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Jazz This Week: Season's Greetings from St. Louis Jazz Notes

December 24, 2009

With the Christmas holiday on Friday, it's a slow weekend for live music generally in St. Louis, but there are a couple of noteworthy shows happening early next week.On Monday, bassist David Certain, who's played with Eddie Henderson, Gary Bartz and Little Jimmy Scott, leads a quartet at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups, featuring ...

Dena Taylor's Soon-to-be-Released CD "Certitude"

December 24, 2009

Jazz Vocalist, Dena Taylor, has changed more than just cities with her relocation to Austin, Texas last year. The CD's title, Certitude, meaning “freedom from doubt" or “something that is unfailing, “ shows strong confidence in both sound and style and that confidence is well founded. This new pairing of Taylor with New York producer/musician, Matt ...

Brookmeyer's "Open Country"

December 24, 2009

Other Places: Bob Brookmeyer

December 24, 2009

I yield to no one in my admiration for Bob Brookmeyer, but Darcy James Argue gives me a good run for my money. Brookmeyer, the ground-breaking composer, arranger, leader and nonpareil valve trombone soloist, entered his ninth decade this week. Early in December, the Eastman School of Music honored him for his lifetime of achievement and ...

Sofia Rei Koutsovitis at Drom Jan 7, 2010 - CD Release for "Sube Azul"

December 24, 2009

Sofia Rei Koutsovitis releases Sube Azul (World Village / Harmonia Mundi)CD Release Party @ Drom, NYCJanuary 7, 2010On January 7 at DROM, NYC, Argentine vocalist and composer Sofia Rei Koutsovitis will celebrate the release of Sube Azul , her sophomore CD on World Village/Harmonia Mundi. She will joined ...

New Sunjump Records Releases Winter 2009-2010

December 24, 2009

SUNJUMP RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASES FOR WINTER 2009/2010 Jayna Nelson: Bloom Of Creation SJCD0009 Live Concert From The Knitting Factory, NYC Recorded February 1999 Released December 2009/January 2010 Jayna Nelson, Flute Matt Schulman, Trumpet John Esposito, Piano Francois Moutin, Bass Peter O'Brien, Drums “This ...

CD Review: Bob Schneider, "Christmastime"

December 24, 2009

Wasnt I just talking about how impossibly prolific Bob Schneider is? Yes, I was, dammit and here he is to prove it again, releasing the eight-song Christmastime just a matter of weeks after his latest full-length album, Lovely Creatures. Given that were talking about a guy whose output runs the gamut from pure beauty (Flowerparts) to ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

December 24, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Woody ShawWoody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age ...

Recent Listening: Mays, Weidman, Drummond

December 23, 2009

Bill Mays, Mays at the Movies (Steeplechase). The pianist is a veteran of motion picture sound stages, but in this stimulating trio session he's free from click tracks, conductors and scores. With bassist Peter Washington and drummer Billy Drummond, Mays interprets nine pieces from films as disparate as Cocoanut Grove (1938) and Burn After Reading (2008). ...

Master Pianists Meral Guneyman & Dick Hyman Release Danzas Tropicales on Ryko January 12, 2010

December 23, 2009

Their Second Collection Filled with Latin Dance Rhythms and Jazzy Effervescence The award-winning and classical trained pianist Meral Guneyman, along with the iconic jazz arranger, composer and pianist Dick Hyman, present Danzas Tropicales, a fluid collection of piano compositions dedicated to Latin dance rhythms. Guneyman and Hyman create a sound which captures a signature blend of ...