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Umbria Jazz 2018 In Perugia From July 13-22: Celebrating 45 Years Of Jazz In Italy And Beyond
Not many festivals have had the kind of impact that Umbria Jazz has had on the musical history of a country and on its social history as well. When it started out in 1973, Umbria Jazz was simply an attempt to combine the passion of a group of jazz lovers with the needs of a region ...
Linley Hamilton: Strings Attached
by Ian Patterson
Nearly all recordings are labours of love. Passion and a huge amount of work are the essential ingredients. Some recordings in particular, however, mark the realization of a life-long dream. For Northern Irish trumpeter, BBC jazz broadcaster and university lecturer Linley Hamilton, Making Other Arrangements (Teddy D Records, 2018) is just such a recording.
Ellen Doty: Goosebumps All Over
by Kevin Press
Calgary's Ellen Doty drops her second LP March 2. Come Fall is a stripped-down collection of gorgeous jazz pop that features Doty on vocals, Davide Di Renzo on drums and Mark Lalama on piano. The absence of bass, horns and all the rest was an inspired choice. Doty, whose crystal-clear voice must be heard ...
Seven Women 2018 – Part II
by C. Michael Bailey
Hey, this is starting to become a habit. Nina Simone Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles Bethlehem Records 2018 Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles is a tidy summation of the first recordings made by vocalist/pianist Nina Simone. According to the liner notes, these selections, the singles releases ...
2017: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
A year of achievements, challenges to gender inequality, scandal and losses The year 2017 was quite something for the jazz world. Incidents or discussions of misogyny and sexual misconduct bubbled up even before the #MeToo phenomenon developed. Beyond that, woman musicians made significant contributions to the genre. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage ...
Nat "King" Cole & Me
Label: Blue Note
Released: 2017
Track listing: Mona Lisa; Smile; Nature Boy; L-O-V-E; Quizas, Quizas, Quizas; Miss Otis Regrets; Pick Yourself Up; When Love Was King; The Lonely One; Ballerina; I Wonder Who My Daddy Is; But Beautiful; Sweet Lorraine; For All We Know; The Christmas Song;
Live In Berlin
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Released: 2017
Track listing: 1. Holding On 2. On My Way to Harlem / What's Going On 3. Take Me to the Alley 4. Don't Lose Your Steam 5. Hey Laura 6. Liquid Spirit 7. Consequence of Love. 8. Bass Solo / Papa Was a Rolling Stone 9. Musical Genocide 10. Don't Be a Fool 11. Work Song / Drum Solo 12. In Fashion 13. Be Good (Lion's Song) 14. 1960 What? 15. Water Under Bridges 16. Free / Thank You.
December 2017: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Gregory Porter, Kamasi Washington
by Patrick Burnette
The holiday season may be behind us, but the Jazz Bastard Podcast keeps rolling on. Here's a look at December's episodes. On podcast 130, we celebrate our fifth anniversary by discussing four recordings by quintets. Rare recordings by Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet evoke Miles Davis' second great quintet for us and ...
Courtney Pine: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
by David Burke
Courtney Pine didn't pick up his beloved tenor saxophone for more than a decade, until an album exploring the black British experience demanded it. The multi-instrumentalist eschewed the horn on the likes of Europa, House of Legends and Song (The Ballad Book), his two-hander with pianist Zoe Rahman. “I spoke to Sonny Rollins about ...
Leo Richardson Quartet: The Chase
by Roger Farbey
An alumnus of London's Trinity College of Music, tenor saxophonist Leo Richardson, who incidentally is the son of bassist Jim Richardson (formerly of the jazz rock band If), graduated from the College with a first class honours degree in Jazz Performance. Whilst studying at Trinity he was tutored by some world class players including Jean Toussaint, ...
