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Ahmad Jamal at Vicar Street, Dublin
by Ian Patterson
Ahmad Jamal Vicar Street Dublin 24 January, 2014 It's been a banner year for fans of jazz piano in Dublin, with solo concerts by Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau bookending 2013. Influential to both these pianists was NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal, so it was fitting in a way that he ...
Pianist/singer Olivia Trummer Plays The Cutting Room, New York, 29 January
Pianist/singer Olivia Trummer will give New York jazz fans a taste of her unique musical personality and beguiling charms when she plays The Cutting Room at 10 pm on Wednesday, January 29th. The young German leads a trio comprised of drumming legend and former Miles Davis sideman Jimmy Cobb and veteran New York bassist John Webber, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Cobb
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Cobb's birthday today! Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all of the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy\'s inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963, ...
Rob Derke & the NYJAZZ Quartet: Blue Divide
by J Hunter
The name “NYJAZZ Quartet" does beg the question, “What is New York Jazz?" Even narrowing the definition to “home grown" music doesn't help, since that range runs from the mainstream sounds of Birdland and the Blue Note to the next-level avant-garde associated with Smalls and the late lamented Knitting Factory. With Blue Divide, saxman Rob Derke ...
Edmar Castaneda: A World Of Music
by Ian Patterson
The harp may be the least common instrument in jazz/improvised music--even the humble kazoo gets more of a run out. Dating back over 5,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, the harp in its various guises is common to nearly all cultures across the continents. Throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America the harp is an important element of ...
Nicholas Payton: Sketches of Brilliance
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Trumpeter Nicholas Payton has distinguished himself over the decades as a continually evolving artist of significant vision, artistry and focus. He's a musician who knows, respects and displays his roots, knows where he's at now and where he's going creatively. Under his own BMF Records label, Payton recently released Sketches of Spain a new recording with ...
Legacy Announces Record Store Day Exclusives for November 29th
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is rolling out an incredible line-up of collectible 12" and 7" vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday 2013, celebrated this year at the nation's independent record stores on Friday, November 29, 2013. For RSD Back To Black Friday 2013, Legacy is ...
Paolo Benedettini: Paolo Benedettini Quartet
by Francesco Martinelli
I'm afraid a little local pride is in order here. Bassist Paolo Benedettini hails from my hometown of Pisa, and the disc has been recorded and produced locally in cooperation with the Jazzwide organization, very active in promoting events both in the club of the same name as well as in other venues of the Leaning ...
Take Five With Martin Zenker
by AAJ Staff
Meet Martin Zenker:Martin Zenker was born in Munich and has been a freelance bassist since 1987. Performance credits include Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, James Moody, Jim Snidero, Steve Grossman, Barbara Morrison, Peter King, Don Braden and many more. Now based in Hamburg, he was Professor of Bass and Jazz History in Seoul, South Korea ...
Take Five With Ryan Oliver
by AAJ Staff
Meet Ryan Oliver:Juno-nominated, Toronto-based saxophonist, Ryan Oliver honed his craft in Canada's west coast before moving to Amsterdam, Toronto, and then New York. Since returning to Toronto, he has maintained a busy schedule as one of Canada's most in-demand saxophonists. Oliver has toured in India, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada with ...
