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Nobu Stowe: Confusion Bleue
by Budd Kopman
Pianist Nobu Stowe continues developing and honing his quest of “total improvisation" with the marvelous Confusion Bleue. The music hovers within the world of free jazz but almost always contains elements that imply structure, allowing the compositions to feel more or less anchored as time flows by. Stowe's explorations are supported by many ...
Music Icons of the 20th Century
Icons of the 20th Century is the latest collection from pop easel artist Sidney Randolph Maurer (www.maurereditions.com). MUSIC ICONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY will be the first segment of the Icons collection to debut. Maurer is arguably the only artist who has painted more than 150 of the most important people of his own time. The ...
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Edition
by Doug Collette
The 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking fusion album Bitches Brew offers an opportunity to expand upon the context of its original unveiling. The impact of this recognition can't even be mitigated by a collision of commerce and creativity that echoes some of the furor over the original 1970 release. The larger of the two ...
Kneebody: You Can Have Your Moment
by C. Michael Bailey
West Coast eclectic Kneebody elbowed its way to the front of the crowd on Theo Bleckmann's Grammy-nominated Twelve Songs by Charles Ives (Winter & Winter, 2009). As is customary with Bleckmann, he always employs musicians empathetic with his creative and playful vision. On You Can have Your Moment, Kneebody is all business, pushing the musical envelope ...
Eric Bolvin: No Boundaries
by Nicholas F. Mondello
One might wonder what might have drawn the great Miles Davis to record melodically verbatim covers of Michael Jackson's “Human Nature" and Cyndi Lauper's “Time After Time," in a smooth jazz format. Commercial interest? A musical category boundary to break? Because he could? With No Boundaries, trumpeter Eric Bolvin continues to validate his ...
Trumpeter Taylor Haskins Interviewed at All About Jazz!
Taylor Haskins is forging more of a career in the jazz world, and it's based on his solid musicianship and flair on the trumpet: a good strong tone, good chops, and a wide array of influences, translating into him being at ease and formidable in many styles, including being plugged-in. In addition to stepping out more ...
Taylor Haskins: Raising His (Trumpet) Voice
by R.J. DeLuke
Taylor Haskins is forging more of a career in the jazz world, and it's based on his solid musicianship and flair on the trumpet: a good strong tone, good chops, and a wide array of influences, translating into him being at ease and formidable in many styles, including being plugged-in. In addition to stepping out more ...
Herbie Hancock Imagine Project: Philadelphia, August 13, 2010
by Lewis J Whittington
Herbie Hancock / The Imagine ProjectThe Man CenterPhiladelphia, USAAugust 13, 2010 On a cool August night at the open air Mann Center, pianist Herbie Hancock reminisced about his '60s gigs in Philly with Miles Davis back in the day, but he was not looking to rest on any laurel. For ...
The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
"When I listen to these records now... when I listen to the Pershing, it's phenomenal, I must say. What they were doing, phenomenal, the lines and the purity. It's so pure ... It was sheer joy working with these two individuals. Master musicians," writes pianist/bandleader Ahmad Jamal in the liner notes to this collection.
Zbigniew Seifert Quartet: Nora
by John Kelman
With a trajectory only starting to expand beyond his native Poland, before succumbing to complications from cancer in 1979 at age 32, it's little surprise that Zbigniew Seifert has flown largely beneath the radar of even the most knowledgeable jazzer. Still, it appears as though overdue attention is finally returning to this remarkable violinist, whose Man ...
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