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The Arab Roots of Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain
by John Murnane
Miles Davis Sketches Of Spain Columbia 1960 His biographer Ian Carr called trumpeter Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue (Columbia, 1959) “one of the seminal albums, and one of the most enduring classics, of jazz." It was, indeed, a pioneering leap into modal jazz, and most Davis fans would ...
Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy Cobb: Stickadiboom
by Larry Reni Thomas
Bassist Steve Haines Quintet 's impressive Stickadiboom is a thought-provoking, energetic, excellently composed and arranged, modern jazz album. Haines, a Canadian transplant who directs the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at Greensboro's University of North Carolina, lived in New York City during a research assignment, playing, hanging out and immersing himself in the jazz scene, ...
Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Yoshi’S SF on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 & 7
Two sets Wednesday night and “Battle of the Combos” Competition Finals on Thursday (San Francisco, CA) The Generations Band, an all-star sextet featuring Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Andrew Speight, David Hazeltine and Ray Drummond, will make its return to Yoshi’s San Francisco for two nights of special event concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 and ...
Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy Cobb: Stickadiboom
by Edward Blanco
Jazz bassist Steve Haines presents his Zoho debut and second release as leader with Stickadiboom (a drummer's term describing the sound of jazz drums), drawing on a collaboration with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb to help him interpret the music. Haines, who directs the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at the University of North Carolina at ...
Take Five With E.J. Strickland
by AAJ Staff
Meet E.J. Strickland: Drummer E.J. Strickland is currently a member of the long-lived quartet of Ravi Coltrane (along with pianist Luis Perdomo and bassist Drew Gress), and his brother Marcus Strickland's celebrated electric/acoustic quartets and trio. E.J. also leads his own bands, The E.J. Strickland Quintet and The E.J. Strickland Project. His playing has been described ...
Barney McAll: Dynamic Pianist And Composer
by AAJ Staff
Composer and pianist Barney McAll is a leading light of the new Brooklyn--the New York borough that is the fount of much that is new in jazz. The spectrum of McAll's music is wide, ranging from mood-setting jazz ensemble recordings to electronica. But it all comes down to the notes, and their relation to each other. ...
Jimmy Cobb: Tough Guys & Stickadiboom
by George Kanzler
GenerationsTough GuysICA2008 Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy CobbStickadiboom ZoHo2009 Jimmy Cobb, the latest member of the jazz octogenarian drummers club (Charli Persip joins later this year), is the common thread ...
Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy Cobb: Stickadiboom
by Woodrow Wilkins
With so many jazz artists revisiting standards, it is refreshing when an album like The Steve Haines Quintet's Stickadiboom comes out, featuring all-original music.Bassist Haines directs the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has recorded with some major names in jazz, including Branford Marsalis, Peter ...
Playboy Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
The Neville Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap- Kings, the Wayne Shorter Quartet and Kenny G are among the performers slated to appear at the 31st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, June 13-14 at the Hollywood Bowl. In addition to the Neville Brothers and Sharon Jones, Saturday's lineup will feature a 50th anniversary salute to Miles Davis' ...
The Steve Haines Quintet Release "Stickdaboom" on Zoho Records Debut
New York, NY, March 2, 2009 -- Bassist Steve Haines directs the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With that responsibility comes many things including the future of young people dedicating their lives to music. Haines has been involved with some other activities as well besides his educational ...
