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Christy Doran: New Bag, New Tricks
by Ian Patterson
The opening concert at the 14th Bray Jazz Festival in May, just half an hour outside Dublin in County Wicklow, was something of a homecoming gig for Irish guitarist Christy Doran and his quartet New Bag. Doran was born 63 years ago, just a few short miles down the road from Bray, in Greystones, though at ...
Bray Jazz Festival 2013
by Ian Patterson
Bray Jazz FestivalBray, County WicklowIrelandMay 3-5, 2013 For many years, the picturesque town of Bray's main claim to fame has been that it's the oldest inhabited seaside town in Ireland. That is, it was the main claim to fame until Bray local lass Katie Taylor won boxing gold at the 2012 ...
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Vernon Reid, G. Calvin Weston Free Form Funky Freqs Cd Release Concert At World Cafe Live
Free Form Funky Freqs present their latest release Bon Vivant and Jamaaladeen Tacuma honors his mentors at WXPN's World Cafe Live Philadelphia (Upstairs) Saturday June 8th 2013, Doors 8pm FREE FORM FUNKY FREQS The Bon Vivant Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Bass Vernon Reid: Guitars G. Calvin Weston: Drums The birth of the ...
Jef Lee Johnson: It's Been So Long Since I've Seen with My Eyes
by Phil DiPietro
[ Editor's Note: This 2002 article was republished in memory of Jef Lee Johnson who died at age 54 on January 28, 2013. ]Jef Lee Johnson is a true American original and a true American gift to the musical world. Guys like Jef are the embodiment of every reason to use the phrase, “He's ...
Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 2
by Florence Wetzel
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [Editor's Note: The second part of Florence Wetzel's extensive interview with Ron Miles covers the Colorado-based trumpeter's early performance years, and begins a chronological look at all of his solo releases, beginning with Distance for Safety (Prolific Records, 1987) and concluding with Heaven (Sterling Circle, 2002), ...
Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird
by Dan McClenaghan
Fans of alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman have had to sit through a long wait since the free jazz pioneer's last recording, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar Records, 2006), a marvelous set that garnered the artist a Pulitzer Prize. Those fans are still waiting, though the iconic jazz man has teased them with his bits and pieces (non-album ...
For the Love of Ornette
Label: Jam All Productions
Released: 2011
Track listing: Journey; For the Love of Ornette; For the Love of Ornette: East Wind, Movement 1; For the Love of Ornette: Drum & Space, Movement 2; Tacuma Song; For the Love of Ornette: Fort Worth Funky Stomp, Movement 3; Tacuma Song: Celestial Conversations, Movement 1; Tacuma Song: Vibe on This OC, Movement 2; Tacuma Song: Celebration on Prince Street, Movement 3.
Thirsty Ear at Stone Curated by Peter Gordon: October 1-15
In 1990, Thirsty Ear made its emergence as a record label of its own, quickly accelerating its position and becoming one of the top alternative independent labels within the U.S. music industry. Since its beginning in 2000, the story of the Blue Series has been one of focused, organic evolution. From free jazz masters, legends in ...
Thirsty Ear at The Stone (NYC) October 1st to the 15th
Tapping into the vast resources of Thirsty Ear's much-heralded Blue Series, President Peter Gordon will be curating two weeks at The Stone, from October 1st to October 15th. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, to some of the most innovative hip-hop and electronic music producers, to individuals whose music defies any such labeling, ...
Aram Bajakian's Kef: New Sounds from the Armenian Diaspora
by Chris May
Aram BajakianAram Bajakian's KefTzadik2011 Itself born out of traditional music, jazz has over the last hundred years often enriched itself with folk infusions. In the 1930s, the Gypsy jazz of guitarist Django Reinhardt enlivened the European scene. Contemporaneously, the country swing of bands such as Bob Willis ...
