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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jason Hammers

Read "Take Five With Jason Hammers" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jason Hammers:Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Jason Hammers grew up in Stafford, VA where began his musical journey on the alto saxophone at age 11. While a student at Stafford Senior High School, he was named to numerous All-County and All-District Bands and had established himself as a featured soloist with the school's jazz ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Milton Suggs

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Meet Milton Suggs:The remarks of those who hear him for the first time often go something like this: “I didn't know he could talk, let alone sing!" or “That voice does not belong to that body!" That's because Milton prefers to let his talent speak for itself. Music has been ...

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Dave Glasser: Evolution

Read "Evolution" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


There's nothing wrong with a little old school. Saxophonist Dave Glasser keeps it simple--no flash, no gimmicks. Glasser has spent many years as a sideman, performing with artists including the Clark Terry Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet and the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars. He has also recorded several CDs as a leader. A native ...

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3ology: With Ron Miles

Read "With Ron Miles" reviewed by Mark Corroto


This take out order of music was made from both sides of the menu from a restaurant serving up both groove and improvisation by the Colorado-based trio 3ology with guest cornetist Ron Miles. This disc is the third release for saxophonist Doug Carmichael, bassist Tim Carmichael and drummer Jon Powers, following Out Of The Depths (CMW ...

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Article: Year in Review

Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2009

Read "Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2009" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson


Jazz Man of the Year honors go without a doubt to Rafael Gilbert of Spain, who attended a performance by Larry Ochs of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet at the Sigüenza Jazz Festival in December, and called the police to report that, whatever it was that Ochs was playing, it wasn't jazz. Ochs was asked to play ...

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Article: Album Review

Shawn Maxwell Quartet: Maxwell's House

Read "Maxwell's House" reviewed by Matthew Warnock


Maxwell's House is a hard-swinging, deep in the pocket release by Chicago- based alto saxophonist Shawn Maxwell. The maturity displayed by all four musicians on the album is both refreshing and exciting. Instead of building energy and interest with long-streams of notes, Maxwell and pianist Matt Nelson favor shorter lines, longer-held notes and a strong focus ...

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Chick Corea / John McLaughlin: Five Peace Band Live

Read "Five Peace Band Live" reviewed by Chris Kompanek


From the psychedelic cover art to the expansive and innovative playing, Five Peace Band Live is a throwback to the great live albums Miles Davis made in the late-1960s-1970s, with some of the same musicians. Chick Corea and John McLaughlin actually met in 1969 during the recording sessions that would become the classic fusion albums In ...

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Article: Interview

Eric Harland: Searching the Patterns in Life

Read "Eric Harland: Searching the Patterns in Life" reviewed by John Patten


Drummer Eric Harland is between gigs, just back from a dates and clinics in Japan and getting ready to head to Europe. He's got new recordings out with several bands-- including the Charles Lloyd Quartet, The Monterey Quartet with Dave Holland and Jason Moran--and a handful of compositions to get recorded with his own group.

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Sketches of MD

Label: Mack Avenue
Released: 2009

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Sketches of MD - Live at The Iridium

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. The Ring; 02. Intro to Africa; 03. Sketches of MD; 04. Wayne's Thang; 05. Happy People.


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