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Article: Album Review

Javon Jackson: Now

Read "Now" reviewed by John Barron


Audiences who first came to know Javon Jackson through his recordings for Criss Cross and Blue Note shouldn't be the least bit surprised when the Joe Henderson-inspired tenor saxophonist, who first came to prominence with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, releases a commercially conscious disc like Now. As with his previous efforts for Palmetto Records, 2003's Easy ...

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Article: Album Review

Kendra Shank: A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook

Read "A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook" reviewed by Joel Roberts


An album devoted to Abbey Lincoln's glorious compositions is such an obvious and appealing idea it's a wonder it's taken so long for someone to do it. For decades, Lincoln has written one gorgeous song after another, imbued with passion, emotion and her wise lyrical observations on life, love and loss. Yet while almost every major ...

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Article: Album Review

Melissa Stylianou: Sliding Down

Read "Sliding Down" reviewed by Jim Santella


Through her program of standards and originals, jazz vocalist Melissa Stylianou interprets with an emotional fervor. She swings, she's hip, and she delivers a unique performance. Stylianou works in both lyrical presentation and thrilling wordless vocals. Musically, she carries a velvety upper register that floats gently on the breeze. But it's not her voice that stands ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New African Soul-Jazz Vocalist Somi: Live at Joe's Pub! (Sat. 1.13.07 - Last Night of Iaje)

Rising East African singer/songwriter Somi returns to Joe's Pub on Saturday, January 13th, 2007 at 9PM to perform music from her sophomore album, Red Soil In My Eyes (Harmonia Mundi, 2007). Originally from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi celebrates her East African heritage while staying true to soul and jazz traditions. Somi has worked with the likes ...

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News: Music Industry

2nd Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Oct 4-8 / Free Megashow on The Mall

2nd Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 4-8 In the Nation's Capital and FREE on The National Mall With Classic, Latin and International Focus Featuring Roy Haynes, Paquito D'Rivera, Randy Weston, Dr. John, John Scofield with Mavis Staples, Poncho Sanchez, Roy Hargrove Charles Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's former personal manager and producer, has lived in the Adams ...

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Article: Live From New York

September 2006

Read "September 2006" reviewed by AAJ Staff


To hear Ornette Coleman's “Race Face played in unison on banjo and cornet is a rare pleasure. But creativity on this level is to be expected at the Summergarden concert series, held in the sculpture garden at MoMA. Guitarist Brandon Ross brought this year's exhilarating season to a close (Aug. 13th) with his Blazing Beauty quartet, ...

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News: Music Industry

New Lineage Records features Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Frank Wess at Smalls August 23 & 30

Russian Guitarist Launches LINEAGE, A Record Label Honoring Classic Jazz Artists include HANK JONES / FRANK WESS / BARRY HARRIS, MELVIN RHYNE / KILLER RAY APPLETON / EDDIE DIEHL & MORE New York City @ Small's Wed in August : 23 & 30th Wednesday, August 23 - 10pm on

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News: Performance / Tour

Dazzling Israeli Vocalist/Composer Ayelet Rose Gottlieb on WNYC Soundcheck & at Makor Sept 5 with New Tzadik CD

On WNYC FM “Soundcheck" SEPT 5 CONCERT: September 5 @ MAKOR PLEASE RSVP 7:30pm $15 35 W. 67th Street (b/t Columbus & Central Park West) 212.601.1000 / www.makor.org Ayelet Rose Gottlieb Sextet featuring Anat Fort, Loren Stillman, Ed Schuller, Avishai Cohen, Take Toriyama “Very ...

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Article: Live Review

Day 12 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 9, 2006

Read "Day 12 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 9, 2006" reviewed by John Kelman


Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 With the exception of Calexico, a curious blend of country, post-rock and mariachi music performing as a ticketed event at Metropolis, and a small ...

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Article: Live Review

Day 11 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 8, 2006

Read "Day 11 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 8, 2006" reviewed by John Kelman


Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 As the 27th edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival heads for the home stretch, two unique and diverse performances showed why it is one ...


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