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Detroit Jazz Festival 2024: The Year of Alice
by Paul Rauch
Detroit Jazz Festival 2024 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI August 30-September 2, 2024 An annual pilgrimage to the Detroit Jazz Festival allows a jazz fan, or in this case, a jazz journalist, to reset to an internal default setting for what this music means to us on a very ...
Important Book Celebrates Philadelphia's Rich Jazz Legacy
Images of America: Philadelphia Jazz Chronicles the City's Influential Music Scene A new book titled Images of America: Philadelphia Jazz by authors Suzanne Cloud, PhD and Diane Turner, PhD, with a foreword by jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford, offers an unprecedented visual journey through Philadelphia's vibrant jazz history. This 128-page volume is a must-have for jazz enthusiasts ...
Melvin Rhyne: Classmasters
by C. Andrew Hovan
While it's an easy task to designate any number of Hammond B-3 organ players who have quickly fallen under the spell of innovator Jimmy Smith, it's not as simple to inventory the few individuals who've avoided Smith's overpowering influence to develop a sound and manner of their own. Melvin Rhyne is one who managed to carve ...
Take Five With Pianist And Vocalist Kelly Green
by AAJ Staff
Meet Kelly Green Kelly Green is a renowned pianist and vocalist based in Queens, New York. A Florida native, she began her musical journey early, studying piano from age seven and diving into jazz at eleven. She earned her Bachelor in Jazz Studies from the University of North Florida, where she was awarded the Outstanding Musician's ...
Vadims Dmitrijevs Quintet: Integration!
by Mark Corroto
If discovery is an element, and most certainly it is if one is an adventurous listener, uncovering new talent motivates your listening habits. With a release like Integration!, the exploration is nearly effortless. For those not yet familiar with the label Jersika Records, the album is a Latvian production under the careful guidance of its chief ...
Lee Underwood: California Sigh
by Gareth Thompson
Lee Underwood's late father played trombone in a big band at the University of Colorado. Underwood recalls, “Whenever he thought of those days, my dad would close his eyes, purse his lips, and extend his right hand as if still playing this beloved trombone." Lee himself became a high-school jazz pianist, but caught his break as ...
Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil
by Scott Gudell
If one wanted to capture a 'who's who' snapshot of the jazz icons of the mid-'70s, into the '80s and beyond, one of the best ways to start was to see if they had added their name to the list of artists who recorded and/or released a 'Live at Sweet Basil' collection. The New York City ...
Linda Sikhakhane: Iladi
by Chris May
It is beyond coincidence that the two most uplifting albums released by male saxophonists so far in 2024 were made by players who use their music, in part, to celebrate female wisdom. The albums are Linda Sikhakhane's Iladi and Oded Tzur's My Prophet (ECM). New York-based Tzur's My Prophet, like its immediate predecessor, ...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024
by Geoff Anderson
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024 Aspen, Colorado June 20-22, 2024 The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience returned this year with 20 acts performing over the course of three nights in various venues around downtown Aspen. JAS has been sponsoring two festivals (or “Experiences") each of the last several years. The June ...
Antonio Faraò: Tributes
by Neil Duggan
There is an old saying that you should judge a person by the company that they keep. If that is true of musicians, then Italian pianist Antonio Faraò is highly regarded. For his sixth trio outing, he is joined by bassist John Patitucci, who achieved worldwide acclaim for his work with Chick Corea's Elektric Band and ...
