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Take Five With Mark Egan
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mark Egan:Over the past 30 years, Mark Egan's ability to groove, perfectly complement the music in any situation and solo expressively has made him one of the most in-demand bass players on the international music scene. While racking up credits with the likes of the Pat Metheny Group, saxophonists Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Stan ...
Gerard D'Angelo: Who's Kidding Who?
by DanMichael Reyes
The old adage about those who can do and those who can't teach doesn't fit nicely into any music tradition. If this fallacy were to hold true, then it would be best for music history books to write off Joseph Haydn for taking on pupils--Beethoven being one of the more famous ones. That old idiom penned ...
Jim Miller Honored as "Jazz Hero" on April 15th at LaRose Jazz Restaurant
Jim Miller—Philadelphia jazz percussionist, composer, recording artist, music journalist, and jazz educator—will be named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association on April 15th. The ceremony honoring this jazz icon will take place at LaRose Supper Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, during an evening’s performance by saxophonist Tony Williams, from 6 to 9 p.m. ...
Joy Mover: Joy Mover
by Edward Blanco
Making a sparkling entrance into the jazz vocal arena on her self-titled debut, Boston native Joy Mover turns a new page in her musical career from years of writing and producing to recording. The music business is a natural environment for the singer, in fact, as she hails from a distinguished musical family that includes her ...
Hip Pocket Returns To Popular Venice Night Spot
A relatively new jazz quartet, “Hip Pocket," will make a return appearance at Dante's Allegro Bistro, located at 1740 East Venice Avenue, Venice, FL on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Reed player and leader Tom Ellison lives in Venice, FL and performs with area combos and big bands. As a freelance woodwind artist, Tom has performed with ...
Charlie Harrington Named Invitational Judge For Drum Off Competition
Award-Winning Acclaimed Artist, Charlie Harrington, has accepted an invitation to judge Guitar Center's 2012 Drum Off Competition. Charlie, an active touring and session drummer, is in high demand not only as a performer but as an educator as well. He has shared the stage with jazz legends such as Woody Herman, Freddie Green, Kirk Whalum, Larry ...
Music Matters and the Blue Note Oddballs
by Greg Simmons
In its heyday, Blue Note records had a relatively stable roster of musicians. Leaders including saxophonist Hank Mobley, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Horace Silver and saxophonist Lou Donaldson all released lengthy strings of records during recording relationships that were measured in years. Some players, like bassist Paul Chambers, became de facto house musicians for the label, ...
Take Five With Ric Harris
by AAJ Staff
Meet Ric Harris: An article in Guitar Player magazine about the Old Town School of Folk Music caused me to leave North Carolina and move to Chicago. I caught Ira Sullivan and Joe Diorio at the Jazz Showcase one night and moved to Los Angeles to attend the Guitar Institute of Technology a few ...
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things: Clean on the Corner
by Troy Collins
Originally founded in 2008 to commemorate the lesser known “people, places & things" that have historically supported Chicago's progressive jazz scene, Mike Reed's ensemble of the same name continues to ply its bold interpretations of lesser known covers and swinging originals on Clean on the Corner, their fourth recording for 482 Music. Although this session breaks ...
Don Alias and Jaco Pastorious
by Melanie Futorian
[Author's Note: This marks the last article in the four-part series for Cymbalism, a tribute to the great percussionist and my companion, Don Alias. Please look for the forthcoming photo book on Amazon.com, Don Alias: The Moments We Spent. As well, keep an eye out for my upcoming for All About Jazz interviews with David Sanborn, ...
