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News: Festival

Angel City Jazz Festival Kicks Off 2 Weeks Of Music

Angel City Jazz Festival Kicks Off 2 Weeks Of Music

This weekend the 7th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival opens in Los Angeles. Rocco Somazzi founded the festival in order to present non-commercial jazz to an LA audience which had scant exposure to music from the more adventurous end of the jazz spectrum. Back in 2008, 13 different bands, highlighted by the inimitable alto saxophonist, Arthur ...

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Article: Live Review

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson at Jazz at Kitano

Read "Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson at Jazz at Kitano" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson Jazz at Kitano New York, NY April 19, 2014 Some relationships are beyond close, bordering on the sacred. There's the strong bond between husband and wife, the high level of trust between friend and confidant, and, perhaps most interestingly, the intimate connection between singer and ...

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Article: Interview

Nicky Schrire: On Songs, Spaces And Places

Read "Nicky Schrire: On Songs, Spaces And Places" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

What defines power? That's a tough question to answer in general, and an even harder one to figure out when it comes to the world of music. For in music, a whisper may carry greater weight than a roar, an honest gesture can outdo a demonstration of brute strength and technique, and a direct message to ...

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Article: Album Review

Scott Jeppesen: El Guapo

Read "El Guapo" reviewed by Carlo Wolff

by Carlo Wolff

"Guapo" is Spanish for “sharp-dressed man" (or woman), and the title--and launch--track of Scott Jeppesen's exceptional solo debut sure conjures such an image. El Guapo is stylish, diverse and expert; released on Oct. 1, 2013, it is one of the best albums of that year. Jeppesen is a protean saxophonist who also plays bass ...

Album

Southern Exposure

By Christian Howes

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Ta Boa, Santa? (Are You OK, My Dear?); Aparecida; Oblivion; Cubano Chant; Sanfona; Canción de Amor (Love Song); Heavy Tango; Choro das Águas (The Water’s Cry); Tango Doblado (Bent Tango); Spleen; Gracias For Ilustramos (Thank You For Teaching Us).

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Article: Album Review

Graham Dechter: Takin' It There

Read "Takin' It There" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

A quartet is usually a self-contained collection of four, but sometimes these groupings serve as part of a greater whole; guitarist Graham Dechter's foursome does both. Dechter, drummer Jeff Hamilton, bassist John Clayton and pianist Tamir Hendelman serve as the rhythmic power source for the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra but they can also stand on their own ...

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News: Video / DVD

Sara Gazarek on "Jazz'n With J'Rodd"

Jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek sits down for an interview on “Jazz'n With J'Rodd", the web's first (and only) live streaming jazz showcase. About Blossom & Bee Hailed as the next important jazz singer (Don Heckman, LA Times), Sara Gazarek recently recorded Blossom & Bee, her debut for the Palmetto Records label. Blessed ...

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Article: Album Review

Sara Gazarek: Blossom & Bee

Read "Blossom & Bee" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Vocalist Sara Gazarek was in a recording slumber for the past half decade, but 2012 seems to be the year that this sleeping jazz vocal beauty finally awakens. She eased her way back into the ears of her fans with Where Time Stands Still (Charleston Square Recordings, 2012), a collaboration that paired her with Germany's Triosence, ...

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Article: Album Review

Sara Gazarek: Blossom & Bee

Read "Blossom & Bee" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

All chicken or feathers, feast or famine, flood or drought; regarding jazz vocal releases, there is always a healthy steady stream of new music being produced. The vast majority is good while, as it should be, the truly exceptional are of a rarer variety. The release of Kate McGarry's exceptional Girl Talk (Palmetto, 2012) might have ...

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News: Website

All About Jazz Launches On Demand Audio Player

All About Jazz Launches On Demand Audio Player

Musician? Place your music in front of the largest collection of jazz enthusiasts and consumers in the world. All About Jazz has partnered with Warp Radio to help musicians and record labels present their music directly to jazz fans through the All About Jazz audio player. The player, which features tracks uploaded by a musician or ...


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