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The SFJAZZ Collective: Toronto, Canada, October 15, 2011
by Alain Londes
The SF Jazz CollectiveKoerner HallToronto, CanadaOctober 15, 2011 The eight-piece, all-star SFJAZZ Collective rolled into town with its current project, dedicated to the music of Stevie Wonder, its original arrangements reflecting the Collective's personality. Part of a successful group of this magnitude is the talent, respect, and chemistry that helps everyone ...
SFJAZZ Collective: Ottawa, Canada, October 13, 2011
by John Kelman
SFJAZZ Collective The Music of Stevie Wonder Centrepoint Theatre, Ottawa, Canada October 13, 2011 In its eight-year existence, the SFJAZZ Collective has gone from triumph to triumph, each year choosing a specific artist to honor--past years including pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonists Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter--and ...
Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011
by Larry Taylor
54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival--still going strong after 54 years. What's more, this year, Sept. 16-18, it was better than ever: the music was great; weather warm yet crisp and the atmosphere bucolic at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...
SFJAZZ Collective: Fall Tour
FALL TOUR PLAYING THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER AND NEW COMPOSITIONS The SFJAZZ Collective will perform dates in the US and Canada in October performing material from the new CD, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011—Season 8. The tour and the release features new arrangements of the classic ...
SFJAZZ Collective: Live in New York Season 8 - Music of Stevie Wonder
by John Kelman
SFJAZZ Collective Live in New York Season 8: Music of Stevie Wonder SFJAZZ 2011 One old adage says, “If it ain't broke, don't fix it." But another says, “Change is good." For the first time in its eight touring seasons, the SFJAZZ Collective has found a way to manage ...
SFJAZZ Announces Release of "SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011" - Season 8
SFJAZZ today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective's eight limited-edition set, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011 — Season 8, of which a maximum of 5,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—presenter of this year's 29th San Francisco Jazz Festival, running September 15 through December ...
Sam Yahel: From Sun to Sun
by Dan McClenaghan
Sam Yahel made his name in jazz as an organist, notably on the excellent Truth and Beauty (Origin Records, 2009). In addition to a handful of well-received CDs under his own name, Yahel has worked his B3 Hammond magic on recordings by vocalist Norah Jones and saxophonist Joshua Redman. So it was something of a risk ...
Sam Yahel Trio: New York, NY, July 17, 2011
by Dan Bilawsky
Sam Yahel Trio The Village Vanguard New York, NY July 17, 2011 The world has changed in numerous and startling ways since pianist Bill Evans recorded Sunday At The Village Vanguard (Riverside, 1961) a half century ago, but two things remain as consistent as the rising and setting of the sun: The ...
Aaron Goldberg / Guillermo Klein: Bienestan
by Mark F. Turner
Collaborations between two jazz pianists on the same recording are rare. Yet in the case of rising stars Aaron Goldberg and eclectic composer Guillermo Klein's Bienestan--whose title means “a place of well-being"--the collaboration works on many levels and translates into a rewarding experience.Their connection began at Berklee in the 1990s. Goldberg played piano in ...
