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Article: Interview

Kenny Garrett Speaks Through The Soul of His Jazz

Read "Kenny Garrett Speaks Through The Soul of His Jazz" reviewed by Dean Nardi


Mental bungee-jumping may not be their sport of choice, but a cerebral ledge exists that sooner or later every jazz musician must leap off. One day, ready or not, tuning up or shaking down their instrument, they will glance in a mirror, hug a pregnant mother-to-be, second-line a funeral, walk in the deepest, dark woods, chance ...

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Article: Interview

Russell Gunn: No Safety Net, No Overdubs, Just Pure and Original

Read "Russell Gunn: No Safety Net, No Overdubs, Just Pure and Original" reviewed by Dean Nardi


One of the reasons podcasts have become so popular is they provide listeners with the experience of hearing people live, raw and unedited with no safety net as opposed to reading an article in a magazine or on the Internet. Even a Question & Answer interview is edited to remove repetitive comments and all the “ums" ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Holiday Music with Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Nicole Henry and more

Read "Holiday Music with Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Nicole Henry and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Holiday Music by Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Scott Drier, Nicole Henry, Rosemary Clooney, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, Kevin Mahogany, Etta James, Scott Hamilton, Vanessa Rubin, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Kurt Elling, Eric Reed, Nnenna Freelon, Javon Jackson, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Nat King Cole, and more. Playlist ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Grover Washington Jr., Nubya Garcia, Seun Kuti And Egypt 80, And More

Read "Grover Washington Jr., Nubya Garcia, Seun Kuti And Egypt 80, And More" reviewed by Tony Poole


Tony Poole selects his favourite tracks from this past week's new releases and pre-releases. The featured YouTube video (scroll down) is about Jason Miles, the keyboardist, producer and guardian of the Grover Washington Jr. legacy. Check out the short documentary about Jason's book The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles... A Musical Biography 100% AI generated.

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Article: Liner Notes

Ron Carter: Anything Goes

Read "Ron Carter: Anything Goes" reviewed by Arnaldo DeSouteiro


Ronald Levin Carter (born Ferndale, Michigan, on May 4, 1937) needs no introduction. Let's just say that he is the bassist's bassist. On Ron's hands, the bass and the man become the same entity, the same person. Played by Ron Carter, the acoustic bass sounds like... Ron Carter! That's why he is one of the three ...

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Article: Liner Notes

CTI Acid Jazz Grooves by Various Artists

Read "CTI Acid Jazz Grooves by Various Artists" reviewed by Arnaldo DeSouteiro


The CD you are holding in your hands is a very special compilation. It's the celebration of CTI as one of the most “sampled" labels on Earth! For the past ten years, many CTI tracks have been cut up, sampled, scratched and looped to create new songs for a new audience. Many of the selections on ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bob Mover, Bill Evans, Grover Washington, Jr. & Kelly Green

Read "Bob Mover, Bill Evans, Grover Washington, Jr. & Kelly Green" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We begin the 852nd Episode of Neon Jazz with the talents of Kelly Green and music from her 2024 release Seems. From there, we hear from her mentor in the late Harold Mabern. Continuing on, we run down a bevy of new music from Martin Buddy, Scott Marshall, David Schumacher and the Jazz Saxophone Quartet. In ...

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Article: Opinion

Can You Judge an Album By Its Label?

Read "Can You Judge an Album By Its Label?" reviewed by Dave Hughes


This article was first published at All About Jazz in March 1999. For almost as long as there have been record labels, many labels have sought to build a reputation or a brand identity for themselves in terms of the genre of music presented on their labels or the technical quality of their product. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mal Waldron, Aymée Nuviola, Immanuel Wilkins, Grover Washington, Jr.

Read "Mal Waldron, Aymée Nuviola, Immanuel Wilkins, Grover Washington, Jr." reviewed by David Brown


This week, a soulful set with Washington, McCann and Spalding. Then some Monk by Monk and Lacy/Waldron followed by a short set of Immanuel Wilkins old and new. We will also check out recent releases by Mat Maneri Quartet and Miho Hazama, and more. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we ...

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Article: Interview

A Conversation with Don Braden

Read "A Conversation with Don Braden" reviewed by AAJ Staff


This interview was first published in two parts at All About Jazz on May 1999. In this interview, we chat with Don Braden about his views on MP3 files, his relationship with Bill Cosby, the impact Kenny Kirkland had on his latest album for RCA Victor, Fire Within, and a host of other related ...


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