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A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan at the Jazz Bakery
by Jim Santella
The Baritone Saxophone Band The Jazz Bakery Los Angeles, California January 9, 2005 Three veteran baritone saxophonists playing harmony on classic Gerry Mulligan pieces at the Jazz Bakery memorialized the notable bebop pioneer and cool school evangelist better than anyone can. While Ronnie Cuber, Howard Johnson and Gary Smulyan ...
Peter Br
by Paul Olson
Peter Brötzmann Trio Empty Bottle, Chicago January 12, 2005 On a bizarre January night--for Chicago, anyway--of thunder and torrential rain, European free-jazz pioneer Peter Brötzmann returned to the Empty Bottle to produce some extremely heavy weather of his own. Brötzmann's in town this week to play in several different venues in a ...
Eslovs Blues Festival 2004
by Alexander Tenghamn
Up in the cold north there is a country that is called Sweden, Sweden is not exactly famous for big blues stars and there are no bealstreet. Instead you have to come down to the southern parts of Sweden to a town called Eslöv there you find a man that has spent his hole life preaching ...
Putumayo: The Place Where the Traditional and the Contemporary Meet
by Tod Smith
Sometimes, things just feel right. As I wait for Putumayo World Music CEO Dan Storper, I have a moment to enjoy the ambience of the Sound Café, one of the few coffee shops that have not succumbed to the corporate culture cultivated by larger, more plentiful chains. Open French-doors provide just the right level of street ...
International Association for Jazz Education Conference, Long Beach, January 5-8, 2005
by Craig Jolley
The annual IAJE Conference is presumably aimed at music teachers, but professional musicians, music students, industry reps, and fans way outnumber the professors. Fewer name musicians appeared this year, possibly due to economics. In their places college bands and contest-winning players were invited. Also there were more workshops (fewer music performances). Generally jazz education (rather than ...
Jazz at the Kennedy Center: A Year in Review and a Glance at 2005
by Franz A. Matzner
2004 was another outstanding year for jazz at the Kennedy Center, with a diverse and superlative roster of musicians along with a series of outstanding mini-festivals that confirmed the Kennedy Center's status as one of the top jazz centers in the world. Under the guidance of jazz phenomenon and educator Dr. Billy Taylor, ...
IAJE 2005 Notebook
by Forrest Dylan Bryant
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6The International Association for Jazz Education's annual conference is one of the jazz world's signature events, drawing thousands of musicians, educators, students, industry representatives and others together for four days of continuous activity.The SF Bay Area contingent at IAJE is always strong, but this year particularly so; not surprising since ...
Seven Degrees of Combustication: Medeski Martin & Wood and Soulive In Concert
by Doug Collette
Are there levels of funk? Is it one or the other: you're funky or you're not? Seeing these two trios in quick succession answers the questions, yet leaves the mystery of how funk quotient is actually attained a delightful conundrum. At the midway point of a short tour of clubs this early winter, Medeski Martin & ...
London Jazz Festival: Anthony Braxton Quintet + Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon & Tony Oxley
by Daniel Spicer
Anthony Braxton Quintet + Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon & Tony Oxley Royal Festival Hall London, UK November 15th, 2004 Every now and then there comes a show, like this heavyweight double-bill, that seems laden with a sense of its own importance, like history in the making. How frustrating, then, ...
Christian McBride Band at Jazz Standard
by Russ Musto
Christian McBride Band Jazz Standard New York, NY December 30, 2004 Christian McBride rocked a sold out house the second set Thursday, December 30th at Jazz Standard with a show that proved that a jazz band could be soulful without sacrificing sophistication. Starting off with a rousing rendition of the ...
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