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Jeff Lofton: Jazz to the People
by Josep Pedro
Born in Germany and raised in South Carolina, Jeff Lofton's trumpet sound has become a striking force in Austin's music scene since moved there about four years ago. Friendly and bright in his reasoning, Lofton has proved to be a versatile, mature musician overtly combining straight-ahead jazz with fusion. His appealing, laidback character and soulful playing ...
Ernie Krivda: Blues for Pekar
by Dan McClenaghan
Cleveland, Ohio-based tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda teams up with his “Detroit Connection," a rhythm section of Motor City jazz stalwarts, on Blues for Pekar, a swinging mainstream set that bursts to life with a fiery take on the standard, “The End of a Love Affair." After a brief unison head with the first of his guest ...
Undead Jazz Festival: Day 3, June 25, 2011
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23-26, 2011 Most jazz festivals in their later incarnations look for fancier, more illustrious places to play than they did at inception. The third night of the Undead Jazz festival momentarily ...
Susana Santos Silva Quintet: Devil's Dress
by Chris Mosey
Matosinhos, a northern suburb of Oporto, Portugal, is renowned for its high quality fish and seafood--and, increasingly nowadays, its jazz. It is home to the 20-piece Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, best known internationally for its collaborations with veteran US saxophonist Lee Konitz and, most recently, with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel on Our Secret World (Wommusic, 2010)..
Lee Konitz - Brad Mehldau - Charlie Haden - Paul Motian: Live at Birdland
by AAJ Italy Staff
Si possono ancora suonare standard consunti da decenni di riproposizioni più o meno memorabili e rimanere freschi, non scadendo nel cliché e nella routine? Si può, se ci si chiama Konitz Mehldau Haden & Motian, musicisti per motivi diversi (quasi) sempre capaci di dire qualcosa di stimolante anche nelle situazioni in apparenza più riciclative. Certo, fra ...
Susana Santos Silva Quintet: Devil's Dress
by Dan McClenaghan
Jazz is an American art form, brewed up in a musical gumbo in New Orleans in the early twentieth century. The music drew on an African tradition, but a European influence seeped in. The Big Easy was a cosmopolitan city, even in its beginnings. European jazz, borrowed from America but originating in and played by European ...
Enter the "Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian - Live at Birdland" Giveaway at AllAboutJazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM “Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian - Live at Birdland“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 24th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Lee Konitz at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records ...
Lee Konitz: New York, NY June 5, 2011
by Warren Allen
Lee Konitz / Bill Frisell / Gary Peacock / Joey BaronThe Blue NoteNew York, NYJune 5, 2011 Descriptions of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz often place a little too much weight on his role as a musician of yesteryear. Certainly, Konitz's contributions as one of the first cool players in the bands ...
Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian: Live at Birdland
by Dan McClenaghan
Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/MotianLive at BirdlandECM Records2011 The tunes are familiar, Great American Songbook and jazz standards all. So for those unfamiliar with the names involved in this quartet outing, the old complaint of “same old same old" could surface. But with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz at the top of ...
Lee Konitz at 83: Taking It Slow and Steady on "Live at Birdland"
The latest entry in All About Jazz's Legends series is alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, who first arrived on the scene back in the late 1940s when he played in Claude Thornhill's orchestra. As a teen, he studied with the legendary Lennie Tristano, eventually playing and recording with the master. He was also a member of the ...
