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Article: Interview

Sonny Rollins: Mark of Greatness

by R.J. DeLuke
February 7, 2012

Making two trips to the White House within a calendar year, to receive two of the nation's most prestigious awards bestowed upon artists, is more than fairly momentous. Those are significant feathers in the ol' cap--surely reasons to crow or, at the very least, feel pretty satisfied about oneself. So it had to be ...

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Article: Book Review

Steve Slagle: Scenes, Songs & Solos - A Composition and Improvisation Workbook for the Creative Musician

by Dan Bilawsky
January 15, 2012

Scenes, Songs & Solos: A Composition and Improvisation Workbook for the Creative MusicianSteve SlaglePaperback; 139 pagesISBN: 97819361822882Schaffner Press2011 There's no substitute for experience in the world of jazz, and saxophonist Steve Slagle has experience in spades. Slagle has been putting his horn to ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

The State of Jazz Education

by John Beaty
January 7, 2012

For my entire childhood, up through the moment I graduated high school, I was told of the importance of the SAT Reasoning Tests and attending college. I believe this was a message my entire generation heard from our parents, teachers, and society at large. While I was in eighth grade, I was introduced to jazz and ...

News: Recording

Esperanza Spalding Releases "Radio Music Society" On March 20

January 6, 2012

On March 20th, 2012, Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, gives us Esperanza Spalding's latest release, Radio Music Society, her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Each of the 12 songs are accompanied by conceptual music videos, which further express Esperanza's inspiration and story behind each track. Shot in various locations including ...

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Article: Interview

Rez Abbasi: Thoroughly Modern Marvel

by Lawrence Peryer
January 2, 2012

Guitarist Rez Abbasi is part of a generation of jazz musicians who came of age after the conservative backlash of the 1980s. He and his peers are making their mark on America's art form by contributing their rich and varied cultural backgrounds and with an embrace of popular culture that was heresy in some quarters for ...

Album

Bird Songs

By Joe Lovano

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Passport; Donna Lee.; Barbados; Moose the Mooche; Loverman; Birdyard; Ko Ko; Blues Collage (Carvin' the Bird-Bird Feathers-Bloomdido); Dexterity; Dewey Square; Yardbird Suite.

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Article: Year in Review

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2011

by R.J. DeLuke
December 21, 2011

It's that time again--a reluctant glance at some fine records. Take with two grains of salt... a pint of ale and two fingers of Wild Turkey ain't a bad idea either ...The annual process of selecting any list of “best" for the year is a precarious endeavor, especially in music where one man's Miles ...

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Article: Year in Review

David A. Orthmann's Best Releases of 2011

by David A. Orthmann
December 20, 2011

2011 was another banner year for newly recorded jazz. My favorites in no particular order... New Tricks Alternate Side (New Tricks Records) Jeff Williams Another Time (Whirlwind Recordings) Vinnie Cutro The Music of Duke Ellington ...

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Article: Interview

Dave Douglas: A Creative Consciousness

by Dave Wayne
December 5, 2011

Considering trumpeter Dave Douglas' musical career, one word that comes to mind is “consistency." Sure, he's led a dizzying variety of bands playing in all sorts of styles. Yet, of the 30-odd recordings he's led, not one veers from the central mission of presenting challenging, original jazz. An inveterate musical risk taker, Douglas has always led ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz Saxophonist Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet at Scullers Jazz Club on November 29-30

November 29, 2011

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano is performing with the Dave Douglas Quintet at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on November 29-30, 2011. They'll perform two shows each night, at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $25 each, which you can purchase online, and dinner/show is $67 per person. To reserve for dinner ...