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Article: Live Review

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2017

Read "Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2017" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Saratoga Performing Arts Center Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Springs, NY June 24-25, 2017 Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and it was done in fine fashion. Acts from the very first festival in 1978 (A George Wein creation) appeared, as well as young up-and-coming artists. The ...

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Article: Album Review

Tomoko Omura: Post Bop Gypsies

Read "Post Bop Gypsies" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Think about your favorite jazz violinist. Now think about what style or sub-category of jazz that person would most easily fall into. Was your answer bebop? Probably not, I would venture to guess. It's not that I know your answer. This isn't a magic trick. For all I know it could've been Stéphane Grappelli, Jenny Scheinman, ...

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Jean Luc Ponty Band at the Boulder Theater

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Jean Luc Ponty Band Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado June 13, 2017 One thing we learned Tuesday night: Enigmatic Ocean (Atlantic, 1977), Jean Luc Ponty's fourth album for Atlantic Records, is his favorite. And why not? It made it to number one on the jazz charts in 1977. Plus, it's pretty good. ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Musician

Read "The Musician" reviewed by John Kelman


As people age, it's not uncommon to commemorate birthday milestones--specifically, those marking the passing of decades--with special celebrations, ranging from parties to vacations. In most cases, however, these festivities are private events, restricted to family and friends. Not Chick Corea. When this renowned pianist/keyboardist, composer, bandleader and guest participant in countless projects ...

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The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever!

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In a time when album sales are a challenge being mitigated, at least to some extent, by the release of deluxe editions and box sets, it's still more necessary than ever to grab potential listeners with imagery and words; the title of a box set can have, especially for those less than intimately familiar with the ...

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Article: Live Review

Jim Ridl Quartet Featuring Zach Brock at Collingswood Community Center

Read "Jim Ridl Quartet Featuring Zach Brock at Collingswood Community Center" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Jim Ridl Quartet Featuring Zach Brock Collingswood Community Center Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert Collingswood, PA March 2, 2017 The Jazz Bridge is a meritorious organization that not only sponsors outstanding concerts in and around Philadelphia, but also offers support to musicians in distress. Their recently published Philadelphia Real Book contains ...

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Article: Album Review

Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse

Read "Apocalypse" reviewed by Julian Derry


Well, there's not much to say about the new release of Apocalypse. Well, not as much as many Mahavishnu fans had hoped; rumours of a long awaited and much needed remastering of this legendary album, making the rounds of the mailing lists were alas, premature. So what is this CD? Answer: it's the exact same, level-for-level ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Legendary French Violinist Jean Luc Ponty To Tour The United States Summer 2017

Legendary French Violinist Jean Luc Ponty To Tour The United States Summer 2017

Legendary French violinist Jean Luc Ponty and his band will be bringing their “Atlantic Years” tour to the US beginning late May 2017! Jean Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of the violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin ...

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Original Album Series Vol 2

Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2016
Track listing: A Taste For Passion; Stay With Me; Sunset Drive; Dreamy Eyes; Beach Girl; A Taste For Passion; Life Cycles; Reminiscence; Give Us A Chance; Obsession; Farewell; Jean-Luc Ponty Live; Aurora; Imaginary Voyage; Mirage; No Strings Attached; Egocentric Molecules; Civilized Evil; Demagomania; In Case We Survive; Forms Of Life; Peace Crusaders; Happy Robots; Shape Up Your Mind; Good Guys, Bad Guys; Once A Blue Planet; Mystical Adventures; Mystical Adventures ( Suite ); Rhythms Of Hope; As; Final Truth; Jig; Individual Choice; Computer Incantations For World Peace; Far From The Beaten Paths; In Spiritual Love; Eulogy To Oscar Romero; Nostalgia; Individual Choice; In Spite Of All;

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The Crux Of The Biscuit

Label: Zappa Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: FZ Early Sequence For Apostrophe' Side 1, Dated 6/30/73; Cosmik Debris; Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake); Down In De Dew (Alternate Mix); Apostrophe' (Mix Outtake); End Of Early Sequence ; The Story Of "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow/St. Alphonozo's Pancake Breakfast"; Don't Eat The Yellow Snow/St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (Live); Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake); Energy Frontier (Take 4); Energy Frontier (Take 6 With Overdubs); Energy Frontier (Bridge); Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks - Take 3); Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks - Alternate Take); Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks - Outtake); Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake); Frank's Last Words.....;


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