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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Georg Cocron

by AAJ Staff
May 19, 2009

Meet Georg Cocron:Independent musician/guitarist, Georg Cocron, is a versatile, skilled guitarist whose creative escapades include five solo CDs and numerous session guitar credits. Inspired by jazz and rock legends such as Al Di Meola, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and classical composers J.S. Bach, and George Frederic Handel, Cocron has branched out with avant-garde, electro-acoustic ...

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Article: Live Review

John McLaughlin/Chick Corea: Five Peace Band, Montreal, Canada, April 28, 2009

by John Kelman
May 13, 2009

John McLaughlin / Chick Corea Five Peace BandSalle Wilfred-Pelletier Montreal, Canada April 28, 2009 The chance to experience the evolution of a one-time group over the course of a single tour is a rare one. Even if a live album is released, it's more often than not recorded ...

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Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Mark O'Leary: Plucking the Flower

by Eyal Hareuveni
April 29, 2009

Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes.The guitarist's encyclopedic interests and remarkable prolificacy are ...

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Article: Album Review

Soft Machine: Drop

by Gary Gomes
April 24, 2009

Despite significant ambivalence about Soft Machine around the time of this recording, it was the furthest out that the group ever ventured, and its closest approach to free jazz. It also possessed the freest drummer to ever grace a rock group. Australian Phil Howard was, in fact, free by most jazz standards, but by jettisoning the ...

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Article: Film Review

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension: Live @ Belgrade

by John Kelman
April 22, 2009

John McLaughlin and The 4th DimensionLive @ Belgrade Abstract Logix2009Fusion never really went away, but thanks to the efforts of two of its greatest innovators, it's been making a powerful comeback in recent years. Keyboard legend Chick Corea reunited with guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and ...

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Article: Album Review

Chick Corea / John McLaughlin: Five Peace Band Live

Read "Five Peace Band Live" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
April 22, 2009

Superstar collaborations often look good on paper but don't pan out in reality, so it's a real pleasure to see that the pairing of two modern legends--keyboardist Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin--is far more than some marketing representative's wet dream. Teaming with three younger players who add their own cachet--saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride ...

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Article: Interview

Brian Blade: Songs From His Heart

by R.J. DeLuke
April 21, 2009

Known in the jazz world for his slick and superlative drumming skills, Brian Blade is engaged in making other musical statements these days. Statements that are outside the jazz genre, but are an essential part of this enlightened man and serious musician whose musical tastes run “between Bela Bartok and Wayne Shorter to Al Green," who, ...

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Article: Film Review

Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live at Ronnie Scott's

by John Kelman
April 21, 2009

Jeff Beck Performing This Week... Live at Ronnie Scott's Eagle Vision2009 It's becoming increasingly common to release concert performances concurrently in both CD and DVD format--satisfying for those who want to experience the visuals but also appealing to fans who want the audio to be available more readily outside the confines ...

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News: Interview

Bassist Tony Grey Interviewed at AAJ

April 14, 2009

Since graduating from Berklee with honors in 2001, Tony Grey has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting bassists of his generation. His debut solo recording ...Moving (Self Produced, 2004) won enthusiastic reviews and revealed a musician gifted with a very strong sense of melody, and songwriting skills which drew from influences far beyond ...