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Article: Album Review

Jack DeJohnette: Sound Travels

Read "Sound Travels" reviewed by Eugene Holley, Jr.

by Eugene Holley, Jr.

Drummer/pianist/composer/bandleader Jack DeJohnette turns seventy this year, and his longevity on the scene is only eclipsed by the astonishing variety of settings in which he's worked. Since emerging from his hometown Chicago, the ubiquitous drummer has played with important artists including saxophonist Charles Lloyd, trumpeter Miles Davis and pianists Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett (with whom ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Joseph Patrick Moore

Read "Take Five With Joseph Patrick Moore" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Joseph Patrick Moore: For more than a decade Joseph Patrick Moore has been touring, recording, and establishing himself as an artist with a unique voice and a diversity of talents. His skills as bassist; composer; arranger; producer; author; educator and founding partner of Blue Canoe Digital illustrate why he is a highly sought ...

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Take Five With Al Scott

Read "Take Five With Al Scott" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Al Scott: Al Scott has been playing the piano for over 10 years, and first became influenced by the music of Michael Jackson. It must have been the Quincy Jones element that influenced him. Although his main passion is for jazz music, Al has done session work for various producers, and featured live ...

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Article: Live Review

Josh Ginsburg at An Die Musik in Baltimore

Read "Josh Ginsburg at  An Die Musik in Baltimore" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar

by Bob Kenselaar

Josh Ginsburg An Die Musik Baltimore, Maryland January 14, 2012 Josh Ginsburg celebrated the release of his new CD, Zembla Variations (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2012), with two special performances, one at the Jazz Gallery in New York on January 12 and the other two days later at An Die Musik, a ...

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News: Obituary

MCG Jazz Remembers John Levy, Our Friend

MCG Jazz Remembers John Levy, Our Friend

John Levy, manager to countless jazz luminaries, dies at age 99. John Levy, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and renowned personal manager for many jazz greats, died on January 20th, less than three months shy of his 100th birthday. His wife, Devra Hall Levy said he was sleeping peacefully in her arms at ...

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Article: Book Excerpts

Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, Funk, and the Creation of Fusion

Read "Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, Funk, and the Creation of Fusion" reviewed by Kevin Fellezs

by Kevin Fellezs

This article appears in Chapter 3 of Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, Funk, and the Creation of Fusion by Kevin Fellezs (Duke University Press, 2011). Vital Transformation: Fusion's Discontents Ironically, fusion was, on the one hand, largely a concern for jazz participants and observers even though they largely denied its value or ...

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Article: Album Review

Tom Wetmore: The Desired Effect

Read "The Desired Effect" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

Here's a sophisticated and hip debut from up-and-coming pianist Tom Wetmore. His studies with well-noted composer/improviser Ran Blake and influences that cite Brad Mehldau and Stevie Wonder speak volumes about his openness to create music that is versed in classic jazz but stretches beyond its confines. Since 2005 he's been thick in the New York City ...

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News: Interview

NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette Week Begins at All About Jazz with Extensive Interview and More!

NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette Week Begins at All About Jazz with Extensive Interview and More!

Approaching 70 later this year makes 2012 a special time for Jack DeJohnette. One of five artists to receive the 2012 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Fellowship only makes it more so for the veteran drummer/pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings over the past 45 years, including landmark sessions with artists ...

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News: Music Industry

Canon USA Inc, Unveils First-of-its-kind Crowd-Sourced Music Video for Herbie Hancock

Canon USA Inc, Unveils First-of-its-kind Crowd-Sourced Music Video for Herbie Hancock

Canon USA Inc, Unveils First-of-its-kind Crowd-Sourced Music Video for Herbie Hancock's Classic Song “Chameleon." The Print-Inspired Music Video was Created using Canon's PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet Printer , a Product Unveiled at Canon's “Legends in Imaging" Event in October 2011 LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.—Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, collaborated with Herbie Hancock, a legendary ...

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Article: Album Review

Dan Wilensky: Back In The Mix

Read "Back In The Mix" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Thirteen years separated the release of tenor saxophonist Dan Wilensky's first two albums-- And Then Some (Speechless, 1997) and If You Only Knew (Speechless, 2010)--but the saxophonist wasn't sitting around idly during that stretch of time. Wilensky's work as a session player, touring musician, author, and educator kept him beyond busy, yet his own music suffered ...


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