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Article: Record Label Profile

ArtistShare: A Record Label for the Digital Age

Read "ArtistShare: A Record Label for the Digital Age" reviewed by Paul Naser

by Paul Naser

In the information age, as technology is transforming the way we share ideas, the creative artist seems to be in a dangerous situation. Peer-to-peer file sharing and free-streaming content are direct threats to an artists' livelihood. Combining this insight with a love for music and an appreciation for artists and the value of their work, Brian ...

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Article: Interview

Jon Cowherd: Mercy, Mercy Me

Read "Jon Cowherd: Mercy, Mercy Me" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

There's more to pianist Jon Cowherd than meets the eye. Best known for his fifteen-year tenure in the Brian Blade Fellowship--with whom he has recorded four outstanding albums--Cowherd has also played and recorded with singers such as Rosanne Cash, Cassandra Wilson, Iggy Pop and Joni Mitchell. Though he's led his own small groups in New York ...

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Article: Album Review

Jon Cowherd: Mercy

Read "Mercy" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Pianist/keyboard player Jon Cowherd is best known for his association with drummer Brian Blade's Fellowship--a group he co-founded in 1998--but as a producer and arranger too, there are clearly other strings to his bow. Cowherd's keyboard collaborations with jazz, country and rock artists including singers Cassandra Wilson, Rosanne Cash and Iggy Pop, point to his versatility, ...

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Article: Album Review

Chris Massey & The NJP: Whosoever

Read "Whosoever" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Drummer Chris Massey's debut--Vibrainium (Self Produced, 2011)--was an Art Blakey-influenced quintet date that put a modern slant on the hard bop tradition; this follow-up follows the same guidelines, but puts a greater emphasis on the modern. Massey tips his cap to those who came before him by including an always-in-style standard ("Old Devil ...

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Article: Live Review

Valby Summer Jazz 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6-15, 2012

Read "Valby Summer Jazz 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6-15, 2012" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Valby Summer JazzPrøvehallen in Valby and The Betty Nansen TheatreCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 6-15, 2012 Good things tend to grow, at least when there's passion and dedication involved, and Valby Summer Jazz, which primarily takes place at the outskirts of Copenhagen in the suburb of Valby, is indeed a labor of love that ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 21-23, 2012

Read "Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 21-23, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Days 1-3 | Days 4-8 TD Ottawa International Jazz FestivalOttawa, CanadaJune 21-Jul 1, 2012After a paradigm shift in 2011--deserting its largely “pure" approach to programming for one that acknowledged how, in order for it to survive, it needed to (a) attract a larger percentage from the youth demographic, and ...

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Article: Live Review

Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011

Read "Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Oslo International Jazz FestivalOslo, NorwayAugust 15-20, 2011 There's always an eager sense of anticipation when returning to Norway, whether it's the barren but beautiful north of Svalbard, the stunning, mountain-surrounded Molde, the picturesque Kongsberg, the fjord-gateway of Bergen or the rugged beauty surrounding Kristiansand. But going back to Norway for the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Torben Waldorff

Read "Take Five With Torben Waldorff" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Torben Waldorff: Born and raised in Denmark. Went to Berklee for four years. Have two CDs out on Swedish label LJ-Records. Signed with ArtistShare in New York 2006, with three CDs out--Brilliance, Afterburn and American Rock Beauty, all with saxophonist Donny McCaslin, a friend from the Berklee days, plus drummer Jon Wikan and ...

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Article: Album Review

Torben Waldorff: American Rock Beauty

Read "American Rock Beauty" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

On his second release for ArtistShare, Danish guitarist Torben Waldorff has chosen to test the rare telepathic interplay among his quintet members on songs that were sketched intuitively in a matter of minutes. This unique approach has resulted in some very infectious tunes with strong, beautiful melodies, though it does feel as though this gifted quintet ...

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Article: Live Review

Earshot Jazz Festival 2010, Part 2

Read "Earshot Jazz Festival 2010, Part 2" reviewed by Nathan Bluford

by Nathan Bluford

Earshot FestivalSeattle, WAOctober 31-November 7, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Mavis StaplesTown Hall/Earshot Jazz FestivalSeattle, WASunday, October 31, 2010 Did anyone bring a louder, more powerful voice to this year's festival than Mavis Staples? As ...


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