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Drummer Han Bennink

by A. Henkin
March 13, 2003

Do not take Han Bennink lightly. While his exuberance is refreshing and entertaining, above all he is a passionate and committed musician with an international resume spanning five decades. The son of a concert percussionist, Dutchman Bennink has been around the drums since birth. Bennink recounts, “I was a lonely child and went with ...

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Marian McPartland: Queen of Piano Jazz

by Celeste Sunderland
March 13, 2003

Marian McPartland's bracelet keeps rattling. I can't hear it from my perch behind the soundboard but Shari Hutchinson the producer of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz is picking it up on the recording. “It's supposed to stay up above my watch. It keeps working its way down," McPartland explains from the other side of ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Criss Cross Records

by David Adler
March 13, 2003

It's mid-December at Systems Two Studios in Brooklyn. Gerry Teekens, founder and head of the Netherlands-based Criss Cross label, is wrapping up one of his semi-annual trips to the States, producing nine recording sessions in less than two weeks ("Criss Cross" is not a reference to the Monk tune, but rather to transoceanic travel). Today's agenda ...

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Article: Interview

A Conversation Between William Hooker & Ras Moshe

by A. Henkin
March 11, 2003

William Hooker is a spirit drummer who has shared his energy with musicians from Billy Bang, David Murray and David S. Ware to DJ Spooky and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. He has been given the opportunity to hone the minds and souls of children by teaching social studies and literacy with components of ...

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Article: Live From New York

March 2003

by David Adler
March 3, 2003

Before I present my NYC live jazz highlights for February 2003, a note to readers: Thanks to a slew of overlapping professional and personal commitments, I’ll be shortening the column somewhat in the coming months. Rest assured, this will be temporary. NY@Night is not going away! I anticipate a return to normal ...

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Article: Live Review

Dave Holland Quintet/New York Big Band

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 1, 2003

Michigan Theater- Ann Arbor, Michigan February 15, 2003 Now the man of the hour, due to his Grammy-winning ECM release What Goes Around, bassist Dave Holland has consistently been one of the most dynamic performers to experience in a concert sitting with the string of consummate ensembles that he has chosen to front ...

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Article: New York Beat

Jazz in Florida, Part II

by Nick Catalano
March 1, 2003

One of the interesting tour challenges for small jazz groups involves creating increased musical dimensions for some of the large concert halls around the country. Often, headliners will invest in charts of their music that have been arranged for big bands and even symphony orchestras. Boca Raton’s Florida Atlantic University auditorium boasts a seating capacity of ...

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Article: Megaphone

David Amram: Poetry and All That Jazz

by David Amram
February 20, 2003

I rarely play clubs anymore, but was recently invited by four different people, including Levi Asher, founder of LitKicks, to perform at four different events at the Bowery Poetry Club during a six week period. All four poets who contacted me, while different from one another, have a common connection to the tradition that Jack Kerouac ...

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Fred Hersch: Live At the Village Vanguard

by Celeste Sunderland
February 17, 2003

After a seven year period devoted mostly to solo releases and songwriter specific albums, pianist Fred Hersch returns to the trio. Last May, with Drew Gress on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums, he recorded The Fred Hersch Trio: Live At the Village Vanguard (Palmetto), his first trio album since 1995. Shimmering, energetic and personal, the ...

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Evan Parker: Solo

by A. Henkin
February 17, 2003

As jazz has developed since its inception, it has always centered on individuals working with each other. Over time, the music unit has gotten smaller, from the big band era to the time of small combos and the modern era where solo performance has flourished. What was first only the province of the piano ...