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Article: Interview

Ralph Bowen: The Power Play

by Diana Kondrashin
April 9, 2013

Ralph Bowen was born in Canada but he has pursued a jazz career in the United States for over 20 years, as tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger. He strikes neatly with his recordings as a leader, just like it was done last year with Total Eclipse, an album recorded with his quartet: organist Jared Gold, guitarist ...

News: Award / Grant

Jazz Bassist Stanley Clarke Praises 55th Annual Grammy Awards For Including Jazz In Its Televised Broadcast

February 13, 2013

Jazz greats Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea and Kenny Garrett performed on the televised CBS broadcast of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, February 10, in a tribute to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. They performed one of Brubeck’s best remembered pieces, “Take Five,” ending with a few bars of his enduring hit, “Blue Rondo a la ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Paul Van Ross

by AAJ Staff
January 6, 2013

Meet Paul Van Ross:Based in Melbourne, Australia, Paul has been a musical performer for over 20 years. He has performed all over the world in various musical ensembles. He is frequently in demand as a leader and sideman for his versatility.Instrument(s):Saxophone, flute, clarinet.Teachers and/or influences?George Garzone; ...

Album

Seeds From The Underground

By Kenny Garrett

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Boogety Boogety; J. Mac; Wiggins; Haynes Here; Detroit; Seeds From the Underground; Du-Wo-Mo; Welcome Earth Song; Ballad Jarrett; Laviso, I Bon?.

Article: Live Review

2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012

by John Kelman
November 7, 2012

Umeå Jazz Festival Umeå, Sweden October 24-28, 2012 Nestled about 20 kilometers from the coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Sweden, connected by the Ume River, sits Umeå (pronounced: ooo-me-oh), a town of about 120,000 (including the surrounding region). Small it may be, but since 1968 it has hosted an annual ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Garrett

October 9, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Garrett's birthday today! Kenny Garrett is a jazz saxophonist. He was born in Detroit, MI in 1960. His father was a tenor saxophonist. Kenny\'s career took off when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1978, then led by Duke\'s son, Mercer Ellington. Three years later he played in the ...

News: Event

Jazz For Obama 2012 @ Symphony Space on October 9th

October 3, 2012

The Jazz Concert for America's Future Jazz For Obama 2012, Tuesday October 9th Featuring Ron Carter Dee Dee Bridgewater Jim Hall Roy Haynes Kenny Barron Joe Lovano Kenny Garrett Christian McBride Jimmy Heath Jeff Tain Watts ...

Article: Live Review

Changing of the Guard: The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 14, 2012

The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MichiganAugust 31- September 3, 2012They don't call it the largest free jazz festival in North America for no reason. Every Labor Day weekend in Detroit, jazz fans try to wrap their brains around the diverse and generous offerings of one of the country's most successful jazz festivals, ...

Article: Interview

Marcus Belgrave: Preserver of Jazz

by Shannon J. Effinger
September 3, 2012

If you trace the careers of many of today's jazz artists, you'll discover that they all converge around one man--trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. He gave Karriem Riggins his very first drum set. Ray Parker, Jr. got his first gig thanks to him. He even took a then 15--year-old James Carter to Europe for the first time. And ...

Article: Catching Up With

Pat Metheny: Pulling It All Together

by Lawrence Peryer
August 20, 2012

As the 1970s came to a close, guitarist Pat Metheny was riding high on a wave of well-received albums, from his self-named Group and Trio and as a contributor to works by vibraphonist Gary Burton, bassist Jaco Pastorius and others. In 1980, he went somewhere else entirely and recorded what has come to be regarded as ...