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Tom Prehn Kvartet: Tom Prehn Kvartet
by Derek Taylor
If there were elections for most influential figure in creative improvised music outside the performing sphere, John Corbett would be a shoo-in in my book for reaping the most ballots. Though he also wears the hat of musician, it’s as a concert/festival producer, radio jock, writer and general voice box for the Chicago and European scenes ...
Tom Harrell: Paradise
by C. Andrew Hovan
Since the ‘80s, trumpeter and composer Tom Harrell has been an icon to scores of aspiring musicians and devoted fans, with an influence that has only been recently overshadowed by the appearance of Dave Douglas. Of course, Harrell and Douglas each have their own artistic visions, but it’s interesting to note that BMG now has both ...
Tom Harrell: Paradise
by David Adler
This is probably Tom Harrell’s most unusual work to date, and strictly speaking, the least “jazz"-oriented. Enlisting a string quintet and harp in addition to his regular jazz sextet, Harrell pushes his compositional and arranging chops to new levels, and continues to blow great trumpet. The sound of strings and jazz ensemble immediately calls to mind ...
Jimmy Scott: The Source
by AAJ Staff
It may be a cliché to state that a singer has to live before he or she can sing about life. But the hardships that Jimmy Scott has endured in a long life of struggle and injustice could, to quote another cliché, test the patience of Job.Yet, Jimmy Scott has endured. Without bitterness. Without ...
