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Ramsey Lewis & Urban Knights: VII
by Phillip Woolever
Back in 1995, an executive named Carl Griffin at Ramsey Lewis' record label reportedly conceived the idea of forming a jazz super group" around the well-established Chicago pianist. The resulting all-star project, deemed Urban Knights, featured Grover Washington Jr. and a rhythm section with Omar Hakim and bassist Victor Bailey, who'd worked together in the early ...
Exit Zero International Jazz Festival: Cape May, NJ, November 9-11, 2012
by Sandy Ingham
Exit Zero International Jazz FestivalCape May, NJNovember 9-11, 2012After the beating the Northeast took from Hurricane Sandy and a snowy nor'easter, people were ready for something positive, and for some it came in the form of the first Exit Zero International Jazz Festival in Cape May, New Jersey.Pianist Ramsey Lewis, bassist ...
Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Tour Closes Gem Theater Season May 19
The Sun Goddess Tour featuring Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band will close out the 2011-2012 Jammin' at the Gem concert series with a performance in the historic Gem Theater in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8:00 PM. With the release of Ramsey, Taking Another Look" Ramsey started touring last summer with ...
Henry Johnson: An Evening at Sea
by Dave Nathan
This An Evening at Sea wasn't planned, but came about at as a result of what turned out to be a fortuitous emergency. Henry Johnson was with Joe Williams on one of those floating jazz festival cruises (this one on the Queen Elizabeth) that Chiaroscuro likes to record. The quartet that was scheduled to play one ...
Henry Johnson: Missing You
by AAJ Staff
Crisp and clean are the cue words here, from Johnson's smooth, full-bodied Heritage archtop to his own lush production. Johnson is a highly-skilled technician who has worked with the likes of Ramsey Lewis, Joe Williams, and Donny Hathaway. Missing You is like a nice tasty treat with a good solid filling -- Though it's a bit ...