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Article: Live Review

Minus the Bear at Best Buy Theater

by Christine Connallon
November 2, 2013

Minus the Bear Best Buy Theater New York, NY October 25, 2013 A few hours before taking the stage at the Best Buy Theater in midtown Manhattan, three members of Seattle-based rock band Minus the Bear sat in a high rise in Chelsea at the Livestream studios to engage in ...

Article: Album Review

Bill O'Connell + The Latin Jazz All-Stars: Zócalo

by Dan Bilawsky
November 1, 2013

Latin jazz piano dynamo Bill O'Connell found a parallel between this gathering and Zócalo, the main plaza situated in the center of Mexico City; that square has long been a place where people meet to connect, celebrate and join together as one, and the same sense of togetherness and unity associated with that spot surrounds this ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bibi Ferreira Debuts Legendary Edith Piaf Show In NYC on November 13

November 1, 2013

BIBI FERREIRA RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY WITH U.S. DEBUT OF “BIBI SINGS PIAF” BRAZILIAN STAR CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER LEGENDARY SHOW, HAS RECEIVED FRANCE’S HIGHEST ARTISTIC HONORS SEEN BY OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN BRAZIL, PORTUGAL AND FRANCE, PIAF SHOW DEBUTS IN NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 13TH AT THE TOWN HALL “...with her mercurial ...

News: Recording

ECM Records and Vijay Iyer announce collaboration

October 31, 2013

Vijay Iyer recently recorded his first album for ECM at New York’s Avatar Studio, with Manfred Eicher producing. While Iyer has been recognized predominantly for his fresh approaches to jazz, ECM now proposes to document a broader scope of his work, which will highlight his compositions and multi-media pieces, as well as improvisation. The first collaboration, ...

Article: Album Review

Charnett Moffett: Spirit Of Sound

Read "Spirit Of Sound" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 30, 2013

Bassist Charnett Moffett's first two releases on the Motéma imprint came out two years apart; his third and fourth releases for the same label--The Bridge: Solo Bass Works (Motéma Music, 2013) and the outing under discussion here--arrive a mere three months apart. His working pace has clearly quickened, but the quality of the music hasn't suffered ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Enrico Pieranunzi: Live at the Village Vanguard

by Dan McClenaghan
October 29, 2013

Italian jazz pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, with his melodic romanticism and wondrous sense of harmony, deepened by by his classical training, gets compared often and aptly to the legendary and game-changing pianist Bill Evans (1929-1980). While Pieranunzi's style is more gregarious, and less introspective than that of Evans--and often more abstract--he does share with the late piano ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band at the Hostos Center on November 1

October 29, 2013

Hostos Center Presents Multi-Grammy Nominated Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Mega Concert Tribute to Composer Rafael Hernández Friday, November 1, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Concert Celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage Month Features Members of the Bronx Arts Ensemble String Section and the 319th U.S. Army Band Bronx, NY - To kick ...

News: Interview

Alex Skolnick: The 1st Artistshare Profile Interview

October 29, 2013

We are pleased to announce the launch of the ArtistShare Profile series featuring exclusive interviews with ArtistShare artists focusing on inspirations, current projects, and the creative process. The first interview in the ArtistShare Profile series features acclaimed guitarist Alex Skolnick. Check out Alex's interview here. This series is part of our 10-year anniversary celebration. On October ...

News: Performance / Tour

A Night In Maduro

October 28, 2013

By Reed I. Hadley The word Maduro can take on meanings from a political official to a baseball or football player but in this case it simply means a luxuriously designed establishment offering nightly live entertainment and an exquisite selection of fine cigars. If you are in Tokyo looking for good jazz accompanied by great food ...

News: Radio

Jonathan Batiste Talks To All About Jazz

October 28, 2013

Jonathan Batiste is a graduate of the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts with a masters degree from Julliard in jazz and classical piano. But don’t let the elite degrees fool you, as a native of New Orleans, Batiste is equally at home making music in the streets or on the concert stage. His band ...