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Mike Freeman's ZonaVibe: Circles In A Yellow Room
by Jack Bowers
Circles in a Yellow Room, New York-based vibraphonist Mike Freeman's eighth recording as leader of his own ensembles, has a Latin flavor reminiscent of classic albums by West Coast maestro Cal Tjader. Stylistically, Freeman parallels Tjader and a host of others from Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs and Gary McFarland to Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Joe Locke ...
Dug and Jazz Spot Intro in Tokyo
by Sanford Josephson
I owe my love of jazz to the time I spent in Japan in the mid-1960s when I was working as a writer in the public information office of the American Red Cross' Far Eastern Area headquarters, located on a U.S. Army base about 45 minutes from Tokyo. While there, I saw Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, ...
Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, and Noah Haidu
by Jerome Wilson
This program features modern jazz from Spain and Japan as well as older and newer music from the U. S. Musicians heard on the show include Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, Satoko Fujii, Keith Oxman, Milt Jackson, and Noah Haidu. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus ...
The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950’s from Robert Gordon’s “Jazz West Coast”
by Steven Cerra
Originally published in London in 1986 by Quartet Books LTD, Bob Gordon's seminal work on the jazz styles and groups that developed primarily in Los Angeles in the 1950s has long been out-of-print and copies of it are difficult to obtain. In order to rectify this lack of availability, Bob Gordon has given me ...
Behn Gillece: Pivot Point
by Carl Medsker
Posi-Tone will have released 253 albums in its post-bop contemporary mainstream jazz space with Pivot Point by Behn Gillece. Maintaining freshness and avoiding formula could become a creative challenge for any such productive label, but Gillece avoids that potential pitfall through well-written songs, crafty arrangements and excellent musicianship. The sequencing of songs is also thoughtful, varying ...
Chris Varga: Breathe
by Jack Bowers
It is always refreshing to hear a talented vibraphonist seducing the mallets while leading a band, as is true on Breathe, Chris Varga's second recording, and the first in the U.S., following 2023's Vichara on South Korea's Mung Music label. Varga, who has been living and performing in Seoul for more than two decades, returned “home" ...
Two First Visits From ezz-thetics
by John Eyles
So far, ezz-thetics' label First Visit (motto: First Visit archive offers previously unreleased recordings of historic and musical importance) has lived up to expectations with historic recordings from Cecil Taylor (two albums), Anthony Braxton, Albert Ayler (two) and Steve Lacy making the juices of classic jazz fans flow. Interspersed with such treasures have been ...
Lionel Hampton, Terry Gibbs, Bobby Hutcherson & Warren Wolf
by Joe Dimino
On this special Christmas Day episode of Neon Jazz, we're unwrapping an hour dedicated to the true masters of the vibraphone--those incredible artists who made this instrument sing like no other. This celebration was sparked by an unforgettable performance by the brilliant Warren Wolf at The Blue Room, nestled in the historic 18th and Vine district ...
Roy Haynes, Brian Charette, Milt Jackson & Lou Donaldson
by Joe Dimino
Episode 882 takes a soulful turn as we honor the towering legacy of the late alto saxophone legend Lou Donaldson, who recently passed away at the age of 98. A true giant of jazz, Lou left an indelible mark on the genre, and in this episode, we pay tribute to his extraordinary life and music. We ...
A Fireside Chat With Lou Donaldson
by AAJ Staff
This interview was originally published on All About Jazz in December 2002. Some years back, before he passed, Andy Simpkins and I spoke about his journey and I recall how fondly he spoke of Lou Donaldson. I told Simpkins that most of the things I read about Donaldson are prefaced by Charlie Parker and ...
