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Chuck Loeb: Between 2 Worlds

Read "Between 2 Worlds" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
April 13, 2009

While no one was looking, Chuck Loeb was quietly becoming one of the most interesting guitarists making music today. Loeb kept working as a sideman, composer and arranger, making his own solo albums in a low-key way until he reached the point where any serious conversation about who's among the best in the business that doesn't ...

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Ben Webster: Centennial Celebration

Read "Centennial Celebration" reviewed by Martin Gladu

by Martin Gladu
April 5, 2009

Remembered for his seminal solos on such classics as “Cotton Tail" and “All Too Soon" as much as for his historic clashes with boss Duke Ellington, hot-tempered saxophonist Ben Webster's legacy truly stands the test of time. The year 2009, being the centennial of the tenor titan's birth, Concord Records marks the occasion with this 9-track ...

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Amanda Monaco: I Think I'll Keep You

Read "I Think I'll Keep You" reviewed by Stuart Broomer

by Stuart Broomer
April 2, 2009

Amanda Monaco is a guitarist whose style is deeply rooted in her instrument's lyrical lineage, at times channeling the singing tone of Jim Hall, at others declaring her own, more forceful sound. Most of the tunes here are Monaco originals and she's created efficient vehicles for both her own voice and the collective dialogues that seem ...

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Will Sellenraad: Balance

by J Hunter
March 30, 2009

Will Sellenraad grew up in a place and time many people dream of: New York City's downtown scene of the '60s and '70s, when music and art were both in a state of quicksilver flux. Given that his parents (prominent New York artists themselves) named their son after modern-art pioneers William de Kooning and Piet Mondrian, ...

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Jim Hall - Bill Frisell: Hemispheres

Read "Hemispheres" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 30, 2009

Per Jim Hall quello del duo è stato un formato musicale praticato assiduamente negli anni, anche se quasi mai con altri chitarristi, ma preferendo generalmente pianisti e contrabbassisti (memorabili gli incontri con Bill Evans e Ron Carter). Solo in anni recenti ha cominciato a frequentare altri specialisti della sei corde, dapprima timidamente (nell'album Dialogues con Bill ...

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Julian Lage: Sounding Point

Read "Sounding Point" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
March 23, 2009

Despite being just 21, Julian Lage has clocked up some impressive credentials. The guitarist has worked with vibraphonist Gary Burton's recent quintet, appearing on Generations (Concord, 2004) and Next Generation (Concord, 2005); appeared with another jazz wunderkind, Taylor Eigsti, on the pianist's Lucky To Be Me (Concord, 2006) and Let It Come To You (Concord, 2008); ...

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Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight

by R.J. DeLuke
March 23, 2009

A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...

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Guitar Icon Jim Hall Interviewed at AAJ

March 16, 2009

There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich ...

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All About Jazz Reader Q&A: Jim Hall

by AAJ Staff
March 16, 2009

This article first appeared in November 1998. Questions were gathered from All About Jazz Bulletin Board members. From: Ken Brown Did you or do you now have a daily structure to your guitar practice? If so, how do you structure the different possible topics? JH: My practice --since time is limited--is ...

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