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Allison Neale: I Wished on the Moon

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by Jack Bowers
May 4, 2015

There was a time, roughly half a century ago, when West Coast jazz was seen as the hippest music on the planet, its leading lights known and praised far and wide for espousing a brand of “cool jazz" that stood in stark contrast to its more heated East Coast counterpart. Much like any other trend, the ...

News: Festival

Jazzmobile & 2015 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival

April 15, 2015

JAZZMOBILE CONTINUES CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY at the Fifth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4-9 Presented by the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile This year the Festival will also pay tribute to the iconic Jazzmobile as a Shrine “Harlem is a dream-place where so much important cultural history has been enacted that as we ...

Article: Album Review

Dave Stryker: Messin' with Mister T

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by Jack Bowers
March 17, 2015

On Messin' with Mister T, guitarist Dave Stryker could have enlisted only his organ trio to salute friend, mentor and musical hero Stanley Turrentine; instead, he chose to step back and let other voices do most of the talking. The encomiums are thus provided by ten of the world's most accomplished tenor saxophonists, making this one ...

Article: Album Review

Lucas Pino: No Net Nonet

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by Jack Bowers
March 1, 2015

So there is hope after all. With so much jazz these days soaring into realms that are often uncharted and at times unfathomable, it is a pleasure to hear groups such as tenor saxophonist Lucas Pino's No Net Nonet, which are remarkably creative even as they adhere to the basic precepts of melody, harmony and rhythm. ...

News: Recording

Tenor Saxophonist, Composer & Bandleader Dahi Divine To Release Debut Recording “the Element” April 07, 2015

February 21, 2015

The list of notable jazz artists who where born, raised or have resided in Philadelphia is extensive and includes such legendary masters as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Lee Morgan, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Fortune, Archie Shep, McCoy Tyner and Sun Ra as well as today’s keepers of the flame like Christian McBride, Jaleel Shaw, Terrell ...

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Gian-Carla Tisera, Elio Villafranca: Nora la Bella

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by Alberto Bazzurro
February 17, 2015

La boliviana (ma californiana d'adozione) Gian-Carla Tisera, in combutta col pianista e arrangiatore cubano Elio Villafranca, tenta uno dei suoi improbabili patchwork (che qualcuno giudica persino audaci, mentre sono semplicemente kitsch-compiacenti) in questo suo nuovo lavoro, che trascorre con emblematica disinvoltura da Puccini agli Inti Illimani e coinvolge fra gli altri il trombettista argentino Diego Urcola, ...

News: Performance / Tour

A guitar master's take on jazz - It's about much so more than the music

February 6, 2015

Guitarist Pat Martino quickly set the tone with a blistering revisit of the boppish “Lean Years" at his concert Wednesday, February 4 with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra. “Lean Years," which first appeared on Martino's 1967 Prestige album Strings!, remains one of his signature tunes. The program also included two other Martino originals ("Inside Out" and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Looking Ahead: Southwest Florida jazz preview (February and March)

January 26, 2015

The 2014-15 jazz concert season is running hot in Southwest Florida. Here is a rundown of noteworthy jazz events, principally in the Sarasota to Naples territory, in February and March. Wednesday, February 4 – Guitarist Pat Martino is the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra’s special guest. Daniels Pavilion, Naples. 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday, February 9, ...

News: Education

Usdan - 1/25 Free Open House $100 "Early Bird" Discount

January 12, 2015

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts camp whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, will hold a free Open House on Sunday January 25 from 11 AM to 2 PM for its 48th, 2015 season. For more information, call (631) 643-7900, write to [email protected], or visit usdan.com. ...

News: Recording

Jazz Composer-Arranger, Trombonist, and Vocalist Pete McGuinness Earns Two Grammy Nominations for "Strength In Numbers"

December 15, 2014

Pete McGuinness: Strength In Numbers (Summit Records) Grammy Nominated for “Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella" and “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals" Acclaimed jazz composer/arranger, trombonist and vocalist Pete McGuinness has earned two 2015 Grammy nominations for arrangements on his Summit Records CD Strength In Numbers. The nominations are for “Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella” ...