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Adam Cruz: Making Some Room
by R.J. DeLuke
Playing drums with some of the finest musicians around, touring the globe with them, and teaching music can be a lot on the plate of a person fortunate enough--and talented enough--to find themselves in that situation. In fact, that's a solid career.But for Adam Cruz--a much sought-after drummer on the New York City scene ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Trumpeter John Swana In Cheltenham On Wednesday, May 2nd!
Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA for this series' last concert of the season will be trumpeter John Swana and his band, featuring guitarist Steve Giordano, Lucas Brown on organ, and drummer Wayne Smith Jr. on May 2nd. One show: 7:30-9PM. $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Buffet. ...
Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour
by Troy Collins
Some debut recordings encapsulate all of an aspiring artist's diverse interests; others are less ambitious, and merely document a particular ensemble or performance. The Eleventh Hour, an expansive tour de force by rising drummer Johnathan Blake, is a prime example of the former. Blake's successful merger of styles should come as no surprise; in addition to ...
Cecil’s Big Band with Mike Lee: West Orange, NJ, February 20, 2012
by Bob Kenselaar
Cecil's Big Band with Mike LeeCecil's Jazz ClubWest Orange, New JerseyFebruary 20, 2012A completely packed crowd at Cecil's Jazz Club on a Monday night--not a common scene--but this was the beginning of the club's final week of operation and the final show for Cecil's Big Band. Led by tenor saxophonist Mike ...
Ronnie Cuber: Infra-Rae: Ronnie Cuber Meets The Beets Brothers
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It is easy to forget an elder statesman such as the magisterial Ronnie Cuber, who continues to give commanding performances on his baritone saxophone. The absence of a sense of history clouds successive generations, who will honor young masters like Brian Landrus but forget the ancestors. The great tones from the bass end of the saxophone ...
Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour
by Mark F. Turner
The health of an organism is its ability to reproduce and a fine example of jazz's continued vitality is heard on drummer Johnathan Blake's The Eleventh Hour. The debut's excellence comes as no surprise, though. This son of violinist John Blake Jr is already carving his name as a young rhythmic dynamo whose growing credits include ...
Jazz at the Johns Hopkins Club Presents Alto Saxophonist Jim Snidero
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University in partnership with the Peabody Institute has launched a new jazz series, Jazz at the Johns Hopkins Club, an exciting concert experience for its alumni, associate members, and guests. The spring series will feature four outstanding concerts beginning with two sets by the Jim Snidero Quartet on February 25th for ...
Mingus Festival + Competition at Jazz Standard in February
2012 marks the 90th Birthday Anniversary Year of Charles Mingus (DOB: April 22, 1922). To celebrate, Jazz Standard welcomes back the Mingus Big Band for its annual Mingus High School Competition + Festival. The club's acclaimed “Mingus Mondays" residency continues throughout February (2/6, 2/13, 2/20 + 2/27) including a full weekend of performances by the Grammy ...
Mingus Big Band: Live at the Jazz Standard
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'indispensabile repertorio mingusiano, com'è noto, vive soprattutto grazie agli sforzi della vedova Sue e a un paio di formazioni che ad esso si sono dedicate mani e piedi dopo la morte del grande bassista (nello specifico prima ancora compositore). La Mingus Big Band in particolare dà alle energetiche, vociferanti pagine mingusiane quell'atavico respiro orchestrale che di ...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Days 4-7: May 5-8, 2011
by Sandy Ingham
Days 1-3 | Days 4-7 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA April 27-May 6, 2011 Day 4: Thursday May 5, 2011 Vibraphonist Stefon Harris and Blackout was the featured act in the WWOZ Jazz Tent, but Christian Scott stole the show. Scott--the young New ...
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