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Take Five With Majid Khaliq
by AAJ Staff
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 ...
Charles Fambrough: A Friend Unlike Any Other, R.I.P.
by Mark Kramer
For my dear friend Charles, my second Brother: Bassist Charles Fambrough, born in Philadelphia on August 25th, 1950 and known as “Broski," died on January 1st, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. with his daughter and wife at his side. Reportedly, he ever-so-gently squeezed their hands as he held them, and smiled. Then he was gone. ...
Charles Fambrough - R.I.P.
After a long bout battling liver disease and many years of suffering, the great jazz bassist Charles Fambrough passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Fambrough had apparently been awaiting a transplant match. Several musical tributes were held in Philadelphia over the last several years to help Fambrough and his family pay the bassist's outrageous medical ...
Clifton Anderson: Leading The Way
by Mikayla Gilbreath
Not since the heyday of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey has the trombone enjoyed widespread acceptance as a band leader's instrument. With only a few exceptions, the last half century has seen trombonists slide from favor as leaders and become more commonly viewed as sidemen. Even genuinely notable artists like J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino, ...
Iván 'Melón' Lewis Quintet: Travesía
by Antonio Álvarez Barthe
Como Kenny Kirkland, al que está dedicada la excelente “Big Kenny," una de las piezas de Travesía, Iván Melón Lewis se ha tomado su tiempo para presentar su primer disco como líder. Nacido en La Habana, y residente en Madrid desde 1998, ha sido durante años subalterno de lujo y, también como el malogrado pianista de ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Kirkland
All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Kirkland's birthday today! Kenny KirklandKenny Kirkland - Piano, electric, keyboards, composer, arranger, ( 1955 - 1998) Beginning his career as a teacher of classical music, Kenny Kirkland next became a jazz musician... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Kenny Kirkland ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Kirkland
All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Kirkland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Kenny KirklandKenny Kirkland - Piano, electric, keyboards, composer, arranger, ( 1955 - 1998) Beginning his career as a teacher of classical music, Kenny Kirkland next became a jazz musician... more Website | Videos ...
John Surman: From Boy Choirs to Big Horns
by John Kelman
It's increasingly risky to be a musician on the road. When British saxophonist John Surman was traveling from his home in Oslo, Norway, to New York City in September, 2007 for a recording session, he almost lost his baritone saxophone to the airlines. “It is a nightmare traveling now," says Surman, “and hardly a tour goes ...
Laurent Coq: Eight Fragments Of Summer
by Mark F. Turner
Eight Fragments of Summer is French pianist Laurent Coq's seventh recording as a leader and his fourth quartet release. A personal ode and memoir to a full summer in New York, in the heat of the city that never sleeps, Coq has recruited an equally hot group including bassist Joe Sanders, drummer Damion Reid, and saxophonist ...
Take Five With Mike Mainieri
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Mainieri: Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During '50s and early '60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery. ...
