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Article: Catching Up With

Herb Alpert: Come Fly with Me

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 22, 2015

With his latest recording, Come Fly with Me, legendary award-winning trumpeter, producer, artist and overall Renaissance Man, Herb Alpert takes the listener on a melody-rich, groove-embellished artistic journey, offering marvelous musical perspectives and insights with both familiar and exciting new sonic landscapes. All About Jazz: Herb, on behalf of all About Jazz, it's great ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Washington: Right to Love

Read "Right to Love" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 21, 2015

Steve Washington is a versatile and personable singer, the kind you might hear in a lounge, bar or bistro and think to yourself, “Hey, he's pretty good." And he is. Pretty good, that is. On the other hand, he's not a singer whose name you're likely to see at the top of any charts, jazz or ...

Article: Live Review

Rigas Ritmi 2015

by Bruce Lindsay
July 14, 2015

Rigas Ritmi Riga, Latvia July 1-4, 2015 The 15th anniversary of Rigas Ritmi was celebrated in fine style in Latvia's beautiful capital city. Māris Briežkalns, the festival's artistic director, had programmed Latvian artists and internationally-known musicians in a mix of large and small, old and new, venues. From the mediaeval ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Aaron Akins

by AAJ Staff
June 23, 2015

Aaron Akins' music is something out of the ordinary. After all, a voice strongly reminiscent of Nat “King" Cole wrapped up in a sophisticated urban beat is not something heard every day. Stir the ingredients, jazz it up a little, and Aaron Akins might be it. Produced by Darryl Swann (Macy Gray), the singer's second studio album ...

News: Recording

Bar De Nuit (Night Bar) New Album by Daniel Roure

June 17, 2015

French cabaret, French pop and chanson have a long and rich history, from Edith Piaf’s classic recordings of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to the soundtrack of the 1966 film Un Homme et une Femme (A Man and a Woman). And in recent years, the chanson tradition has been kept alive by younger vocalists such as ...

Article: Interview

Joanna Pascale: To Tell a Story in Song

by Victor L. Schermer
May 20, 2015

Among jazz vocalists, there are two main categories: those who belt out a tune with flourish, ornamentation, punctuation, and improvising known as “scat." Ella Fitzgerald is the prime representative of that approach. Then there are those who omit the superfluous, carefully crafting every word and note, bringing out the underlying emotions. Think of Billie Holiday. Joanna ...

Article: Live Review

Live From Birmingham: Marius Neset, Vibracathedral Orchestra, Death Shanties & The Apex Jazz And Swing Band

by Martin Longley
April 22, 2015

Marius Neset CBSO Centre April 10, 2015 Not an artist who's interested in stasis, the Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset spent most of two sets unveiling pieces from his new Pinball album, which was released at the beginning of 2015. It's his fourth recording, and Neset seems set on making ...

Article: Book Review

Giorgio Rimondi: Nerosubianco

by Angelo Leonardi
April 14, 2015

Nerosubianco Giorgio Rimondi 143 Pagine ISBN: 978-8862317689 Arcana 2015 L'analisi sulla capacità del medium fotografico di “rappresentare" la realtà e influire sulla sfera personale e sociale ha registrato i contributi -anche molto diversi ma tutti importanti -di Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Marshall McLuhan, Jean Baudrillard e Susan Sontag.

Article: Live Review

George Benson and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra at Mesa Arts Center

by Patricia Myers
February 18, 2015

George Benson and the Phoenix Symphony OrchestraMesa Arts Center Mesa, Arizona January 21, 2015 Guitarist-vocalist George Benson performed two straight hours of soul-satisfying and totally thrilling music that reprised his five decades of hits in jazz and pop- contemporary music acclaim. The non-stop set ranged from his 1964 jazz albums debut ...

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Article: Interview

Paul Jost: The First Thing is Heart

by Chris M. Slawecki
February 12, 2015

Even for a musician who has been playing and singing since age six, Paul Jost has just come through one exceptional year. First, he released his debut with The Jost Project, Can't Find My Way Home (2013, Dot.Time Records), featuring the leader on vocals, harmonica and guitar, with drummer Charlie Patierno, double bassist Kevin ...