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Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010
by Jakob Baekgaard
Copenhagen Jazz Festival Various Venues Copenhagen, Denmark July 2-11, 2010With the current crisis of the major record labels and the folding of venues all over the world, it could be argued that jazz, as an art form, has entered the age of survival where it is simply a basic matter of ...
Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider
by Karl Ackermann
As a classically trained teen, Brad Mehldau was introduced to the music of Keith Jarrett setting him on the road to jazz. He did not abandon the classical genre and those influences were powerfully present in his first solo release Elegiac Cycle (1999). He has since written pieces for the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France and Carnegie Hall ...
Brad Mehldau Trio: Kingston, Canada April 11, 2010
by John Kelman
Brad Mehldau TrioGrand TheatreKingston, CanadaApril 11, 2010 When a trio has been together as long as pianist Brad Mehldau's--the current incarnation, with original bassist Larry Grenadier and relative newcomer (but no stranger to either of his band mates), drummer Jeff Ballard, has been together for over five years, first heard on ...
Libor Smoldas: In New York On Time
by Dan Bilawsky
Guitarist Libor Šmoldas is a known entity within the Prague jazz scene, but In New York On Time should help him to significantly expand his fan base beyond the borders of the Czech Republic. While Šmoldas has largely worked with Czech musicians in a variety of groups, including his trio and quartet which focus on his ...
Mark Turner: International Alliances
by Tom Greenland
Diego Barber Calima Sunnyside Records 2008 Mamasaal Quartet Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner SAZAS 2008 Saxophonist Mark Turner, a notable bandleader and distinctive voice in his own right, ...
Drummer Jeff Ballard Will Be Performing with His Group at the Jazz Standard in New York on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010. Sets Are 7:30 PM and 9:30
JEFF BALLARD GROUP Mark Turner - tenor saxophone Miguel Zenon - alto saxophone Hans Glawischnig- bass Ben Monder - Guitar Jeff Ballard - drums Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, New York April 14th, 2010 Set Times 7:30 and 9:30 PM For Reservations & ...
Highway Rider
by John Kelman
For a pianist who not only demonstrated remarkable promise, but actually began delivering on it at a very early stage in his career with what would ultimately become his five-part Art of the Trio (Warner Bros.) series, Brad Mehldau's side projects have--with the exception of the solo Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch, 2004)--met with mixed reactions. Perhaps ...
Egberto Gismonti to Appear on Yeahwon Shin's Artistshare Debut Recording
Legendary Brazilian musician/composer Egberto Gismonti joined Yeahwon Shin at Avatar recording studios in NYC to perform on Yeahwon's debut ArtistShare project recording. The project also boasts all star lineup of musicians including Jeff Ballard on drums, Ben Street on Bass and Kevin Hays on piano. The official release date is set for June 2010 however fans ...
Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2009
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Jazz Man of the Year honors go without a doubt to Rafael Gilbert of Spain, who attended a performance by Larry Ochs of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet at the Sigüenza Jazz Festival in December, and called the police to report that, whatever it was that Ochs was playing, it wasn't jazz. Ochs was asked to play ...
Fly 2010 Tour Dates - Just Announced!
FLY - January Tour Dates 2010 Fly Trio is Mark Turner Larry Grenadier Jeff Ballard JANUARY 13: The Regatta Bar, Cambridge, MA JANUARY 15: Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, MI JANUARY 16: Dazzle Jazz Club, Denver, CO JANUARY 17: Dazzle Jazz ...
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