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News: Festival

The Oslo Jazz Festival 2011 Program is Complete

August 1, 2011

The Oslo Jazz Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and having confirmed Humcrush/Sidsel Endresen, Fredrik Kronkvist Quartet and Desafindao, the anniversary program is complete. The festival is also proud to announce this year's Young Star and Showcase bands. Keyboardist Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent) and drummer Thomas Strønen (Food) are Humcrush. As a duo Storløkken and Strønen ...

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Article: Film Review

Miles Davis: Live at Montreux - Highlights 1973-1991

by John Kelman
July 27, 2011

Miles DavisLive at Montreux--Highlights 1973-1991 Eagle Eye Media2011 When Miles Davis plugged in towards the end of the 1960s, it may have been a huge shot fired across the bow of the jazz intelligentsia, who loudly cried foul and began the first of many accusations of “selling ...

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Article: Album Review

Linley Hamilton: Taylor Made

Read "Taylor Made" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 25, 2011

Trumpeter Linley Hamilton is a central figure in the burgeoning Northern Ireland jazz scene. He's an experienced musician, with a résumé that includes work with Van Morrison, Ken Peplowski and Jean Toussaint; being a broadcaster, whose Radio Ulster After Midnight program showcases new jazz; a writer and producer. Above all, he's a man with a genuine ...

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News: Recording

Pianist Kerem Gorsev reaches creative high with mix of classical music and jazz on new CD

May 17, 2011

Don't believe the myth: Thirteen is not an unlucky number. For pianist Kerem Görsev, his 13th album, Therapy, may be his best, the high point of a musical career that stretches back nearly 20 years. In 1995, Görsev released his debut, Hands & Lips. Since then, Görsev has sharpened his hybrid of classical music and jazz, ...

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Article: Interview

Chick Corea: Creative Giant

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
May 16, 2011

Virtuosity is a beautiful thing. One would somehow like to believe that anybody can learn how to play any given instrument with delicate, enchanting energy; but truth be told, some are simply born with a gift that most can only dream of. The ability to amaze others through music, enriching the hearts and widening the creative ...

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Article: Interview

Ambrose Akinmusire: Emerging Heart

by R.J. DeLuke
April 4, 2011

"My favorite instrument is the cello," said the easygoing young musician in early February, from his apartment in Manhattan, where he referred to himself jokingly as “a hibernating jazzman." His West-Coast roots weren't taking a firm grip in the frigid temperatures of the Northeast. “Me and strings just don't get along. I can play piano; I ...

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Article: Interview

David Caceres: Double Threat Coming Forward

by R.J. DeLuke
March 28, 2011

The singer/instrumentalist in jazz has a long and honorable tradition. Many of those, though certainly not all, are more known for their singing than playing, especially in the last 20 years or so. But almost universally, they're enjoyed for what they can do, breathing a certain joie de vivre into songs by expressing the lyrics, then ...

News: Interview

Q&;A: Kenny Garrett

March 16, 2011

I had the pleasure of working with saxophonist Kenny Garrett during the early years of Jazz Online which included interviewing him several times as well as producing two exciting live video sessions with his quartet at Oakland's famed jazz club and Japanese restaurant Yoshi's. One of my fondest memories of hanging out with Kenny was listening ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Tyson Ailshie

by AAJ Staff
February 20, 2011

Meet Tyson Ailshie: Tyson Ailshie hails from Denver, Colorado, where he writes and performs straight-ahead jazz music in trio and duo settings as a group leader. Combining original compositions with deep grooves and intimate settings of eclectic jazz standards, he is beginning to make a name for himself in the Denver area, having performed most recently ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Majid Khaliq

by AAJ Staff
February 18, 2011

Meet Majid Khaliq:Majid Khaliq is a violinist and composer cut from a different cloth. He has been described by legendary musician Wynton Marsalis as having “a unique blend of improvisation, groove and technical sophistication." Although classically trained, Khaliq's passion and musical palette ranges from the roots of American jazz music to the greats of ...