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Jason Marsalis: Music Update
by J Hunter
It's not like Jason Marsalis has been invisible since he released Music in Motion (Basin Street, 2002); his name's just been on the back of CD booklets instead of the front. With Music Update, Marsalis is back at the top of the bill, except he's brought a different set of sticks with him, or more specifically, ...
The Jazz Session #86: Jason Marsalis
Drummer Jason Marsalis turns to the vibraphone on his new record, Music Update (ELM Records, 2009). In this interview, Marsalis talks about the reason he chose to focus on the vibes; the process by which he recorded the drum ensemble tracks on the CD; and his view of the current state of recovery in New Orleans. ...
9th Annual Satchmo Summerfest Heats Up New Orleans
by Sandy Ingham
Ninth Annual Satchmo SummerFestNew Orleans, LouisianaJuly 30-August 2, 2009 Sauntering down Frenchmen Street in New Orleans late on the night of July 31, I thought: I am indisputably in the right place, at the right time, mingling with more happy people per square foot than could be found anywhere else in the world.
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 1-3, June 25-27, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 John Stetch TV Trio / Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy / Roberta Gambarini Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio / Jimmy Cobb's So What Band; S.M.V. The Botos Brother / Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue / Al GreenTD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ...
Marcus Roberts: Has A Lot More To Do
by Tod Smith
With a foundation in the church and a passion for America's music, Marcus Roberts is easily one of the most prolific pianists of his generation. Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida and influenced by the early exposure to his mother's gospel singing, he decided that he wanted to be a jazz pianist after listening to the music of ...
Top Releases of 2008
by David A. Orthmann
It's impossible to do justice to all of the fine new music issued in 2008. So I've listed the eleven discs that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special. Pete Malinverni Invisible Cities (Reservoir Music) Tom Melito
Cab Calloway Home a New Landmark?
by Fradley Garner
“A bad happening for the jazz community" is how reedsman Dave Liebman described the demise earlier this year of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Why IAJE filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is still being asked, but part of the problem was the return to Toronto for this year's conference. Attendance was little more than half ...
Mark Samuels: Basin Street In and Out of New Orleans
by AAJ Staff
By Mark SamuelsWhen I was invited to have one of our many artists write for All About Jazz's Megaphone column, I envisioned sitting down on the phone with one of them and typing as they talked. What has happened in the two or three weeks since has been amazing and has kept us from ...
Jason Marsalis
by David A. Orthmann
At the age of 26, when most players are still absorbing the music's vast lexicon and beginning the lengthy process of finding their own identity, Jason Marsalis is well on his way to becoming an exceptional jazz drummer. Recordings made over the past several years reveal a staggering array of technical skills and resources that are ...
Music in Motion
Label: Basin Street Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: 1. There's a Thing Called Rhythm 2. Marakatu de Modernizar 3. The Sweeper 4. On the First Occasion 5. The Steepistician 6. Discipline Strikes Again 7. Treasure 8. It Came from the Planet of Nebtoon 9. Short Story #1 10.Seven-Ay Pocky Way 11.(Hidden Bonus Track)
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