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Article: Album Review

Willie Jones III: Volume III

Read "Volume III" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
December 30, 2006

Drummers aren't well-known for leading trio dates with piano and bass accompaniment--Roy Haynes the notable exception--but Willie Jones III is not your typical drummer. Jones, who cut his chops on the West Coast in the cooperative group Black/Note and recorded with Horace Silver's quintet, made a name for himself in New York as a member of ...

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Article: Year in Review

All About Jazz: New York - Best of 2006

by AAJ Staff
December 29, 2006

Musicians of the Year Andrew HillGeorge LewisJoe LovanoEvan ParkerJohn Zorn Record Labels Of The Year Leo RecordsMosaic RecordsPsi RecordsSmalls RecordsTzadik Records Clubs/Venues of the Year Birdland (Midtown)

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News: Event

Yvonne Curry, Dance/Tap & Friends - Jan 5 in NYC--Free!

December 28, 2006

THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT PRESENTS YVONNE CURRY dance/tap & FRIENDS “The Best of Ten Years at Third Street Music School Settlement" A memoir in words, dance, jazz, swing and R&B conceived, choreographed and directed by Yvonne Curry Friday, January 5, 2007 at 7:30 pm -- FREE ADMISSION -- The ...

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Article: Album Review

Roy Haynes: Whereas

by Russ Musto
December 28, 2006

At 81 years old, Roy Haynes is one of the true wonders of the jazz world. His performances over the past decade have consistently demonstrated that he is the music's greatest living drummer, a title to which he can easily lay claim based on ability alone, although his age does make his energy and power all ...

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Article: Profile

Buddy DeFranco: The Stick Around Kid

by Andrew Velez
December 28, 2006

At 83, he continues to practice on the clarinet every day so as to not “lose that edge." The countless artists whom he has played and recorded with include Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Art Blakey, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Tal Farlow, Billie Holiday, Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Stan ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Cuneiform Records

by Marc Medwin
December 28, 2006

"I've spent 23 years trying to disappoint people--I love doing that," Cuneiform frontman Steve Feigenbaum laughs, but there's a lot of truth to the quip. Since the spring of 1984, the small but prolific label has been thwarting expectation in or near or in-between a number of genres, that misunderstood and mislabeled beast known as “prog" ...

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Article: Album Review

Jessica Lurie / Andrew Drury: That Is What It's Like To Be

Read "That Is What It's Like To Be" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland

by Celeste Sunderland
December 27, 2006

Stylistic and atmospheric shifts occur frequently and abruptly on This Is What It's Like To Be, derived from a combination of skill and poor recording techniques. Saxophonist/flutist Jessica Lurie and drummer/percussionist Andrew Drury recorded four tracks in their basement “studio, and five others were captured live in varying locales. Though the result turns out rather disjointed, ...

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News: Award / Grant

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra/Jim McNeely Grammy Nominated

December 26, 2006

December 26, 2006 PLANET ARTS RECORDINGS CONGRATULATES THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND JIM MCNEELY FOR THEIR GRAMMY NOMINATIONS VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Up From The Skies: Music of Jim McNeely Best Large Jazz Ensemble: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Instrumental Arrangement: Jim McNeely - Up From The Skies ...

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Article: Album Review

Salim Washington Harlem Arts Ensemble: Harlem Homecoming

Read "Harlem Homecoming" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
December 25, 2006

Harlem Homecoming is a celebration of what this music ought to be all about. It's also some kind of antidote to all the technically proficient but ultimately clinical modern mainstream stuff, and its uninhibited joyfulness brings a smile to the face and a fire to the heart. For evidence of this, look no further than the ...

News: Event

Deanna Witkowski and Dr. Tammy Kernodle present Moving with the Spirit: Jazz Freedom in Church

December 24, 2006

Mary Lou Williams biographer Dr. Tammy Kernodle and pianist/composer Deanna Witkowski present Moving with the Spirit: Jazz Freedom in Church, Friday, January 12, 2007 at 8 pm at St. Peter's Church, New York City “Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling, and her musical imagination seems boundless"--Rick Anderson, All Music Guide “Dr. Kernodle writes about Mary Lou Williams ...