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Article: Catching Up With

Miles Evans: Two-Part Harmony

Read "Miles Evans: Two-Part Harmony" reviewed by Melanie Futorian

by Melanie Futorian

Trumpeter Miles Evans, like saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, has faced the plus/minus of being the son of a jazz icon--in this case, legendary composer/arranger/bandleader Gil Evans. But if Ravi's exposure to his father was cut short by the saxophonist's too-early demise in 1967, just shy of the youngster's second birthday, Miles had the opportunity to grow up ...

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News: Recording

Iconic Singer-Songwriter Michael Franks Returns With Sublime New Album Of Penetrating Poetry And Worldly Grooves, Celebrating His Love of Animals, Travel, Literature, Humanity And Life

Iconic Singer-Songwriter Michael Franks Returns With Sublime New Album Of Penetrating Poetry And Worldly Grooves, Celebrating His Love of Animals, Travel, Literature, Humanity And Life

Time Together, Franks' First New CD in Five Years, Unites Him With An All-Star Cast of Friends Including Gil Goldstein, Chuck Loeb, Till Bronner, Mike Mainieri, Eric Marienthal & Others Michael Franks, the ever-artful singer-songwriter and harvester of the most delectable musical passion fruit known to distingué lovers, has returned with his 18th offering, Time Together, ...

Album

Truth Be Told

By Mark Egan

Label: Wavetone Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Frog Legs; Gargoyle; Truth Be Told; Sea Saw; Café Risque; Shadow Play; Blue Launch; Rhyme Or Reason; Blue Rain; Pepé; After Thought.

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Neil Alexander

Read "Take Five With Neil Alexander" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Neil Alexander: Jazz musician Neil Alexander was performing, composing and arranging by age 14. In 2007 he released Tugging At The Infinite, his fourth CD with his contemporary electric/acoustic jazz ensemble NAIL. As well as managing his own electric and acoustic ensembles, he does sessions as both player and programmer, and works ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the Wavetone Records "Mark Egan - Truth Be Told" Giveaway

Announcing the Winners of the Wavetone Records "Mark Egan - Truth Be Told" Giveaway

Cindy Gates, Ben Davies, Roy Rabinowitz, Patricia Hubenthal and Sean Geist, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Wavetone “Mark Egan - Truth Be Told“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Wavetone Records for more releases. Enjoy the ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Mark Egan - Truth Be Told" Giveaway Contest

Enter the  "Mark Egan - Truth Be Told" Giveaway Contest

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Wavetone Records “Mark Egan--Truth Be Told“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 11th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Mark Egan at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Wavetone ...

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Article: Live Review

Bobby Watson at the Saville Theater, San Diego, CA

Read "Bobby Watson at the Saville Theater, San Diego, CA" reviewed by Robert Bush

by Robert Bush

Bobby Watson Quartet Saville Theater (San Diego City College) San Diego, CA May 11, 2010 Currently based in Kansas City, where he teaches at the University of Missouri/ Conservatory of Music, Bobby Watson has a long, storied career. He attended music school in Miami in the 1970's, where ...

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Article: Album Review

Tierra Negra: New World Flamenco

Read "New World Flamenco" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

The spry flamenco guitars of Ebert and Henrichs are warm and sometimes seem to blow very hot, like desert winds that fill the empty quarters in the mind's ear. On New World Flamenco, the sixth album by the German duo Tierra Negra and an all-star cast that includes the harpist Muriel Anderson, bassist Victor Wooten, bassist ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Egan: Truth Be Told

Read "Truth Be Told" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Mark Egan often provides subtle accompaniment, holding things together with his bass work and making other musicians look good in his role as a studio musician. The music on Truth Be Told shows off his extroverted side as he blazes through an assortment of funk/fusion tracks with some formidable sidemen along for the ride.

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Let's Do It!: Recordings by Mark Egan, Carl Fischer and Terje Lie

Read "Let's Do It!: Recordings by Mark Egan, Carl Fischer and Terje Lie" reviewed by Martin Gladu

by Martin Gladu

The great Miles Davis did it. Chick Corea did it with different groups. Michael Brecker did it with family. Even the educated John Scofield did it. Not to mention Mike Stern. They all did it and we lauded them for it. Most college big bands in America reserve some time in their sets to do it. ...


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