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Hammer Klavier Trio: New York, NY, June 10, 2011
by Dan Bilawsky
Hammer Klavier TrioMiles' CafeNew York, NYJune 10, 2011 While the exchange rate between Euros and dollars fluctuates, the exchange rate between American jazz acts and European jazz acts has always favored the Stars and Stripes. Although it might be a bit of a generalization, it wouldn't be unfair to say ...
Triple Play with Dave Brubeck: Saratoga Springs, NY, June 10, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
Triple Play with special guest Dave Brubeck Skidmore College SaratogaArtsFest Saratoga Springs, NY June 10, 2011 The Brubecks are a family of fabulously talented musicians, starting of course at the top with father Dave, an American cultural icon. Among that brood is Chris, known for his talents as a bassist and ...
Elliott Sharp: San Diego, CA, June 7, 2011
by Robert Bush
Elliott Sharp Bonnie Wright House Concert San Diego, CA June 7, 2011 Composer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, reeds, electronics) Elliott Sharp dropped into San Diego for an exclusive, by invitation-only house concert organized by the area's most adventurous curator, Bonnie Wright, on June 7. Sharp is a ...
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 ...
Norwegian Jazz 101c: JazzNorway In A Nutshell 2011
by John Kelman
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 It may be true, at least most of the time, that familiarity breeds, if not exactly contempt, then certainly complacency; but that simply doesn't apply if subject is Norway--and, in particular, its disproportionately large and vibrant music scene. Suffering from an epidemic that most folks would ...
Jason Robinson Janus Ensemble: San Diego, CA, June 2, 2011
by Robert Bush
Jason Robinson Janus EnsembleDizzy'sSan Diego, CA June 2, 2011 Saxophonist/composer Jason Robinson--whose dual release of The Two Faces Of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010), and Cerulean Landscape (Clean Feed, 2010), put him on the map of wider recognition--finally made his impending departure from San Diego official with this farewell concert, held at ...
Vinnie Cutro Trio: Montclair, NJ, April 3, 2011
by David A. Orthmann
Vinnie Cutro TrioTrumpets Jazz ClubMontclair, NJApril 3, 2011 Vinnie Cutro's opening set at Trumpets Jazz Club wasn't weighed down or overshadowed by history. The gig closely followed the release of the trumpeter's The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, this year on Royal Music Ensembles Records. A couple of ...
Playboy Jazz Festival: June 11-12, 2011
by Chuck Koton
Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 11-12, 2011 June gloom blanketed Los Angeles and the Hollywood Bowl last Saturday, but it wasn't long before jazz heat from the 33rd Playboy Jazz Festival burned away the last traces of fog. Playboy Jazz producer, Darlene Chan, who ...
Did Les Lieber Play Jazz at Noon for the Last Time?
by Daniel Kassell
Les Lieber and Friends Jazz at NoonThe Players New York, NYJune 3, 2011 At age 99,Les Lieber was feted with lots of applause at The Players in New York City's Gramercy Park, because of a May 5, 2011 feature article by Corey Kilgannon in the New York Times, featuring the ...
Eliane Elias: New York, NY, June 2, 2011
by Ernest Barteldes
Eliane EliasDizzy's Club Coca-ColaNew York, NYJune 2, 2011 Pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias opened her set at New York's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, in celebration of Light My Fire (Concord, 2011) with “Ladeira," a Gilberto Gil-penned instrumental samba with a very syncopated drive. The tune was more like a warm-up, where her solid ...
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