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Pivot and Paths
by Elliott Simon
Knitting Factory New York City 2/22/2003 Saxophonist/flautist Thomas Chapin was a New York Knitting Factory musical founding father. Almost 5 years to the day from his untimely death, the Pivot Quintet, featuring some of Chapin’s closest musical associates in guitarist Michel Musillami and bassist Mario Pavone, held forth at the Knit’s “Old ...
It's That Time of Year Again: Jazz Fest 2003
by Tod Smith
Some critics argue that the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has long abandoned its jazz roots for the greener pastures of popular music. Dave Matthews performed at the fest to record crowds in 2001 and the Seattle band Phish brought a very different look and sound a few years ago. However, if you are a ...
Charlie Haden's Nocturne
by C. Andrew Hovan
Cleveland Museum of Art- Cleveland, OH February 8, 2003 When Charlie Haden took to the stage of Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art, his face beamed as he scanned what was a full house of enthusiastic fans. Even before playing a note, Haden seemed compelled to mention the inspiration he had ...
Benny Golson at Night Town
by C. Andrew Hovan
Night Town- Cleveland, OH January 16, 2003 While certainly in his twilight years, there seems to be no stopping Benny Golson in his quest to deliver music with integrity and intelligence. On a recent tour of one-nighters, Golson took to the stage at Cleveland’s Night Town with a local rhythm section for two ...
Trio Tatsu Aoki, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Joseph Jarman
by Bruce Wallace
Listening to Melungeon Records’ Trio, one is reminded of the oft-repeated wisdom about Cecil Taylor’s approach to piano; that he played the instrument as if it was “eighty-eight tuned drums.” The musicians on the album have built careers out of taking their instruments beyond the roles generally reserved for them within jazz contexts. It ...
2002 East Coast Jazz Festival
by Sandy Ingham
Washington, D.C., is a city full of top-secret information. Here's a bit of intelligence I'm happy to leak: Dick Morgan. He may be the best pianist you"ve never heard of unless you've spent some time in the nation's capital searching out its jazz haunts. I “discovered" him three years ago at the East Coast Jazz Festival ...
The Jam
by Michael L. Nelson
I would like to invite you to take a ride on the 'A-Train' for 'A Night in Tunisia'. Or would you prefer to go to 'St. Thomas'? We can leave 'Round Midnight'. You'll enjoy the ride; the train only plays 'All Blues'. Welcome to Dallas, Texas. Where this trip takes place every 3rd Friday night of ...
Meet Scottish Bassist Ronnie Rae
by Michael Clark
It doesn't mean a thing if it doesn't swing - if it doesn't swing its not jazz' Without a doubt, Ronnie Rae is one of the great players on the Scottish scene. His love and understanding of bass lines shows everytime he picks up his double bass, but it was the Tuba that he started out ...
Burnin' at the Bistro: The Jazz Composers Collective
by Wayne Zade
In the third week of January, 2003, St. Louis was entering its annual deep cold snap as members of the Jazz Composers Collective landed after 24 total hours of travel from a concert in Milan. Although audiences at Jazz at the Bistro on the second night of the four-night run were small, they came prepared for ...
Carmen Lundy & University of Miami Concert Jazz Band
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Carmen Lundy & University of Miami Concert Jazz Band Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:00 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall Coral Gables Campus Program presented with the support of WDNA 88.9 FM . Carmen Lundy established herself outside her hometown. There isn’t enough ground swelling in ...
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