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Article: Live Review

Bobby Zankel’s Warriors of the Wonderful Sound with Jaleel Shaw at Philadelphia Clef Club

by Victor L. Schermer
June 6, 2015

Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound with Jaleel Shaw Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz Philadelphia, PA June 2, 2015 This killer of a concert capped a series of four in which Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound invited guest artists to join them in performing ...

Article: Album Review

Ivo Perelman/Whit Dickey: Tenorhood

Read "Tenorhood" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 6, 2015

For this meditation session, we ask you not to think about the legends of the tenor saxophone. Just listen to the interplay between Ivo Perelman and drummer Whit Dickey. Press play, and ignore the track titles dedicated to Hank Mobley, Ben Webster, John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and Sonny Rollins. Why? Because, the saxophonist did just that ...

News: Recording

Chuck Israels Releases "Joyful Noise The Music Of Horace Silver" on July 17

June 5, 2015

Bassist For the Bill Evans Trio, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz... Bassist/arranger/composer Chuck Israels steps out front as the bandleader in this exciting new release, Joyful Noise (SoulPatch Music). Having honed his chops working with masters including John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz and more, including the Bill Evans Trio, for which he is best ...

Article: My Blue Note Obsession

Laid-Back Jazz Guitar: Kenny Burrell and Grant Green

by Marc Davis
June 2, 2015

When I'm in the mood for jazz guitar, I have two go-to albums: Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue and Grant Green's Idle Moments. It always surprises me. Growing up in the 1960s and '70s, I was a big fan of hard and fast rock guitars. Who wasn't? Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Pete Townsend. ...

Article: Album Review

Matana Roberts: Always

by Mark Corroto
June 1, 2015

The saxophone is possibly the musical instrument that produces a sound closest to the human voice. Listening to a virtuoso saxophonist like Matana Roberts, one hears more than just breath through a reed instrument. Her solo recording Always, travels beyond voice, to mind, body, and spirit. Recorded in studio, without the benefit of a ...

News: Recording

Branford Marsalis Quartet To Reissue "Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Live In Amsterdam"

June 1, 2015

This historic Marsalis Music CD/DVD, including a full performance by the Branford Marsalis Quartet at Amsterdam's esteemed Bimhuis plus bonus interviews and audio-only disc, will be re-released on May 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original John Coltrane A Love Supreme album, released in February 1965. For Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Live In Amsterdam, ...

Article: Album Review

Vijay Iyer Trio: Break Stuff

Read "Break Stuff" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 30, 2015

Intrepid pianist and composer Vijay Iyer's Break Stuff is an intimate work brimming with an intense poetry and a subtly dramatic ambience. The latter results from the complementary and contrasting elements, which are intricately interwoven within each of the dozen tracks that comprise the album. On the exquisite “Mystery Woman," for instance, Iyer plays ...

Article: The Big Question

If Coltrane emerged today, would he receive recognition and appreciation?

by Maxim Micheliov
March 1, 2015

A while ago I had a chat with Vytautas Labutis, an influential Lithuanian saxophonist, educator and, at the time, curator of Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival. He said: “The list of players with top skills is almost endless. Today we have kids who can do amazing things on their instruments, but the world is waiting for a ...

Article: Take Five With...

Daniele Sepe e il Questionario di Proust

by AAJ Staff
May 28, 2015

All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Daniele Sepe: Onnivora. A tratti apparentemente confusa. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. D.S.: La dedizione alla musica e al pubblico. La sincerità e la semplicità. Oltre al saper affrontare senza paura qualunque repertorio. In ...

News: Advocacy

Support Jazz in Philadelphia... Win a Tablet!

May 27, 2015

Since the Fall of 2014, Philadelphia Jazz Project and our partner, Jazz Near You / All About Jazz have been engaged in a campaign to remind Jazz fans of the vibrancy of the music, as well as introduce new audience members to the wonders of Jazz & Grown Folks Music. Our goal is to develop a ...