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Chicago Jazz Festival 2003
by Sandy Ingham
Jazz is serious music, true. Some call it America's classical music, worthy of diligent listening, scholarly research, academic institution departments of jazz studies, halls of fame and museum recognition. But it's always been entertainment, first and foremost. Isn't all music? And jazz, springing from the parade-filled streets and pleasure-providing honky tonks of New Orleans, has a ...
RKM Music: Jazz Gallery, NYC
by Elliott Simon
With original artwork depicting great jazz virtuosos gracing the walls, between set wine with the musicians, and superior acoustics, NYC's Jazz Gallery is a cozy venue that caters to a hip clientele. As such, Ravi Coltrane could not have chosen a better “space” for the live premiere of his new label. With eager anticipation, I took ...
Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2003
by AAJ Staff
August 29-31, 2003 Half the fun of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival is getting there. Nestled in the green lush Berkshire Mountains, the 2003 Tanglewood Jazz Festival offered a swingin' getaway on busy Labor Day Weekend. Driving through the winding Connecticut country roads, we pass small aqueous neighborhoods on wooded shorelines of large lakes. Crossing the border ...
Jazz Vespers Series Taps Local Talent
by AAJ Staff
Lately, the beautiful, gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church has been filled with the sounds of live jazz on the last Sunday of every month. Last summer, Dr. Stephen Jones, the new pastor at the church got together with a volunteer committee of dedicated congregation members and organized a monthly Jazz Vespers series to showcase ...
Pascal, Matassa Spread the Good News
by Jason West
British author Jonathan Raban, in an essay first published in the Guardian of London and recently reprinted in the Seattle Weekly, writes: “When I first moved here, I cherished the fact that Seattle has one of the lowest churchgoing rates in the nation, and when it does go to church, it likes its religion to be ...
Pearl's Door Closes, But Others Open
by Forrest Dylan Bryant
The dreaded Moment of Truth arrived in the wee hours of April 21. After months of glum expectation and twelve hours of nonstop farewell jamming, Jazz at Pearl's has closed its doors for the last time.The quirky 110-seat club, which co-owners Sonny Buxton and Pearl Wong opened in 1990, had withstood massive changes both in ...
Lee Konitz Concerts at the Montreal Jazz Festival
by Virginia A. Schaefer
As a Montreal Jazz Festival 2003 Invitation series artist, venerable alto saxophonist Lee Konitz played a different concert each night of July 2 through 5 at the Monument-National, a vintage theatre with excellent acoustics. To represent his musical career, Konitz selected favorite configurations of musicians with whom he enjoys performing. Konitz has worked with Montreal-based musicians ...
Stryker/Slagle Band Hits Pittburgh's North Side
by Matt Merewitz
If you haven’t heard an alto-guitar collaboration lately, be sure to check out The Stryker/Slagle Band, a self-titled album and the band’s most recent release, on the independent Khaeon label. The band headed out on tour recently with stops in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. I caught them on the second night of a ...
August-September 2003
by Miriam Zolin
In this edition: Gerry Koster, Newmarket Music Sam Keevers , soulful pianist Review by Mick Paddon Reviews by Adrian Jackson Gerry Koster manages Newmarket Music, based in Melbourne. Newmarket releases a range of music, mainly by artists in Melbourne and more recently in Sydney. The label is mostly jazz-based but with a ...
June-July 2003
by Miriam Zolin
These notes include: Welcome Reviews: (No reviews this time around - get ready for a bumper offering in the August / September edition!) Requests (tell us if there's someone you'd like to see us profile, or any Australian jazz topic that you think requires investigation.) General News (news from three Australian cities and links ...
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