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Article: Live From New York

January 2004

by AAJ Staff
January 14, 2004

Hours before December became official, pianist Dave Burrell performed a single set at Joe’s Pub with his latest project, the Full Blown Trio. The improvisational super-group, featuring William Parker (bass) and drummer/ percussionist Andrew Cyrille, was in midst of a week-long tour that would culminate a few days later in their highly anticipated debut recording (to ...

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Article: Profile

Julian Priester

by AAJ Staff
January 12, 2004

Submitteed on behalf Jonathan Davidson. When you hear the name Julian Priester, you probably think of all of the amazing recordings in which the jazz trombonist participated. You may also wonder what he’s been up to in the past couple of decades. He last visited our fair city some 5 years ago. Fortunately, ...

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Article: Interview

Ran Blake: From Music to Film and Back

by AAJ Staff
January 9, 2004

By Matana Roberts More than a four-decade career as a recording artist, a winner of numerous iconic awards (including being named a Mac Arthur fellow in 1988) with more than 30 recordings to his credit collaborating with artists creatively diverse as saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton, pianist Jaki Byard, and saxophonist Ricky Ford, pianist Ran ...

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Charlie Haden: Liberation Music

by Clifford Allen
January 9, 2004

The unaccompanied bass solo is something which cropped up with ever-increasing frequency on free jazz recordings during the ‘60s and ‘70s; yet unlike some front line players, these unaccompanied forays were often soliloquies rather than monologues. The introspection and depth of feeling (attributable to the sheer physicality of wood, gut string and horsehair or fingers) made ...

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Article: Year in Review

All About Jazz: New York Best of 2003

by A. Henkin
January 7, 2004

We've created several best of lists for 2003 ranging from the best live shows to the best reissues. Enjoy!Quick LinksBest New Releases Of 2003 Musicians Of The Year Musicians To Watch Best Vocal Releases Best Latin Releases Unearthed Gems Best Reissues Best Shows Of 2003 Best Record Labels Books Of The Year

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Trumpeter Enrico Rava

by A. Henkin
January 5, 2004

For those who maintain that jazz is purely an American music, go check your record collection and see how many times the name Enrico Rava shows up. The trumpeter in many ways defines Italian jazz as well as how the music has become an international phenomenon. Rava's accomplishments are myriad. “I think I ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

2004 International Association for Jazz Education Conference

by Russ Musto
January 3, 2004

If jazz audiences in New York City seem a bit larger, better educated and more diverse than usual during the third week of January this year it will be because they probably are. The International Association for Jazz Education is holding its 31st Annual International Conference here, scheduled to attract more than 7,000 jazz musicians, teachers, ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Delmark Records

by Elliott Simon
January 2, 2004

Few independent labels can claim a 50-year history of seminal releases that changed the course of both blues and jazz. In fact, there is only one: Chicago's Delmark Records. While being the first to record the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (Roscoe Mitchell's Sound) and Sun Ra (Sun Song), Delmark was also first with ...

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Article: New York Beat

Jazz in the New Year

by Nick Catalano
December 31, 2003

One of the most enduring and pleasant series that Gotham has enjoyed in recent years is Walker’s “Sundays with Peter Leitch and special guests.” Walker’s is one of the city’s ancient pubs down in Tribeca (16 N. Moore at Varick) and has a special atmosphere that can cheer you up and feed you well of a ...

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