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Article: Album Review

Jeff Lederer's Swing n'Dix: Jeff Lederer's Swing n'Dix

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 4, 2013

L'operazione non è nuova. Prendere una manciata di classici riferiti ad un'epoca o ad un ambito stilistico - in questo caso il Dixieland - attualizzarli con un opportuno mix di rispetto filologico e personalizzazione interpretativa, irrobustire il tutto con composizioni originali che a quell'epoca e a quello stile rimandino più o meno esplicitamente. La riuscita dell'operazione ...

Album

Sunwatcher

By Jeff Lederer

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. Albert's Sun (Jeff Lederer) - 9:09; 02. Cristo Redentor (Duke Pearson) - 8:04; 03. Arnold Schoenberg's Son (Was my Math Teacher) (Lederer) - 4:41; 04. Snake in the Blackberry Patch (Lederer) - 7:35; 05. Albert's Love Theme (Paul Bley) - 2:44; 06. Arshawsky (Lederer) - 6:25; 07. Break Bread Together (trad.) - 9:22; 08. Turiyasangitananda (Lederer) - 10:45.

Article: Album Review

Bobby Sanabria Big Band: Multiverse

Read "Multiverse" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
August 9, 2012

Drummer/historian/educator/percussionist Bobby Sanabria is more than the sum of his parts; he's actually the sum of all parts, collected, absorbed and observed over the course of his musical life. The Nuyorican jazz giant is a stylistic sponge, historical repository and bringer of the boom, but he's a true artist above all else. He understands that music ...

News: Award / Grant

Litchfield Jazz Festival Announces 2012 Artist-in-residence, Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan

June 9, 2012

Goshen, CT — Litchfield Jazz Festival announces the 2012 Artist-in-Residence for the 17th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. The honor goes to baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan. Known as a master of bebop, Smulyan is one of the major voices on his instrument today. Winner of six Grammy Awards, his latest honors include winner of the 2009 and ...

News: Festival

Jazzheads Jazz Festival Took Place In New York City On May 4-5, 2012

May 13, 2012

This year Jazzheads celebrates its 20th anniversary as a label. The first annual Jazzheads Jazz Festival took place at the Players Club in New York City on May 4-5, 2012. The Players Club is the beautiful 18th century townhouse that belonged to Edwin Booth, the great Shakespearean actor and brother to John Wilkes. The townhouse has ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Lederer: Sunwatcher

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 19, 2012

Una nota fotografia di Elliot Landy che immortala Albert Ayler in Prospect Park (poi usata per la copertina di The Hilversum Sessions) è citata da Jeff Lederer, che la ripropone con se stesso al posto dell'eroe per questo Sunwatcher, raccolta di notevole bellezza, che propone il sassofonista newyorkese tra le voci meritevoli di conoscenza approfondita. L'attacco ...

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Article: Interview

Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel

by Lawrence Peryer
February 13, 2012

Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...

News: Recording

Jazz at Lincoln Center to Release "WeBop"

February 1, 2012

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) will release WeBop: A Family Jazz Party, a CD featuring kid-tested and approved music on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The recording brings the very best of JALC's WeBop classes in NYC home to families worldwide. Critically-acclaimed drummer and music director Matt Wilson leads an intergenerational band of celebrated jazz musicians, including ...

Album

Sunwatcher

By Jeff Lederer

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2011
Track listing: Albert's Sun; Cristo Redentor; Arnold Schoenberg's Son; Snake In The Blackberry Patch; Albert's Love Theme; Arshawsky; Break Bread Together; Turiyasangitananda.

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Article: Live Review

Undead Jazz Festival: Day 3, June 25, 2011

by Daniel Lehner
July 5, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23-26, 2011 Most jazz festivals in their later incarnations look for fancier, more illustrious places to play than they did at inception. The third night of the Undead Jazz festival momentarily ...