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Drew Paralic - Roll with It, Baby (2011)
By Nick DeRiso Drew Paralic is that most unusual of things, a jazz pianist and composer who has released an album of originals played by others. Having taken up the instrument too late, he says, to approach the mastery of deeply appreciated influences like Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, Paralic instead decided to focus on writing ...
Samir Zarif: Starting Point
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The excitement of hearing the voice from a musician of significant new talent knows no bounds. Violinist Majid Khaliq, vocalist Khalil Wilson, bassist Michael Feinberg, composer Gene Pritsker, and now saxophonist and storyteller Samir Zarif, are just beginning to fan the rapidly growing new brushfire of 21st century music. Zarif's talent is significant enough to merit ...
Take Five With Jay Smith
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jay Smith:Jay Smith has performed with dozens of groups all over California, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in a wide range of music, from bebop and gypsy jazz to Latin rock and funk. He has worked with groups and musicians as Kelulu, Mento Buru, The Fresno Philharmonic, David Baron Stevens, Andre Bush, Mike ...
J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010
by J Hunter
Counting down the best releases of 2010: Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom Foxhaven 2010 Anyone with job references as diverse as organ icon Dr. Lonnie Smith and indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco must have something interesting to say, and drummer Allison Miller proves that out. Boom Tic Boom is ...
53rd Monterey Jazz Festival: A Distinctive New Orleans Flavor
by Larry Taylor
To summarize the high spots of the 2010 Monterey Jazz Festival would certainly take more than one lead paragraph. From Sept. 17 through 19 at the Monterey, California, Fairgrounds, there was a pervasive New Orleans spirit in the air and the music. This was emphasized by the appearances of Trombone Shorty on Saturday afternoon, and Harry ...
Nu Jazz Entertainment Releases The First Jazz "LP" On iTunes--Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious
(New York, NY)—Nu Jazz Entertainment—a long time producer of high quality audio and video content in the genre of jazz—announced the January 4, 2011 release of the critically acclaimed album, Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious, from the NEA 2011 Jazz Master inductee, as the first traditional Jazz release in the new iTunes “LP" format ...
Satchmo Summerfest 2010: A blowout far better than BP's
by Sandy Ingham
Satchmo SummerfestLouisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint.New Orleans, LAAugust 5-8, 2010 “Happy birthday, Pops!"Kermit Ruffins shouted to a couple of thousand revelers as the 10th annual Satchmo Summerfest neared its joyous conclusion. Then he tilted his trumpet toward the blue sky and played a chorus of the birthday ...
Oran Etkin's 'Wake Up, Clarinet' Video and New CD
Oran Etkin, an internationally acclaimed jazz/world artist and composer whose NYC based music classes for children are endorsed by Harvey Keitel, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, will release Wake Up, Clarinet! on his new Timbalooloo label (September 14, Motema Music /Allegro-NewSound distribution). The CD features performances by Jason Marsalis and Charenee Wade and is enhanced with ...
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: "Satchmo Summerfest, Part 2"
Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum--A Journey Through Jazz Episode 17: “Satchmo Summerfest, Part 2" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As always, the show is free, absolutely legal, fun for the whole family, and available for listening right now, right here, from any device: http://lnk.ms/CGLwM This week I'm broadcasting live from the Crescent ...
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: "Satchmo Summerfest"
Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz Episode 16--"Satchmo Summerfest," Part 1 Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As always, the show is free, absolutely legal, fun for the whole family, and available for listening right now, right here. It's almost time for my annual trip to New Orleans to ...
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