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Article: Album Review

Georg Breinschmid: Fire

Read "Fire" reviewed by Larry Taylor


A mixture of outrageous humor and subtle beauty make up Fire, from Austrian bassist Georg Breinschmid. Such a conflicting opinion needs explaining. The 14 mostly originals (plus a bonus disc of four additional tracks) combine live and studio recordings using two different groupings. There is Brein's Café--a piano/violin/bass trio; and a duo with ...

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Article: Album Review

Sarah Elgeti Quintet: Into The Open

Read "Into The Open" reviewed by Edward Blanco


From the Danish Radio (DR) Big band--directed by such greats as Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Jim McNeely--to the jazz environment of Copenhagen's Café Montmarte, Denmark has been at the forefront in nurturing and producing some of the finest jazz musicians in Europe and, indeed, the world. Saxophonist/flautist Sarah Elgeti is the latest Danish wonder to ...

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Article: Album Review

Eddie Daniels / Roger Kellaway: Live At The Library Of Congress

Read "Live At The Library Of Congress" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


Perhaps no wind instrument can be as expressive as the human voice besides the trombone and clarinet. The litmus test, so to speak, might be to cast either instrument in a silent movie and then to watch the film as the instruments imitate the lives whose stories they tell. Of course the instruments must be played ...

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Article: Album Review

New World Beat: After Carnival

Read "After Carnival" reviewed by Edward Blanco


The music of Brazil, a slice of the smooth style, a heavy dose of world rhythms and a pinch of jazz fusion provide the ingredients for the exotic and refreshing new sound captured on After Carnival, the brilliant debut from the Miami-based New World Beat. Led by vibraphonist Richard Sprince, a veteran of world music and ...

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Article: Album Review

Jane Scheckter: Easy To Remember

Read "Easy To Remember" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Music from The Great American Songbook is getting quite a workout these days, with more musicians and singers spinning their renditions of old standards and classics than ever before. On the stellar Easy To Remember, jazz-cabaret singer Jane Scheckter taps into the well, lending her interpretations to songs from this repertoire with an all-star cast of ...

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Article: Album Review

Peter Appleyard And The Jazz Giants: The Lost 1974 Sessions

Read "The Lost 1974 Sessions" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While the aggregation of all-star jazz men featured on this previously unreleased, decades-old session may seem random at first glance, the great Benny Goodman is actually the musical tie that binds them all. In September of 1974, vibraphonist Peter Appleyard was part of a particularly strong Goodman sextet that appeared at Carnegie Hall. Appleyard had his ...

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News: Career

National Jazz Museum In Harlem Announces New Leadership Team

National Jazz Museum In Harlem Announces New Leadership Team

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem ("NJMH") is pleased to announce its new leadership team, effective immediately. Christopher L. Perry has joined NJMH as its new Executive Director, and Loren Schoenberg, who formerly served as the organization's Executive Director for 10 years, will continue with NJMH in his new role as Artistic Director. According to NJMH's ...

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Article: Album Review

Hristo Vitchev / Weber Iago: Heartmony

Read "Heartmony" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The choice between widening ones circle of musical partners or deepening relationships that already exist is often something with which musicians wrestle. While finding new collaborators can help in the networking department and open up new avenues of possibility in sound and style, continual exploration with a kindred spirit may help both parties in their pursuit ...

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News: Recording

Hristo Vitchev / Weber Lago Highly Anticipated New Album "Heartmony" Is Now Available

Hristo Vitchev / Weber Lago Highly Anticipated New Album "Heartmony" Is Now Available

Heartmony is modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev's fourth album as a leader. After his critically acclaimed quartet's debut record Song for Messabria and his first duo session with pianist Weber Lago The Secrets of An Angel, Hristo recorded The Perperikon Suite with his quintet (a large scale jazz suite specifically written for the 53rd edition of ...

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Article: Book Review

Steve Slagle: Scenes, Songs & Solos - A Composition and Improvisation Workbook for the Creative Musician

Read "Steve Slagle: Scenes, Songs & Solos - A Composition and Improvisation Workbook for the Creative Musician" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Scenes, Songs & Solos: A Composition and Improvisation Workbook for the Creative MusicianSteve SlaglePaperback; 139 pagesISBN: 97819361822882Schaffner Press2011 There's no substitute for experience in the world of jazz, and saxophonist Steve Slagle has experience in spades. Slagle has been putting his horn to ...


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