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Fondazione Siena Jazz Summer Workshop 2013

by John Kelman
August 16, 2013

Fondazione Siena Jazz Summer WorkshopSiena, ItalyJuly 24-August 7, 2013While there are those who continue to suggest that the death knell for jazz has been sounded--and loudly--they're clearly not looking at the vast number of young musicians studying the music, both privately and, increasingly, in university programs. It's hard to imagine that only fifty ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed

by Mark Corroto
August 2, 2013

As it is written, in the end we will all stand naked before our God. Be it Yahweh, Gitchi Manitou, Sam Walton or, in drummer Scott Neumann's case, Elvin Jones, there is no time better than right now to make preparations.His bags get packed to meet the his maker on Blessed. The denuded state ...

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In The Grand Scheme Of Things

By Michael Blake

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2012

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Sammensurium & Michael Blake: Tusmørkedyr og andre historier

By Gorm Askjær

Label: Low-Light Lama Rec.
Released: 2012
Track listing: 1. Ouverture (Duo I) 2. Noget Med Lirekasse 3. NYN 4. Intro Til Blåhat 5. Blåhat 6. Ja – Jeg Vil Savne Den Bro 7. Telefunken Improvisation 8. Lirum Larum 9. Intro Til Tusmørkedyr 10. Tusmørkedyr 11. Stemning (Duo II) 12. Hymne

Article: Album Review

Michael Blake: In the Grand Scheme of Things

Read "In the Grand Scheme of Things" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
December 15, 2012

The beginning of an unusual release, “Road to Lusaka" is the first track from Canadian-born, New York-based saxophonist Michael Blake's In the Grand Scheme of Things. While maybe not as widely known in some circles, Blake is a masterful practitioner of the art form who is at ease working in or outside of the mainstream with ...

Article: Live Review

OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival: Shenzhen, China, October 8-23, 2012

by Ian Patterson
November 20, 2012

OCT-LOFT Jazz FestivalShenzhen, ChinaOctober 8-23, 2012The OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival, in Shenzhen, Gaungdong Province, is one of the youngest jazz festivals in China, yet in just two editions it has already established itself as one of the best. Financially, it can't compete with the Shanghai Jazz Festival, which for its 2012 edition attracted renowned ...

Article: Album Review

Michael Blake: In the Grand Scheme of Things

Read "In the Grand Scheme of Things" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 20, 2012

Nel corso della sua carriera artistica Michael Blake si è distinto per la ricerca di percorsi musicali alternativi al mainstream: la sua è da sempre una musica meticcia che pur affondando le proprie radici nella tradizione jazzistica assimila componenti provenienti dal rock, dal country ma anche dal gospel o dal soul... In the Grand Scheme of ...

News: Event

The Painted Bride Stirs-up Excitement With A Special Event To Acknowledge Jazz On Vine–the Longest Continuing Jazz Series In Philadelphia

March 28, 2012

BRIDE'S BLACK CAT BREW RECENT RECIPIENT TO AN ASCAP NATIONAL AWARD FOR ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING THE BRIDE STIRS-UP EXCITEMENT WITH A SPECIAL EVENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JAZZ ON VINE —THE LONGEST CONTINUING JAZZ SERIES IN PHILADELPHIA AND ALSO ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING'S CELEBRATION, MTO PLAYS SLY STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA DEBUTS TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF ...

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Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel

by Lawrence Peryer
February 13, 2012

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, ...

Article: Live Review

Michael Blake "Kingdom of Champa"

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 1, 2012

Aperitivo in concerto Teatro Manzoni - Milano - 22.01.2011 Correva l'anno 1995. In compagnia della moglie, originaria di quel paese, Michael Blake si recava in Vietnam. Un viaggio sulle tracce di ricordi familiari, ma inevitabilmente anche all'interno di una delle grandi, laceranti, ferite della storia nord-americana. Colonna sonora di quel viaggio era una musicassetta contenente Sketches ...