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George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 a Triumph
by R.J. DeLuke
There seemed to be a distinct feeling in the air at this year's jazz festival in Newport, R.I. It would be easy to imagine that there was something in the air, because the festival that was started by impresario George Wein way back in 1954 and became the model for all to follow had suffered an ...
Newport Jazz Festival 55: A Weekend to Savor
by Ken Franckling
George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55Newport, Rhode IslandAugust 7-9, 2009In this 40th anniversary summer of Woodstock, the musical love-in took place in Newport, not upstate New York. And it wasn't a matter of nostalgia. It was all about the Phoenix-like return of the jazz festival after a winter of uncertainty. Once ...
Take Five With Mike Mainieri
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Mainieri: Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During '50s and early '60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery. ...
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival 2009
by Alain Londes
TD Canada Trust Toronto International Jazz Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 26-July 5, 2009 The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival enjoyed its 23rd edition this year with a structure similar to that of recent years. The Mainstage concerts in front of City Hall were a nightly focal point as well ...
Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington, Vermont: Garden of Musical Delights
by Doug Collette
Discover Jazz Festival 2009: Garden of Delights Burlington, Vermont June 5-14, 2009 ---> Observing how the Queen City of Burlington Vermont comes alive during the ten days of the Discover Jazz Festival is akin to the way the spring and summer evolves in the Green Mountains. The plenitude of rain ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Metamorphosen
by Jeff Stockton
Branford Marsalis has always had contrarian tendencies. From joining Sting's band to quitting The Tonight Show, he's followed his own path, even when his motivations have moved him away from conventional jazz forms. Today, being the artistic director of his own record label (at a time when record labels are floundering) and playing with the same ...
John Zorn, Cindy Blackman, Dhafer Youssef, Jon Hassell, The Necks & Kenny Werner
by Martin Longley
John Zorn Abrons Arts Center February 7, 2009 This is getting to be a habit, as composer and alto saxophonist John Zorn erects his tent at the Abrons Arts Center once more, for two weekend shows, both of them merging older material with fresh compositions, presented by two of his ...
J.D. Allen, Joel Harrison, Mats Gustafsson/Thurston Moore, Steve Reid, Joey Calderazzo & Eddie Palmieri
by Martin Longley
J.D. Allen/Gregg August/Rudy RoystonSmokeJanuary 26, 2009Smoke is a cosily atmospheric haunt that's removed from the downtown jazz club heartland, though a Broadway location on the Upper West Side still makes for a convenient subway ride. The place is smaller than might be imagined, possessing only a few rows of tables ...
Amanecer
Label: Marsalis Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Midnight Voyage; Sea Glass; Toonay; Amanecer; The Lonely Swan; I
Joey Calderazzo: Amanecer
by Elliott Simon
There is a hopefulness borne out of the continued crystallization of pianist Joey Calderazzo's sense of his artistic self on Amanecer. Compositionally and musically, the session is a potpourri. Reworked pieces that date to his associations with saxophonists Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis along with new originals are presented in solo, duo and trio formats.
