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Article: Album Review

Waverly Seven: Yo Bobby!

Read "Yo Bobby!" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter
June 3, 2007

Yo Bobby!, the debut recording of the downtown New York jazz septet Waverly Seven, is a two-disc tribute to Bobby Darin, its twenty-four instrumental tracks all recorded by the late singer sometime during his career. Fueled by some of the best young players in town, the record is essentially a joyous, high-powered swing date, no more ...

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Article: Live Review

The 18th Tallinn International JazzKaar Festival

by Brandt Reiter
June 3, 2007

Tallinn International JazzKaar FestivalApril 20-28, 2007 Estonia's JazzKaar, a 9-day, 13-town celebration of jazz, has had a rough couple of years. In 2006 the festival lost its longtime central venue, the mammoth old communist party headquarters in Tallinn, scattering JazzKaar's concerts to a hodgepodge of locations around Estonia's almost too perfect, Disney-like capital ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Solo Guitar: Noël Akchoté, Esmond Selwyn, Jerry Hahn

by Tom Greenland
June 3, 2007

Noël Akchoté So Lucky Winter & Winter 2007 Esmond Selwyn The Axe SLAM 2007 Jerry Hahn Hahn Solo Migration 2007 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Trio Magic: Live in Japan & Ballads

by Ken Dryden
June 3, 2007

Pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron aren't really a regular working trio, but whenever they meet for a recording session or short tour, the gathering of these three musicians is a cause for celebration. They first worked together in 1984 after they were stranded in Rome after a tour was cancelled, with ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Sacred Ground, A Measure of Vision

by Scott Convery
June 3, 2007

Alvin Fielder A Measure of Vision Clean Feed 2007 Whit Dickey Sacred Ground Clean Feed 2006 Drummer Alvin Fielder is a founding member of the Association for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Amphis-Baena Returns to Bar4, June 10th at 9 and 10:30PM

June 2, 2007

BROOKLYN, NY - Amphis-Baena's unique sound returns to Bar4 on June 4th with sets at 9 and 10:30pm Comprised of effected saxophone, guitar, keyboards and drums, Amphis- Baena freely intepretes their original material, rhythmic songs pulled apart with group improvisation. The Amphis-Baena is a mythical two headed serpent. The word derives from the Greek words amphis, ...

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Article: Film Review

Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005

by A. Henkin
June 2, 2007

Ganelin Trio Priority Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005 Nemu Records 2007 Pianist Vyacheslav Ganelin is arguably Soviet Russia's most significant improvising export. Of course, the unreceptive atmosphere during the early part of his career made renown in his native Lithuania untenable, but fans of international ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Roscoe Mitchell: Streaming & Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3

by Marc Medwin
June 2, 2007

Muhal Richard Abrams/George Lewis/Roscoe Mitchell Streaming Pi 2006 Roscoe Mitchell / The Transatlantic Art Ensemble Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 ECM 2007 Roscoe Mitchell moves from ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Corey Wilkes: Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City & Hot

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 2, 2007

Art Ensemble of Chicago Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City Pi Recordings 2006 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Hot 'N' Heavy: Live At The Ascension Loft Delmark 2007 In a ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Fred Anderson: The Great Vision Concert; Timeless; From the River to the Ocean; Live Willisau & Taktlos

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 2, 2007

Fred Anderson/Harrison Bankhead The Great Vision Concert Ayler 2007 Fred Anderson Timeless Delmark 2006 Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake From the River to the Ocean Thrill Jockey 2007 ...