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Article: Extended Analysis

SFJAZZ Collective: Live in New York Season 8 - Music of Stevie Wonder

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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 ...

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News: Recording

SFJAZZ Announces Release of "SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011" - Season 8

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Yahel: From Sun to Sun

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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 ...

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Article: Live Review

Sam Yahel Trio: New York, NY, July 17, 2011

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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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Aaron Goldberg / Guillermo Klein: Bienestan

Read "Bienestan" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

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 ...

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Article: Live Review

James Farm at the Jazz Standard

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by Warren Allen

James FarmJazz StandardNew York, NYJune 17, 2011 Pianist Aaron Parks snapped the cover photo for the debut album of James Farm (Nonesuch, 2011) on his iPhone, in a moment when the image of a barn reflected in water struck him a certain way. The image is a lovely, spontaneous recorded ...

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News: Festival

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents The 2011 Jazz Festival, August 5-7

Jason Moran and The Bandwagon, John Scofield Trio, Christian McBride Big Band, Joshua Redman's James Farm, Renee Rosnes, Fred Hersch & Nico Gori Duo & Lucky Peterson & more KATONAH, NY—Caramoor International Music Festival's annual weekend-long Jazz Festival has become one of the country's premiere destinations for jazz music, for artists and fans alike. 2011 is ...

Article: Interview

Matt Penman e la sua "James Farm"

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Intervista di R.J. DeLuke Negli ultimi anni, Matt Penman e il suo contrabbasso hanno calcato le scene di una gran varietà di ambiti musicali, tutti di altissimo livello. E ciò testimonia sia della sua bravura sia della sua capacità di adattarsi alle situazioni più disparate, nelle quali emergono il suo tocco armonioso, il suono ricco ed ...

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Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1

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by Larry Taylor

What a discovery; what a great idea. Producer Jason Olaine has taken songs from a number of Disney movies--some rarely recorded by jazz musicians--and made fresh new versions, utilizing some of today's most well-known jazz artists. The performers range from 90 year-old piano legend Dave Brubeck to 17 year-old Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky; ...

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Article: Live Review

Playboy Jazz Festival: June 11-12, 2011

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by Chuck Koton

Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 11-12, 2011 June gloom blanketed Los Angeles and the Hollywood Bowl last Saturday, but it wasn't long before jazz heat from the 33rd Playboy Jazz Festival burned away the last traces of fog. Playboy Jazz producer, Darlene Chan, who ...


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