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Trish Clowes: From Shorter, Lovano and the Sphinx

by Bruce Lindsay
September 25, 2012

There doesn't seem to be an award for the best album title of the year anywhere in the wide world of jazz, but if there was then And In The Night-Time She Is There (Basho Records) would surely be a contender for 2012. The romantic and mysterious title belongs to the second album from saxophonist/composer Trish ...

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Innamorarsi di Björk: intervista a Max De Aloe

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 24, 2012

Musicista, compositore, didatta, direttore artistico del Gallarate Jazz Festival, da sempre attratto dal rapporto tra musica e società Max De Aloe - da diversi anni considerato il miglior armonicista italiano - è completamente immerso nella materia musicale, con la quale interagisce senza preconcetti, spaziando in ambiti diversi per genere e forma. Lo abbiamo contattato al termine ...

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Ithamara Koorax: Celestial Elegance

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 24, 2012

Singer thamara Koorax recorded her 15th solo CD, Got to Be Real (Irma, 2012), “live in the studio" in Rio de Janeiro, the place of her birth, with her touring band--bassist Jorge Pescara, drummer Haroldo Jobim (a cousin of Antonio Carlos Jobim) and keyboardist Jose Roberto Bertrami, founding member of Brazil's famous fusion export Azymuth, on ...

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Portugal’s Fado Em Si Bemol Return With Sizzling New Release

September 24, 2012

Portugal’s Fado em Si Bemol is among the country’s most electrifying jazz acts. Part of what makes the group so appealing to audiences is the infectious and brightly lit way they are able to unite different musical styles. On the surface, Fado em Si Bemol fuse together jazz and world music; beneath that, the band is ...

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JazzClip: Buddy Collette

September 21, 2012

Buddy Collette could play just about every reed and woodwind instrument proficiently. As a result, the West Coast musician was called often by studio contractors and session leaders for pop and jazz recordings. But Buddy's ability transcended technique. His sound was full, seductive and brimming with energy. Buddy also was a major civil rights figure, which ...

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Kevin Brandon: Brandino Is In The House

by Scott Mitchell
September 20, 2012

Kevin Brandon is a Los Angeles-based bassist, producer, teacher and song writer who has been on the scene and laying it down for a long time. Known to his friends and colleagues as “Brandino," this musical dynamo has earned seven Grammy Awards and has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including the ...

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Art Lande: Revealing the Infinite

by Florence Wetzel
September 17, 2012

Born in New York City on February 5, 1947, pianist and drummer Art Lande has been a font of creativity throughout his long and multifaceted career. Lande grew up in Long Island and started studying piano at age four; he attended Williams College, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969. During the early ...

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Bill Evans: Carnegie Hall (1976)

September 17, 2012

On June 25, 1976, three months before Bill Evans recordedTogether Again, his second album with Tony Bennett, the pianist appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York with Bennett. In fact, the event at Carnegie Hall was billed as An Evening with Tony Bennett and featured two sets—one with the Bill Evans Trio and a ...

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Interview: Sir George Martin (PT. 4)

September 14, 2012

After an hour spent chatting in the cozy sitting room of Sir George Martin's summer home several weeks ago, it was time for me to make the two-hour drive back to London. I said farewell to Lady Judith, Sir George's wife, and Sir George and I walked out to my car on the gravel drive. As ...

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Interview: Sir George Martin (PT. 3)

September 13, 2012

Sir George and I spent a little over an hour in the gazebo on the lawn behind his summer house. Afterward we retired to his home's charming sitting room to enjoy tea and cookies that his wife, Lady Judith, served. Interestingly, many of his awards were sitting haphazardly on a shelf. Which makes perfect sense. What ...