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Take Five with Julian Hartwell
by AAJ Staff
About Julian Hartwell Julian Hartwell is a sought-after pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator based in Philadelphia, PA. He is inspired by many styles of music which all contribute to his distinctive sound, both solo and in a group setting. For the past 12 years he has performed throughout a wide swath of the Delaware ...
"Sicily Jass" e il primo secolo del jazz discografico
by Mario Calvitti
Nel 2017 ricorre un importante anniversario per il jazz. Risale infatti a cento anni fa, esattamente al 26 Febbraio 1917, l'incisione di quello che è generalmente considerato il primo disco di jazz della storia, un 78 giri contenente due brani, uno per facciata: “Livery Stable Blues" e “One Step," registrati dalla Original Dixieland Jass Band (il ...
Mark Lewandowski: Waller
by Roger Farbey
Thomas Wright 'Fats' Waller was born in New York on May 21, 1904 and died in Kansas from pneumonia on December 15, 1943 at the tragically young age of 39. During his relatively short life he became one of the most popular entertainers and composers in the USA and Europe. His stride piano style was greatly ...
Bria Skonberg: In Flight
by R.J. DeLuke
Bria Skonberg's roots are in a city more than 2,000 miles--and a different country--away from New Orleans and the traditional jazz music identified with region at the mouth of the Mississippi River. But when she puts her trumpet to her lips and plays, whether with her own quintet or another formation, running through a standard or ...
Meet John Reilly
by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
John Reilly--yet another of our Super Fans who works for the city of New York--was born on Staten Island, where he still lives. We don't know if it's something to do with working for the city, or just a function of growing up in the capital of jazz, but John is the real thing. The son ...
Tom Green: A Man And His Trombone
by Nick Davies
Tom Green is a trombonist, composer and arranger described as “a new rising star in the British jazz scene" by Nigel Williams (Jazz FM). In 2014 he was mentioned three times as Jazzwise “One to Watch," and was the recipient of a Help Musicians UK Emerging Excellence award. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy ...
Greg Poppleton: Back In Your Own Backyard
by Budd Kopman
There is something about early jazz before the Swing Era, especially that of the 1920s. Its infectious happiness, innocence and floating lightness, its close ties to Tin Pan Alley and the Great American Songbook and how much this music was an integral part of the times makes it irresistible to almost anyone even remotely interested in ...
Dot Time Records Offers Limited Collector's Edition Of Previously Unreleased Recordings Of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was one of the most recognizable men in the world. His smile, his voice, his trumpet all set the standard for the one true American art form called “jazz." Dot Time Records' Legends Series has unearthed a treasure of unreleased recordings by Louis Armstrong. The Louis Armstrong Legacy Series will feature four productions from ...
Billy Krechmer: A Philadelphia Story
by Richard J Salvucci
There is a story told of the last night of an iconic jazz club in Philadelphia in 1966. The bandleader-owner, it was said, had been called away prior to closing. He was unable to return before the end of the last set. Walking back, he watched the crowd filing out. Some, I am told, had tears ...
Elio Villafranca With All-Star Band & String Quartet - March 31 At Aaron Davis Hall - "Cuba - Senegal: Letters To Mother Africa II"
CUBAN PIANIST ELIO VILLAFRANCA- ALL-STAR BAND WITH STRING QUARTET & MORE. HEADLINES AT AARON DAVIS HALL ON MARCH 31ST Cuba- Senegal: Letters to Mother Africa II, acclaimed pianist-composer's ode to Cuba and Africa! City College Center for the Arts on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. Piano sensation Elio Villafranca heads to the City College Center ...
