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Article: Album Review

Corey Christiansen: Factory Girl

Read "Factory Girl" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Guitarist Corey Christiansen began his stint at Origin Records in 2008 with a top notch organ jazz outing, Roll With It. He followed that with an equally engaging disc featuring the same players, Outlaw Tractor on the label in 2010. On these two dates, Christensen and his superb band worked the soul jazz groove typical of ...

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Article: Album Review

Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott: Return of the East-West Trumpet Summit

Read "Return of the East-West Trumpet Summit" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott plays well with electricity. Specifically, with the Hammond B3 organ. The most memorable of his now nine CDs on Origin Records feature either the Hammond B3 or some serious Moog synthesier/Fender Rhodes work: Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson (2007 ), with Ryan Burns on electric keys; Human Spirit (2009), featuring Gary ...

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Chamber 3: Grassroots

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by Dan McClenaghan

Do different geographies create different sounds? New York-hard and brassy, in your face and boppish; the Nordic countries--cool and reflective, spacious and dreamy; the American Midwest, Chicago and Detroit--soulful and hip with a hard urban edge. This is, of course, a simplification, with exceptions flying all over the place, but distinct similarities in sounds can be ...

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Grassroots

By Matt Jorgensen

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Grassroots; Zosia; Enemy of Inspiration; Lack of Concentration; Tattoed by Passion; Uphill Struggle; Smells Like Teen Spirit; Song for Sam; E- flat Stop.

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Myra Melford: Life Carries Me This Way

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by Dan McClenaghan

Pianist Myra Melford's first solo disc, Life Carries Me This Way, is a musical exploration the paintings of California visual artist Don Reich. Rendering a painting--an art form that can be taken in at once, with one look--and addressing its moods, colors, shapes and textures over the course of a composition is not a easy task. ...

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News: Event

Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013 Schedule

Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013 Schedule

Jazz Connect 2013 is free to all attendees. Register here. LOCATION: Hilton New York 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St. New York, NY 10019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 9:00 am Workshops 1. Full Stream Ahead: Music Streaming Rights & Issues As music makes continues to make its bumpy transition ...

News: Music Industry

Celebrate the End of the World Next Friday at Tula's

Celebrate the End of the World Next Friday at Tula's

We all know that next Friday, December 21, 2012 (the last day on the Mayan Calendar), is sure to be the last day on Earth for all mankind … so what better way to end all existence than to join drummer Matt Jorgensen at Tula’s Jazz Club for a stellar night of music. Jorgensen will be ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Origin Records "Human Spirit" 2012 Upcoming Tour Dates.

Origin Records "Human Spirit" 2012 Upcoming Tour Dates.

“...(Human Spirit) pushes forth the definition of the new West Coast jazz..." —C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz October 5 - 6: ANDY'S JAZZ CLUB, CHICAGO, IL 11 E. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 642-6805, 9:30pm Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Mark Taylor (saxophone), Chip Stephens (piano), Matt Ulery (bass) and John Bishop (drums) West Coast Tour ...

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In Unity

Album: Dialogue
By Matt Jorgensen
Label: Origin Records
Released: 0
Duration: 6:37

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Article: Album Review

Human Spirit: Dialogue

Read "Dialogue" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

The three players who now call themselves Human Spirit--drummer Matt Jorgensen, trumpeter Thomas Marriott and alto saxophonist Mark Taylor--have a very successful track record of recording together. They teamed up on Jorgensen's magnificent Tattooed by Passion (2010) and Another Morning (2008), and on Marriott's strange and splendid Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson (2008) and Flexicon ...


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