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Article: Album Review

John Clark: The Odd Couple Quintet +1

Read "The Odd Couple Quintet +1" reviewed by Jack Bowers


"And now," as John Cleese used to intone on the Monty Python television series, “for something completely different." In this case, a jazz quintet (+1) sporting a front line of French horn and bassoon and performing, among other things, two horn concertos by Mozart. An odd coupling? At first blush, it would seem so. Far less ...

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News: Recording

The Odd Couple Quintet +1 By John Clark

The Odd Couple Quintet +1 By John Clark

John Clark French horn CD Release on Composers Concordance Records “Virtually every French horn student starts playing the Mozart Concerti at a young age. I think I was 11 or 12 when I first attempted them, and even then I wanted to improvise on them. I had no idea what 'jazz' or 'creative music' was, but ...

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Article: Album Review

Karl Latham / Ryan Carniaux / Mark Egan: Constellations

Read "Constellations" reviewed by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton


If you happened to be in vitro fed Isao Tomita during your pre-personage, you're going to recognise Karl Latham's Constellations electronica subliminally--regardless any jazz/Bjork connections. 70's Japanese synth/horn, space music trembling has that tendency to unhinge a certain primeval magic. Space music in the 21st Century has less artefacts than the 70s first steppers, and more ...

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News: Recording

Karl Latham, Ryan Carniaux and Mark Egan release "Constellations"

Karl Latham, Ryan Carniaux and Mark Egan release "Constellations"

Constellations is the debut recording from Karl Latham, Ryan Carniaux and Mark Egan with special guest Nick Rolfe featuring their creative interpretations of the music from Icelandic pop star Bjork. On this 74+ minute highly adventurous improvisational outing the group draws from a wide palette of influences ranging from Miles Davis's Live-Evil and Bitches Brew to ...

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News: Event

New Yorkers Come To Jeff Golub's Aid One Final Time

New Yorkers Come To Jeff Golub's Aid One Final Time

January 21 all-star concert planned to memorialize the guitarist and benefit his family sells out. New York, NY: When the newly blind guitarist Jeff Golub stumbled and fell onto New York City subway tracks where he was clipped and dragged by a train in 2012, New Yorkers came to his aid. When word spread throughout the ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Egan

Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Egan

All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Egan's birthday today! Over the past 30 years, Mark Egan’s ability to groove, perfectly complement the music in any situation and solo expressively has made him one of the most in-demand bass players on the international music scene. While racking up credits with the likes of the Pat Metheny Group, ...

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About Now

Label: Wavetone Records
Released: 2014

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Label: Wavetone Records
Released: 2014
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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Mark Egan

Read "Take Five With Mark Egan" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Mark Egan:Over the past 30 years, Mark Egan's ability to groove, perfectly complement the music in any situation and solo expressively has made him one of the most in-demand bass players on the international music scene. While racking up credits with the likes of the Pat Metheny Group, saxophonists Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Stan ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Mark Egan - About Now" Giveaway!

Enter the "Mark Egan - About Now" Giveaway!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Wavetone Records “Mark Egan - About Now“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 21st. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Mark Egan at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends ...


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