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Joey DeFrancesco, Jaimie Branch & Natalia M. King
by Joe Dimino
We start the 768th Episode of Neon Jazz with the explosive jazz and blues singer Natalia M. King. She was born in Brooklyn and came into her own in France. She is a force and following her, we dig into another musician that left the states for France in Sidney Bechet. There is a new trove ...
Celebrating Monnette Sudler, Jaimie Branch, Joey DeFrancesco & Creed Taylor
by David Brown
A difficult week for the music. Celebrating guitarist Monnette Sudler, producer Creed Taylor, trumpeter Jaimie Branch, and organist Joey DeFrancesco all of whom we lost this week. Plus, birthday tributes to Lester Young, Sonny Sharrock, Alice Coltrane and more. h3>Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30 Lester Young ...
My Conversation with Joey DeFrancesco
by AAJ Staff
From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in February 2000. Whatever can be said of Joey De Francesco, there is no denying his impact on his fans, many of whom lined up for hours at a local hole in the wall in my hometown of Fullerton to see the ...
Joey DeFrancesco: From Musical Prodigy to Jazz Icon
by Victor L. Schermer
Joey DeFrancesco is a true master of the jazz organ, the one others look up to as the standard bearer, as was his inspirational hero, Jimmy Smith. Arguably, he could be dubbed the Mozart of the jazz organ, since like Mozart, he seemed to have been born with all the music already in him. By four, ...
John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years
by Ian Patterson
Montreux Jazz Festival and John McLaughlin have shared a special bond since the English guitarist first performed at the internationally renowned Swiss festival in 1972, with The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Since then, the ever-searching McLaughlin has returned numerous times, with almost every formation he has ever led. This double vinyl or single-CD release is effectively a sampler, ...
Troy Roberts: NU-JIVE: Nations United
by Geannine Reid
Troy Roberts is a two-time Grammy nominee who is becoming one of the most broadly recorded saxophonists of his time. Roberts' robust saxophone playing adorns several essential recordings ranging from the legendary Joey DeFrancesco to the iconic Van Morrison to the indispensable Jeff 'Tain' Watts to the assiduous Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, ...
Kurt Elling, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio & Buster Williams
by Joe Dimino
From legendary bassist Buster Williams, we stride into the 748th Episode of Neon Jazz. After Buster, we hear from his old friend, guitarist Larry Coryell. In that esteemed group of veterans, we also hear from the 95-year old guitarist George Freeman and a new song off his 2022 album Everybody Say Yeah. Along with old school ...
2021: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...
Without You, No Me
Label: BCM&D Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Passing of the Torch; Without You, No Me; Bootsie; Please Don’t Talk About Me; In That
Order; Voice of the Saxophone; I Can’t Give You Anything But Love; The Wise Old Owl; The
Blues Ain’t Nothin’ (But Some Pain); Perdido.
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Label: Mack Avenue
Released: 2021
Track listing: Free; Lady G; Just Beyond The Horizon; In Times Of Reflection; Angel Calling; Where To Go; Roll With It; And If You Please; More Music; This Time Around; Soul Dancing;
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