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Article: Album Review

Gregory Groover Jr.: Old Knew

Read "Old Knew" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Even though he has surely heard this more than a few times, Gregory Groover is a pretty hip name for a jazz saxophonist. Not so much for the pastor of Boston's Charles Street AME Church, the position held by the Groover for whom he is named, Gregory Sr., who no doubt grooves in his own way. ...

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Resistance Is Futile

Label: self-released
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. Resistance Is Futile 09:17 2. New Beginnings 10:16 3. Fleeting Dreams 11:25 4. Shape Shifter 07:45 5. When You Were Born 07:14 6. Beyond Everything 09:28 7. The Riddler 07:04 8. The Four Horsemen 06:55

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Article: Album Review

Max Ionata Special Edition: Tivoli

Read "Tivoli" reviewed by Neil Duggan


With more than 100 recordings to his name, including 17 as leader, Italian saxophonist Max Ionata has long been recognized as one of Europe's most distinctive and prolific players. Tivoli marks the debut of his international quartet, Max Ionata Special Edition, which has evolved from early performances in Sweden and Denmark into a tightly ...

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Article: Interview

Tessa Souter: Singing Her Way to Happiness

Read "Tessa Souter: Singing Her Way to Happiness" reviewed by Dean Nardi


The English/Trinidadian artist is a bona fide treasure--consummate stage presence, captivating singer, accomplished songwriter. Arriving in New York via San Francisco in 1997, Souter won a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music in 1999 but left after one semester to study privately with Mark Murphy, who mentored her for four years in return for booking ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more

Read "Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Recognizing Thelonious Monk, birthdate October 10th, during Monktober with songs Purple Shades, In Walked Bud, Criss Cross, and Straight No Chaser. Classic music from Gloria Lynne, Johnny Hartman, and more. New music from Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, and more. Birthdays for Oscar Pettiford, Jean-Luc Ponty, and more. Playlist Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra with ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Freeman's ZonaVibe: Circles In A Yellow Room

Read "Circles In A Yellow Room" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Circles in a Yellow Room, New York-based vibraphonist Mike Freeman's eighth recording as leader of his own ensembles, has a Latin flavor reminiscent of classic albums by West Coast maestro Cal Tjader. Stylistically, Freeman parallels Tjader and a host of others from Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs and Gary McFarland to Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Joe Locke ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2

Read "Jazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2" reviewed by Larry Slater


Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland to Italian immigrant parents. He is universally acknowledged as one of the great American film composers, and his melodies have long appealed to jazz artists. Mancini had an affinity for jazz. In the '50s and early '60s he led his ...

Article: Album Review

Ryan Truesdell: Shades of Sound

Read "Shades of Sound" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Shades of Sound costituisce il secondo volume del Gil Evans Project di Ryan Truesdell, inciso dal vivo al Jazz Standard di New York. Data d'incisione e organico sono gli stessi di Lines of Color, il primo volume registrato dal 13 al 18 maggio 2014 con una formazione di 23 musicisti più il leader, scelti tra i ...

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Article: Album Review

Art Baden: How Much of It Is Real

Read "How Much of It Is Real" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Continuing its well-established mission of documenting some of the noteworthy Russian musicians in today's jazz, the Rainy Days label offers another up-and-comer, tenor saxophonist Art Baden. Joined by three seasoned veterans, Baden provides both fire and sensitivity on his debut disc, How Much of It Is Real--and it is a promising effort all-around. Bassist ...

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Article: In Pictures

The Attucks Jazz Club: Fall 2024

Read "The Attucks Jazz Club: Fall 2024" reviewed by Mark Robbins


In 2008, under the auspices of the Virginia Arts Festival and the leadership of professor/pianist John Toomey, the Attucks Jazz Series was born in the historic Attucks Theater. Before becoming a full-time jazz professor at Old Dominion University, Toomey spent time on the road with jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, singers Mark Murphy, Rene Marie, and others. ...


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