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Henry Grimes

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Master jazz musician (acoustic bass, violin, poetry) HENRY GRIMES has played more than 600 concerts in 30 countries (including many festivals) since 2OO3, when he made his astonishing return to the music world after 35 years away. He was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended the Mastbaum School and Juilliard. As a youngster in the '50s and early '60s, he came up in the music playing and touring with Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, Arnett Cobb, "Bullmoose" Jackson, "Little" Willie John, and a number of other great R&B / soul musicians; at Juilliard he played classical music on bass with the opera orchestra and studied with the great Fred Zimmermann, principal bassist of the New York Philharmonic; but drawn to jazz, he went on to play, tour, and record with many great jazz musicians of that era, including Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Sunny Murray, Sonny Rollins, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, and Rev. Frank Wright.

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Article: Reanimating Conversations Past

Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic

Read "Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic" reviewed by John Ephland


It was a phoner from the suburban Chicago offices of DownBeat to bassist Charlie Haden in L.A. Our talk, which was held on September 15, 1991, was periodically interrupted by his needing to say, “Hold on one second." The occasion? The 30th anniversary of the release of saxophonist Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking LP Free Jazz: A Collective ...

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Article: Live Review

Moldejazz 2026

Read "Moldejazz 2026" reviewed by Daniel Mège


Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...

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Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Jump Up And Down-Fast; Ecclusiastics; All The Things You Are; Laura; Kirk's Delight; Oboe Blues; Blues Minor At The Gate; Falling In Love With Love; Three For The Festival.

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Unearthed Live Gems By Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Read "Two Unearthed Live Gems By Rahsaan Roland Kirk" reviewed by Michael Blake


What a joy it was to sit down with these never-before-heard live recordings from American jazz genius Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Unearthed by producer Zev Feldman and released in tandem by Resonance Records, these beautifully packaged CD sets--complete with striking artwork, evocative photos, and heartfelt personal reflections--are a marvelous tribute in their own right. I ...

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Article: Album Review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate

Read "Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


Thankfully, fans of classic jazz rarely have long to wait before another wonderful, previously unreleased treasure drops from the indefatigable producer Zev Feldman and the folks at Resonance Records. A pair of live releases by multi-instrumentalist, showman, and musical conjuror Rahsaan Roland Kirk join the limited-edition vinyl lineup for Record Store Day's Black Friday ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Due spettacolari inediti dal vivo di Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Read "Due spettacolari inediti dal vivo di Rahsaan Roland Kirk" reviewed by Michael Blake


Abbiamo chiesto a Michael Blake, affermato sassofonista sulla scena newyorchese e cultore della musica di Rahsaan Roland Kirk, di ascoltare i due recenti inediti dal vivo di Kirk e condividere con i lettori di All About Jazz le sue impressioni. Ecco il resoconto Che gioia ritrovare questi inediti dal vivo del genio del ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 Jazz Releases

Read "Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Although the main Record Store Day event occurs every year in April, the Black Friday drop gives record collectors a chance to find some one-of-a-kind releases to wrap up the year. The list always features music from a wide range of genres, and, of course, there are plenty of jazz releases available. However, these are limited-edition ...

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Live Greenwich Village to Love Cry Revisited

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Truth Is Marching In; Our Prayer; For John Coltrane; Change Has Come; Love Cry; Ghosts; Omega; Dancing Flowers; Bells; Love Flower; Zion Hill; Universal Indians.

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Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: St. Thomas; There Will Never Be Another You; Stay As Sweet As You Are; I've Told Ev'ry Little Star; How High The Moon; Oleo; Paul's Pal; Sonny Rollins Interview; It Don't Mean a Thing; Paul's Pal #2; Love Letters; I Remember You; I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #2; It Could Happen to You; Oleo #2; Will You Still Be Mine; I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #3; I Want to Be Happy; A Weaver of Dreams; It Don't Mean a Thing #2; Cocktails for Two; I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #4; I Want to Be Happy #2; Woody 'N' You; But Not For Me; Lady Bird.


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