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Michael Feinberg's Humblebrag: Live at 800 East
by Dave Wayne
Blending modern jazz with any aspect of funk or R&B is a risky proposition for a young jazz musician. No matter how personal one's concept may be, or how artfully executed, a segment of the jazz- listening population is going to yell “sellout!" at the first electric bass slap. Though he doesn't do slap bass, Michael ...
The Jazz Messengers at the Café Bohemia, Volumes 1 and 2 – Blue Note 1507 and 1508
by Marc Davis
Is it possible for a band to be both legendary and underrated? The Jazz Messengers at the Café Bohemia makes that case. Jazz fans know the Jazz Messengers is the definitive, go-to band for straight-ahead hard bop. Art Blakey was both master drummer and master talent scout--the man who co-founded and sustained the celebrated ...
Pete Douglas: 1929 - 2014
Prentice “Pete" Douglas , founder of the legendary Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society and owner of the Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay California passed yesterday, July 12th. He was 85. For more than 50 years Douglas brought to the Bach some of the finest jazz musicians ever to grace any jazz stage in the ...
JazzMain Creates A Sound For Sore Ears
Scottish-based quartet JazzMain, has released its long awaited debut CD having waited almost 18 months since they first entered the studio, such was the band's intense attention to detail in selecting the most appropriate tunes from their vast repertoire of standards and compositions. The CD from the Edinburgh-based band, takes its title from the Jimmy Heath-penned ...
Yvonnick Prene: Wonderful World
by Ian Patterson
Before arriving in New York in 2007, Paris-born harmonica player Yvonnick Prené had already gained schooling of the practical kind, touring and recording with pianists Laurent Cugny and Yaron Herman, and trumpeter Alex Tassel. Prené hit the ground running in the States, winning several scholarships that enabled him to study with saxophonist Lee Konitz, bassist John ...
Horace Silver: Recollections and Retrospections
by Nick Catalano
In the halcyon days of the first Birdland (the early 50's) Monday night was jam session night and the house rhythm section featured a young pianist named Horace Silver. Though in his early 20's (he was born in 1928) Silver appeared much younger and his diminutive figure at the keyboard is still etched in my mind ...
Live From Birmingham: Tom Harrison, Tad Newton, Wynton Marsalis & Monocled Man
by Martin Longley
Tom Harrison The Bartons Arms June 6, 2014 Some of Tom Harrison's band sidemen are more familiar to seasoned UK jazz fans than the leader himself, but the London saxophonist's film music project will doubtless contribute to improving his own profile. It's the kind of conceptual set-up that is ...
Horace Silver Memorial Service Set For Monday, July 7, 2014 At St. Augustine Of Hippo, Episcopal Church (NYC)
Blue Note Records is deeply saddened by the passing of Horace Silver (1928-2014), the great pianist and composer whose contribution to the Blue Note legacy is immeasurable. Horace passed June 18 at 85 years of age. A pioneer of hard bop and original founder of The Jazz Messengers, Horace tempered bebop with elements of gospel, blues ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Pieces of Silver
Today, StLJN temporarily suspends our usual locally oriented format to pay tribute to pianist Horace Silver, who died at age 85 a week ago Wednesday, June 18. Known for more than 50 years as one of the leading composers and bandleaders in jazz, Silver performed and recorded with Stan Getz, Miles Davis and Art Blakey before ...
Children Of The Light Trio at Blue Note
by Dan Bilawsky
Children Of The Light Trio Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, NY June 18, 2014 Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade: Who are three musicians capable of improving and altering the course of any musical situation which they may encounter? That Jeopardy-style answer could certainly accompany ...
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