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Article: Big Band Caravan

George Stone / Fred Hess Big Band / Jamie Begian Big Band

by Jack Bowers
May 8, 2011

George StoneThe Real DealSelf Published2010 Every once in a while the stars align, the wheel of fortune spins precisely and listeners are the happy recipients of a big band album that is remarkably engaging and spectacular from start to finish; in other words, The Real Deal. This ...

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Article: Album Review

Delfeayo Marsalis: Sweet Thunder

Read "Sweet Thunder" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 11, 2011

Was Delfeayo Marsalis undertaking a task too challenging when he recorded music from one of Duke Ellington's most beloved albums to make Sweet Thunder? Gunther Schuller offers a doctrine that seems to suggest this has been so. Apparently the size and composition of the ensemble lead to this mishap. Would it have been remiss, to replicate ...

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Article: Live Review

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band

by Daniel Lehner
April 10, 2011

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band William Paterson University Jazz Room Wayne, NJ March 26th, 2011 Looking at Roy Haynes's oeuvre, over his tremendously prolific career, it becomes apparent that simply being awarded one lifetime achievement award from the Grammy committee may not be enough. For most musicians, being involved in ...

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Article: Live Review

Bruce Barth Trio: New York City, March 3, 2011

by Emilie Pons
March 13, 2011

Bruce Barth TrioSmallsNew York City, USAMarch 3, 2011 On Thursday night, March 3, 2011, at Smalls in New York City, pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Adam Cruz delighted an audience of jazz aficionados, gathered for a lovely CD release party for Bruce Barth Trio, The Flail, and ...

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Article: Interview

Justin Kauflin: Humble Beginnings

by Marshall Taylor
March 8, 2011

The beauty of music lies in its subliminal spirituality. Religious or not, few can argue the effects of music on the human emotions and how it impacts our perception of things beyond what is skin-deep. For 24 year-old Justin Kauflin, a New York-based pianist notable for his work with Jae Sinnett, and for ...

News: Interview

Pianist Justin Kauflin Interviewed at All About Jazz

March 8, 2011

News: Event

Playing Our Parts: A Benefit For The Jazz Foundation of America

February 17, 2011

In Memory of Dennis Irwin With John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Ron Carter, Russell Malone, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, Jesse Davis, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington, and more. Tue, Feb 22 7:30pm & 10pm Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Broadway at 60th Street, 5th floor New York, NY Admission is $100 per ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Ferit Odman

by AAJ Staff
February 10, 2011

Meet Ferit Odman:Ferit Odman is an in-demand and busy jazz drummer based in Istanbul. He started his music studies in Sweden as an AFS exchange student (1999), got a full scholarship to get his B.A. in Music at Istanbul Bilgi University (2001), attended the School For Improvisation workshops in NYC (2004), and has been ...

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Article: Album Review

Justin Kauflin: Introducing Justin Kauflin

Read "Introducing Justin Kauflin" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 1, 2011

Sight and vision are not the same thing, and pianist Justin Kauflin is a testament to this fact. While a rare eye disease robbed Kauflin of his sight by the time he was eleven years old, his artistic vision and sense of purpose remain intact. Kauflin's classical training initially placed him on a certain path, but ...

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Article: Album Review

Delfeayo Marsalis: Sweet Thunder

Read "Sweet Thunder" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
January 14, 2011

Acclaimed trombonist and member of the first family of jazz, Delfeayo Marsalis launches Sweet Thunder: Duke & Shak, an original theatrical jazz production culled from live performances in thirty-six locations across the country. The play was born from Marsalis' affinity for the music of Duke Ellington and the poetry of Shakespeare: first brought to the musical ...