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Article: Album Review

Hiromi: Spark

Read "Spark" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


There are three reasons why some people will not enjoy Spark, the fourth album from the Trio Project featuring Hiromi Uehara, the Japanese-born pianist and composer and drummer Simon Phillips and bassist Anthony Jackson:1. It's too complex. 2. It rocks too hard to be jazz. 3. It's long (72 minutes).None of these ...

Article: Live Review

Udin&Jazz 2015 - Argento Vivo

Read "Udin&Jazz 2015 - Argento Vivo" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Udin&Jazz Corte Morpurgo e Castello Udine 29.06-03.07.2015 Udin&Jazz ha tagliato quest'anno il ragguardevole traguardo del quarto di secolo con un programma, come negli anni più recenti, spalmato su circa un mese e sapientemente composto di artisti internazionali di primissimo piano (da Kurt Rosenwinkel a Chick Corea, da Ron Carter al ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Smith: Drummer For All Seasons

Read "Steve Smith: Drummer For All Seasons" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Drummer Steve Smith has traced the history of jazz drumming--pretty much most of American music drumming--in his storied career that has seen him drive big bands, small jazz combos, and fiery fusion groups, including tenures with Jean Luc Ponty and the rock band Journey. Though sometimes--as in the case of jazz-rock fusion--he was thrown ...

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News: Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets No Longer Available After March 1

Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets No Longer Available After March 1

Going, Going, Almost Gone... Newport Jazz Festival Flexible Discount Tickets To Be Discontinued on March 1 NEWPORT, RI – The countdown is on for purchasing flexible discount tickets for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. Priced at just $55, Flex Tickets can be used for adult general admission for concerts at Fort ...

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Article: Book Review

Jazz in the New Millennium: Live and Well by Rick Mitchell

Read "Jazz in the New Millennium: Live and Well by Rick Mitchell" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Jazz in the New Millennium: Live and Well Rick Mitchell 339 Pages ASIN: #B00N2331GC Dharma Moon 2014 Much of jazz analysis and reportage is history; the exposition and re-exposition of old forms and older artists. Precious few books written about jazz today have contemporary artists or movements as ...

Album

Alive

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Alive; Wanderer; Dreamer; Seeker; Player; Warrior; Firefly; Spirit; Life Goes On.

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Article: Live Review

Bologna Jazz Festival 2014

Read "Bologna Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Bologna e Ferrara 28.10-22.11-2014. Il Bologna Jazz Festival non è certo un festival che perlustra il fermento dell'attualità, che espone le proposte più “forti" e innovative della ricerca americana ed europea, ma non si può nemmeno definire un appuntamento di mainstream nel senso stretto della parola. Salvo rare eccezioni, l'ottava edizione del ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Endre Huszar

Read "Take Five With Endre Huszar" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Endre Huszar: “Versatility" is probably the word that would describe best Endre Huszár's career: beside being a musician/composer, he is also known as a journalist and media expert. While playing with many leading Hungarian acts in a wide range of genres from pop, alternative rock to jazz and world music, he formed his jazz ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Hiromi: Alive

Read "Hiromi: Alive" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


If jazz has become a niche market in the music industry (and it is), a contributing factor for its slide into cultural irrelevance is a failure to promote and support new artists. No matter what sub-genre of jazz you personally love, across the board there is no sustained effort to develop a roster of first-tier talent ...

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Article: Live Review

Gent Jazz Festival 2014 - Part One: Hardcore Jazz

Read "Gent Jazz Festival 2014 - Part One: Hardcore Jazz" reviewed by Martin Longley


Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 10-13, 2014 The two weekends of this year's Gent Jazz Festival were characterised by their extreme differences in weather. The first half, traditionally concentrating on jazz in its naked state, was buffeted by persistent rainfall and chilly temperatures. The second ...


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