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Jazz Musician of the Day: Teddy Wilson
All About Jazz is celebrating Teddy Wilson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Teddy WilsonTeddy Wilson - pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, educator (1912-1986) His airy, effortless style, with its emphasis on lightly accompanied right-hand melody, was a key element in the transition from swing to bebop... more ...
New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Improvising over Just in Time
Improvising Over Just In Time The melody of this 1956 standard tune is, you could say, spare. The basic motive is composed of two notes a half step apart that are repeated in quarter notes up to 15 times in each section. To say that Anthony Wonsey's solo over the chord changes to this tune is ...
Reedman Myron Walden Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
In words often used to describe the music of Duke Ellington, Myron Walden is a saxophonist beyond category. More so than many other musicians, Walden himself eschews reliance on any one instrument, not tenor or alto nor soprano nor bass nor ... well, you get the idea. The voice that he is striving to use in ...
Either/Orchestra to Celebrate 24th Birthday at the Center for Arts in Natick (MA) on December 5
The Massachusetts-based Either/Orchestra will be celebrating it 24th birthday with a performance at 8 pm on December 5 at the Center for Arts in Natick (MA). The ten-piece group, of six horns, piano, bass, drums and congas, whose first show was on December 17, 1985 in the Children's Room of the Cambridge MA Public Library, will ...
Announcing the Winners of the "Ben Neill - Night Science" Contest
Matthew Kingsbury, Judith Manuel, Gary Free, Edward Rodberg and Robert Boling, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Thirsty Ear Recordings “Ben Neill - Night Science“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Thirsty Ear Recordings for more releases. ...
The Jazz Session #113: Benny Reid
On his second album, Escaping Shadows (Concord, 2009), saxophonist Benny Reid continues to explore the musical path first laid down by Pat Metheny. In this interview, recorded just after Reids performance at the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Reid talks about the influence of Metheny; why he chooses to compose everything from the melodies to the bass ...
A Stylistic and Geographic Traveler Savors His Homecoming
From one angle, the career of the saxophonist Steve Grossman might seem to have unfolded in reverse. He came onto the radar in 1969, playing state-of-the-art jazz-rock with Miles Davis; he was all of 18. From that sideman perch, among the most visible in jazz, he went on to play rugged, horizon-scanning postbop in the style ...
Pat Martino Quartet, featuring saxophonist, Eric Alexander @ Chris' Jazz Cafe Dec 4 & 5, 2009
Pat Martino, & His Organ Quartet featuring saxophonist, Eric Alexander, will perform at Chris' Jazz Cafe on December 4 and 5, 2009. One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the '60s, Philadelphia's own Pat Martino has been recognized as one of the most exciting virtuosos in jazz. Pat is known for ...
Composer/Arranger Michael Treni's CD/DVD "Turnaround" Released on November 24 by Bell Production Company
Project Showcases Original Music Recorded in 2008 & 2009 Performed By Large Jazz Ensembles Featuring Jerry Bergonzi, Vinnie Cutro & The Late Gerry Niewood Turnaround, a CD/DVD project documenting performances of eight original works by composer and arranger Michael Treni scored for a 16-piece jazz ensemble, is set for release on November ...
Download Two Free Tracks from Myron Walden's "Momentum"
For a limited time, you can download two free MP3s from reedman Myron Walden's latest release Momentum. And while you're listening to “Miles" and “What Goes Up Must Come Down," you can read AAJ's review of Momentum and read our interview Myron Walden: Eclectic Reedman. Featured Download Tracks Miles Myron Walden
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