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CD Review: Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O
SOURCE: BEBOPIFIED BY PAMELA ESPELAND This syndicated blog entry appears courtesy of Bebopified by Pamela Espeland. Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved. I'd rather hear jazz artists perform Christmas songs than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (way rather than Mannheim Steamroller or, just shoot me, Mariah Carey) and have somehow accumulated several holiday CDs over the years. ...
Quest: Re-Dial: Live in Hamburg
by John Kelman
The new millennium seems to be a time when groups are reuniting, sometimes to even greater acclaim than they achieved the first time around. It's also a time when aging jazz musicians are lighting a fire under their own careers, ramping up their output and broadening their reach. Saxophonist Dave Liebman's activity in the past year ...
Singer/Songwriter Doug Wamble Interviewed at All About Jazz
It's never easy for an established artist to make a change in their musical output mid-career, especially if up until that point they have made a name for themselves in the realm of traditional jazz. While some of these artists make a switch because for monetary reasons or to reach a wider audience, others are drawn ...
Os Elementos Fires up Toronto
A Danceworks Coworks Presentation Supported by Toronto Arts Council Fleck Dance Theatre Toronto, Ontario December 17-18, 2010 Os Elementos, presented by Toronto dance company The Dance Migration, is a show that should be coming to a town near you: a live, contemporary, Brazilian-inspired concert, featuring a group of ten dancers accompanied by a Brazilian ...
dOeK Festival #9: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 4, 2010
by John Kelman
dOeK Festival #9BimhuisAmsterdam, The NetherlandsDecember 4, 2010 While the majority of the 200 international delegates who attended Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010, in Amsterdam, struggled with flight delays due to an early and tremendously severe arrival of winter and, for some, the impact of an air traffic controller strike in ...
Keyboardist George Duke Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!
In jazz, there are two seminal figures called Duke." For Edward Kennedy Ellington, Duke" was a nickname. For George Duke, it is his surname, but the similarities with Duke Ellington don't end there. As a pianist, arranger, songwriter, bandleader and composer, George Duke has solidified his reputation as one of jazz's most important figures. Also a ...
John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2010
by John Kelman
Another year, another treasure trove of live performances to dovetail with all the great recorded music released in 2010. Attending more festivals abroad than ever before--Norway's Natt Jazz, Kongsberg, Molde and Punkt; Germany's Enjoy Jazz; Finland's Tampere Jazz Happening; Raleigh, North Carolina's New Universe Music Festival; and The Netherlands' Dutch Jazz & World Meeting and dOeK ...
Your Year End Lists, 2010 Highlights, Contributor Tip Jar and Fund Drive
by Michael Ricci
Dear fellow AAJ contributor, It's that time of year, and you know what that means: we're looking for your best of" lists. It's also a time to take stock in our 2010 accomplishments and tighten our plans for 2011. Please read on...Index 1. Post Your Year End Picks ...
John Kelman's Best Releases of 2010
by John Kelman
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2010. Note that only albums that have been reviewed can qualify.... Jazz New Releases Kurt Rosenwinkel/OJM Our Secret World (Wommusic) OregonIn Stride (Cam Jazz) Paul MotianLost in a ...
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010: December 1-3, 2010
by John Kelman
Dutch Jazz & World MeetingAmsterdam, The NetherlandsDecember 1-3, 2010 As difficult as it can sometimes be to appreciate how far jazz has evolved since making its first infant steps in the United States at the beginning of the 20th Century, it's equally remarkable to consider the scene in Europe. Beginning as a relative ...


