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Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens: American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation
by Katchie Cartwright
Rhiannon Giddens is not afraid of big projects. American Railroad, the album, is part of a larger work, subtitled A Musical Journey of Reclamation, which Giddens initiated with the widely acclaimed Silkroad Ensemble, a diverse international collective of performers, improvisers and composers created by Yo Yo Ma. American Railroad digs into the building of America's transcontinental ...
Cliff Korman: Urban Tracks
by Katchie Cartwright
As ever, Urban Tracks finds pianist, arranger-composer and scholar Cliff Korman alchemizing, jazzifying choros and Brasilifying jazz tunes to create his own distinctive arrangements. Mood Ingênuo: Pixinguinha Meets Duke Ellington with Paulo Moura (Jazzheads, 1999), Brasilified (Tiger Turn, 2022) and Bossas and Ballads (Tiger Turn, 2024) are among other examples in his discography. He recorded Urban ...
Renee Rosnes: Crossing Paths
by Katchie Cartwright
In the course of a career that began in the 1980s and continues to flourish, Renee Rosnes has developed an extraordinary sound, both as a composer and as a pianist, one that is readily recognizable whatever the context. With Crossing Paths, she taps into longstanding affinities and affection for Brazilian music, illuminating elements and flavors that ...
Delia Fischer: Beyond Bossa
by Katchie Cartwright
An intriguingly multi-layered project, Beyond Bossa has unfolded over a number of years. The “beyond" in the title points in a few directions. A pianist, composer-arranger, singer (and dancer), Delia Fischer works across idioms: bossa nova, jazz, música popular brasileira (MPB), various types of Brazilian music, theater. Her recordings have earned her Latin Grammy nominations for ...
Angela Verbrugge: Somewhere
by Katchie Cartwright
Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Angela Verbrugge keeps a busy schedule as a singer, touring in Canada and farther afield. In addition to performing, she writes songs--jazz songs, new standards--with lyrics that are engagingly personal and funny, containing the occasional acerbic twist. As a lyricist, she often speaks to the quotidian. Her texts are a perfect ...
Remembering All About Jazz's Chris May
by AAJ Staff
With profound sadness, the All About Jazz family mourns the loss of Chris May (1946-2024), a luminous soul whose passion and dedication took AAJ to new heights during his 20 year tenure. Chris was more than a colleague--he was a beloved writer, a brilliant editor, and a cherished friend whose words dazzled with grace and insight. ...
Julia Danielle: Julia Danielle
by Katchie Cartwright
Julia Danielle has been working hard on her craft. She grew up in the Chicago area, singing in the Campanella Children's Choir, winning the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition in 2022 and earning an undergraduate degree from DePaul University in 2023. She is on track to graduate with a master's in jazz studies from Juilliard ...
Brasuka: A Vida Com Paixão
by Katchie Cartwright
The big lockdown buried a lot of music that was ready to roll when Covid struck in 2020. Tours and gigs were canceled, album launches fizzled. Some of us are still discovering good sounds we missed out on. These include Brasuka's debut album, which arrived several years post lockdown in a large packet of CDs sent ...
Patti Austin at The Carver
by Katchie Cartwright
Patti Austin The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, TX October 12, 2024 Between appearances on the West Coast--accepting a lifetime achievement award from SF Jazz in San Francisco, exemplifying jazz excellence at the Jazz Excellence (JEXA) gala in LA--Patti Austin came through San Antonio to open ...
Marcos Valle: Túnel Acústico
by Katchie Cartwright
In Túnel Acústico (Acoustic Tunnel), Marcos Valle digs back into the late 1970s, when Brazil was under military rule and he was living in California, working with the likes of Sarah Vaughan and such fellow Brazilian expats as Eumir Deodato and Airto Moreira. Valle grew up in Rio de Janeiro, part of a second generation of ...
