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Take Five With Nora Germain
by AAJ Staff
Meet Nora Germain:I am a 22-year-old jazz violinist living in Los Angeles. My parents were classical violinists in the Madison Symphony in Madison, Wisconsin, so I was raised with classical music. When I was 16, I went to Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California and met bassist Marshall Hawkins. Right then I decided to ...
Brecon Jazz 2013 Hosts Best Of Contemporary Jazz
The stunning Brecon Beacons in the heart of Wales will resonate to the sound of some of the very best in contemporary jazz as Brecon Jazz returns on the weekend of the 9th-11th August with a stellar line-up to suit a broad range of tastes. Saxophonist Courtney Pine presents his House of Legends band at the ...
Penang Island Jazz Festival 2012
by Ian Patterson
9th Penang Island Jazz FestivalBayview HotelPenang, MalaysiaNovember 29--December 2, 2012 From pickup at the airport at 10.30pm to personal send-off five days later at 4.00am, Paul Augustin, the Director of the Penang Island Jazz Festival, is what you could call the perfect host. It's this personal touch--instilled in the festival staff's ...
On The Road With The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet
by Ian Patterson
Though it was only a 12-hour flight from Singapore to London, for Singaporean organist/pianist Jeremy Monteiro, Philippine tenor saxophonist Tots Tolentino, Hong Kong guitarist Eugene Pao and Thai drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan--who together make up the Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet--the journey has, in some ways, been a much longer one; you could say it's a journey ...
Penang Island Jazz Festial To Host Guitar Legend Martin Taylor
The Penang Island Jazz Festival—one of the most eagerly awaited events in the Asian jazz calendar— is back for its 9th edition from the 29th November to the 2nd December. On the 1st and 2nd December the main stage in the tropical, beachfront grounds of the Bayview Hotel will play host to eight international acts of ...
Over 1,000 Jazz Guitarists Sign Up For Free Online Guitar Lessons
Online lessons are changing the way people learn music, including how to play jazz guitar. Martin Taylor, the world's most popular online solo jazz guitar teacher, is joining in that disruption by offering a free jazz guitar course. Over 1,000 guitarists signed up to this free course within the first three days. Though Martin Taylor's course ...
Martin Taylor Solo
by AAJ Italy Staff
Parco della Musica - Roma - 13.04.2012 Nell'ambito della rassegna dedicata a musicisti che si esibiscono in solitudine è toccato al chitarrista inglese Martin Taylor il compito di mostrare ciò che sa fare con il suo strumento in assenza di accompagnamento. Lanciato alla fine degli anni '70 dal violinista Stephane Grappelli, nel cui gruppo di allora ...
Heart 'n Soul of Jazz
February will again bring some of the worlds' most renowned Jazz artists to Pinehurst for the 27th Annual Heart 'n Soul of Jazz. Presented by Pinehurst Resort and the Arts Council of Moore County, the benefit will feature harmonica player and guitarist Pat Bergeson & his Quartet featuring vocalist Annie Sellick performing on Friday, February 10, ...
Ian Patterson's Best Live Shows of 2011
by Ian Patterson
Sandwiched between The Thailand International Jazz Conference held in Bangkok in January and the Penang Island Jazz Festival held in Malaysia in December, there were also visits to Borneo Jazz, the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, and a visit to Belfast, Ireland, to see guitarists Martin Taylor and 14-year old sensation Andreas Varady, and the London ...
The Andrew Dickeson Quintet: Weaver of Dreams
by Jerry D'Souza
Australian drummer Andrew Dickeson makes a strong recording debut as leader with a well-chosen selection of standards. Dickeson has been a sideman for over 25 years, having begun his professional career when he was 13. Born into a musical family, he began playing the drums when he was 10. He moved briefly to New York in ...
