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Renowned Composer/Percussionist John Hollenbeck Teaching At New England Conservatory During Fall 2014 Semester

August 20, 2014

Also leads September 23 Master Class with Claudia Quintet “John Hollenbeck has the power to induce synesthesia. A precociously gifted... composer, arranger, percussionist, and leader of several musical groups... Hollenbeck makes music that sounds the way the world looks and feels… Hollenbeck is a musician for our time.” —David Hadju, The New Republic New England Conservatory’s ...

Article: Live Review

North Sea Jazz Festival 2014

by Henning Bolte
July 31, 2014

North Sea Jazz Festival 2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands July, 11, 2014 The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam is the biggest indoor festival in Europe. It is organized by Mojo Concerts and The Security Company, both part of Live Nation Entertainment, a worldwide operating live event mega-organizer (240,000 events annually in 33 countries). ...

News: Performance / Tour

NEC’s Jazz Studies & Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present Nearly 100 Free Performances For 2014-2015 Season

July 22, 2014

Plus Residencies with World-Renowned Performers September 2, 2014 — May 19, 2015 Highlights include: The Music of John Zorn: A 35-Year Retrospective; Order of the Virtues a re-interpretation of Hildegarde Von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum; The Music of Ken Schaphorst and John Medeski; Workshops/masterclasses with Lake Street Dive, Jason Moran/Vijay Iyer, Evan Parker, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck ...

Article: Album Review

Tony Kadleck Big Band: Around The Horn

Read "Around The Horn" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 18, 2014

Trumpeter Tony Kadleck is one of those musicians that nearly everybody has heard, regardless of whether they know it. He's an unerring player with extraordinary chops, making him a first-call player for Broadway contractors, jazz musicians, and anybody looking for a never-miss trumpet player to add musicality to a studio session. His horn can be heard ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Tyler Blanton: Gotham

by Dave Wayne
July 14, 2014

Tyler Blanton is a young vibraphonist and composer whose second album, Gotham, is nothing short of remarkable. The great playing by Blanton and his extraordinarily talented young band aside, Blanton's compositions are really what sets Gotham apart from the vast majority of new recordings by equally wonderful young jazz musicians. One can only guess that New ...

Article: Live Review

Südtirol Altoadige Jazz Festival 2014

by Libero Farnè
July 14, 2014

Südtirol Altoadige Jazz Festival 2014 Bolzano e provincia 27.06-08.07.2014 Non sono certo mancati i progetti estremi ed esclusivi in questa edizione del Südtirol Altoadige Jazz Festival: su tutti la performance di scalatori belgi sulla parete Est del Sassolungo, fra suoni e battiti cardiaci amplificati in diretta, includendo anche l'imponderabilità degli ...

Article: Album Review

John Hollenbeck / Alban Darche / Sébastien Boisseau / Samuel Blaser: Jass

by Angelo Leonardi
July 8, 2014

Dopo il debutto nel luglio 2011 al festival di Berlino, il collettivo franco-svizzero-statunitense presenta la prima incisione, il cui titolo ha un duplice (e addirittura triplice) significato: è un acronimo formato dalle prime lettere dei quattro nomi protagonisti, si collega al nome arcaico di questa musica e indica un gioco di carte (detto anche Chibre) molto ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: John Hollenbeck

June 19, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating John Hollenbeck's birthday today! John Hollenbeck\'s versatility as a percussionist and composer is revealed in a body of work that challenges countless boundaries. Performances with Fred Hersh, Kenny Wheeler and Bob Brookmeyer have showcased Hollenbeck\'s melodic and sensitive small-group jazz drumming. His unique approach to big band work is evident as ...

Article: Extended Analysis

JC Sanford Orchestra: Views from the Inside

by Dan Bilawsky
June 5, 2014

Views From The Inside is a study in contrasts and opposing forces. It's a work of compression and expansion, sonic saturation and sparsity, and consonance and dissonance. It's music that's alternately grandiloquent and direct, pointing to a place where high art and simple emotional expression aren't at odds with one another. In short, it's everything that's ...

News: Radio

Eastman School Of Music Jazz Concerts Get Encores On WGMC

May 15, 2014

A weekly radio series featuring Eastman School of Music jazz performances through the years premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, on Jazz90.1 WGMC. Titled Jazz@Eastman: Past, Present, and Future, the programs will feature performances as well as works by Eastman faculty, students, and alumni. The series is a collaboration between Eastman and Jazz 90.1 and ...