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Article: Year in Review

John Kelman's Best Releases of 2014

by John Kelman
December 17, 2014

2014 was another challenging year, with a personal health matter that began in early summer (thankfully finally diagnosed, non-life threatening and now being treated, though still waiting for signs of improvement) slowing down both travel and the usual breakneck writing in a significant way. Since the rule of this list is that any titles on it ...

Article: Live Review

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension at The Royal Festival Hall

by Ian Patterson
November 28, 2014

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension Royal Festival Hall EFG London Jazz Festival November 20, 2014 For any artist to be invited to play three years in a row is unusual by the standards of most festivals. Guitarist John McLaughlin, however, is not 'any artist,' having blazed a unique and highly ...

Article: Book Review

Bathed in Lightning: John McLaughlin, the 60s and the Emerald Beyond

by Maurizio Comandini
November 11, 2014

Bathed in Lightning: John McLaughlin, the 60s and the Emerald Beyond Colin Harper Jawbone 512 pagine ISBN: 978-1-908279-51-4 2014 Questa biografia del famoso chitarrista John McLaughlin, scritta dal giornalista inglese Colin Harper, è uno dei migliori lavori che ci è capitato di leggere negli ultimi anni. Un lavoro ...

Article: Album Review

Alex Pinto & All India Permit: All India Permit

Read "All India Permit" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
November 9, 2014

The recipient of a Fulbright / Nehru Scholarship, guitarist and composer Alex Pinto chose to study and teach for a year at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (SAM) in Tamil Nadu, India. The Seattle native quickly made his way into the burgeoning Indian jazz scene, gathering New Delhi-based drummer Tarun Balani and bassist Abhinav Khokhar to ...

Article: Album Review

Anthony Pirog: Palo Colorado Dream

Read "Palo Colorado Dream" reviewed by Jeffrey Uhrich

by Jeffrey Uhrich
October 28, 2014

Guitarist Anthony Pirog fearlessly pushes boundaries with his provocative debut album, Palo Colorado Dream. Pirog's unabashed and inventive use of effects and loops, in combination with his dazzling knowledge of the various sounds his guitar is capable of creating, draws the listener into his own unique and expressive musical world. Palo Colorado Dream is not for ...

Article: Talking 2 Musicians

McLaughlin, Barot, & Mbappe Remember Mandolin Shrinivas

by Alan Bryson
October 24, 2014

Uppalapu Shrinivas, best known as Mandolin Shrinivas, was born in 1969 in southeast India. At a very young age his affinity for the mandolin and his precocious musical talent was recognized by his father who placed him under the tutelage of an instructor in the carnatic school of Indian classical music. By the time he was ...

Article: Album Review

Azure: Hiptronics

Read "Hiptronics" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
October 22, 2014

Such is the musical shift between Azure's When She Smiles (Azuremusic, 2009) and Hiptronics that they sound like different bands; effectively, they are. The main songwriter, classically influenced pianist Pierre-Francois Blanchard has been replaced by keyboardist Federico Solazzo and only co-founder, guitarist Rogier Schneemann remains from the original group, which has grown to a quintet with ...

Article: Album Review

Pete Roth Band: Circus In The Sky

Read "Circus In The Sky" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
September 29, 2014

It's virtually impossible for any contemporary musician to have emerged in isolation--to have developed a style or technique unaffected by those who have gone before. Guitarist Pete Roth is no exception--the press release name checks John McLaughlin, Jonathan Kreisberg and John Scofield as contributing to the German-born, London-based player's approach to his chosen instrument. On Circus ...

Article: Live Review

Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
September 4, 2014

Miles Electric Band SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA August 23, 2014 “This is not a ghost band--just a great group of musicians who loved playing with Miles and had admiration for the Chief." --Miles Electric Band leader Vincent Wilburn, Jr. Many who first became interested in jazz in the ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Hiromi: Alive

by Jeff Winbush
September 3, 2014

If jazz has become a niche market in the music industry (and it is), a contributing factor for its slide into cultural irrelevance is a failure to promote and support new artists. No matter what sub-genre of jazz you personally love, across the board there is no sustained effort to develop a roster of first-tier talent ...