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John Daversa: Bursting Out of LA
by R.J. DeLuke
Seen in the hallways at California State University in Northridge, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, where he teaches big band arranging, jazz history and other music courses, John Daversa might be seen with his goatee, and dense, dark and curly hair, parted in the middle, and correctly sense he might be involved in one of the ...
William Ellis: Music On A Chink Of Light
by Ian Patterson
[ Editor's Note: “Music On A Chink Of Light" was originally published on August 4, 2010. This encore presentation coincides with William Ellis's new column One LP. ]Black and white photographs of jazz legends taken by the likes of Herman Leonard, William P. Gottlieb and William Claxton have gained iconic status over the years. ...
Donny McCaslin: Lightness and Gravity
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin seems like a young player, given his energy and inventiveness. But he has been playing jazz for three decades. As a child, he was part of his father's jazz ensemble and a member of his high school jazz band. He led his own bands after moving to New York from his native California, ...
Chris Potter: The Sirens
by John Kelman
The appearance of saxophonist Chris Potter as a leader on ECM may come as a surprise to some, but a look back at the label's 44-year history makes The Sirens--his label debut and 19th as a leader since first emerging with trumpeter Red Rodney before he'd turned twenty, and releasing his own debut, Presenting Chris Potter ...
Carles Benavent: Jazz, Flamenco and Blues
by Bruce Lindsay
Of all the instrumentalists in contemporary music, only a handful have become game changers. Jazz trumpet has Louis Armstrong, rock guitar has Jimi Hendrix, jazz saxophone has Charlie Parker. Flamenco bass guitar has Carles Benavent. Benavent's fluid, melodic and emotive style of playing is as beautiful as it is distinctive. Developed initially from a love of ...
Take Five With Paul Van Ross
by AAJ Staff
Meet Paul Van Ross:Based in Melbourne, Australia, Paul has been a musical performer for over 20 years. He has performed all over the world in various musical ensembles. He is frequently in demand as a leader and sideman for his versatility.Instrument(s):Saxophone, flute, clarinet.Teachers and/or influences?George Garzone; ...
The Complete Arista Albums Collection
Label: Legacy Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: CD1 (The Brecker Bros.): Some Skunk Funk; Sponge; A Creature of Many Faces;
Twilight; Sneakin' Up Behind You; Rocks; Levitate; Oh My Stars; D.B.B.
CD2 (Back to Back): Keep It Steady (Brecker Bump); If You Wanna
Boogie…Forget It; Lovely Lady; Night Flight; Slick Stuff; Dig a Little Deeper; Grease Piece; What
Can a Miracle Do; I Love Wasting' Time With You.
CD3 (Don't Stop the Music): Finger Lickin' Good; Funky Sea, Funky Dew;
As Long as I've Got Your Love; Squids; Don't Stop the Music; Petals; Tabula Rasa.
CD4 (Heavy Metal Bebop): East River; Inside Out; Some Skunk Funk;
Sponge; Funky Sea, Funky Dew; Squids.
CD5 (Détente): You Ga (Ta Give It); Not Tonight; Don't Get Funny With
My Money; Tee'd Off; You Left Something Behind; Squish; Dream Theme; Baffled; I Don't Know
Either.
CD6 (Straphangin'): Straphangin'; Threesome; Bathsheba; Jacknife; Why
Can't I Be There; Not Ethiopia; Spreadeagle.
CD7 (Blue Montreux): Blue Montreux; Rocks; I'm Sorry; Magic Carpet;
Buds; Floating; The Virgin and the Gypsy.
CD8 (Blue Montreux II): A Funky Waltz; Candles; Uptown Ed; Love Play;
Cloud Motion.
Dave Weckl: On Time
by Scott Mitchell
Dave Weckl hit the New York fusion scene in the early 1980s. It didn't take long for this talented drummer from Saint Charles, Missouri to get recognized and hired by artists like singers Madonna, Robert Plant, Diana Ross, and Paul Simon, as well as guitarist/vocalist {George Benson}}. Weckl toured with the keyboardist Chick Corea's Elektric Band ...
On The Road With The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet
by Ian Patterson
Though it was only a 12-hour flight from Singapore to London, for Singaporean organist/pianist Jeremy Monteiro, Philippine tenor saxophonist Tots Tolentino, Hong Kong guitarist Eugene Pao and Thai drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan--who together make up the Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet--the journey has, in some ways, been a much longer one; you could say it's a journey ...
Marius Neset: Norwegian Woods
by Ian Patterson
Marius Neset has become one of today's most talked-about saxophonists since the release of Golden Xplosion (Edition Records, 2011). The album, which also features pianist/keyboardist Django Bates, bassist Jasper Hoiby and drummer Anton Eger, has received widespread five-star reviews, and countless superlatives have been used to heap praise on the 26-year-old from Bergen. Neset has been ...
