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Article: Bailey's Bundles

A Mixed Bag - Joonsam, Petros Klampanis, O.R.K., Peter Erskine, David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 2017

Joonsam A Door Origin Records 2016 South Korean bassist Joonsam Lee moved to New York City in 2007 and began composing...composing and meeting other like-minded musicians with whom to share ideas. For his debut recording, Lee has assembled these compositions, choosing those which reflect his many musical interests and experiences. With ...

News: Event

Acclaimed Pianist/Composer Josh Nelson’s "Discovery Project” Featured On NPR's Jazz Night In America, Airing Nationwide Beginning February 23

February 16, 2017

Pianist Josh Nelson will be featured in NPR’s Jazz Night in America as they head to La La Land to get the real story of what it really takes to be a jazz musician in the City of Angels. Jazz Night in America is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and a weekly concert video webcast ...

News: Award / Grant

Grammy Winners 2017 - Jazz List

February 13, 2017

And the winners of the 59th Annual Grammy Awards are... JAZZ Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Culcha Vulcha Snarky Puppy (Ground Up Music) Human Nature — Herb Alpert (Herb Alpert Presents) When You Wish Upon A Star — Bill Frisell (Okeh Records) Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY— Steve Gadd ...

Album

MONK'estra, Vol. 1

By John Beasley

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Epistrophy; Skippy; Oska T; Monk’s Processional (medley); ‘Round Midnight; Ask Me Now; Gallop’s Gallop; Little Rootie Tootie; Coming on the Hudson.

News: Award / Grant

Grammy Nominees 2017 Named - Jazz List

December 7, 2016

The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from the Staples Center in LA on Feb. 12th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Here is the full list of nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards: JAZZ Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Countdown” — Joey Alexander “In Movement” — Ravi Coltrane “We See” — Fred Hersch

Article: Interview

Peter Erskine: Paging Dr. Um

by R.J. DeLuke
March 14, 2016

There's not much ground drummer Peter Erskine hasn't covered. He's said to have appeared on more than 600 albums. He has won two Grammys and holds an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. He's been a part of the big bands of Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson, and has played with the ...

Article: Album Review

Peter Erskine: Dr. Um

by Dan Bilawsky
December 23, 2015

It would appear that this project has awakened the Peter Erskine of yore, the drummer who became legend while cresting the waves of fusion with Weather Report and Steps Ahead. In recent years Erskine's drumming has been spare, elegant, open, and, in enough instances, lightly swinging. If one word would come to mind ...

Article: Tell Me More

Lee Ritenour: Behind a "Twist of Rit"

by Belinda Ware
December 4, 2015

Lee Ritenour is a musical talent who approaches jazz as an artist does a canvas. He takes time to explore colorful arrangements within each song he records mixing various degrees of fusion, rock, blues, and funk based on the feel of the song. Ritenour has become a master of his own style in creating music that ...

News: Recording

Legendary Drummer Peter Erskine To Release “Dr. Um” (Fuzzy Music) On January 15, 2016

November 24, 2015

Take a look at any list of the world’s greatest drummers, and Peter Erskine’s name will invariably be near the top. For more than four decades, Erskine has proven among the most consistently innovative and reliable masters of his instrument. He’s appeared on over 600 albums and film scores, more than 50 of those albums as ...

Article: Interview

Miles Comes To The Big Screen; Nephew Vincent Wilburn Approves

by R.J. DeLuke
October 19, 2015

Sometimes a comment made without serious intent can start the wheels of fate. Many Miles Davis fans know there has been a Miles Davis movie in the works for some time. Different proposals emerged over the years, none of them coming to light for varying reasons. Now, however, all Miles fans know that it's ...