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5 After 4: Rome In A Day
by Dave Wayne
Rome In A Day is the sixth recording by 5 After 4. Led by drummer/composer Vito Rezza, the Canadian jazz-fusion quartet has an appealingly varied approach. Despite some 21st Century touches, such as Rezza's playful rhythmic displacements during its theme, “10,000 Days" has a down-home funky soul sound that recalls the Crusaders circa Chain Reaction (MCA, ...
Deep Blue Organ Trio: Wonderful!
by Dan Bilawsky
When it came time for the SFJAZZ Collective to choose a composer to honor in their eighth season, they surprised a lot of people when they went with the one and only Stevie Wonder. While some likely view this decision as a statement that, after covering Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, ...
Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, Saturday, August 6, 2011
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Natixis Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 6, 2011 On a hazy Saturday that started hot and grew more humid, violin and accordion walked a melody as Regina Carter's Reverse Thread opened the main stage at the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival. Will Holshouser's accordion puffed sounds inspired by zydeco ...
The Young Lizards: Our Modern Lifestyle
by Jack Bowers
The organ trio, once a focal point of soul-drenched jazz in the heyday of such elder statesmen as Jimmy Smith, Richard “Groove" Holmes, Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland, Don Patterson and others, hasn't been nearly as prominent in recent years as the ranks of virtuosic organists (Joey DeFrancesco notwithstanding) have thinned. Nevertheless, the organ ...
Ralph Peterson's Unity Project: Outer Reaches
by John Kelman
To build the kind of staying power that keeps fans coming back for more, you've got to have consistency. In a jazz world where artists are expected to be self-reliant when it comes to promotion, dropping out for more than half a decade can have some serious implications. Emerging loudly as part of 1980s young lion ...
Joey DeFrancesco - Robi Botos - Vito Rezza - Phil Dwyer: One Take - Volume Four
by AAJ Italy Staff
"No rehearsals, no overdubs, no edits, just raw, untouched and inspired performances, in One Take!". Recita così il retro del CD pubblicato da Alma Records, il quarto volume della serie One Take, ovvero registrazioni proposte senza particolari accorgimenti di produzione, in maniera diretta, naturale. I protagonisti della sessione sono: Joey DeFrancesco, sempre puntuale all'Hammond e voglioso ...
Take Five With Roger Chong
by AAJ Staff
Meet Roger Chong: Classic jazz guitar-playing with a youthful edge--that;s what jazz guitarist Roger Chong does. A graduate of music from York University in Toronto, Canada, Roger has a solid musical know-how courtesy of his mentors--jazz musicians and educators Roy Patterson, Matt Brubeck, Casey Soko, and Mike Cado. While there, he honed his guitar ...
Young / Powell / Vespestad: Anthem
by John Kelman
Public perception can often be misleading. Those only familiar with Jacob Young's ECM recordings, including the sublime Evening Falls (2004), inevitably think of him as a painstakingly lyrical guitarist, informed by Jim Hall's economical forward- thinking and penchant for the sound of a warm, organic hollowbody or steely acoustic instrument. But that's only part of the ...
Jazz at the Bar on Fifth Continues Its Nightly Jazz Programming, June 2011
The Bar on Fifth continues its exciting collaboration with Artist in Residence, Antonio Ciacca, who will continue to perform and curate concerts seven nights a week this June. In addition to Antonio's performances, June's calendar includes: June 1-10: Soulful jazz guitarist Lucio Ferrara's musical resume includes collaborations with some of the greatest names in jazz today, ...
54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 16 - 18
The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for “World's Best Jazz Festival" takes place September 16 to September 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years. Described as “a cultural colossus" by the San Jose Mercury News and “a mecca for true jazz fans" by the ...
