Of Light

Read "William Ellis: Music On A Chink Of Light" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

[ Editor's Note: “Music On A Chink Of Light" was originally published on August 4, 2010. This encore presentation coincides with William Ellis's new column One LP. ]Black and white photographs of jazz legends taken by the likes of Herman Leonard, William P. Gottlieb and William Claxton have gained iconic status over the years. ...

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Gregoire Maret

By Gregoire Maret

Label: eOne Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: Lucilla's Dream; The Secret Life Of Plants; The Man I Love; Travels; Crepuscule Suite: 5:37 PM (Intro);Crepuscule Suite: Crepuscule; Crepuscule Suite: 4:28 AM Outro; Manha Du Sol; Prayer; Lembra De Mim; Children's Suite: The Womb; Children's Suite: Children's Song; Children's Suite: Outro; O Amor E O Meu Pais; Ponta De Areia (M. Nascimento).

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James Cammack: Where You At?

Read "James Cammack: Where You At?" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Oftentimes, it's only the passing of time that can offer true perspective. In years to come, bassist James Cammack may look back on 2012 as the year when--after over 30 years in the business--he truly began his musical adventure in earnest. After 29 years playing bass in the ensembles of piano legend Ahmad Jamal, Cammack was, ...

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Article: Live Review

Changing of the Guard: The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

Read "Changing of the Guard: The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MichiganAugust 31- September 3, 2012They don't call it the largest free jazz festival in North America for no reason. Every Labor Day weekend in Detroit, jazz fans try to wrap their brains around the diverse and generous offerings of one of the country's most successful jazz festivals, ...

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Cristina Morrison: I Love

Read "I Love" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Vocalist Cristina Morrison is as worldly and well-traveled as they come. She was born in Miami and spent time living in Rome, Quito, the Galapagos Islands and Los Angeles before landing in the Big Apple, from whence she recorded this fine debut. Morrison possesses a voice that's alternately soothing, sassy, straightforward or sly, and she brings ...

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Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012

Read "Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Cape Town Jazz FestivalCape Town, South AfricaMarch 30-31, 2012An invite to cover the 13th annual Cape Town Jazz Festival would have been reason enough to travel over 8,000 miles to South Africa. But when the invite, from South Africa Tourism, stretched to an expansive ten-day trip--beginning in Johannesburg, continuing on to Cape Town ...

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Gregoire Maret: Gregoire Maret

Read "Gregoire Maret" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

Gregoire Maret's first album under his own name is both more and less than a Music lover following the harmonicist's career might expect. After years of collaborating with the likes of guitarists Pat Metheny and Charlie Hunter, and vocalist Cassandra Wilson, Maret (mostly) wisely but ambitiously places his instrument in a variety of settings that highlight ...

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Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour

Read "The Eleventh Hour" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Some debut recordings encapsulate all of an aspiring artist's diverse interests; others are less ambitious, and merely document a particular ensemble or performance. The Eleventh Hour, an expansive tour de force by rising drummer Johnathan Blake, is a prime example of the former. Blake's successful merger of styles should come as no surprise; in addition to ...


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