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Article: Album Review

Matt Vashlishan: No Such Thing

Read "No Such Thing" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

With more and more young players releasing their debuts, it's no small challenge to filter one's way to the top of the growing pile of CDs released each month. Saxophonist Matt Vashlishan couldn't have chosen a better route than on No Such Thing. Recruiting three-fourths of saxophonist Dave Liebman's stellar group--not just one of jazz's hardest ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Franck Amsallem

Read "Take Five With Franck Amsallem" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Franck Amsallem: Mickey Mac: Franck Amsallem has been a professional pianist and composer for over 30 years. As a leader he has released seven cds, all of which have received rare critical acclaim. His sideman credits have included some of the great names in jazz: Gerry Mulligan, Charles Lloyd, Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune, Bobby Watson, ...

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Geggietrio + Donny McCaslin: Across the Sky

Read "Across the Sky" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

With too many musicians releasing albums as leaders before they're ready, Canadian bassist John Geggie is a refreshing alternative. Waiting until his late forties might, in fact, seem a little overcautious for this central figure on the Ottawa scene, but to compensate--and better demonstrate the breadth of his musical interests--he's released two debuts as a leader, ...

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Article: Profile

Matthew Shipp: Traversing The Regions of the Mind

Read "Matthew Shipp: Traversing The Regions of the Mind" reviewed by Lyn Horton

by Lyn Horton

On May 17, 2009, at 6 pm, Matthew Shipp walked through the front door of Roulette, a performance venue on the Lower East Side in New York City. His face appeared no more or less expressive than it normally does. He is wont to demonstrate his feelings facially, except through laughter and an occasional smile. On ...

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Article: Album Review

Christian Scott: Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Read "Yesterday You Said Tomorrow" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Trumpeter Christian Scott started raising expectations in 2006, with Rewind That (Concord), and hit the spot again in 2007 and 2008. Those earlier promises of greatness are clinched by Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. Scott's fourth Concord album is a gym-ripped amalgam of edgy jazz, hip hop and rock rhythms, off-kilter ostinatos, intimate rhapsodies and full-on passions, ...

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Article: Live Review

Conrad Herwig's Latin Side All Star Band: Intensity On A Cold City Night

Read "Conrad Herwig's Latin Side All Star Band: Intensity On A Cold City Night" reviewed by Robert Dugan

by Robert Dugan

Conrad Herwig's Latin Side All Star BandThe Blue NoteNew York, New YorkJanuary 11, 2010“Que Viva Miles, 'Trane, Herbie & Wayne."For more than a decade, trombonist Conrad Herwig has created a highly identifiable niche in contemporary jazz with his series of Latin Side CDs, which began with the startling The ...

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Article: Album Review

Pat Mallinger: Dragon Fish

Read "Dragon Fish" reviewed by Matthew Warnock

by Matthew Warnock

Dragon Fish is a dazzling collaboration between saxophonist Pat Mallinger and pianist Dan Trudell. Though Mallinger's name is featured on the cover, there really is no clear leader on the record as both musicians play off of each other as they engage in an emotional and intellectually stimulating musical conversation. Exploring myriad combinations of timbre, tone ...

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Wadada Leo Smith: Spiritual Dimensions

Read "Spiritual Dimensions" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

Every note trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith blows on his exquisite brass instrument brings a whole world of joy. The sound of the Earth and the Heavens in every echo and ululation of the notes that flow out of his trumpet, dancing the interminable dance of lovers in unison, like sunrise and sunset, day and night. Each ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Royston: The History of a Festival

Read "Bill Royston: The History of a Festival" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

It is a passion and responsibility that no one takes as serious as they do; and they do it knowing that little, if any acknowledgment will come their way. They are the festival promoters and artistic directors of this music we call Jazz.And though it's a music that has always had its up and ...

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Article: Interview

Mickey Roker: You Never Lose the Blues

Read "Mickey Roker: You Never Lose the Blues" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

Drummer Mickey Roker is a mainstay and icon of the jazz world, having a played with Dizzy Gillespie, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lee Morgan, and many of the other signature groups of modern jazz. Yet he has always maintained his Philadelphia roots, and is and has been a regular at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in that ...


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