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Going Express

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Going Express; Bitter; Love for Sale; Hope Springs Eternally; In Walked Bud; Eronel; Bittersweet; Lotus Blossom.

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Article: Album Review

Whether an artist is performing in a play or playing music, doing so live onstage is one of the most challenging acts. Every nuance is captured by an eager audience and, in the case of Going Express, a sensitive sound engineer. There is no room for error; every slip can be fatal. Pianist Helen Sung makes ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Boris Kozlov

by AAJ Staff
November 4, 2010

Meet Boris Kozlov: Currently serving as a bassist, arranger and Musical Director for the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and The Orchestra, as well as leading his own projects, he has also been a first-call bassist for such important jazz acts as Michael Brecker, John Blake, Ray Barretto's New World Spirit, Lew Tabackin, David Kikoski, Alex ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Alterman: Piano Tracks, Volume 1

Read "Piano Tracks, Volume 1" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 9, 2010

The late Miles Davis had a hand in pushing the standard-playing piano trio out of fashion. The iconic trumpeter's Bitches Brew (Columbia Records, 1970) moved jazz in new and bold directions, and it didn't take long for the piano/bass/drums format to slip into the quaint and old fashioned--and very un-hip--category.Then along came Keith Jarrett--a ...

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News: Festival

Great Women in Music Festival Gears Up for its 10th Anniversary Starting This Week in NYC

October 4, 2010

New York, NY—The Great Women In Music Festival is gearing up to kick off their 10th season with their ongoing celebration of the many contributions women have made to music and the world. From its Jazz galas at the Jazz Standard, to its soulful dance parties at SOB's, the GWIM Festival has reigned supreme for the ...

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Article: Live Review

Helen Sung at Dizzy's San Diego

by Dan McClenaghan
September 27, 2010

Helen SungDizzy's San DiegoSeptember 23, 2010 Helen Sung came to jazz relatively late, during her classical music studies at University of Texas at Austin. After listening to Houston-bred and now New York-based pianist Helen Sung perform at Dizzy's in San Diego, it's hard to imagine her as a classical player, ...

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Article: Album Review

Carol Morgan Trio: Opening

Read "Opening" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
September 19, 2010

Trumpeter Carol Morgan has a smile as big as her Texas home, and chops expertly informed by Ingrid Jensen, among others, at Juilliard. She has been a fixture in the DIVA Jazz Orchestra (with Sharel Cassity). Additionally, Morgan heads the quintet, Carol Morgan's Case Study, featuring pianist Helen Sung and Guitarist Mike Moreno, and Morgana' Organic ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Chambers: Horace to Max

Read "Horace to Max" reviewed by Larry Reni Thomas

by Larry Reni Thomas
August 16, 2010

Drummer/vibraphonist/composer/educator Joe Chambers' Horace to Max is an awesome display of versatility and master musicianship; that's impossible to put away, it gets better with each listen. The distinctive blue-and-black colored cover design is similar to those fine Blue Note records of the 1960s and 1970s. The disc possesses a subtle suggestive theme that can only be ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Baristas: Ronnie Cuber, Roger Rosenberg & Reed's Bass Drum

by Fred Bouchard
May 15, 2010

Ronnie CuberRONNIESteepleChase2009 Roger RosenbergBaritonalitySunnyside2009 Reed's Bass DrumWhich is WhichSelf-produced2009 Do baritone saxophonists get insufficient respect? Worthy recordings by an elder master, a ...

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News: Festival

A Salute to Women in Jazz: 30th Anniversary Central PA Jazz Festival

May 12, 2010

It is with the greatest pride that the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz (CPFJ) announces its 30th Anniversary Jazz Festival entitled “A Salute to Women in Jazz." The Festival will be held on June 10-12, 2010 at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers, Second Floor Ballroom, One North Second Street In Harrisburg, PA and at the other ...