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Article: Live Review

Moody Blues at the NYCB Theatre At Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
May 17, 2014

Moody Blues NYCB Theatre in Westbury Westbury, NY May 7, 2014 The Moody Blues is an English rock band that was among the first groups to fuse rock and pop with classical music. The band's 1967 album Days of Future Passed (Derem Records, 1967) is considered by many to be the ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Bley: Play Blue

Read "Play Blue" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 17, 2014

Pianist Paul Bley, born in 1932, began his jazz career in the 1950's, working with every one from saxophonists Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, and Ornette Coleman, as well as clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre and trumpeter Chet Baker, and more legends of the time than can be listed here. He has, under his own ...

Article: Album Review

Manuel Valera: Self Portrait

Read "Self Portrait" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 16, 2014

Pianist Manuel Valera's New Cuban Express has pulled into the station for a pit stop, his band mates have stepped off the train to stretch their legs, and the conductor of said locomotive is now left to ponder his own existence in front of his controls. Such is the story that could be told to detail ...

Article: Album Review

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 3

Read "Road Shows, Vol. 3" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 16, 2014

The third installment of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' live performances, Road Shows, Volume 3 is the most uniformly outstanding of the series. A task that is hard to achieve since the first two albums were superb musical gems in their own right. Despite covering a span of 11 years the current disc demonstrates extreme thematic cohesiveness, ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Magazine Spring 2014 Edition Available Now!

May 15, 2014

Welcome to the Spring 2014 edition of All About Jazz magazine. Our maiden issue eclipsed 100,000 readers, which kicked off a series of raucous celebrations that lasted throughout Jazz Appreciation Month. And the party continues... We're all in, and we're doing our part to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Blue Note Records with a ...

Article: Album Review

Roy Assaf Trio: Second Row Behind The Painter

Read "Second Row Behind The Painter" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 14, 2014

Pianist Roy Assaf decided to try a different studio tactic when he set out to make this record. Instead of simply having his trio take multiple passes at tracks on a single predetermined playlist, he decided to have the group simulate a stay at a club. They recorded multiple sets, accumulating almost five hours worth of ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jimmy Giuffre: New York Concerts

by Hrayr Attarian
May 13, 2014

Saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre was a first rate innovator who restlessly reinvented his art without losing its signature character. Despite leaving behind a large recorded legacy Giuffre remains far from being a household name known mostly in hardcore jazz aficionado circles. In 2012 producer Zev Feldman of Elemental Music came across two unreleased ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Cosgrove: Alternating Current

Read "Alternating Current" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 13, 2014

The recipe for this album could be detailed as such: start with one inventive drummer, add two interconnected masters of wholly improvised music, throw a composition from Paul Motian into the pot, and let it all stir itself. Drummer Jeff Cosgrove's fascination with the music of Motian isn't a secret. As the man ...

News: Recording

Richie Kaye's Music & Mirth's "The Last Whoop-Dee-Doo!" And A Free MP3

May 13, 2014

From the new album of swingin' fun: The Last Whoop-Dee-Doo! played by Richie Kaye's Music & Mirth featuring Tony LaVorgna DOWNLOAD THE FREE MP3 Down in the dumps? Need a pick-me-up? You've got a smile-maker in your hands! 25 tracks of classic American jazz for your entertainment and delight. No heavy lifting needed with this album. ...

Article: Album Review

David Weiss: When Words Fail

Read "When Words Fail" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 12, 2014

"Where words fail, music speaks." Jana Herzen, head of Motema Music, shared this Hans Christian Anderson quote with David Weiss after the trumpeter had already titled his new record; the sentiment of that statement just happens to perfectly connect with this album. In 2013, loss seemed to hover around Weiss, his friends, and ...