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Article: Jazz & Juice

Restraint: Chianti Classico Meets Sonny Rollins

Read "Restraint: Chianti Classico Meets Sonny Rollins" reviewed by Kristen Lee Sergeant

by Kristen Lee Sergeant

Welcome to August's Jazz & Juice--I'm looking forward to diving into some new wine and music with you, moving from the Loire Valley and Mary Lou Williams (here's a link to the article, video, and podcast if you'd like to catch up) and into the world of Italy and one of jazz's greatest tenor saxophonists.

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Article: Album Review

Barry Altschul: Long Tall Sunshine

Read "Long Tall Sunshine" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

Be ye player or observer, we all crave to experience, shape and seize the untamed virtuosity of the moment. The absolute here and now. You want your attention commanded away by the manic sounds of humans creating a noise, a language that didn't exist mere minutes ago. So check out Long Tall Sunshine, drum ...

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Article: Album Review

Ikizukuri + Susana Santos Silva: Suicide Underground Orchid

Read "Suicide Underground Orchid" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

For its second album, the power trio Ikizukuri, comprising German saxophonist Julius Gabriel, Portuguese electric bassist Gonçalo Almeida and drummer Gustavo Costa, joins forces with trumpeter Susana Santos Silva for a brash 40-minute thrash blending free jazz, noise, metal and electronics. While the band's name refers to a gruesome strand of Japanese cuisine which entails seafood ...

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Article: Interview

Zakir Hussain: Making Music, Part 2-2

Read "Zakir Hussain: Making Music, Part 2-2" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Part 1 | Part 2 It seemed inevitable that Zakir Hussain would collaborate with jazz musicians as the '70s unfolded. Jazz had been sidling up to Indian classical music gradually since the early '60s. In 1962, Gary Peacock and Bud Shank played on Ravi Shankar's album Improvisations (World Pacific), although this was ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Sounds From Argentina And More

Read "New Sounds From Argentina And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne

by Bob Osborne

This week jazz from Argentina with Matías Formica & Jonatan Schenone, Ernesto Jodos Barry Altschul & Mark Helias, and, Rodrigo Domínguez. Also the welcome return of UK fusion specialists Optimystik Visionaries, familiar tunes with a fresh perspective from Fifth Element, and the new album from guitarist Will Bernard. There's also two preview tracks from new releases ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Charlie Parker: Remastered Highlights From His Peak Years

Read "Charlie Parker: Remastered Highlights From His Peak Years" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Charlie Parker's recorded legacy has been repackaged, reissued, reshuffled and refried so often that newbies and connoisseurs alike are spoilt for choice. Parker's oeuvre has not been meaningfully remixed, however, due to the technical constraints attached to late 1930s through early 1950s recordings--but much of it has been remastered, sometimes with excellent results. Not one of ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gerry Gibbs & The Electric Thrasher Orchestra, Djabe, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland and Ant Law

Read "Gerry Gibbs & The Electric Thrasher Orchestra, Djabe, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland and Ant Law" reviewed by Len Davis

by Len Davis

Music today from Gerry Gibbs playing the music of Miles Davis. Hungarian band Djabe, live with Steve Hackett, English guitarist Ant Law, and bassist Dave Holland from his latest Another Land . John McLaughlin introduces the tune “Dear Dalai Lama." Playlist Gerry Gibbs “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" from The Music of Miles Davis ...

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Article: Interview

Norman David: Forty-Year Wizard of The Eleventet

Read "Norman David: Forty-Year Wizard of The Eleventet" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

A few years ago, a musician friend suggested I go hear a band that was playing at a place in Bella Vista, Philadelphia, a neighborhood with a significant jazz history (violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist Eddie Lang lived there and are honored with several plaques and a mural) -but not much current music to speak of. ...

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Article: Profile

Alan Rubin: Mr. Fabulous in Every Way

Read "Alan Rubin: Mr. Fabulous in Every Way" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello

In the Hebrew language, the ancient word “Rubin" translates as “Behold, a son!" Yes, Alan Rubin, trumpeter, actor, studio phenomenon, beloved friend, respected colleague, loving husband and soulmate to his wife, Mary, was something to behold. Many people—even non-musicians— remember Rubin as a stalwart member of the “Saturday Night Live" and Blues Brothers Bands and as ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dewey Redman, Bugpowder, Mario Pavone & Miles

Read "Dewey Redman, Bugpowder, Mario Pavone & Miles" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

Pianist Barney McCall was a member of the Dewey Redman Quartet several years ago and he happened to record one of their gigs in Chicago. He didn't expect the audio quality would be much good so he forgot about it. Recently thought he gave it a listen, did some serious tweaking to the sound, et voila!—some ...


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