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Earl MacDonald: Re: Visions
by Dan Bilawsky
The big band era ended long ago, but the world is a better place because people like pianist Earl MacDonald still yearn to keep it alive in some way. MacDonald--a composer, arranger, pianist and Director of jazz studies at the University of Connecticut--is probably best known for his work in jazz education and his time spent ...
Earl MacDonald: Re:Visions
by Mark Corroto
There is a reason that the saying, “keeping it fresh" is rarely uttered in the same sentence as “17-piece jazz orchestra"--because a large orchestra in the world of jazz tends to maneuver about as delicately as an army deploys. Well, that is unless your jazz army is under the direction of Earl MacDonald. He commands his ...
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7: free at last
by Terrell Kent Holmes
On free at last, drummer Tobias Gebb shows great depth and maturity as a composer and arranger. This recording is a balanced mix of originals and standards, from various musical genres, combined to produce rich sounds and vibrant colors. Veteran altoist Bobby Watson and young tenor lion Stacy Dillard take star turns on ...
Tobias Gebb and Unit 7: free at last
by Woodrow Wilkins
Like a bird uncaged, drummer Tobias Gebb expresses himself without restraint on free at last, recorded with Unit 7. The collection is a mix of original songs and covers. Gebb is a freelance musician on the New York scene. Having appeared on recordings with Lenny Kravitz and Donald Fagen, Gebb has also served as ...
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7: free at last
by Dan Bilawsky
New York-based drummer Tobias Gebb assembled a stellar cast for free at last. The format of Unit 7 follows the instrumentation tradition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The three-horn frontline and three-man rhythm section allows this group to sound bigger than it is at times, while also having the flexibility to make things more intimate. Gebb ...
Mickey Roker: You Never Lose the Blues
by Victor L. Schermer
Drummer Mickey Roker is a mainstay and icon of the jazz world, having a played with Dizzy Gillespie, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lee Morgan, and many of the other signature groups of modern jazz. Yet he has always maintained his Philadelphia roots, and is and has been a regular at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in that ...
Quake
By Mike Holober
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Quake; Twist & Turn; Roc & A Soft Place; Here Comes The Sun; Note To Self; Thrushes; Ruby Tuesday.
Strike Up the (Unsung) Bands
by Jack Bowers
The big band era is known for producing a number of enormously successful ensembles whose leaders were household names: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, then on through Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, the brothers Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie and, ...
Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!
Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco. Watch the video! Concerts Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note ...
Take Five With Bob Albanese
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...
