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Hush Point: Hush Point
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se tra i dieci brani contenuti in Hush Point due portano la firma di Jimmy Giuffre, se la front-line del quartetto pianoless è formato da tromba e sax, e se il trombettista del gruppo ha mosso i primi passi nella California degli anni sessanta, qualche indizio su quello che si andrà ad ascoltare ci viene fornito. ...
Hush Point: Hush Point
by Mark Corroto
The quartet Hush Point conjures the possibilities of small group hipness. One that quips instead of guffaws, and prefers covertness to the obvious. Led by John McNeil, this quartet of saxophonist Jeremy Udden, bassist Aryeh Kobrinksy, and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza may be new, but McNeil's sage coolness isn't. The sixty-something trumpeter has been delivering ...
Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With "In The Mix"
A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 36 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Monday, April 1 – Wednesday, May 1 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 36 free 1-hour concerts, Monday, April 1 — Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at New ...
Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With "In The Mix"
A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 35 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Tuesday, November 13 – Wednesday, December 12 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 35 free 1-hour concerts, Tuesday, November 13 through Wednesday, December 12 at New England ...
Jazz At NEC: November & December Highlights
November 29 NEC Jazz Orchestra in Rebirth of the Third Stream November 16 Jason Moran Piano Seminar and December 4 Jason Moran Master Class Nov. 13 - Dec. 13 In the Mix, concerts by Jazz Stars of Tomorrow Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra November 13 - December 13 In the Mix Discover the ...
Chill Morn He Climb Jenny
By John McNeil
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2011
Track listing:
01. Moonlight in Vermont (Blackbourn/Suessdorf); 02. Batter Up (R. Freeman); 03. Aren't You Glad You're You( Burke/Van Heusen); 04. Maid in Mexico (R. Freeman);
05. Bea's Flat (Burke/Van Heusen); 06. Three and One (T. Jones); 07. Carioca (Youmans); 08. Wells Fargo (W. Harden); 09. No Blues (M. Davis).
Take Five With Craig Akin
by AAJ Staff
Meet Craig Akin: Craig Akin is an in-demand upright and electric bassist living in New York City. Between 1997 and 2007, he averaged 270 gigs a year in his musical hometown of Kansas City. There he developed his rhythm and tone while playing or recording with nearly everyone on the jazz and blues scene. ...
Take Five With Benjamin Drazen
by AAJ Staff
Meet Benjamin Drazen: Benjamin Drazen is a native New Yorker, and grew up in Roslyn, NY. He got his frist great jazz saxophone education from the late great Dave Burns. (Dave was a master trumpeter with the Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington Orchestras as well as leading his own groups) A graduate of the ...
John McNeil - Bill McHenry: Chill Morn He Climb Jenny
by AAJ Italy Staff
Da qualche anno il quartetto capitanato da John McNeil e Bill McHenry è impegnato nella riproposizione degli standard meno frequentati della letteratura jazzistica. Dopo Rediscovery, in Chill the Morn He Climb Jenny troviamo ancora in primo piano la tradizione del jazz che il quartetto omaggia ed al tempo stesso rivisita creativamente. Scongiurando le trappole dell'omogeneità interpretativa ...
John McNeil's Backbone
by Ben Waltzer
Like many trumpeters, John McNeil has a unique brand above his upper lip where flesh meets metal. It looks like a setting sun, and was visible from up close, as he removed his instrument from his mouth, rose steadily from his stool, and grasped the microphone. “This is the part of any jazz ...
