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Fil Lorenz Soul-tet
by Jim Nelson
I spotted the Fil Lorenz Soul-tet at Bruno's supper club in the Mission District, and then caught them a couple weeks later at the newly opened Purple Onion on Columbus Avenue. The group sounds fresh while still honest to the roots of jazz and funk. The frontmen are Fil Lorenz on baritone and tenor saxophone and ...
Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader: Time for 2
by Jim Nelson
Norman Granz's inspired pairing of Anita O'Day with Cal Tjader pays big dividends on 1962's Time for 2. The singer's megawatt personality perfectly complements the vibraphonist's tweedy, polite style. If Tjader's highly pureed blend of cool bop and Latin jazz impeded O'Day, it does not show. Her saucy phrasings and subtly ironic wit gently layer over ...
Soul Sauce at Jazz at Pearl's
by Jim Nelson
The hype of the rebirth and transformation of Jazz at Pearl's in San Francisco has simmered to a cool but the place remains a vibrant jazz venue drawing in powerhouse performers. On March 26, 2004 it welcomed back Soul Sauce, a Latin jazz ensemble that's been gathering steam since 1998. I witnessed the first two of ...
Mo'Fone: Surf's Up
by Jim Nelson
Picking over my review of my first encounter with Mo'Fone way back in 2002, I come across this bone-grating comparison: “I mistook one piece as a cover of 'Pick Up the Pieces' without all that Average White Band aftertaste." I'm compelled to apologize to Mo'Fone for this mistake because, in hindsight, I see it's so patronizing. ...
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Jazz
by Jim Nelson
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Jazz Loren Schoenberg Grand Central Press ISBN 0-399-52794-X National Public Radio evokes a bounty of strong emotions in the United States. Some loathe the idea of publicly funded media while others champion NPR as the last bastion of sensational-free news and culture. ...
Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz
by Jim Nelson
Jazz 101 : A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz John. F. Szwed Hyperion ISBN: 0786884967 This August, a roundtable discussion at the San Jose Jazz Festival attacked a vexing problem: How to reach beyond the converted and increase jazz's audience. Writers, reviewers, and a local DJ all weighed ...
Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945
by Jim Nelson
Lost Chords Richard M. Sudhalter Oxford Univ Press ISBN: 019514838X 2001 Richard Sudhalter, it might be said, has white jazz on the brain. Over the years, he's amassed a fantastic amount of knowledge and understanding of the white jazzmen who performed prior to World War II. He ...
Nicky the Jazz Cat
by Jim Nelson
Nicky the Jazz Cat Carol Friedman Dominick Books ISBN: 0972609202 2003 I admire Carol Friedman, author and photographer of Nicky the Jazz Cat. Writing a children's book about jazz is not an obvious project. Kids have a multitude of entertainment options--from Game Boys to Harry Potter to The ...
Mo'Fone Delivers
by Jim Nelson
The first Friday night of every month, The San Jose Museum of Modern Art hosts live music. The audience is a strange brew: young hipsters, brie-and-Chard museumgoers, dating retirees, and everyone in between. Even a few jazz fans show up. If they came at the beginning of May for Mo'Fone, they left more than impressed. Mo'Fone ...
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton
by Jim Nelson
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton Howard Reich and William Gaines DaCapo Press ISBN: 0306812096 2003 Howard Reich and William Gaines make an eye-opening understatement in their preface to Jelly's Blues. Speaking about a treasure trove of long-lost correspondence hoarded by jazz collector ...
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