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Ian Carr: 1933 - 2009
The British trumpet player and author Ian Carr died in London on Wednesday 25th February aged 75. He began his musical career in Newcastle in a band led by his brother Mike. Among the younger musicians he played with were John McLaughlin, Eric Burdon and Alan Price. When he moved to London he co-led a quintet ...
Drummer/Keyboardist Gary Husband Interviewed at AAJ
Gary Husband has long cemented his reputation as one of fusion's premier drummers--hell, even Billy Cobham thought two was better than one and hired him as a second drummer. Husband's flexibility has seen him drum in the NDR Big Band, with jazz-funk outfit Level 42, and in a trio format with guitarist Robin Trower and bassist ...
Gary Husband's Drive: Hotwired
by John Kelman
Gary Husband's Drive Hotwired Abstract Logix 2009 Keeping one foot in the jazz tradition and the other on a path to where the music not just can go, but must go is a dicey challenge, even for the most forward-thinking. In many respects, it's the musicians who have spread themselves well ...
Chick Corea & Gary Burton's "The New Crystal Silence" Earns Grammy Win for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
On Sunday, February 8th, Chick Corea and Gary Burton, who have played and recorded as a duo, off and on, for 37 years, brought home the Grammy award in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album for The New Crystal Silence. This marks Coreas 15th Grammy win, and the fourth Grammy award as a duet for ...
Grammy Winner 2009: Jazz
= winner Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records] Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball ...
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
by John Kelman
Of the trifecta of British “guitar gods" that emerged in the late-'60s--Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page--Beck is the one who, regardless of style, has best embodied the spirit of jazz. His performances are always chancy propositions because he's always been about taking great risks, and they don't always work. Whether or not Beck's shows ...
The Story of Jazz Guitar
by AAJ Staff
While in its early days, jazz guitar was considered a rhythm instrument alongside the banjo of Dixieland. In 1940, Charlie Christian and his Gibson ES-150 changed that and elevated guitar to lead instrument status alongside the saxophone and trumpet--instruments that could acoustically cut through the sound of a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Here, we encapsulate some of ...
Abstract Logix Announces Plans for John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension Live DVD
Cary, NC - Abstract Logix is announcing that it will be releasing a DVD of the live performance of John McLaughlin’s and his fusion-filled 4th Dimension band filmed in Belgrade during the group’s last European tour. The official street date for the DVD will be sometime in April. However, the DVD will be available for sale ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin
All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s... more
Floating Point
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Released: 2008
Track listing: Abbaji (for Ustad Alla Rakha); Raju; Maharina; Off the One; The Voice; Inside out; 1 4 U; Five Peace Band.
