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Five Peace Band
by Geoff Anderson
Five Peace Band Paramount Theatre Denver, CO March 25, 2009 The reunion of Chick Corea and John McLaughlin—together for the first substantial time since their days with Miles Davis recording In a Silent Way(Columbia, 1969) and Bitches Brew—may be the most obvious feature of their new collaboration, Five Peace Band; ...
Clifton Anderson: Legacy
by Maxwell Chandler
Clifton Anderson has been on a lifelong journey of artistic evolution. From his start as a child surrounded by a musical family, to formal education mixed with the practical experience of live gigs, Clifton's odyssey is ever-unfolding. Whether playing as a long-standing member of his uncle Sonny Rollins' band, helping to run the Doxy label or ...
Justin Vasquez: Triptych
by Phil DiPietro
Young saxophonist Justin Vasquez acquits himself assertively on this 2009 debut, adapting the model of the tough Texas tenors to his own assiduous Austin alto. But that convenient alliterative to Vasquez's lone star origins belies his true lineage in the modern, slashing altoist mold carved out by the likes of David Binney,Greg Osby, Steve Coleman and ...
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin at Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 23-25
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the all-star Five Peace Band with legendary pianist-composer Chick Corea and influential guitarist John McLaughlin in their long-awaited Rose Theater debut. Working together for the first time since the days of Miles Davis Bitches Brew-era band over 40 years ago, this newly created band includes saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride ...
Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man
by Ian Patterson
Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...
Steve Turre: Rainbow People
by Ian Patterson
If the rainbow of the title denoted musical diversity then it would be most fitting in the case of trombonist Steve Turre, as his musical bag is hewn from many colors. Turre is equally at home playing Latin rhythms, blues or straight-ahead jazz--hardly surprising when you consider his apprenticeship with saxophonist/flautist Rahsaan Roland Kirk and singer ...
Chick Corea & Gary Burton's "The New Crystal Silence" Earns Grammy Win for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
On Sunday, February 8th, Chick Corea and Gary Burton, who have played and recorded as a duo, off and on, for 37 years, brought home the Grammy award in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album for The New Crystal Silence. This marks Coreas 15th Grammy win, and the fourth Grammy award as a duet for ...
Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD - Live at The Iridium
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il saxofonista Keny Garrett decide di non smarcarsi dalle due influenze più importanti che caratterizzano la sua ottima carriera. L'ombra di Miles e quella di Coltrane continuano infatti ad essere evocate senza sotterfugi, con la consapevolezza che queste influenze rappresentano un background meravigliosamente fecondo, come i fanghi rigogliosi lasciati dalle piene del Nilo. In questo bell'album ...
Sonny Rollins: Still Seeking the Lost Chord
by R.J. DeLuke
The Saxophone Colossus. The greatest living improvising musician. A musical god. Sonny Rollins has been called all these things at one time or another by fans across the globe, as well as by those involved in the pursuit of music criticism and jazz history. There's no question he is the greatest remaining icon to come out ...
Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: The Ring; Intro To Africa; Sketches Of MD; Wayne's Thang;
Happy People.
