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Dewey Redman Blows His Birthday in Miami Beach
by Javier AQ Ortiz
The second coming of the JVC Jazz Festival-Miami Beach started small on May 15 2002. A trio, consisting of Matt Wilson on drums, a John something or other in bass and Redman playing tenor sax, Chinese cornet, his voice, gestures and character at Jazid. In such a venue, almost anyone can conjure a “standing room only” ...
New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Fest
by Sandy Ingham
Jazzfest XXXIII is now in the books down in New Orleans. For me, it was number XV, so I've been there, done that, and can't wait to do it all again. Anyone who doesn't have a ball at this annual celebration of the music, the food and the people of this joyful city needs to check ...
Wessell Anderson
by Bob Margolis
The Village Vanguard April 15-20, 1997 New York City “Wess Anderson's playing contains the essence of soul, that's why we call him “WarmDaddy." This comment, spoken by Anderson's part-time employer and musical foil Wynton Marsalis, was backed up by WarmDaddy's performances in and around NYC this past month.Fronting a group featuring the fabulous Stephan Harris ...
Craig Handy
by Bob Margolis
Sweet Basil April 12, 1997 New York CityTalk about what good teachers can do for a student. Coming out of one of the finest jazz programs in the country at North Texas State, playing with Art Blakey, being a long-time member of Roy Haynes' band, working with Abdullah Ibrahim and spending quality time with Betty ...
Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet at Killian Hall, MIT 4/2/99
by AAJ Staff
Improvised music always is at its most exciting in a live setting. Of course the orthodox purists of free improvisation would argue that there is no point in “fixing" a musical improvisation by recording it. They might say that the stamping of a CD takes the life out of a performance. I would argue that while ...
Jazz Composers Collective featuring Lee Konitz
by David Adler
"Intuitive Jazz: The Lennie Tristano Legacy" Tribeca Performing Arts Center The “Lost Jazz Shrines" concert series, hosted by the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in downtown Manhattan, is now in its third year. The lost “shrine" being honored in this year’s series is the Half Note, and on the docket for May were ...
Jazz Composers Collective Concert Series
by David Adler
New School Jazz Performance Space Ellery Eskelin Group/Ron Horton Big Band The 1999-2000 Jazz Composers Collective Concert Series drew to a spirited close on a very rainy night in May. It had been a good year indeed, with performances by Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel, Dave Binney, the Herbie Nichols Project, the ...
Reid Anderson Quintet
by David Adler
Live at the C-Note, New York, NY Z Reid Anderson is one of the best composers and bandleaders in New York. The young bassist is part of a close-knit group of players that includes Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ethan Iverson, and Mark Turner. With two superb quartet albums to his credit, 1998’s Dirty Show Tunes and ...
Charlie Hunter Quartet at the Beachland
by C. Andrew Hovan
Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio Talk about a blast from the past, the hardwood floors and vintage décor of Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom give it a retro aura that the young alternative crowd surely must embrace. Lately the club has been booking blues shows and it was perfectly logical to bring in Charlie Hunter ...
Tortoise, Nobukazu Takemura & Aki Tsuyuko, Prefuse 73
by AAJ Staff
Somerville Theater Somerville, Massachusetts Tuesday, May 15, 2001 One can learn a lot about music simply by observing an audience. On May 15, a collection of twenty-somethings gathered for the Tortoise show at the Somerville Theater. The concert was, of course, sold out in this college town. Tortoise may not ...
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