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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 ...
Steve Smith and Vital Information: Vitalive!
by John Kelman
Recorded on tour in 1988 and originally released in 1991, Vitalive! is, in the words of drummer Steve Smith, “the most 'jazz' version of Vital Information to date." It would be easy to argue with Smith, even though he's the group's leader, that VI has always been a jazz band, as evidenced by Come On In ...
Brad Mehldau y Marcus Miller en el festival de Barcelona (IV)
by Roan Clay
Brad Mehldau Trio 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona Palau de la Música 10 de noviembre, 2009 Es el debate de actualidad entre los aficionados del jazz, en concreto entre los apasionados de los tríos, sobre si Brad Mehldau y su trío con Larry Grenadier y Jeff ...
Different Shades of Hess: Nikolaj Hess & Spacelab
by Jakob Baekgaard
The exploration of sound is a natural part of Danish pianist Nikolaj Hess' music. Since graduating from the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen, he has worked in a wide range of contexts and played with artists as varied as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and singer Sissel Vera Pettersen. With Pettersen he made an enchanting duo album, By This ...
Brad Mehldau and Marcus Miller at the Barcelona Jazz Festival (IV)
by Roan Clay
Brad Mehldau Trio 41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival Palau de la Música November 10, 2009 There is great debate among jazz fans these days, particularly among those who favor jazz trios, whether Brad Mehldau and his trio of Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard, have fallen into a rut ...
ECM at 40: Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 3-6, October 22-25, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 ECM at 40. It's hard to believe that a record label responsible for stretching the boundaries of modern music has survived the various crises that have threatened and, in some cases, decimated so many others. With Enjoy Jazz's “The Blue Sound: 40 Years ...
Globe Unity: Denmark
by Tom Greenland
Jesper Løvdal Free Fall Ilk 2008 Thunderstrucks Thunderstrucks Blackout 2008 Jonas Westergaard Helgoland Sundance Music 2008 Denmark has nurtured ...
