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Barry Harris: A Thousand Percent Music Man

by Andrew Velez
February 12, 2006

During a recent conversation, Barry Harris (75) was asked about his plans for the future. It evoked an instantaneous explosion of laughter from him before he replied, “Don't ask me that! The life I lead is the life I lead. The recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University, in person Dr. Harris is a physically ...

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Article: Album Review

Spooky Actions: Quartet for the End of Time

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by Ty Cumbie
February 12, 2006

The young Olivier Messiaen famously composed and premiered “Quartet for the End of Time in 1940-41 as a prisoner of the Nazis during World War II. One can apply just about as much meaningful drama to this story as one wants. It has even been suggested that Messiaen defeated the Nazis, in spirit at least, with ...

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Various Artists: Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert

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by Ernest Barteldes
February 12, 2006

On September 17, 2005, Jazz at Lincoln Center brought together an ensemble of musicians responding to Wynton Marsalis' call to stage a benefit for victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The document of that event is this CD, in which well-known mainstream stars share the stage with more obscure names, performing modern and traditional jazz, folk, ...

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Assif Tsahar / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake: Lost Brother

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by Jeff Stockton
February 12, 2006

For a saxophone trio to get itself noticed these days, it needs a gimmick, a hook, something special to set its sound apart. The trio on Lost Brother has three. Saxophonist Assif Tsahar improves with every outing and wisely varies his attack by playing as much bass clarinet on this disc as tenor. Drummer par excellence ...

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Gary Hassay & Ellen Christi: Tribute to Paradise

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by Ty Cumbie
February 12, 2006

Jazz artists who adhere strictly to a free improvising agenda are generally doomed to sacrifice wider recognition. Here are two perfect examples: Ellen Christi is among the finest jazz vocalists in New York. She's made a lovely, intimate duo recording with Gary Hassay, a saxophonist who has all the technique of his best contemporaries, plus a ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Greenleaf Music

by Brian P. Lonergan
February 12, 2006

When Dave Douglas and Michael Friedman first met at a recording session in New York in the mid '80s, the young trumpeter made an indelible impression on the young drummer. “When Dave started playing, he galvanized the band and he had a certain presence and a freshness that is unforgettable, said Friedman, who would go on ...

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Joe Wilder: A True Living Legend

by Greg Thomas
February 10, 2006

Joe Wilder, a true living legend of the trumpet, is at long last getting what fellow brass great Roy Eldridge used to call “his screen credits . After 60+ years of superlative support work in big bands, Broadway pit orchestras and commercials, Wilder is finally headlining his own quartet at the Village Vanguard. ...

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Article: Opinion

The Courage to Really Play...

by AAJ Staff
February 10, 2006

By Matt Lavelle People have dedicated their lives, suffered and died in pursuit of becoming one with a music that, at its core, is a music that makes being a human being really mean something. This music can save lives. People hold on to moments in this music when there ...

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Article: Film Review

Ari Hoenig: Kinetic Hues

by Ernest Barteldes
February 8, 2006

The Ari Hoenig Group Kinetic Hues Smalls Records 2005 With the advent of easily available digital technology, it has become easier for anyone to make semi-professional videos. Nowadays, practically anyone with a digital camera and a computer can produce and release, say, a music DVD--even if the quality of the ...

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Alex Harding's Blutopia: The Calling / Lucian Ban & Asymmetry Quartet: Playground

by Jeff Stockton
February 8, 2006

Alex Harding's Blutopia The Calling Jazzaway 2005 Alex Harding (Detroit) and Lucian Ban (Romania) have developed a fruitful partnership over the last few years. Harding's bluesy, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett's, while Ban's tasteful, reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision ...