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Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms
by Ian Patterson
In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...
Take Five With Bradford Rogers
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bradford Rogers: Atlanta native Bradford Rogers is a producer, engineer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. As a member of the house band for the Recording Academy's Atlanta Chapter Awards Series, Bradford has performed with such multiplatinum artists as Michael McDonald, James Brown, Bobby Valentino, En Vogue's Dawn Robinson, Sleepy Brown and Cee-Lo.Instrument(s):Flute, ...
Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Charles Lloyd QuartetMirrorECM Records2010 Saxophonist Charles Lloyd's current artistic output is often depicted as a heartwarming comeback after years of silence. It is certainly true that his recent string of albums for ECM has brought him commercial and critical success even greater than the plaudits that attended his ...
Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call
by Jack Bowers
Even though drummer Idris Muhammad may be the only member of the group to elicit nods of recognition here in the States, Italian pianist Roberto Magris' quintet is world-class in every respect, consistently affirming its singular prowess on Mating Call, the second release from Paul Collins' Kansas City-based J-Mood Records. Magris also headlined the label's initial ...
Bobby Watson and UMKC Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Kurt Rosenwinkel
by Jack Bowers
Bobby Watson / UMKC Concert Jazz OrchestraThe Gates BBQ SuiteLafiya Music2010 When alto saxophonist Bobby Watson returned in 2001 to his native Kansas City area to assume the position as director of Jazz Studies at the University of Missouri--Kansas City, he mentioned to Ollie Gates, proprietor of ...
Kurt Jarnberg: Down Memory Lane 2
by Jack Bowers
This two-CD (mostly) studio set features Swedish trombonist/trumpeter Kurt Jarnberg's quintet dates from 1966-68, the years in which the group was active. After successful appearances at the Talinn and Pori Jazz Festivals, the quintet was forced to dissolve, Jarnberg writes, owing to “lack of jobs." That's a shame, as these recordings showcase a talented and hard-swinging ...
Take Five With Akua Allrich
by AAJ Staff
Meet Akua Allrich: Jazz vocalist Akua Allrich is a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. For the past two years she has been electrifying audiences in and around the nation's capital with sold-out performances. With the 2010 launch of her independently produced album, A Peace of Mine, the young artist's music and concerts ...
Take Five With Colin Dean
by AAJ Staff
Meet Colin Dean:Colin Dean was born and raised in Long Island, New York. The son of a drummer, he has been surrounded by music his entire life. He attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and received a BFA in jazz performance in May 2006. ...
Lew Soloff: Sketches Of Spain
by Karl Ackermann
Lew SoloffSketches Of SpainSheffield Lab 2010 Sometimes it feels as though trumpeter Miles Davis never left the stage--his afterlife in airplay, books, t-shirts, reissues and tributes is ubiquitous. But even for those jazz fans who would rather not languish in nostalgia, Davis, like saxophonist John Coltrane, continues to ...
2010 Jarasum Jazz Festival, Gapeyong, South Korea
by Ian Patterson
Jarasum International Jazz Festival Jarasum Island, Gapeyong, South Korea October 15-17, 2010 Jarasum International Jazz Festival was almost washed out by rain in its first edition in 2004, and after only three editions founder and director J.J. In--South Korea's premier concert promoter--took the bold step of selling his house to meet debts ...
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