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News: Performance / Tour

Thirsty Ear at The Stone (NYC) October 1st to the 15th

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, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Aram Bajakian's Kef: New Sounds from the Armenian Diaspora

Read "Aram Bajakian's Kef: New Sounds from the Armenian Diaspora" reviewed 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 ...

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News: Advocacy

Jazz Singer Undaunted by House Fire

By Suzanne Cloud, Executive Director of Jazz Bridge When Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit public charity that aids Philly area jazz and blues musicians, got the call on January 3rd from Sun Ra trumpeter Michael Ray that a local singer and her two children, Ian and Asia, had totally been burned out of their rented house on ...

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Article: Album Review

Jamaaladeen Tacuma: For the Love of Ornette

Read "For the Love of Ornette" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


This is almost too good to be true: an “almost" Ornette Coleman album, blowing in out of the blue. Coleman isn't the leader on the set, but he's here, sounding as strong and true as ever. Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma joined the alto saxophonist/free jazz pioneer's electric Prime Time Group in the mid-'70s, contributing to ...

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News: Recording

Jamaaladeen Tacuma - For the Love of Ornette (Jam All Productions, 2010)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma - For the Love of Ornette (Jam All Productions, 2010)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma is an underrated electric bassist who came up playing the unique harmolodic music of legendary saxophonist Ornette Coleman. On this album, he pays tribute to Coleman's influence with a set of wonderfully invigorating original music that plugs into the electric music Coleman created with his Prime Time band. Starting off with a touching spoken ...

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News: Recording

Jamaaladeen Tacuma - For the Love of Ornette (Jazzwekstatt, 2010)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma - For the Love of Ornette (Jazzwekstatt, 2010)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma is an underrated electric bassist who came up playing the unique harmolodic music of legendary saxophonist Ornette Coleman. On this album, he pays tribute to Coleman's influence with a set of wonderfully invigorating original music that plugs into the electric music Coleman created with his Prime Time band. Starting off with a touching spoken ...

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News: Event

Jamaaladeen Tacuma "For The Love of Ornette" CD Release Celebration

Jamaaladeen Tacuma "For The Love of Ornette" CD Release Celebration

Jamaaladeen Tacuma would like to invite you to a intimate evening of music and art celebrating the release of his latest recording For The Love of Ornette featuring legendary Ornette Coleman and the launching of his record label Jam All Productions. The evening will include a CD listening party and live musical performance with Jamaaladeen on ...

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News: Recording

Jamaaladeen Tacuma Releases "For The Love Of Ornette"

Jamaaladeen Tacuma Releases "For The Love Of Ornette"

We are extremely pleased to announce the U.S. release of Jamaaladeen's newest and most exciting recording to date, For The Love Of Ornette featuring Ornette Coleman, Tony Kofi, Wolfgang Puschnig, Yoichi Uzeki, Justin Faulkner, Wadud Ahmad and David “Fingers" Haynes on Jamaaladeen's JAM-ALL PRODUCTIONS label. “I remember playing my bass guitar in my high school latin/jazz ...

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Article: Interview

Bobby Zankel: Peaceful Jazz Warrior

Read "Bobby Zankel: Peaceful Jazz Warrior" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


For many decades, Philadelphia has been home to a cadre of multi-generational jazz musicians who go on year-after-year composing, arranging and performing some of the best, highest level music to be heard anywhere. This tradition is exemplified in no better way than by alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader Bobby Zankel. Zankel apprenticed with legendary ...


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