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The State of Organ Jazz 2010 (Pt. 1): Wayne Escoffery, Dan Pratt and Matthew Kaminski
by C. Michael Bailey
Organ-based jazz inhabits a unique place as a sub-genre. The combination of the sacred churchy organ with the decadence of blues and bebop made for a heady brew after the introduction of the format by Wild Bill Davis and Bill Doggett in the 1950s. Qualitatively, the names that loom largest in organ jazz are Jimmy Smith, ...
Nelson Veras: Solo Session Vol. 1
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Guitarist Nelson Veras's considerable sideman experience has favored the acoustic instrument--a highlight is his mild-mannered straight man to Manu Codjia's volatile electric guitar on Christophe Wallemme's fine large-ensemble Namaste (Bee Jazz, 2006).The relationship between Veras's playing and classic Brazilian guitar--Hélio Delmiro, João Gilberto, Bola Sete--is like that between James Blood Ulmer's playing and the ...
David Binney: Aliso
by Dan Bilawsky
Finding musical parallels to David Binney's work is not always an easy task. As a composer, he has managed to create a distinctive sound, yet no single quality can properly define his work. Binney wears his influences on his sleeve throughout Aliso, choosing to touch on the work of Wayne Shorter, Sam Rivers, Thelonious Monk and ...
David Binney: Aliso
by John Kelman
In a career now in its third decade, alto saxophonist David Binney's greatest accomplishment, despite being a player of no small worth, has been as a composer whose often knottily idiosyncratic tunes manage to remain not just accessible, but deeply compelling. From the earliest days of Lost Tribe through to last year's outstanding Third Occasion, Binney's ...
Photographing the World's Best Jazz Scene
by Bruce Lindsay
JazzLife UK--a simple idea. I'll spend much of 2010 travelling around the United Kingdom photographing the jazz scene and asking some of its members what they think about the current state of UK jazz. I'll photograph musicians, venues, performances, rehearsals, sound checks, record label executives, promoters, agents, presenters, DJs and anyone or anything else that forms ...
Alain Bradette: State of Mind
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Contemporary: here today; now. However, in today's speed-of-light-is-too-slow world, that word is reminiscent of quantum physicists who, when viewing particles at subatomic levels, see activity that has already taken place. Ephemeral. Passé. Bland in essence, it has immediate and short-lived appeal. Such is the state sometimes with music categorized as contemporary." While one ...
HDtracks is Proud to Present the Concord Music Group
For the first time ever the Stax, Prestige, Fantasy, Heads Up, & Hear Music catalogs in HDtracks' amazing 96/24 sound. Here at HDtracks, it just keeps getting better and better. Now we have some of the greatest classic jazz, soul, blues, rock, and world music recordings ever done, sounding better than you could have ever imagined ...
John Blake Jr.: Motherless Child
by Mark F. Turner
The precursor to the blues as a music form was first heard in the chants and songs of African American slaves. Their lyrics of hardship, perseverance, and faith were expressed through work songs, hymns, and spirituals, some of which are beautifully interpreted on John Blake Jr.'s Motherless Child. Growing up in South Philadelphia, Blake had this ...
Paul Austerlitz Quintet at El Taller Latino Americano 3/06/10
by Tomas Pena
Paul Austerlitz QuintetEl Taller Latino AmericanoNew York, New YorkMarch 6, 2010 The Paul Austerlitz Quintet made a rare New York appearance at El Taller Latino Americano, a performance space and showcase for artistic talent on Manhattan's upper west side. The occasion marked the introduction of music based on Dominican rhythms ...
Tim Hagans: Trumpet and Musical Elegance
by R.J. DeLuke
Trumpeter Tim Hagans, it appears at times, can almost fly under the radar. His splendid playing has been heard in a variety of contexts over the years, always creative, expressive, expansive. Maria Schneider expresses glee when he's able to be a part of her orchestra and help interpret her musical creations. He's been part of the ...


