Results for "Mulgrew Miller"

Mulgrew Miller

Mulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist born in 1955 in Greenwood, Mississippi. In a childhood filled with early musical experiences, mostly playing gospel music in his church and R&B and blues at dances. Mulgrew was constantly meddling in jazz piano, and established a trio in high school that would play cocktail parties. Miller admits that they didn't really know what they were doing and were merely "approaching jazz". Miller is said to have set his mind definitely to becoming a jazz pianist after seeing Oscar Peterson (a first for Mulgrew) on television. “It was a life changing event

Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception

By MIKE JURKOVIC

No matter the many miles and quantum number of life's triumphs and travails that have visited them since their last encounter, Kenny Barron and Dave Holland walk into a studio and instantly pick up whence they last met. But these two old cronies are not just killing time shooting the proverbial you-know-what. They have ...

Seven is as Seven Does

By PATRICK BURNETTE

This episode is a seventh anniversary celebration featuring--you guessed it--septets. Also featuring copper, sheep, speculation about the role a great title has in creating a jazz classic, and all sorts of other goodies. Unwrap, enjoy, and stay tuned for pop matters where Mike strays productively off-course to give an in-depth review of an eye-opening David Binney ...

2019 Detroit Jazz Festival

By C. ANDREW HOVAN

Detroit Jazz Festival Hart Plaza Detroit, Michigan August 30-September 2, 2019 According to the official count, the 40th edition of the largest free jazz festival in North America drew a record crowd numbering some 325,000. Boasting four stages as part of the festival footprint, there seemed to be a reduction in ...

Cory Weeds, Mugrew Miller, Artie Shaw & More

By JOE DIMINO

From the prowess of, This week we open Neon Jazz with a tribute to Rashied Ali, courtesy of Dutch bassist Joris Teepe. We then move on to sample some tasty new tracks by the Pete Coco Trio, Angela Verbrugge and the incredible Cory Weeds. In between, the show is full of legends from Artie ...

Il debutto di Abelita Mateus: Vivenda - Mixed Feelings

By ANGELO LEONARDI

È un debutto significativo questo di Abelita Mateus, giovane pianista e cantante brasiliana residente a New York dal 2012, che arricchisce la fervida tradizione di musicisti carioca attivi negli Stati Uniti. Il suo recente album Mixed Feelings e il precedente Vivenda offrono piena misura delle sue doti vocali e strumentali. Accompagnata da musicisti di ...

Ten Artists: January 2019

By C. MICHAEL BAILEY

I am adopting my “Bailey's Bundle" format as sole vehicle for my music reportage. Moreover, I am sharpening my focus to three segments of the jazz universe, in this order: (1) Jazz Vocals, (2) Archival Releases, and (3) Everything Else. I have changed the title to the more inclusive “Ten Artists," better reflecting how I have ...

Enjoy Jazz 2018

By HENNING BOLTE

Enjoy Jazz International Festival for Jazz and More Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen October 13-15, 2018 During fall Enjoy Jazz is a major well-established event running through the metropolitan Rhine-Neckar-region (2, 4 million inhabitants) in southwestern Germany, now in its 20th year. Unlike the fast-forward conveyor belt of musical acts at many jazz festivals, ...

Connie Han Trio at Smoke Jazz Club

By MIKE JURKOVIC

Connie Han Trio Smoke Jazz Club New York, NY October 4, 2018 Combustible is the first word that sprung to mind as pianist Connie Han opened her first set by spring loading her wily rhythm-mates, bassist Edwin Livingston and drummer/musical director Bill Wysaske through a twisty, bop energy ...