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Gregory Thomas: Ain't But a Few of Us
by Willard Jenkins
Like most of the participants in our ongoing dialogue with African American music writers, Gregory Thomas has both feet and hands in several camps. Thomas' byline has been featured in numerous publications, including Salon.com, Guardian Observer (London), American Legacy, Africana.com, BlackAmericaWeb.com, Daily News (New York, NY), TBWT.com, Callaloo, The Village Voice, and others. He was the ...
Chano Dominguez: Piano with 'Duende'
by Guillem Vidal
The meeting between Chano Domínguez and All About Jazz took place hours after the opening ceremony of the 41st Barcelona International Vol-Damm Jazz Festival, starring Wayne Shorter. Chano's enthusiasm is contagious: “Wayne Shorter's quartet is a fully fledged group with very clear objectives and led by one of the greatest living jazz legends," says Chano, who ...
Myron Walden: Eclectic Reedman
by Edward Bride
In words often used to describe the music of Duke Ellington, Myron Walden is a saxophonist beyond category. More so than many other musicians, Walden himself eschews reliance on any one instrument, not tenor or alto nor soprano nor bass nor... well, you get the idea. The voice that he is striving to use in any ...
Omar Sosa, Jimmy Cobb y Chano Domínguez, 'Kind of Blue' en el festival de Barcelona (V)
by Roan Clay
En 2009 se celebra el 50 aniversario de Kind of Blue, un disco que para la mayoría de la gente es el símbolo del jazz. Publicado originalmente en agosto de 1959, el disco más influyente del jazz es también el más vendido, con millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo y cuatro discos de platino (4 ...
Omar Sosa, Jimmy Cobb and Chano Domínguez, 'Kind of Blue' variations at the Barcelona Jazz Festival (V)
by Roan Clay
In 2009 Kind of Blue, the album that symbolizes jazz music for more people the world over turned an astounding 50 years old. Originally released in August 1959, jazz' most influential album is also its best seller ever; having sold untold millions of copies worldwide, it's turned quadruple platinum (4 million copies) in the US alone. ...
Miles Davis: Miles & Kind of Blue
by Stuart Broomer
Miles Davis Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet Prestige Year Miles Davis Kind of Blue:Legacy Edition Columbia/Legacy Year In 1955, after a few years working with pick-up ...
Chano Domínguez: piano con duende
by Guillem Vidal
El encuentro entre Chano Domínguez y All About Jazz se produce horas después del concierto inaugural del 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona, protagonizado por el cuarteto de Wayne Shorter. Su entusiasmo es notorio. “El de Wayne Shorter es un grupo hecho y derecho, con unos objetivos muy claros y una dirección bien marcada ...
Wayne Shorter y Magos Herrera en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona (I)
by Joan Fargas
Índice Medalla de oro Wayne Shorter Quartet Magos Herrera Medalla de oroLa 41 edición del Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona empezó con un invitado de primer nivel: Wayne Shorter. La sensación que vivimos fue de noche histórica. Antes del concierto, el director del festival, Tito Ramoneda, recordó la figura ...
Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 7-10, October 26-29, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 The main purpose of visiting the Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen region may be for the music, but during the day there's plenty to see and do. Wandering around the old part of Heidelberg, it's difficult not to be moved by the profound sense of age, especially coming ...
ECM at 40: Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 3-6, October 22-25, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 ECM at 40. It's hard to believe that a record label responsible for stretching the boundaries of modern music has survived the various crises that have threatened and, in some cases, decimated so many others. With Enjoy Jazz's “The Blue Sound: 40 Years ...
