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Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash: Duologue

Read "Duologue" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 27, 2014

Saxophone and drum duos aren't as rare as some might believe, but a good percentage of such encounters are challenging, left-leaning affairs. John Coltrane's edgy encounters with Rashied Ali on Interstellar Space (Impulse!, 1974) emboldened many in the so-called avant-garde to marry these instruments time and again over the ensuing decades, yet few centrists seem as ...

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For The Moment

By Bob Mintzer

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2012
Track listing: Aha; Um Filme; Irrequieto; For All We Know; Berimbau; For The Moment; Redife; Corcovado; Ouro Preto.

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Recife

July 4, 2012

Album: For The Moment
By Bob Mintzer
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2012
Duration: 06:11

Article: Album Review

Bob Mintzer Big Band: For The Moment

Read "For The Moment" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 29, 2012

Musicians can consider themselves lucky if they find success in one particular area, but there are a select few that seem to flourish in every music-related environment that they encounter. Bob Mintzer is part of this elite list; his versatility is his greatest virtue but, while he's a world class saxophonist and educator, his legacy will ...

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Hill District Beat: A Tribute to Teenie Harris

By MCG Jazz All Stars

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2011
Track listing: Teenie Time; Teenie's Blues; Hill Heat; Cool School; For Art's Sake; Teenie's Lament; A Little Sweetness.

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Mistaken Identity

By Jay Ashby

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2011
Track listing: Mistaken Identity; Double Take; Chega De Saudade; Nina Never Knew; Choices; Tootin' for Toots; The Odd Couple; Spirit Waltz; Stable Mates; One For All.

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A New Promise

By Sheryl Bailey

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2010
Track listing: Lament; East to Wes; Miekkaniemi; A New Promise; Mocha Spice; Unified Field; Carenia; You and the Night.

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Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy

By 21st Century Swing Band

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2010
Track listing: Ray's Idea; Mancini Medley (Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses); One By One; June Bug; Misty; Country Man; My Latin Brother; Loch Lomond; Rockin' Chair; Sugar; Something to Live For; Two RB's; Sylogism; Skylark; Too Clean.

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Waltz for Moe

November 15, 2010

Album: Panamericana Suite
By Paquito D'Rivera
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2010
Duration: 8:50

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MCG Jazz Announces Its 24th Concert Season (Pittsburgh)

July 14, 2010

MCG Jazz's 24th season celebrates the progression of jazz with over 20 headliners spanning four generations! Beginning in September 2010 and running through May 2011, the concert season is seeded with masters such as Hubert Laws and Monty Alexander as well as emerging artists Vijay Iyer and Julian Lage. Marty Ashby, Executive Producer for MCG Jazz ...