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Article: Album Review

Alex Sipiagin: Mirages

by John Kelman
April 15, 2009

With little muss or fuss, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin has been gradually building a first-call reputation. Since emigrating from Russia in the early '90s, he has played with everyone from the late Michael Brecker and James Moody to David Binney and the Mingus Big Band. But it's his association with Dave Holland that's garnered him the greatest ...

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News: Interview

Pianist John Di Martino Interviewed at AAJ

March 31, 2009

John di Martino is a New York area based pianist, composer, arranger and Venus recording artist. He is a sought after musical director and is in demand by many singers as an accompanist, having accompanied such singers as Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Sims, Diane Schuur and Billy Eckstine. His talents as a pianist and arranger can be ...

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Article: Interview

John di Martino: Piano Man In/On Demand

by Marcia Hillman
March 31, 2009

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: James Moody

March 26, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating James Moody's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY James MoodyFor over six decades, saxophone master James Moody has serenaded lovers with his signature song Moody\'s Mood for Love an improvisation on the chord progressions of I\'m in the Mood for Love. Born in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

James Moody & Friends Benefit Concert B. B. King's

March 21, 2009

Legendary jazz saxophonist James Moody headlines the annual Moody & Friends Benefit Concert for Jazz Scholarships at Purchase College on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm at B. B. Kings Blues Club & Grill, 237 West 42nd Street, New York City. Joining Moody on stage will be musical director Jon Faddis, trumpet; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Todd ...

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Article: Album Review

James Moody and Hank Jones: Our Delight: Hank Jones and James Moody

Read "Our Delight: Hank Jones and James Moody" reviewed by Greg Thomas

by Greg Thomas
March 17, 2009

"Our Delight," penned by Tadd Dameron, is a fitting title for a quartet date fronted by two venerable elder statesmen of jazz, James Moody and Hank Jones. Close listening will surely enchant lovers of acoustic jazz interpretations of timeless songs by Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie, Moody's mentor, dear friend, boss and frontline partner over four decades. ...

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News: Event

“Friends and Family Celebrate Ella’S Birthday” Tickets Go On Sale.

February 27, 2009

Tickets went on sale today for the all-star charity event starring Ray Brown Jr., whose dad was famed bassist Ray Brown and mother was “America’s First Lady Of Song”, Ella Fitzgerald. Brown will perform songs from his latest SRI Jazz release, Friends And Family, an all-star duets style album released late last year. The show date ...

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News: Performance / Tour

James Moody Headlines “Moody & Friends” Benefit Concert for Jazz Scholarships at Purchase College

February 19, 2009

Legendary jazz saxophonist and NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master James Moody will headline the annual “Moody & Friends” Benefit Concert for jazz scholarships at Purchase College on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Moody will be joined by an ensemble of renowned jazz musicians. The concert ...

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Article: Live Review

Playboy Jazz Cruise: Galaxy of Greats Shine On Caribbean

by Larry Taylor
February 18, 2009

Playboy Jazz CruiseHolland America's WesterdamFort Lauderdale, FloridaJanuary 25-February 1, 2009 An eclectic group of stars--Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Keb' Mo,' James Carter, Poncho Sanchez, Herbie Hancock--brightly shone during the recent Playboy Jazz Cruise on Holland America's Westerdam, out of Fort Lauderdale into the Caribbean. But it was host Marcus Miller who ...

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Article: Film Review

'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

by Victor L. Schermer
February 17, 2009

Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront