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The Story: The Story
by Mark F. Turner
The Story is the real life debut of an exciting new collaborative that is set to make its mark on the jazz world. Invigorated by a young quintet of extremely talented international members--saxophonists Lars Dietrich (Holland) and Samir Zarif (United States), drummer Greg Ritchie, bassist Zack Lober (Canada), and pianist John Escreet (United Kingdom), this eponymous ...
Choreographer Alonzo King and Jazz Pianist Jason Moran Collaborate
TWO ARTISTIC VISIONARIES UNITE Choreographer Alonzo King and Jazz pianist Jason Moran come together to create a world premiere work “Opposites attract - and never more so than in the contemporary classicism of Alonzo King. Start with the juxtaposition in a dancer's body of passionate, whirlwind arms with the sharply articulated legwork and formal ...
Sacred Beats: Zakir Hussain with Charles Lloyd, Eric Harland, and Members of Remember Shakti at Carnegie Hall
by Warren Allen
Zakir Hussain and Friends Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage New York, NY April 29, 2009 On April 29th, the last concert of his Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall, Zakir Hussain entered and bowed to the applause of a packed house. After thanking the musicians and crowd, he ...
All About Jazz and The Jazz Session Announce Partnership
World's Top Jazz Website Teams with Top Jazz Podcast 18 MAY 2009 -- AllAboutJazz.com has joined forces with the popular jazz interview show The Jazz Session to bring high-quality interviews with jazz musicians to a wider audience. “Jason Crane and I have worked together for several years and closely aligning our two properties makes perfect sense ...
JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!
Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees ...
Mary Halvorson, Reuben Radding & Nate Wooley: Crackleknob
by Troy Collins
A compelling example of evenhanded group improvisation, the self-titled debut of the collective trio Crackleknob demonstrates the sort of congenial rapport fueled by longstanding friendships. Up and coming improvisers on the nascent Brooklyn scene, guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Reuben Radding and trumpeter Nate Wooley first played as a trio four years ago. Since then, they have ...
Bud Shank: A Voice for the Ages
by Jack Bowers
I'll always have fond memories of the 2007 Prescott (Arizona) Jazz Summit, as it was the last time I had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing the phenomenal alto saxophonist Bud Shank doing what he did best: enfolding an entire audience in the palm of his hand with a seemingly endless stream of irrepressible notes ...
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode One: The Quiet Revolution
by John Kelman
Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode One: The Quiet Revolution The Documentary ChannelApril 20, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009Many still look back at Ken Burns' Jazz (2001) as the documentary that ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Announce 2009 Schedule
The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival for three days will celebrate the joy of jazz with a variety of legendary performers and visionary new artists in a weekend of jazz, blues, folk, and American song with performances on multiple stages at the Monterey Fairgrounds in bucolic Monterey, California. The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage will be the focal point ...
Jazz It Up! Episode 4 Features Phil Woods, Stanley Jordan, Oscar Peterson and More
New York, NY -- The fourth episode of Season 2 of Jazz it Up! features alto sax legend Phil Woods in performance with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra (conducted by David Dempsey), as well as a powerful trio led by the innovative guitarist Stanley Jordan, who plays piano and guitar simultaneously on a song. As with ...
