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Jed Levy

Saxophonist Jed Levy has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for over 20 years. In addition to performing and recording as a leader, he has had long standing working relationships with such jazz luminaries as Jaki Byard (a musical mentor, 3 recordings and countless performances), Don Patterson, Jack McDuff (valuable road experience), Ron McClure (2 CDs and ongoing performances), and Headhunters drummer Mike Clark (2 CD's and new projects in the works.) He has also been fortunate to have worked with, Junior Mance, Eddie Henderson, Jack Walrath,The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Shirley Scott, Kevin Mahogany, Gene Bertoncini,Don Friedman,Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Chico O'Farrill, Attilla Zollar, Groove Holmes, Tom Harrell, and many others. Levy has toured Japan as a leader and appeared at several international jazz festivals as well as leading bands at such New York venues as Sweet Basil, Blue Note, Birdland, Visiones and Zinno. Diversity has been the key to Levy's success on the New York scene

Fabrizio Sciacca: Gettin' It There

By DAN BILAWSKY

Make no mistake about it, Fabrizio Sciacca isn't merely “gettin' it there." He's already got it here. This debut from the Berklee- and Manhattan School of Music-trained bassist presents an artist with solid intonation, impeccable time, a warm and enveloping tone, and an ear for melody. In short, he has it all. Leading ...

Meet Francesca "Cha Cha" Miano

By TESSA SOUTER AND ANDREA WOLPER

A Newport Jazz Festival-New York concert at Carnegie Hall in the early 1970s got Queens native Francesca “Cha Cha" Miano hooked on hearing live jazz--even though, she says, some of the music she heard on the mixed bill that night was way ahead of her at the time. Little did she know that her magnificent obsession ...

Mike Clark: East Bay Funk

By GEORGE COLLIGAN

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth]I remember the first time I heard the classic Herbie Hancock album Thrust (Columbia, 1974). It was on the radio, if you can believe it. The song “Actual Proof" burned into my brain: I had been a fan of Herbie's, especially of ...

Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra: Final Night at Birdland

By JACK BOWERS

On June 26, 2011, Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra ended a fifteen-year run at New York City's Birdland, and--to our good fortune--had the foresight to record that very special event for everyone to hear and appreciate. The orchestra's scion, the great Chico O'Farrill, was still living when the ensemble made its ...

Blueprints of Jazz Vol.1

By JED LEVY

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Released: 2011
Track listing: 01. In the House (Jed Levy) - 6:01; 02. Like That (Jed Levy) - 6:35; 03. 10th Ave. 1957 (Tim Ouimette) - 6:43; 04. Past Lives (Lindy Rexnolds) - 7:03; 05. Thanks Len (Jed Levy) - 4:45; 06. Loft Funk (Mike Clarck/Jed Levy) - 7:47; 07. Clarck Kent (Christian Scott) - 9:08; 08. Conchita's Dance (Mike Clarck) - 7:54; 09. Morning Became Elettra (Mike Clarck/Towner Galaher) - 7:05; 10. I Want to Talk About You (Billy Eckstine) - 10:32.

Hendrik Meurkens: Live at Bird's Eye

By EDWARD BLANCO

Considered, by many, to be the most important jazz harmonicist since Toots Thielmans, German-born/New York-based Hendrik Meurkens has long been a connoisseur of Brazilian jazz, with an impressive discography of bossa nova and samba-infused music. Live at Bird's Eye is an assemblage of Brazilian, American and Italian jazz standards recorded live on several sessions from 2008 ...

Mike Clark: Blueprints of Jazz Vol.1

By AAJ ITALY STAFF

Ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti da quando Herbie Hancock lanciava un giovane batterista, Mike Clarck, su Thrust, il famoso disco degli Heandhunters. Dopo l'inaspettata notorietà (e un assolo, quello contenuto in “Actual Proof," da cui tanti batteristi e DJ hanno attinto) Mike Clarck ha continuato ad incidere fusion (anche con il bassista di ...

Mike Clark: Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1

By DAN BILAWSKY

When Mike Clark's name comes up in conversation, most people recall his brilliant playing and funk fusion grooves on Herbie Hancock's Thrust (Columbia/Legacy, 1974). While “Actual Proof" and a slew of other terrific tracks have cemented Clark's reputation as a drummer with chops to spare, this particular period of his musical life has often pigeonholed him. ...

Evans Explorations

By JED LEVY

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Blue And Green; Very Early; Jazz Samba; Time Remembered; The Dolphin; Laurie; Twelve Tone Tune; Interplay; Re: Person I Knew; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.