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SFJAZZ Collective at Nighttown
by Matt Marshall
SFJAZZ CollectiveNighttownCleveland Heights, OhioOctober 16, 2010 Since 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective, an octet of world-class musicians in the prime of their careers (no “legends" meat wagon, this), has toured the world, spreading the jazz gospel. Two members remain from the initial group--vibes player Stefon Harris and alto saxophonist ...
Jazz pianist Mika Pohjola releases "101 Compositions"
One Hundred One compositions by Mika Pohjola is one of most important musical statements to-date by the Finnish-born New York jazz pianist who also writes classical music. In 2009, Pohjola was cited as one of fifty “most influential pianists since 1990," by Jazz, a 700- page book on jazz history, authored by Gary Giddins and Scott ...
SFJAZZ Records Announces The Release Of SFJAZZ Collective "Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour"
ALL-STAR ENSEMBLE'S LATEST LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION FEATURES THE CLASSIC SONGS OF HORACE SILVER, PLUS ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS FROM COLLECTIVE MEMBERS SFJAZZ Collective Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour Miguel Zenón—Alto Saxophone Mark Turner—Tenor Saxophone Avishai Cohen—Trumpet Robin Eubanks—Trombone Stefon Harris—Vibraphone Edward Simon—Piano Matt Penman—Bass
The Embassadors feat. Michel Ongaru: Healing the Music
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'incontro avviene nella stanza numero 120 del WAB Hotel di Nairobi, Kenia. Circondati da zanzare ed evangelisti americani, il multi strumentista/cantante keniota Michel Ongaru e il multi strumentista neozelandese Hayden Chisolm, leader degli Embassadors, si tuffano in una full immersion di musica e parole. Chisolm scrive in inglese, Ongaru traduce in Swahili ed ecco servito Healing ...
The Embassadors: Coptic Dub
by AAJ Italy Staff
Due anni dopo l'ottimo Healing the Music, The Embassadors assemblano alcune sessions registrate a New York e in Germania nel corso del 2007, del 2008 e del 2009 e ne esce Coptic Dub, sempre per i tipi della Non Place Records, con la supervisione del mago del dub Burnt Friedman. Rispetto all'album d'esordio manca la calda ...
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010
by Jakob Baekgaard
Copenhagen Jazz FestivalVarious VenuesCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 2-11, 2010 With the current crisis of the major record labels and the folding of venues all over the world, it could be argued that jazz, as an art form, has entered the age of survival where it is simply a basic matter of keeping ...
McCoy Tyner: Solo (Live from San Francisco) & Live 2009 (6th Annual Concert Tour: The Works of McCoy Tyner)
by George Kanzler
McCoy Tyner Solo: Live From San Francisco Half Note 2009 SFJAZZ Collective Live 2009: 6th Annual Concert Tour SFJAZZ 2009 In the more than four decades since he was a ...
Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau Stunning Duet Session in Saratoga Springs, NY
by R.J. DeLuke
Joshua Redman and Brad MehldauZankel Hall at Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NYApril 16, 2010Duets are not an uncommon format in jazz, but what might be less common is the supreme level of synergy and empathy that saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau have for one another on their current mini-tour that ...
James Farm at Salle Pleyel in Paris
by David Miller
James FarmSalle PleyelParis, FranceJanuary 16, 2010 The musicians in James Farm walked out onto the stage purposefully--four hip cats. The dim lighting at Salle Pleyel accentuated their mysteriousness, casting shadows over their faces as they took up their instruments. Eric Harland stood out as the coolest of the bunch in his ...
Buenos Aires Jazz Festival 2009: Growing Into a Tradition
by R.J. DeLuke
Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival '09, Part 1 December 3-8, 2009In the land of the tango, Argentina--specifically the stylish city of Buenos Aires--there is a movement afoot to bring great jazz to the land, expand the audience for the music, and increase public exposure for the growing number of outstanding jazz musicians in ...
