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Vince Guaraldi Is More Than "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Vince Guaraldi Is More Than "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Every year, I bust out the soundtrack to 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' and it gets me in the holiday spirit. I've done different stories about the anniversary of the album's release and I've even written some about others like David Benoit and George Winston tackling Vince Guaraldi's work. But instead of just celebrating this Christmas and ...

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Railroad Earth: Take My Hand

By : Dennis Cook “Tell me have you heard the story going down the line? Say the name Railroad Earth and instantly images of steam engines, high crested mountains and open plains spring to mind. There's a rooted romance to this band, a sonic cousin to Terrence Mallick's Days of Heaven, the lingering Wild West imagination, ...

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The New Orleans Party Asylum give Santa Claus a taste of swinging Dixieland jazz

The New Orleans Party Asylum have unveiled their own brand of lunacy on Yuletide Aphrodisiac, a collection of Christmas covers made over in the style of Dixieland jazz. Featuring vocalist/pianist Dave Kosmyna, clarinetist/saxophonist Ray Heitger, drummer Tad Dickerson, and bassist Riley Kloos, the New Orleans Party Asylum formed in 2009 but its roster of top-shelf jazz ...

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Singer Kellylee Evans Interviewed at All About Jazz

Singer Kellylee Evans Interviewed at All About Jazz

In a sense, singer Kellylee Evans was fast-tracked into her career in music, deciding relatively late in her still-young life that she would plunge into show business waters; waters that can sometimes be murky and beset with storms. When the Toronto, Canada-area woman made a decision to drop pursuit of a master's degree to pursue singing—a ...

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Author Anil Prasad Interviewed at All About Jazz

Author Anil Prasad Interviewed at All About Jazz

He may not be a household name and you likely won't hear him mentioned in music journalism classes alongside Robert Christgau, Lester Bangs and Anthony DeCurtis. But for those familiar with his work, Anil Prasad is considered among the most knowledgeable, provocative and forward-thinking music journalists in the world today. In 1994, Prasad was dissatisfied with ...

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Cupa ironia: intervista a Caterina Palazzi

Read "Cupa ironia: intervista a Caterina Palazzi" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Non si incontra tutti i giorni una musicista dalle idee chiare come Caterina Palazzi. Alla guida di un quartetto legato da amicizia e stima reciproca - completato da Danielle Di Majo (alto sax), Giacomo Ancillotti (chitarra) e Maurizio Chiavaro (batteria) - e forte del convincente album d'esordio Sudoku Killer, la giovane contrabbassista ci racconta come nascono ...

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Jazz Drummer Blackman, Guitar Legend Santana Exchange Vows

Guitar legend Carlos Santana, 63, married fiancée Cindy Blackman, 51, in Maui on Sunday! She posed outside with her bridesmaids, though inclement weather moved their actual ceremony from the beach to an indoor venue. Click here for rundown from popsugar.com As many of you know, drummer Cindy Blackman and guitarist Carlos Santana were married Sunday, Dec. ...

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Doug Wamble: A New Direction

Read "Doug Wamble: A New Direction" reviewed by Matthew Warnock

by Matthew Warnock

It's never easy for an established artist to make a change in their musical output mid-career, especially if up until that point they have made a name for themselves in the realm of traditional jazz. While some of these artists make a switch because for monetary reasons or to reach a wider audience, others are drawn ...

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Bill Evans and Joe Puma

Bill Evans and Joe Puma

Before he began recording exclusively as leader of a working trio, pianist Bill Evans was a prolific sideman. Between 1954 and 1958, Evans appeared on more than 20 recordings led by other artists. Except for New Jazz Conceptions, his first one-off trio date for Riverside in 1956, Evans was a top keyboard gun for hire in ...

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George Duke: Facing the Music

Read "George Duke: Facing the Music" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush

In jazz, there are two seminal figures called “Duke." For Edward Kennedy Ellington, “Duke" was a nickname. For George Duke, it is his surname, but the similarities with Duke Ellington don't end there. As a pianist, arranger, songwriter, bandleader and composer, George Duke has solidified his reputation as one of jazz's most important figures. Also a ...


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