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News: Video / DVD

DVD Review: Chicago, "Chicago Transit Authority" (Quadrophonic Mix)

March 24, 2010

I don't think there's a band on the planet that's done a more thorough job of repackaging its hits than Chicago and in the 20 years since scoring its last meaningful hit, the band has really cranked the compilation machine into overdrive, churning out best-ofs, ballad collections, live albums, anniversary sets, and any other type of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works Present Underground Works - April 2010 Curated by Michel Gentile

March 24, 2010

CONNECTION WORKS & THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND present UNDERGROUND WORKS - April 2010 Curated by Michel Gentile KORZO 667 5th Avenue (b/19th & 20th St.) Brooklyn, NY 11215, R train to Prospect Ave. Great German beer selection on tap, and tasty European fare, served late. Thursdays are burger night! Cover charge: $7 per set or ...

News: Recording

Dan Aran - Breathing (Smalls)

March 24, 2010

Drummer Dan Aran chose the title to his debut disc with an eye toward metaphor and concision. His is a carefully-constructed percussive approach that studiously avoids bombast and ego in favor of naturalistic style that rises and recedes in a manner akin to respiration. For a leader and drummer that's a comparatively rare tack to take, ...

News: Recording

Matthew Shipp - 4d (Thirsty Ear)

March 24, 2010

Slings and arrows are something of a Matthew Shipp specialty. Whether he's artfully lobbing them at others or absorbing the brunt of them himself, he's never been one to shrink from candid expression or the lumps that often come with it. That kind of confidence also his informs his language on the piano. Stasis is his ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Azar Lawrence New York Dates: Smoke, Kumble Theatre and Tribeca Performing Arts Center

March 24, 2010

Playing to audiences small and large over the past three years and back recording regularly, master of the saxophone, Azar Lawrence is establishing himself again in Jazz land. Azar had been advised by longtime friends and mentors to return to New York, where Elvin Jones in 1971 brought him to join his group when Azar was ...

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News: Event

Taylor Haskins' Recombination & Erik Deutsch @ Loove at Coco 66 on March 29th

March 24, 2010

Monday, March 29th The LOOVE at Coco 66 presents: Taylor Haskins' Recombination - 8pm Taylor Haskins [trumpet, fx & keys] Jonathan Goldberger [guitar] Henry Hey [keys] Todd Sickafoose [bass] Nate Smith [drums] With the intention of creating music with a unique set of DNA, Taylor Haskins ...

News: Interview

Guitarist Massimo Sammi Interviewed at AAJ

March 24, 2010

Massimo Sammi has lived a diverse life, to say the least. Growing up in Italy, Sammi began playing the piano at an early age, before quitting his lessons because of his cigar-smoking instructor. After graduating high school, Sammi studied law, graduating in 1997, then served in the Italian military, where he played trumpet in the army ...

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News: Recording

Bay Area Bassist Aaron Germain to Release Debut CD "Before You Go" 4/27 & Perform at Coda SF 5/13

March 24, 2010

After ten years of working as a first-call sideman with some of the Bay Area's finest practitioners of styles ranging from jazz to salsa to Brazilian forro, bassist Aaron Germain has finally carved out some time for his own music. He's preparing to release his debut CD, Before You Go, on April 27, and plans to ...

News: Technology

Steve Jobs Terse Replies to Fan Mail

March 24, 2010

Normally as quiet and retiring as a geek at the Homecoming dance, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been on an unusual e-mail spree in the weeks leading up to the iPad launch, according to multiple reports. By our count, Jobs has sent at least four e-mails to eager Apple nerds asking about issues such as iPad ...

News: Technology

Bill Gates Criticizes China for Not Guarding Intellectual Property

March 23, 2010

Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates on Wednesday criticized China for doing too little to protect intellectual property. Microsoft has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in China because of lax protections for copyrights and patents, straining its relationship with the emerging economic superpower. “They have work to do in terms of obeying copyright laws," Gates ...