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News: Music Industry

Jazz and Metal, Riffs in Arms

January 3, 2010

JAZZ is metal. Well, of course it isnt, really. They dont sound alike on their outer layers. And their audiences dont overlap. From the evidence of hundreds of jazz shows Ive seen all over the country this past decade, a whole lot of Americans over 60 feel a tremendous fondness for jazz and help it survive. ...

News: Music Industry

Brett Watanabe's Top 10 of 2009

January 3, 2010

from KBCS' RadioActivity newsletter: Nicole Mitchells Black Earth Strings: Renegades, Delmark Vijay Iyer: Historicity, Act Music + Vision Charles Tolliver Big Band: Emperor March-Live at the Blue Note, Halfnote Victor Noriega: Fenceless, Pony Boy Matt Wilson: Thats Gonna Leave a Mark, Palmetto Joe Lovano: Folk Art, ...

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News: Recording

Cook's Corner: 2009 Year in Review

January 3, 2010

By: Dennis Cook I listened to a lot of music this year, approximately two new albums per day, give or take. Some might call this 'heroic,' others 'ludicrous,' and others still 'grotesque.' But, all this listening isn't some sort of record geek machismo; it's an ...

News: Event

A 10th Anniversary Party, with New Label Mates and Funk Variations

January 3, 2010

oulive and friends were in a festive mood on Wednesday night, and not just for the obvious reasons. Booked at the Music Hall of Williamsburg for a two-night New Years Eve celebration, the band was also closing out its 10th anniversary, and showcasing acts from the roster of its new label, Royal Family Records. On top ...

News: Performance / Tour

A Band Has Its Contemporary Way with Old-Time New Orleans Hits

January 3, 2010

Among the assorted black-and-white photographs in the entry stairwell of the Jazz Standard, one has stood out since the club opened in its current form eight years ago. Its a snapshot of Louis Armstrong in his dressing room at the Paramount Theater, in May 1937. Hes in a thin black skullcap, sleeves rolled back, gnawing on ...

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News: Recording

John Gilbreath's Best of 2009

January 3, 2010

from KBCS' RadioActivity newsletter: Robert Glasper: Double Booked, Blue Note Issa Bagayogo: Mali Koura, Six Degrees Rudresh Mananthappa: Kinsmen, PI Recordings Rokia Traore: Tchemanche, Nonesuch Thomas Marriott: Flexicon, Origin Gretchen Parlatto: In a Dream, Oblique Sound John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude, Sunnyside

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from the Bad Plus

January 3, 2010

Today, we turn our video spotlight on The Bad Plus, who will be returning to St. Louis next Wednesday, January 6 through Saturday, January 9 to perform at Jazz at the Bistro.The collective/cooperative trio, which includes Ethan Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on bass, and drummer ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Herbie Nichols

January 3, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Herbie Nichols' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Herbie NicholsHerbie Nichols is a perennially neglected jazz pianist and composer. He recorded less than half of his 170 compositions on three classic trio albums for Blue Note and one for Bethlehem before dying of ...

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News: Obituary

Wife of Famed Trombonist Dick Nash Dies

January 2, 2010

Barbara Ryan Nash Hello friends. I am sad to announce that my wife Barbara passed away on New Years Eve at 11:00 PM. She spent the day leading up to her death communicating to us well, and passed peacefully after several weeks of struggling with various medical problems. Thank you for your friendship and love. Dick ...

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News: Website

AAJ Top 100 Most Read News Announcements: 2009

January 2, 2010

1. Obituary Michael Jackson Dies Published: June 25, 2009 2. Music Industry Michael Jackson -- Cardiac Arrest Published: June 25, 2009 3. AllAboutJazz.com Follow AAJ on Twitter! Published: January 9, 2009 4. ...