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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Ellis
All About Jazz is celebrating John Ellis' birthday today! “It\'s hard to say those two words next to each other and not smile," says John Ellis about Puppet Mischief, the title of the saxophonist\'s latest album with his band Double-Wide, to be released Feb. 23rd on ObliqSound. That statement -- and the images conveyed by the ...
Brian Charette: Music for Organ Sextette
by Mark F. Turner
While there've been a few exceptions, many jazz organ-based recordings deliver the same old grind of not deviating too far from the Jimmy Smith or Charles Earland grease and grits format. But not in the case of Brian Charette's Music for Organ Sextette , a release that balances harmonically complex ideas with catchy melodies.
Henry Cole and the Afro Beat Collective: Roots Before Branches
by James Nadal
There is much to be said about a musician stepping out from his comfort zone as an accomplished and acclaimed sideman to record the music he hears in his head, never forgetting where he came from, but steadfast in focus of where he is going. Henry Cole has rapidly acquired an impressive résumé ...
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO - December 7-10
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO A New Work Commissioned by The Jazz Gallery in 2011 Wednesday through Saturday, December 7-10 One set ONLY at 9:00pm (2nd set may be added if the 1st sets sell out) Admission is $20.00, $10.00 for Members Featuring: John Ellis-reeds, Andy Bragen-lyrics, Mike Moreno-guitar, ...
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO, December 7-10
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO A New Work Commissioned by The Jazz Gallery in 2011 Wednesday through Saturday, December 7-10 One set ONLY at 9:00pm (2nd set may be added if the 1st sets sell out) Admission is $20.00, $10.00 for Members Featuring: John Ellis—reeds, Andy Bragen—lyrics ...
Mocean Worker: New Album, Free MP3
NEW ALBUM CANDYGRAM FOR MOWO! OUT SEPT 27 Candygram For Mowo!, the sixth studio album by Mocean Worker spills over with 13 irresistible electro funk jams. Songwriter, producer, bassist and re-mixer Adam Dorn, the mind behind Mocean Worker, invited a handful of his friends into the studio to record over a collection of breaks and beats ...
Take Five With Torben Waldorff
by AAJ Staff
Meet Torben Waldorff: Born and raised in Denmark. Went to Berklee for four years. Have two CDs out on Swedish label LJ-Records. Signed with ArtistShare in New York 2006, with three CDs out--Brilliance, Afterburn and American Rock Beauty, all with saxophonist Donny McCaslin, a friend from the Berklee days, plus drummer Jon Wikan and ...
Mocean Worker Delivers 'Candygram For Mowo!'
Mocean Worker Delivers The Feel-Good Jams With Candygram For Mowo!: First single “Shooby Shooby Do Yah!" available now With special guests Lyrics Born, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, Mindi Abair, John Ellis, Steven Bernstein, Hal Willner & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Available September 27 on MOWO! Inc. It's been four years since we last heard from our favorite ...
Itai Kriss: The Shark
by Edward Blanco
Swimming through the ocean of jazz, navigating the currents of melodies and harmonies while avoiding the jaws of a shark, can be a blissful experience. There is one shark, though, that needn't be feared, masterfully created by Israeli-born flautist Itai Kriss. The Shark is an exercise in modern hard-bop and Caribbean/Latin rhythms that takes a big ...
Sean Smith Quartet: Trust
by Dan Bilawsky
Trust is a key element in any successful relationship. Spouses have to trust one another in their day-to-day lives and children have to trust that their parents will be there for them, no matter what happens. Trust between close friends is often a given and, while we don't always think about it, trust between band mates ...
