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Article: Live Review

Pharoah Sanders Quartet: New York, March 20, 2012

Read "Pharoah Sanders Quartet: New York, March 20, 2012" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar

by Bob Kenselaar

Pharoah Sanders QuartetBirdlandNew York, NYMarch 20, 2012Tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has long embodied the tradition, the musical voice, and the spirit of John Coltrane. He is arguably among the most truly authentic of Coltrane's disciples, considering that he was a member of the saxophonist's band during the last two years of ...

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Article: Profile

Jazz Musicians with Eccentricities

Read "Jazz Musicians with Eccentricities" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Some of the 20th century's greatest eccentrics were jazz musicians. That is no surprise, given the link which psychologists long ago suggested exists between creative thinking and “abnormal" behavior, and which has been confirmed by recent neurological research locating both activities within the same area of the brain. Trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong's lifelong ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sharon Sable with E. Shawn Qaissaunee in Kennett Square on Wed. April 4th!

Sharon Sable with E. Shawn Qaissaunee in Kennett Square on Wed. April 4th!

Appearing on Wednesday, April 4th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA (19348) to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be singer Sharon Sable with the E. Shawn Qaissaunee Quartet. Showtime: 7:30 pm. One show. Tickets: $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. Sharon Sable is “drawing crowds and sending them ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Goodbye, Cecil's

Read "Goodbye, Cecil's" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann

In the hallway around the corner from the bandstand at Cecil's Jazz Club, hangs a poster for Slugs' Saloon. Through most of the 1960s, until its end in 1972, Slugs' was one of the most important jazz clubs in New York City. Unlike many of the upscale establishments that appeared in its wake, it was a ...

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Article: Live Review

Terell Stafford Quintet: Philadelphia, PA, February 25, 2012

Read "Terell Stafford Quintet: Philadelphia, PA, February 25, 2012" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

Terell Stafford QuintetJazz Up Close Celebrates Lee MorganPerelman TheaterThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 25, 2012This concert was one in a highly successful series which has been curated, coordinated, and choreographed by Danilo Perez for nearly a decade, so far in the 2011-12 season honoring ...

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Article: Interview

Armen Donelian: Consummate Musician

Read "Armen Donelian: Consummate Musician" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Consistency of excellence is an extraordinary thing in music--particularly improvised music, where taking chances, however satisfying, can be risky. The daredevil on the tightrope might amaze onlookers. But he also might fall.61 year-old pianist Armen Donelian, a New York City native who now lives in upstate New York but who has traveled the globe ...

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Article: Live Review

Bright Moments: So Cal Jazz Highlights, 2011

Read "Bright Moments: So Cal Jazz Highlights, 2011" reviewed by Chuck Koton

by Chuck Koton

Southern California's jazz community has taken some brutal hits in the last few years. Too many of the brilliant artists who make the music have passed on, as have the venues they performed in. The Jazz Bakery's shuttering nearly three years ago was a breath- snatching body blow; Charlie Os abrupt closing this past summer stung ...

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Article: Interview

Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel

Read "Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel" reviewed by Lawrence Peryer

by Lawrence Peryer

Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...

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Article: Album Review

Jessica Williams Trio: Freedom Trane

Read "Freedom Trane" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush

It is no coincidence that pianist Jessica Williams draws inspiration and energy from saxophonist John Coltrane, another iconoclast whose dogged pursuit of his individalistic muse stood in defiance of trends, customs, critics, and marketplace concerns. Like Coltrane, Williams prides herself in being relentlessly faithful to her own standards of how to play and how to market ...

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Article: Album Review

Sandy Evans: When the Sky Cries Rainbows

Read "When the Sky Cries Rainbows" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

The multifaceted Sandy Evans is often described as one of Australia's finest jazz musicians and composers. True enough, but as When the Sky Cries Rainbows amply demonstrates, this saxophonist surely ranks as one of the best contemporary jazz composers/musicians anywhere. A musical response to her husband, clarinetist Tony Gorman's multiple sclerosis, this sixty-minute, suite-like work conveys ...


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