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George Cables: I Hear Echoes
by Joshua Weiner
Pianist George Cables has released a steady stream of albums as a leader since the mid-1970s, but may be best known to listeners as a stalwart side man whose contributions to a slew of classic records by the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw never fail to ...
Howard University Jazz Ensemble 2024: A Return to Glory
by Jack Bowers
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble celebrates its golden anniversary in 2024 with the release of its annual studio recording, A Return to Glory, dedicated this year to Howard alumnus Chadwick Boseman, an acclaimed actor best known for his starring role in the film Black Panther and his masterful film portrayals of baseball star Jackie Robinson and ...
Ran Blake / Dave Knife Fabris: Live Amsterdam 2006, First Visit
by Mark Corroto
In 2006, pianist Ran Blake, in his seventh decade, is captured in concert at Amsterdam's Bimhaus with guitarist Dave Fabris. Their collaboration began first as mentor/mentee but had become more like partners after working together for over three decades. Together they can be heard on Blake's releases, two on hatOLOGY Something To Live For (1999) and ...
Sara Oschlag: Yeah!
by Neil Duggan
Sara Oschlag cannot be accused of being overly prolific. The Danish-born, UK-based artist last released an album in 2013. Since then she has been focusing her time on building a reputation as one of the UK's leading jazz vocalists and amassing over 12 million followers on YouTube. In addition, she has performed as a featured vocalist ...
Backgrounder: Horace Silver Trio (1952)
Looking back, we can say now that Horace Silver was way ahead of his time. The pianist not only invented hard bop piano but also funk. All in 1952, two years after being discovered by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz in Hartford, Ct. Silver's first album was a 10-inch LP recorded for Blue Note in October 1952. ...
Out Of/Into: Motion I
by Mike Jurkovic
Most supergroups happen and barely dent the dust. Despite those odds, one or two happen for a reason. That reason is Motion I by Out Of/Into. Formerly known as The Blue Note Quintet--pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer--hijack the lead track “Ofafrii" with a brazen romp of ...
Wayne Alpern: Gotham
by Jack Bowers
There are a number of bright and interesting moments on New York-based arranger Wayne Alpern's album, Gotham, wherein he makes good use of a well-polished tentet on several generally handsome and engaging charts. Alpern's choice of music is eclectic, ranging from Tchaikovsky to Jobim, Rodgers and Hart to Stephen Sondheim, Hoagy Carmichael to Horace Silver, Alex ...
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Philippe Vieux
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The musicianship of Philippe Vieux has touched and impressed audiences and peers worldwide for over four decades, while spanning five continents. A native of San Francisco: he is a composer/producer, multi award winning recording artist and educator.
Starting on piano at the age of three, Philippe diligently studied music; expanding into theoretical harmony and experimentation in composition and arrangement. By 1990, Vieux had truly found his own voice and begun to win the respect of his musical elders. While still in high school, he placed a concentration on the saxophone and began studying composition, while simultaneously staying active by playing in orchestras and jazz groups.
Stylings of Silver, Nods to Nica, Quartet of Trios
by David Brown
This week, our featured artist is pianist/composer Horace Silver. We'll check out a number of his compositions as performed by Ran Blake, Shirley Scott , Tommy Flanagan, Gigi Gryce and Silver himself. From there we will check out works written in homage to the Baroness Panonnica de Koenigswarter--known as Nica--a patron, supporter and friend to many ...
In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil Taylor
by Ian Patterson
In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil TaylorPhilip Freeman 344 Pages ISBN: # ISBN 978-3-9553-261-9 Wolke Verlag 2024 “The thing that makes jazz so interesting is that each man is his own academy," Cecil Taylor once said, (quoted by Val Wilmer in Jazz People, Da Capo, ...
