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Singer Kate McGarry Pays Tribute to Her Jazz Heroines With “Girl Talk,” Due From Palmetto Records April 10
With the soul of a folk singer and the facility of a jazz instrumentalist, McGarry puts her own spin on an evergreen, ever-swinging tradition. “Kate McGarry's sense of musical authenticity is beautifully blended with her always-original musical vision." —The Los Angeles Times Kate McGarry, one of her generation's most individual and influential singers, has earned acclaim ...
Catch Up With Singer/Lyricist Lorraine Feather at All About Jazz!
Like her contemporary Kurt Elling, Lorraine Feather is that rare jazz vocalist and lyricist who reinvents herself with every project. With the February 2012 release of Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media) comes a new self so different that casual fans may not recognize her at first. Some might feel challenged or mystified at first by ...
Lorraine Feather
by Carl L. Hager
Like her contemporary Kurt Elling, Lorraine Feather is that rare jazz vocalist and lyricist who reinvents herself with every project. With the February 2012 release of Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media) comes a new self so different that casual fans may not recognize her at first. Some might feel challenged or mystified by these ambitious ...
Kirk Whalum: Romance Language
by Larry Taylor
Romance Language is very appropriate for Valentine's Day--the perfect background for a romantic evening. Tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum has teamed up with his brother, vocalist Kevin Whalum, on this recreation of the classic John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (Impulse!, 1963).Moreover, throughout this daunting task, the brothers succeed in brushing a smooth jazz veneer on ...
Pat Metheny Headlines the Premier of Reeds & Deeds II
Reeds & Deeds II, the popular jazz radio program broadcast from Emerson College in Boston, premiers a 4th season this Sunday, January 15th at 6pm. The show is continuing on its great success of the past three season. From September to December 2011, Reeds & Deeds II interviewed greats such as Kurt Elling, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Stanley ...
2011: The Year In Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The ebb and flow of jazz in 2011 was marked by a Grammy Awards coup, a Grammy dustup, economic changes that consolidated the recording industry a bit, impacted clubs in various locales, and provided some new opportunities. The U.S. Postal Service literally put its stamp on jazz, even as the government wrestled with the future of ...
Take Five With Lee McAllistair
by AAJ Staff
Meet Lee McAllistair: Australian jazz vocalist and composer Lee McAllistair has had a busy 2011, releasing debut original album Spellbound, which received a 4.5 star review in The Australian newspaper, CD of the week on ABC Jazz and Eastside 89.7FM and came #12 in the Top 12 Australian Jazz Releases at Birdland Records.
The Claudia Quintet: What Is the Beautiful?
by Mark Corroto
American poet Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) has been a favorite of musicians for over half a century, from composer John Cage to saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and bassist William Parker. This everyman writer, considered to be the “father of the Beats," is their direct link to Walt Whitman and William Blake.Before Jack Kerouac performed his poems ...
