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Article: Multiple Reviews

Eric Hofbauer Quintet: Prehistoric Jazz – Volumes 1 & 2

by Mark F. Turner
February 2, 2015

With sure workmanship and untamed inquisitiveness, Boston-based guitarist Eric Hofbauer is no stranger to confronting unusual yet stimulating music. Examples include 2008's uncharacteristic guitar duo The Lady of Khartoum with Garrison Fewell or the striking American solo series--American Vanity (2004), American Fear (2010) and American Grace (2013)--which crossed distinctive terrains of improvisation and covers of iconic ...

News: TV / Film

Super Bowl's Jazzy Halftimes

February 2, 2015

Yesterday's Super Bowl was amazing—perhaps the most astonishing finish in NFL history. But the halftime show was a bit of a disappointment. A little too playful and silly for me, and not nearly enough intensity or drama. Which reminded me that in the beginning, the Super Bowl halftime show was a modest jazzy affair. The turning ...

Article: Jazz Primer

How to Listen to Jazz

by Douglas Groothuis
January 22, 2015

All About Jazz readers are usually very hip to the joys and challenges of listening to this uniquely American and endlessly fascinating art form we call jazz. Aficionados of jazz like to talk about jazz, like to recommend jazz to others, and like to listen to how others listen to jazz. This is why strangers can ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Jimmy Bennington

by AAJ Staff
January 15, 2015

Meet Jimmy Bennington: Jimmy Bennington was born May 22, 1970 in Columbus, OH. Mentored by late Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones, Bennington celebrates 25 years in the music field in 2015. Jimmy has performed and recorded with many artists including David Haney, Perry Robinson, Julian Priester, Steve Cohn, Ed Schuller, Daniel Carter, Ken Filiano, and Fred ...

News: TV / Film

Robert Herridge: Jazz on TV

January 15, 2015

Up until 1955, modern jazz was largely a punchline. The music wasn't easy to understand by those who grew up listening to big bands and other forms of pop and dance music, and many post-war jazz musicians seemed silly in their cool extreme—people with names like Dizzy, Monk, Chubby, Hawk, Shorty and Bird who recorded for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Singer/Actor Cheyenne Jackson Makes Café Carlyle Debut, January 13-24

January 8, 2015

Cheyenne Jackson, with stage credits including The Performers, 8, Finian’s Rainbow, Damn Yankees and Xanadu; television appearances on 30 Rock, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ugly Betty; and film work including Love is Strange, United 93, Price Check and Lola Versus, will make his debut at Café Carlyle to open the winter season, January 13-24. The ...

Article: Album Review

Archie Shepp: Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five

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by Chris Mosey
January 4, 2015

The New Thing is now old hat; all those squawking saxophones, blipping trumpets and discordant piano explorations a thing of the past. With its arrival in the early 1960s, jazz reached the end of its historical road. The New Thing wasn't The Shape Of Jazz To Come, as an Ornette Coleman album title ...

Article: Extended Analysis

All of You: The Last Tour 1960

by C. Michael Bailey
January 1, 2015

The problem with Miles Davis' 1960 European Tours has been one of programming. First to know is that Davis toured Europe twice in 1960: the first time with John Coltrane, March 21st to April 109th, and then with Sonny Stitt from September 27th to October 13th. The second thing to know is not every performance of ...

Article: What is Jazz?

Jazz Meets Death

by Matt Lavelle
December 31, 2014

There once was a great music. It was born in America and branded with the name Jazz. The music was later re-named madam Zzaj, by one of her lovers, the Duke. She grudgingly accepted the moniker of Jazz over the years. It was how she was bought and sold after all. Jazz had several intimate relationships ...

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Article: Live Review

A Peter White Christmas at Yoshi's

by Walter Atkins
December 26, 2014

A Peter White Christmas featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, CA December 18, 2014 A Peter White Christmas, featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair, was a great way to enjoy the holiday season. Both Yoshi's Oakland shows were sold out and the 8 pm show was jam-packed ...