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Alfa Jazz Fest 2017

by Thomas Conrad
July 11, 2017

Alfa Jazz Fest 2017 Lviv, Ukraine June 23-27, 2017 Jazz festivals are different in Europe. There are more of them, and they are crucial to the economic viability, social solidarity and creative evolution of the jazz art form. Many European towns that host their own annual jazz events seem like ...

Article: Interview

Steve Swell: Appreciating the Avant Garde Today

by Victor L. Schermer
July 10, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [This is the third of an All About Jazz series of interviews and articles on “The Many Faces of Jazz Today: Critical Dialogues" in which we explore the current state of jazz around the world with musicians, journalists, and entrepreneurs who give us their own unique ...

Article: Album Review

Bruce Jackson: Just Left of Center

Read "Just Left of Center" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 7, 2017

Drummer Bruce Jackson's second recording, Just Left of Center, is mainstream quartet recording pinging from the hard bop/post bop quadrant of the musical radar. The recording is made up of five pieces, the final one being the seemingly unlikely Jack Bruce song “Theme for an Imaginary Western." Written and recorded originally by Bruce for his recording, ...

Article: Film Review

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

by Victor L. Schermer
July 4, 2017

John ColtraneChasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary Meteor 17 and Crew Neck Productions2017 Because it is poised to contribute to the image of John Coltrane in popular culture for years to come, a thoughtful appraisal of this film is very important. Promoted at major film festivals and released to theaters worldwide, ...

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Joseph Leighton Trio at Jazzhole

by Ian Patterson
July 4, 2017

Joseph Leighton Trio Jazzhole, Top of the Town Omagh, N. Ireland June 24, 2017 Jazzhole may not be the most enticing name for N. Ireland's newest jazz venue. Then again, who's to say? For in spite of, or perhaps because of the borderline pejorative/boho-chic ambiguity of the name, ...

Article: Album Review

Shelly Berg and David Finck: The Deep

Read "The Deep" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
July 4, 2017

So it happens that pianist Shelly Berg and bassist David Finck were hired by Chesky Records to play on a Livingston Taylor album. After they finished that session, with the high-end audiophile equipment still in place, David Chesky suggested the two stay and make a duo album themselves. And so they did, virtually on the spot. ...

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Gabriele Coen Sextet: Sephirot. Kabbalah in Music

Read "Sephirot. Kabbalah in Music" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
July 3, 2017

Tra i musicisti più attivi nella diffusione della musica klezmer in Italia e in Europa c'è sicuramente il sassofonista e clarinettista Gabriele Coen, che da oltre venti anni propone con i suoi gruppi la sua personale reinterpretazione in chiave jazzistica di questo importante filone della musica folk ebraica, a cui affianca anche una intensa attività di ...

Article: Interview

Electric Coen

by Neri Pollastri
July 3, 2017

Era il 2008 quando intervistammo Gabriele Coen, allora interessante ma ancora poco noto sassofonista e compositore romano. Oggi, dieci anni dopo, Gabriele ha sviluppato e messo a frutto la sua ricerca nella tradizione musicale ebraica (già allora aveva pubblicato con la moglie Isotta Toso un libro sulla storia del klezmer, “Musica Errante," edito da Stampa Alternativa) ...

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Tal Cohen: Gentle Giants

Read "Gentle Giants" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
June 29, 2017

Surrounded by top-shelf support, pianist Tal Cohen makes a significant statement on Gentle Giants, his second album as a leader. Not content merely to demonstrate his formidable technique, he brings a unique compositional vision to his craft, pulling from his early exposure to Jewish folk music and an extensive immersion in classical composers like Chopin and ...

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Randy Weston: Music of The Earth

by R.J. DeLuke
June 28, 2017

Pianist Randy Weston has long been known to be a student of his African heritage and proud of it. Born in Brooklyn, he has lived in Africa, been involved with musicians there--he has been involved with the entirety of its culture. An expert? “I've lived there for years, man, and I know nothing," ...