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Got Bass Clarinet? Jason Stein Does
by Mark Corroto
In the short history of jazz--only about 110 years--the bass clarinet has had an even shorter existence. Students of Charles Darwin's evolutionary studies might point towards the adaption of the instrument into the new jazz of the 1960s; or perhaps the branch of evolution studies called biogeography might explain that fertile locations spawn growth in the ...
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins: Celebrating Prestige's 60th Anniversary
by Chris May
In fall 2009, the Prestige label is celebrating its 60th Anniversary with a series of compilations and remasters. In October, the Side Steps box set was released, chronicling saxophonist John Coltrane's sideman legacy with the label. In November, there's a compilation of sessions recorded by trumpeter Miles Davis with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, The Classic Prestige Sessions ...
Different Shades of Hess: Nikolaj Hess & Spacelab
by Jakob Baekgaard
The exploration of sound is a natural part of Danish pianist Nikolaj Hess' music. Since graduating from the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen, he has worked in a wide range of contexts and played with artists as varied as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and singer Sissel Vera Pettersen. With Pettersen he made an enchanting duo album, By This ...
Lee Konitz In The 1980s
by Robert Iannapollo
Saxophonist Lee Konitz turned 82 in October 2009 and he's still going as strong and as steady as ever. He recently played a birthday duet concert with pianist Harold Danko. While the set included the usual standards there were also a couple of surprises such as the Konitz original “Kary's Trance." Konitz and Danko have a ...
Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam and Beyond the Boundary of Time
by Clifford Allen
It could easily be argued that the “loft jazz" era of the '70s was a direct product of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), both in its moral structure and its eventual fragmentation. Loft spaces, artist-produced concerts and artist-owned labels were self-reliance projects, a cornerstone of the AACM. Furthermore, the relocation of many ...
Leo Records 30th Anniversary
by Martin Longley
Vaycheslav Guyvoronsky / Andrey Kondakov / Vladimir VolkovChristmas ConcertLeo Records2008 Carl Ludwig Hubsch's Longrun Development Of The UniverseThe Universe is a DiskLeo Records2009 Various ArtistsCollaborations: 2004 and 2007
ECM at 40: Remembering Weather Report/Lost on the Way/The Moment's Energy/Dresden
by Jeff Stockton
Miroslav Vitous Group w/ Michel Portal Remembering Weather Report ECM 2009 Louis Sclavis Lost on the Way ECM 2009 Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble The Moment's Energy ECM
Ron Carter: Super Sideman
by Ken Dryden
Attila Zoller/Ron Carter/Joe Chambers Common Cause Enja 2009 Sadao Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio I'm Old Fashioned Test of Time 2009 Ron Carter has long been one of the most ...
Tyshawn Sorey: Koan, The Winding Shell & Labyrinth
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Tyshawn SoreyKoan482 Music2009 Jesse ElderThe Winding ShellOff2009 Jacam ManricksLabyrinthManricks Music2009 For decades, the trend has been for drummers in jazz to move ...
Chet Baker's Quiet Sound Endures
by Chris Kompanek
Chet Baker Strollin' Enja 2008 Chet Baker Broken Wing Inner City 2009 John Proulx Baker's Dozen MAXJAZZ 2009 As iconic as any ...
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