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Eclectic electric jazz comes of age
by Mark Corroto
Back in the 1980s, the marriage of jazz and electronics produced the unfortunate, creativity destroying “jazz fusion" genre. That was because drum machines, synthesizer produced horn lines and computer generated hand claps were often too perfect. A sort of “sanitized for your protection" version of motel drinking glasses. Think about the then innovative trumpeter Miles Davis' ...
Herbie Hancock Imagine Project: Philadelphia, August 13, 2010
by Lewis J Whittington
Herbie Hancock / The Imagine ProjectThe Man CenterPhiladelphia, USAAugust 13, 2010 On a cool August night at the open air Mann Center, pianist Herbie Hancock reminisced about his '60s gigs in Philly with Miles Davis back in the day, but he was not looking to rest on any laurel. For ...
Shez Raja: Mystic Radikal
by George Mitton
Shez Raja has described his band's sound as “a real kaleidoscope," an idea reflected in Mystic Radikal's psychedelic cover art. Raja studied Indian classical tabla drumming with virtuoso Sharda Sahai, but now applies these rhythms to the electric bass. On the album there's a fusion of eastern sounds, with synthesizer drones used to reference the music ...
Take Five With Rico Belled
by AAJ Staff
Meet Rico Belled:Born and raised in Holland, Rico Belled is best known as the Grammy-nominated bassist for The Rippingtons. Now based in Los Angeles, CA, he's worked with artists in many genres, ranging from Liza Minnelli to Eddie Money, Eric Marienthal to The Dan Band. Piano being his first instrument, Rico is also an ...
Francis Dreyfus: 1940 - 2010
Music publisher and record producer Francis Dreyfus died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at the age of 70. Through his labels Disques Motors and Dreyfus Records, Francis Dreyfus launched the careers of prominent artists, including Christophe and Jean Michel Jarre. His love of jazz led to the creation of the Dreyfus Jazz label which brought together such ...
Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
In a career now entering its sixth decade, pianist Herbie Hancock has covered more ground than most. He was a key member of trumpet icon Miles Davis' heralded quintet of the 1960s, with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. He was a key part of the nascent fusion community in the late ...
Herbie Hancock: One World, One Music
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
The world today is in big trouble. We might think that we have learned our lesson and opted for togetherness--after all, centuries of wars, misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinterpretation have brought nothing of value to the human race. Today we are told to frown upon our neighbors across the border; yesterday, neighbors from all over the world ...
2010 Playboy Jazz Festival: A Swingin' Party At The Hollywood Bowl
by Chuck Koton
Hear the name Playboy and in an instant, a parade of “hot" images race involuntarily across the mind's eye. There's Dizzy, bent over and blowin' the hippest sounds through his misshapen horn; Stan Getz' tenor sax pourin' forth cool samba; Benny Goodman and Count Basie leadin' their bands through swing history; Art Blakey and his band ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Marcus Miller
All About Jazz is celebrating Marcus Miller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Marcus MillerMarcus 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 ...
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
by Gary Firstenberg
The city of New Orleans is riding high these days. With the beloved football team winning the Super Bowl, a new mayor promising a brighter future, a rebuilding of structures and economy, and a new HBO television show, Treme, extolling the virtues of the unique culture of this musical mecca, times could not be better for ...
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