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January 2009
by AAJ Staff
Harris Eisenstadt Tightly crafted as it was, drummer Harris Eisenstadt's music at Cornelia Street Cafe (Dec. 5th) had an elusiveness, an instability, even a darkness that contrasted with his quintet's celebratory name, Canada Day (the band formed on Jul. 1st). Joined by trumpeter Nate Wooley, tenorist Matt Bauder, vibraphonist Chris Dingman and bassist Eivind ...
The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival @ Smalls – January 9, 10 & 11
THE 3rd ANNUAL BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL @ SMALLS – JANUARY 9, 10 & 11 Smalls is located at 183 West 10th Street, at 7th Avenue South THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND SAMPLER, VOL. 3 Available On Opening Night of The Festival! “...these renegade BJU bands are comprised of intelligent composers, open-minded arrangers and free-spirited ...
Beezwax Records to Release "Balance" from Guitarist/Composer Will Sellenraad
Available Now at Beezwaxrecords.com and to be officially released on March 31, 2009 Balance features Sellenraad with Abraham Burton (saxophones), Kiyoshi Kitagawa (bass) + Victor Lewis (drums) “...you will definitely be hearing more from Will Sellenraad” – Kenny Barron Hailed as a “hidden gem,” guitarist/composer Will Sellenraad has earned a fast growing reputation of being at ...
Avishai Cohen: Flood
by J Hunter
Using accepted standards, what would be the correct instrumental configuration to recreate a disaster of, literally, Biblical proportions? A fairly sizeable orchestra--or, at minimum, a big band with a talent for the chaotic--would seem mandatory. Well, Avishai Cohen (who, among many things, holds down the trumpet chair in the immeasurably talented family band 3 Cohens) chose ...
Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur: Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1
by J Hunter
In November 2007, Roni Ben-Hur and his bassist Earl May approached Motema Records with a great idea: They would record a duo CD, pro bono, as a fundraiser for the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund, a trust created by Engelwood Hospital and Medical Center to fund health care for jazz musicians who can't afford it (i.e. just ...
New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate
by Greg Camphire
From the first track on The Turning Gate, it's obvious that the New Jazz Composers Octet has spent considerable quality time together since their founding in 1996. The sheer number of hours spent writing, arranging, and playing material has strengthened this fresh ensemble into a superior example of jazz excellence. With each member working at the ...
Avishai Cohen: Flood
by Jim Santella
In a suite of original compositions subtitled “Part Two of the Big Rain Trilogy," trumpeter Avishai Cohen's pure, sweet trumpet tone and bent notes allow him to create sound pictures that depict gentle raindrops, a giant deluge, the eventual overflow and final sunshine to complete the cycle. Since his songscape relies on personal expression, the instrumentation ...
RIDD Quartet: Fiction Avalanche
by John Sharpe
What makes a great free jazz record? Spirited interplay, unpredictability, extended technique, energy, variety, spontaneous arrangements that defy notation and a sense of structure and purpose are some of the ingredients evoked by the debut disc from the RIDD Quartet. Monikered after their initials, the collective of upcoming New York-based musicians is jointly ...
New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate
by J Hunter
Good support players can add color and depth to the vision of almost any artist; the right supporting cast can help a leader move in innumerable creative directions--witness the many phases of Dave Douglas. But what if a support player has a vision to share with the world? That was trumpeter David Weiss' motivation for founding ...
The Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents: Jazz in Progress/Monk in Motion – the Next Face of Jazz
The Tribeca Performing Arts Center Borough of Manhattan Community College Presents: Jazz In Progress/Monk In Motion – The Next Face Of Jazz Presenting, In Concert, The Top Three Finalists In The 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition: Jon Irabagon – December 1 Tim Green – December 8 Quamon Fowler ...
