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Article: The Big Question

The Lives Behind the Music: Do Biographies Shape Our Understanding of Jazz?

Read "The Lives Behind the Music: Do Biographies Shape Our Understanding of Jazz?" reviewed by Anastasia Bogomolets

by Anastasia Bogomolets

Charlie Parker died at the age of 34. Ella Fitzgerald lived a long and remarkable life, which included her time at the Colored Orphan Asylum during her adolescence and having her legs amputated later in life, alongside tremendous career success and many bright accomplishments along the way. Duke Ellington began his career as a ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Keyboardist Jesse Fischer

Read "Take Five with Keyboardist Jesse Fischer" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Jesse Fischer Known for his vibrant blend of jazz, funk, soul and folk, Jesse's Fischer's uplifting music features rich harmonies, intricate rhythms, and a deep understanding of groove. Catch Jesse play tracks from his recent release Resilience, re-imagined arrangements of classic '60s/'70s jazz from his Flipped series, along with some brand new music. “Jesse Fischer ...

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Article: Album Review

Wayne Shorter: Celebration Volume 1

Read "Celebration Volume 1" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

Wayne Shorter never rested on his or anyone's laurels. So when at the start of this perilous century he convened his great, late-stage quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade it wasn't to take the bandstand and placate audience and skeptics with greatest hits or refurbished takes on old standards. It was to create ...

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Article: Album Review

Matt Booth: Sun Prints

Read "Sun Prints" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert

Although this is far from a debut album, Matt Booth's Sun Prints does provide an opportunity for the enterprising bassist to offer a release comprised solely of his own compositions. With the assistance of a well-assembled band behind him, Booth proves himself more than capable of meeting the challenge, with eleven engaging tunes that cover a ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission

Read "Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Depending on how one figures it, Wayne Shorter's recording history has upwards of half a dozen important chapters. They tell a tale of superheroes, of monsters and demons and, ultimately, of the sight of a new dawn. Just three of the chapters cover the story's ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Marcus, Miroslav Vitous, Sonny Sharrock, Daniel Humair: Green Line

Read "Green Line" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner

Several decades into the jazz reissue boom, first on CD and now increasingly on vinyl, one might imagine the bottom of the barrel is being scraped, and that any newly rediscovered obscurities might at this point have been best left alone. Yet so vast are the archives of recorded jazz that diamonds remain in the mine, ...

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Article: Profile

Designing Jazz: The Iconic Album Covers of Reid Miles

Read "Designing Jazz: The Iconic Album Covers of Reid Miles" reviewed by Kristine England

by Kristine England

Blue Note Records has embodied the best jazz has to offer for over 80 years. With a catalog of greats, from Horace Silver, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon and countless others from the bop and post-bop eras, to the funky recordings that hip-hop artists have repeatedly sampled, ...

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Article: Live Review

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024

Read "San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024" reviewed by Walter Atkins

by Walter Atkins

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024 San Jose, CAAugust 9 through August 11, 2024 San Jose Jazz's Summer Fest 2024 was a high-octane weekend of top-flight musicians and artists covering the full spectrum of melodic sounds, in a friendly and accessible location in downtown San Jose. SJJSF 2024 featured multiple outdoor and ...

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Article: Interview

Russell Malone: Guitar Master

Read "Russell Malone: Guitar Master" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

This article was first published on All About Jazz on February 29, 2016. “People make too big of a deal about being self taught. Because nobody is completely self taught," ruminates Russell Malone, one of the best loved jazz guitarists by both fans and critics. His sound is full and rich; his fingers fleet,the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Duos, Trios, And Other Things

Read "Duos, Trios, And Other Things" reviewed by Bob Osborne

by Bob Osborne

The majority of the music on the show is new, with a good proportion of it provided by duos, duo lead ensembles and trios. Also, to celebrate the 700th edition of the World of Jazz show we close with a classic recording of my all-time favourite jazz artist Miles Davis, playing live with his second great ...


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