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News: Performance / Tour

Juilliard Jazz Presents an Evening of Brazilian Jazz

November 14, 2012

Juilliard Jazz presents an evening of Brazilian jazz with guest artist, pianist Paulo Braga, performing with the Artist Diploma Ensemble, the most advanced Juilliard Jazz musicians, on Tuesday, November 20 at 8 PM in Paul Hall. Joining Mr. Braga from Brazil will be Eduardo Ribeiro on drums; Manual Silveira on flute and saxophone; and Marinho Andreotti ...

News: Recording

Jim Hall: Two New ArtistShare Fan-funded Albums

November 7, 2012

We are very pleased to announce the official release of two ArtistShare Fan-Funded albums from the Jim Hall: Live! ArtistShare Fan-Funded Project. These albums beautifully demonstrate Jim Hall's enduring genius and influence as an improviser. The Jim Hall Quartet: Live at Birdland was recorded live at Birdland in New York City on November 10-11, 2010. This ...

Article: Live Review

Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2012: October 5-6, 2012

by John Kelman
October 17, 2012

Dutch Jazz & World Meeting Amsterdam, The NetherlandsOctober 5-6, 2012With Jazzahead! 2012--the annual European jazz trade fair--demonstrating that jazz is, if not exactly big business, then certainly bigish business, it's no surprise to find that The Netherlands' biannual Dutch Jazz & World Meeting is making the same salient point, albeit more narrowly ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Kogut: Turn of Phrase

Read "Turn of Phrase" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 12, 2012

What makes Paul Kogut's album Turn of Phrase unique is not his virtuosity or talent, of which he has plenty, but the singular mix of tight thematic cohesiveness and expansive aesthetic language. Kogut exhibits versatility without losing his own voice. On “Especially When It Rains," his cool, muscular jazzy guitar evolves into a ...

News: Event

Jazz For Obama 2012 @ Symphony Space on October 9th

October 3, 2012

The Jazz Concert for America's Future Jazz For Obama 2012, Tuesday October 9th Featuring Ron Carter Dee Dee Bridgewater Jim Hall Roy Haynes Kenny Barron Joe Lovano Kenny Garrett Christian McBride Jimmy Heath Jeff Tain Watts ...

Article: From Far and Wide

Record-Busting 100+ Bassists Serenade Tivoli

by Fradley Garner
September 29, 2012

Record-Busting 100+ Bassists Serenade TivoliThe seeds were planted by Oscar Pettiford, the seminal American cellist and bassist who put down roots in Copenhagen in 1958, and by the homegrown virtuoso Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, who played his vintage Italian bass like the nimblest-fingered guitarist when he wasn't bowing like Giovanni Bottesini. In August, 2012, the ...

Article: Catching Up With

Chris Potter: The Personal Stamp

by R.J. DeLuke
August 21, 2012

Chris Potter is one of the most visible saxophonists on the scene in recent years. There are reasons for that. Not only does he have incredible chops, inner drive, intensity and the impulse to always be creative--as if that's not enough--he can fit into any musical situation and find a way to contribute. Coming ...

Article: Live Review

Gent Jazz Festival: Days 1-4: July 5-8, 2012

by Martin Longley
August 18, 2012

Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 5-8, 2012 All parts of northern Europe had already been suffering an intense rainfall throughout the month of June. There was no abating once July was in swing. The forecast was pretty much for a daily downpour, and for once ...

Article: Album Review

Ferner/ Juliusson: Undertowed

Read "Undertowed" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 17, 2012

The striking artwork on Undertowed serves as metaphor for guitarist Per-Arne Ferner and pianist Per Gunnar Juliusson's musical relationship. A brooding, cloud-heavy sky and a still sea seem like reflections of each other, or a seamless whole. The lone figure juxtaposed against this imposing landscape is at once a part of it, and yet apart. The ...

Article: Album Review

Traeben: Push

by Ian Patterson
August 10, 2012

A large gap separating a band's CDs usually signals a change in direction. Danish/Dutch combo Traeben's debut, Nordic Project (D.A.P Records, 2008), presented jazz reworkings of Danish and Swedish folk songs, following the lead of Swedish jazz musicians including trumpeter Bengt-Arne Wallin and pianist Jan Johansson in the 1960s, and Norwegian pianist Dag Arnesen in the ...