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Article: Album Review

MoFrancesco Quintetto: Maloca

Read "Maloca" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey

A maloca is an ancestral long house used by Indians in the Amazonian jungle to receive outsiders and exchange knowledge and ideas. Italian bassist Francesco Valente became fascinated with the idea of the maloca on a trip to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. A close perusal of the album cover reveals him doing a ...

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Article: Interview

Jaleel Shaw: Philly Soul

Read "Jaleel Shaw: Philly Soul" reviewed by George Colligan

by George Colligan

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth ] Jaleel Shaw has been one of my favorite young alto players for about a decade. We first played together with the Charles Mingus Band, and we kept in touch over the years. I've worked a few times in his ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: McCoy Tyner

Jazz Musician of the Day: McCoy Tyner

All About Jazz is celebrating McCoy Tyner's birthday today! It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues- based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand has transcended conventional styles to become one of the most identifiable sounds in ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

John Coltrane: Live at Birdland

Read "John Coltrane: Live at Birdland" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

Historically important recordings by artists that are still celebrated today in most cases are those that have transcended the times they were made in. In those cases are seen more as milestones that mark their progress and advancement as artists. Such is the case with saxophonist John Coltrane where each record in his cannon indicates his ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Behn Gillece

Read "Take Five With Behn Gillece" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Behn Gillece: Vibraphonist Behn Gillece began his musical training during his teenage years. Gillece began his studies in percussion while maintaining an interest in jazz. Inspired by greats like Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson, Gillece decided to make a commitment to vibraphone and composition. As a New Jersey native, Behn Gillece performed regularly in ...

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Article: Interview

Paul Augustin: Putting Penang On The Jazz Map

Read "Paul Augustin: Putting Penang On The Jazz Map" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Most jazz festival directors would agree that survival is the name of the game in the first years. Unless a festival has the financial backing of a major sponsor it can be a knife edge existence attempting to rustle up private sponsorship and the kind of good will that is required in abundance to meet the ...

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Article: Interview

Arun Ghosh: A Very British-Asian Jazz Head-Space

Read "Arun Ghosh: A  Very British-Asian Jazz Head-Space" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

If clarinetist/composer Arun Ghosh continues as he's going there's a danger he'll soon dethrone saxophonist Gilad Atzmon as the UK's hardest-working jazz musician. In between gigs, festival appearances and European tours, Ghosh is busy writing music for theatre, film, dance and multi-media events. His relatively short recording career has been marked by a refusal to stand ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Art Pepper: Unreleased Art - Vol. VIII (2013)

Read "Art Pepper: Unreleased Art - Vol. VIII (2013)" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

After recovering from a hellish descent into drug addiction, crime, and incarceration, the legendary alto saxophonist Art Pepper resurrected himself as a player. He accomplished several fine recordings, a number of live performances on the US West Coast, a couple of important stops in New York, and a notable tour of Japan. Pepper thus had a ...

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Article: Album Review

Gerry Gibbs: Thrasher Dream Trio

Read "Thrasher Dream Trio" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

A trio that clings together and swings together. Drummer Gerry Gibbs calls this a “dream trio," a description that seems as appropriate as any. Surely, having pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Ron Carter as teammates must seem like a dream come true for any timekeeper. To summarize the point clearly, Barron and Carter are quite simply ...

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Article: Catching Up With

The La Barbera Brothers: Jazz DNA

Read "The La Barbera Brothers: Jazz DNA" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello

It's an interesting phenomenon how certain families enter and distinguish themselves in this marvelous world of jazz--The Joneses, Heaths, Candolis, Royals, Breckers, Mangiones, and others. Over the last five decades--even many more if one goes farther back to when they were young children playing in the family band with Mom and Pop--the La Barbera Brothers--John, Joe ...


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