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Miles Davis: That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
by John Kelman
Miles DavisThat's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 Eagle Eye Media2009The exhaustive (and expensive) 20CD box set, The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 (Columbia/Legacy, 2002), finally set the record straight about the late trumpeter's often misunderstood and overly criticized final decade. Admittedly, many of his studio releases ...
Seamus Blake: Live in Italy
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Seamus Blake displays impressive talent as a tenor saxophonist, composer and leader on Live in Italy, a double CD documenting his quartet's tour through various cities in 2007, where audiences were treated to an eclectic blend of dynamic originals and standards. Originals like “The Jupiter Line," “Way Out of Willy" and “Fear of ...
Umbria Jazz: Days 7-10, July 16-19, 2009
by Michael J. West
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-10 The final days of the 2009 Umbria Jazz Festival were an extravaganza of sorts for lovers of the piano. Topping the must-see list was avant-garde innovator Cecil Taylor, giving a solo concert on Friday at Teatro Morlacchi; but Ahmad Jamal and McCoy Tyner also appeared, and for ...
Take Five With Walter Beltrami
by AAJ Staff
Meet Walter Beltrami:Studied performance and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music. Graduated in performance at Musikhochschule Luzern, CH. Three released CDs as a leader with Philology, CamJazz and Re:think-art records. Won the Luca Flores Jazz Price as best Italian soloist at Barga Jazz 2004 and one of the eight finalists world-wide of the ...
Take Five With Sinan Bakir
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sinan Bakir:Sinan Bakir is one of the most unique and exciting young jazz guitarists on the scene today. The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. Sinan Bakir is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. ...
David Binney: Third Occasion
by J Hunter
The cool thing about liner notes is they contain clues about other places to look for great music. For example, cast members of Joel Harrison's flame-throwing Urban Myths (HighNote, 2009) have their own fish to fry: keyboardist Daniel Kelly gave the piano trio format a good swift kick with Emerge (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2009), and now ...
Jazz Eyes: Eyes and Ears Wide Open
by Jakob Baekgaard
In jazz, spontaneity is essential. It can also be useful when setting up a label. So it's no great coincidence that, once the Italian jazz enthusiasts Paolo Siculiana and Toti Cannistraro realized they both loved the production and distribution of records, their Jazz Eyes label rapidly became a reality. “The story starts on a dark night," ...
Enja Records
by Donald Elfman
Matthias Winckelmann's favorite recording of the hundreds he's made is the one just finished. Over the years, he's documented music from all over the world and of many different stripes and has always been eloquent and passionate. His label Enja has been in existence for 38 years and a look at the catalogue tells you that ...
State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words
by Kurt Gottschalk
State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words Ralph Gibson Paperback; 184 pages ISBN: 0300142110 Yale University Press 2008 Saxists have their mouthpieces and drummers their cymbals, but there's no fetish object quite like the guitar. It's played most often by peacocks, strutting and ...
WJO Names Andrew Morris to Board of Directors
Westchester, NY -- Emily Tabin, Executive Director of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, announced that Andrew Morris has been elected to WJO's Board of Directors. Mr. Morris is President of the financial consulting firm Sycamore Capital Corporation. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and recently spearheaded the formation of the Wharton Club ...
