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Article: Live Review

Miles In The Hollywood Sky

by Chuck Koton
July 15, 2012

Tribute To Miles DavisHollywood BowlLos Angeles, CAJune 27, 2012Let's face it, change messes people up. Dealing with change demands an openness of spirit and thought, a willingness to learn and an ability to improvise. That's too much, Daddy-O. The average human prefers the routine to the spontaneous, the familiar to the ...

News: Recording

Etta James, Sarah Vaughan & Brecker Bros Box Sets Due in August from Legacy

July 15, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival from Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in modern jazz: THE BRECKER BROTHERS - THE COMPLETE ARISTA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Arista/Legacy) – 8 titles, 8 CDs ETTA JAMES – THE COMPLETE ...

Article: Interview

Delving Into the Deep Blue

by Trish Richardson
July 2, 2012

"Blood may be thicker than water, but you can't live without water." --Novelist Jane Porter While the members of Deep Blue Organ Trio were not brought together by shared parentage, guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Chris Rockingham and organist Chris Foreman share a closeness, mutual respect, and loyalty that many families would envy. Their bond ...

News: Festival

Bass Legend Stanley Clarke Presents Invitation Concert Series At The Montreal Jazz Festival June 28 - July 1

June 28, 2012

Stanley Clarke was honored at the Montreal Jazz Festival with the 18th prestigious Miles Davis Award in 2011. This award is presented to tribute a great international jazz musician for the entire body of his or her work and for that musician’s influence in regenerating the jazz idiom. An extension of the award is the privilege ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Marcus Miller

June 14, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Marcus Miller's birthday today! Marcus Miller, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2001, was born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York. He came from a musical family and was influenced early on by his father, a church organist and choir director, as ...

Article: Live Review

Borneo Jazz 2012

by Ian Patterson
May 29, 2012

Borneo Jazz Festival 2012Miri, Sarawak, BorneoMay 10-12, 2012Borneo Jazz--held in Miri, Sarawak semi-autonomous state, Malaysia--has grown steadily since its inaugural edition in 2005, going from 3,000 spectators seven years ago to over eight thousand today. This growth is a reflection of the successful planning and promotion by the festival organizers and an indication ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Phil Cavalieri

by AAJ Staff
May 27, 2012

Meet Phil Cavalieri: Born in 1974, Filippo “Phil" Cavalieri grew up in an era where jazz-rock was at its peak. His formative musical years took place in Ferrara, Italy, where he played in the clubs with all kinds of bands playing everything from Jimi Hendrix to Barry White. As he was learning his instrument, ...

Article: Profile

Celebrating Miles Davis with Quotes

by Michael Ricci
May 26, 2012

We're celebrating Miles Davis's birthday (May 26, 1926) with quotes about him and by him. All About Jazz senior writer R.J. DeLuke also compiled several from his past interviews with various ex-band members--and we included a salty one by Miles for good measure. If you know of a quote about Miles or ...

News: Festival

The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival Line-up Announced

May 2, 2012

THE STAR MAP OF JAZZ WILL BE ON ISTANBUL SKIES The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival, 3-19 July 2012 A glamorous line-up with Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Morrissey, Erykah Badu, Antony and the Johnsons, Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller, Okay Temiz, Burhan Öçal, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, İmer Demirer, Bilal Karaman, Lyambiko, Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Caro Emerald, ...

News: Festival

Marcus Miller: Casablanca, Morocco, April 24, 2012

April 27, 2012

By Mehdi El Mouden A number of great American jazzmen have visited Morocco to play in the numerous jazz festivals organized throughout the year, to name Archie Shepp,Randy Weston,Roy Hargroove,Peter Cincotti and many other American figures who made their stamp on Jazz History. This time was Marcus Miller's turn to tread Jazzablanca's stage on a memorable ...