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Big Noise New York

by Mary Foster Conklin
The first broadcast of 2019 included a preview of some of the many artists performing in New York at the Winter Jazzfest and APAP annual convention, with new releases by Simone Kopmajer, Something Blue and Stacy Sullivan, plus birthday shout outs to Myra Melford, Carol Sudhalter, James Shipp, and vocalist Christine Tobin, among others.
Blue is Paris/Night Time

Album: Kind Of New 2: Blue Is Paris
By Jason Miles
Label: Lightyear Entertainment
Released: 2017
Duration: 4:47
Honoring Aretha & Timeless Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh

by Mary Foster Conklin
This week we remember the legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin in the second hour and enjoy a sampling of standards with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh plus songs by women who wrote with pianist Jimmy Rowles whose centennial is being celebrated this year. Playlist Lynne Arriale Woodstock" from Give Us These Days ...
Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe

by Karl Ackermann
The Geography of Jazz--When Jazz Met Europe In 2004 Maureen Anderson, a researcher at Illinois State University contributed a dissertation to the journal, African American Review, titled The White Reception of Jazz in America. Ostensibly, her article deals with stories published in high profile periodicals and journals from 1917 and into the 1930s, written by white ...
Kind Of New 2: Blue Is Paris

By Jason Miles
Label: Lightyear Entertainment
Released: 2017
Track listing: Blue is Paris: Sunshine; Blue is Paris: Nighttime; Blue is Paris: Morning; Blue is Paris: After Hours; Blue is Paris: Afternoon; Blue is Paris: Twilight; Blue is Paris: Dawn; Blue is Paris: Sunset; Blue is Paris: Thunderstorm; Blue is Paris: Lightning
Jason Miles: Kind Of New 2: Blue Is Paris

by Jeff Winbush
You can't fault the motivation behind keyboardist Jason Miles' sequel to Kind of New (Whaling City Sound, 2015). Miles wanted to respond to the 2015 Paris terror attack and Kind of New 2: Blue Is Paris is the result, but though the motivation is solid, the execution doesn't match it. With Kind of New, ...
Jason Miles Will Release "Kind Of New 2: Blue Is Paris" On May 12

Follow Up to 2015's Kind of New Features Ten Arrangements of Producer/Keyboardist's New Composition Written in Reaction to 2015 Paris Terror Attacks Legendary producer, keyboardist and composer Jason Miles’ Kind of New 2: Blue is Paris, featuring ten interpretations of the titular piece which he composed after visiting Paris in the weeks immediately following the 2015 ...
CDs of Note – Short Takes

Tis the season for jazz tribute recordings. Taking a look at CD projects honoring the musical legacies of Jackie McLean, Marian McPartland, Oscar Peterson, Dinah Washington, Grover Washington Jr. and Attila Zoller... Various Artists Message to Attila: The Music of Attila Zoller (Enja) The late Attila Zoller was an important but somewhat ...
Dennis Angel: On Track

by Edward Blanco
New York flugelhornist and composer Dennis Angel presents a collection of funk, Latin-tinged and contemporary jazz sounds in a musical package of smooth-styled jazz featuring pianist of note Kenny Barron on the light and savvy On Track. A lawyer by profession with a New York City suburban law firm, Angel delivers his third album as leader ...
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015

by Mark Sullivan
Cape Town International Jazz Festival Cape Town International Convention Centre Cape Town, South Africa March 27 & 28, 2015 The Cape Town International Jazz Festival takes place over two jam-packed nights, on five simultaneous stages. Now in its sixteenth year, it also includes a number of ancillary events during festival week: ...