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News: Performance / Tour

Hendrik Meurkens NY Samba Jazz Quartet at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Tuesday - Saturday, Dec. 26th-30th 11PM

December 23, 2006

HENDRIK MEURKENS NY SAMBA JAZZ TRIO After Hours Show at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Tuesday - Saturday, Dec. 26th-30th (opposite Paquito D'Rivera) Tuesday - Saturday, Dec. 26th -30th The HENDRIK MEURKENS SAMBA JAZZ TRIO featuring HENDRIK MEURKENS - harmonica IAN MACDONALD - keyboards ITAIGAURA BRANDAO (26-28) - bass ...

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News: Recording

Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut to Release Retrospective

December 23, 2006

Enigmatic figure Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut to release one retrospective and seven others; including the Historic New York Concert with Daniel Carter, one with Joe McPhee, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, a Frode Gjerstad Duo, and LIVE! at Columbia University, exclusively on itunes. Mr. Shurdut is at the forefront of new musics, eluding categorization. His ideas embrace everything from ...

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Article: Live Review

The Dave Douglas Quintet at the Jazz Standard, New York, Dec. 7

by Budd Kopman
December 23, 2006

Dave Douglas QuintetThe Jazz Standard, New York CityThursday, December 7, 2006Early Show Trumpeter/cornetist Dave Douglas, one of the most prolific bandleaders in the last decade, has embraced rather than cursed technology and used his six-night run at the Jazz Standard as a means of disseminating his music to the broadest ...

News: Festival

It's A Grammy Affair At Air Jamaica Jazz Fest

December 22, 2006

Fans of the annual Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival are in for a major treat from the Grammy line-up of international acts set to take the stage over the three days of the Rose Hall festival, Jan. 25-27, 2007. Musical icons Kenny Rogers, Michael Bolton and Christopher Cross are among the Grammy-winning acts set to ...

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Article: Album Review

Tyft: Meg Nem Sa

by Ivana Ng
December 22, 2006

One can only imagine what Hilmar Jensson has done for Iceland's jazz scene when, in our very own Park Slope, his Tyft trio has created a mélange of free jazz, rock and noise. Meg Nem Sa is an impressive second endeavor by Jensson (guitars, electronics), Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax, bass clarinet) and Jim Black (drums, electronics). ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Blake: More Like Us

Read "More Like Us" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 22, 2006

More Like Us is the second release from saxophonist Michael Blake's Blake Tartare, with three Danish wunderkinds: keyboardist Soren Kjaergaard, bassist Jonas Westergaard and drummer Kresten Osgood. As the title suggests, the group has developed cohesion, easily maneuvering the circuitous compositions on the disc. The subtle opening of “The Meadows shifts after Blake's ...

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Article: Album Review

Sonny Stitt: Stitt

by George Kanzler
December 22, 2006

Are ideas floating out there to be had by anyone? Or do they emanate exclusively from specific individuals? And how do they apply to the creation and development of bebop? Sonny Stitt is at the heart of this conundrum. As an alto saxophonist, he always fell under the shadow of Charlie Parker and was often accused ...

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News: Interview

Blue Note featured on B.E.T. for Nas interview on "Rap City"

December 21, 2006

Airing December 23, 1pm and 5pm: Nas--the son of trumpeter-cornetist Olu Dara (who played with David Murray and Henry Threadgill)--will be interviewed at the renowned Blue Note for “Rap City," the BET TV series that showcases the established stars and up-and-comers of hip-hop. While a live band performs onstage, the 33-year-old Nas--born Nasir bin ...

News: Music Industry

3-Peat For HighNote/Savant Whose CDs Receive Most Jazz Radio Airplay In The US For 3rd Consecutive Year

December 21, 2006

NYC-Based Record Company Ends 2006 With 14 Titles On JazzWeek's Year- End Top-100 Jazz Radio Chart & 10 In Top-50 (For the third consecutive year HighNote/Savant Records was the most listened-to jazz label in the US, finishing 2006 with 14 titles on JazzWeek's Top-100 Chart, 10 in the Top-50. JazzWeek's year-end chart appears in the December ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jan Leder Trio plays Rudy's Beau Rivage Sunday Brunch '07

December 21, 2006

The Jan Leder Trio featuring Jan Leder - flute; Hiroshi Yamazaki - piano; Art Lillard - drums, plus special surprise guests, will be appearing every Sunday, January through March '07 at Rudy's Beau Rivage, 17 Livingston Street, Dobbs Ferry, from noon to 3pm. Enjoy a smorgasbord of delectible dishes along with exquisite Hudson River views and ...