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Article: Album Review

Alliance: Alliance

Read "Alliance" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Alliance is an impressive all-female co-op quartet whose self-titled debut album, recorded in 2023, offers a luminous snapshot of their remarkable talent and versatility. Reed virtuoso Sharel Cassity, an alumna of New York City's world-class DIVA Jazz Orchestra, oversees the front line, while pianist Hannah Meyer provides an eloquent reciprocal perspective and shares the essential rhythmic ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Claire Daly, Mary Lou Williams, Stella Cole & Benny Benack III

Read "Claire Daly, Mary Lou Williams, Stella Cole & Benny Benack III" reviewed by Joe Dimino


Dive into the vibrant world of jazz with Episode 879 of Neon Jazz. Kicking off with the multi-talented Benny Benack III, we'll explore music from his 2023 album Third Time's the Charm. Next, meet the dynamic young phenom Stella Cole, currently touring with Benny and recently lighting up the stage at Kansas City's Folly Theater in ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Trombonist-Composer Naomi Moon Siegel

Read "Take Five With Trombonist-Composer Naomi Moon Siegel" reviewed by AAJ Staff


An award-winning trombonist, improviser, composer and educator, Naomi Moon Siegel is committed to creating a positive, transformative music culture beyond conventional genre norms. She has been an innovative performer and recording artist since graduating from Oberlin Conservatory in 2006. Siegel kicked off her professional career on the West Coast in Oakland, California, and came of age ...

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Article: Book Review

In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil Taylor

Read "In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil Taylor" reviewed by Jack Kenny


In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil TaylorPhilip Freeman 344 Pages ISBN: # ISBN 978-3-9553-261-9 Wolke Verlag 2024 The sign over the nightclub says it all: Cecil Taylor starts where Thelonious Monk leaves off. Jazz has never really come to terms with Cecil Taylor. Comparisons with ...

Article: Album Review

Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie

Read "Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


A 18 anni di distanza dal debutto discografico in Culture Shock il trombettista originario di Trinidad & Tobago, si cimenta come bandleader di un ampio organico, in una lussureggiante sintesi di ritmi caraibici e orchestrazioni che vanno dalla tradizione Swing all'hip hop. L'orchestra è un ampliamento della sua storica Creole Soul Band e ospita la cantante ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Three Jazz Books and a Work of Jazz Fiction by All About Jazz Contributor Jakob Baekgaard

Three Jazz Books and a Work of Jazz Fiction by All About Jazz Contributor Jakob Baekgaard

All About Jazz contributor, Jakob Baekgaard, has published four books with selections of pieces previously published on All About Jazz. Each book has a different theme. A Song for Valentine  Jazz fiction First published on All About Jazz as a short story in four parts with the title, Last Song for Valentine, this version, now titled ...

Article: Live Review

Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2024

Read "Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2024" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Varie sedi Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2024 Merano 15-21 luglio 2024 Un festival può far scattare connessioni, relazioni, corrispondenze, sia sotto il punto di vista intellettivo, nella sfera dell'astrazione, che nella concretezza dei rapporti umani. La sinergia tra momenti di ascolto, proposte concertistiche e formazione musicale nella didattica di ...

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Article: Album Review

Alliance: Alliance

Read "Alliance" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The eponymous debut from Alliance--a collective quartet spearheaded by saxophonist Sharel Cassity and drummer Colleen Clark, and harmonically hinged on pianist Hannah Mayer and bassist Carmani Edwards-- is a shining example of the strength behind a pact in play. A sorority built on substantial musical prowess and possibilities, this is a band that's locked and loaded ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Mothers In Jazz, Birthday Shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley & More

Read "New Releases, Mothers In Jazz, Birthday Shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


The Mothers Day broadcast includes new releases from Win Pongsakorn, Nicki Parrott, Brenda Earle Stokes, Yelena Eckemoff, Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe, Meg Okura, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers and Haile Loren, with birthday shoutouts to Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley, Tania Maria, Nadje Noordhuis, Judi Silvano, Andrea Superstein and Allegra Levy, among others. ...

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Article: The Golden Age of Jazz

Mary Lou's Salon

Read "Mary Lou's Salon" reviewed by Bill Gottlieb


This article was first published at All About Jazz in June 1999.“The all-time greatest woman jazz musician." That typically was the kind of language used in describing Mary Lou Williams.Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou was a fabulous pianist, as well as a noted arranger, and composer. But she also had another role ...


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