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Ambrose Akinmusire: Emerging Heart
by R.J. DeLuke
"My favorite instrument is the cello," said the easygoing young musician in early February, from his apartment in Manhattan, where he referred to himself jokingly as “a hibernating jazzman." His West-Coast roots weren't taking a firm grip in the frigid temperatures of the Northeast. “Me and strings just don't get along. I can play piano; I ...
Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights
by Bruce Lindsay
Benjamin Drazen has been on the New York scene for over 15 years, working with established players including Lew Soloff, George Garzone and Rashied Ali. The saxophonist cannot be accused of being in a hurry to get his name on a CD cover: a 15-year wait to release a debut is a lifetime in today's scene, ...
Umbria Jazz Winter #18
by Joan A. Cararach
Umbria Jazz Winter #18 Orvieto, Italia 29 de diciembre 2010--2 de enero 2011En el jazz los sueños existen. Uno de ellos se llama Orvieto.Hermano menor del Umbria Jazz Festival que cada verano se celebra en Perugia, el Umbria Jazz Winter de Orvieto complementa de un modo sabio las programaciones de ambos festivales ...
Umbria Jazz Winter #18 Days 3-5: December 31, 2010-January 2, 2011
by Sara Villa
Days 1-2 | Days 3-5 Umbria Jazz Winter #18 Orvieto, Italy December 29, 2010-January 2, 2011 The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio Discovered, produced and hailed by Quincy Jones, Alfredo Rodriguez chose to contradict any potential preconception linked with the highly slippery definition of Latin Jazz to which his Cuban ...
John Williams' Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky
The idea for this edition of Old, New, Borrowed and Blue isn't new. The seeds were actually sown with an experience I had a few years back. About four years ago, I was writing for a different jazz publication and I received a package of recordings in the mail. This parcel contained the usual mixture of ...
Sketches Of Spain
By Lew Soloff
Label: Sheffield Labs
Released: 2010
Track listing: Concierto de Aranjuez; Will O' The Wisp; The Pan Piper; Saeta; Solea.
Lew Soloff and the Harmonie Ensemble New York: Sketches Of Spain
by Bruce Lindsay
Trumpeter Lew Soloff, and the Harmonie Ensemble New York, conducted by Steve Richman, release their version of Sketches Of Spain 50 years after Miles Davis' original Columbia recording. The 1960 version is accorded classic status by many, but Soloff and Richman have produced a worthy successor. So what's different? Well, one answer is ...
John Burnett Swing Orchestra / University of Missouri Concert Big Band / Either-Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
John Burnett Swing OrchestraDown for DoubleDelmark2010 John Burnett, an Englishman who now lives and works (as a morning host at WDCB Radio) in suburban Chicago, is a great admirer of the golden age of big bands in the U.S., which spanned roughly three decades, from the 1930s through ...
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release PATHWAY, The Debut Recording From Pianist/Composer DAVID COOK
(Available December 7, 2010 at BJURecords.com Pathway features: David Cook (piano, compositions) Matt Clohesy (bass) Mark Ferber (drums) NYC CD RELEASE PERFORMANCE—JANUARY 5, 2011 @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE!!! with Marco Panascia (bass) + Mark Ferber (drums) Possessing patience, self-awareness, and experience; knowing when to step out as ...
