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Article: Extended Analysis

John Zorn: Dictee / Liber Novus

by Warren Allen
January 14, 2011

John ZornDictée / Liber NovusTzadik2010 If the ever-productive multi-instrumentalist John Zorn's compositional oeuvre yields one simple theme, it is the sheer variety of his interests and vision. Perhaps none of his personal oeuvres better encapsulate this than his file card compositions. These are usually extended pieces that consist ...

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Article: Year in Review

David A. Orthmann's Best Releases of 2010

by David A. Orthmann
January 14, 2011

2010 was a banner year for newly recorded jazz.. Nathan Eklund Group Coin Flip(OA2 Records) Dmitry Baevsky Down With It(Sharp Nine) Champian Fulton The Breeze and I(Gut String) Tobias Gebb/Unit 7 Free at Last(Yummyhouse) ...

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Article: Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops

Vince Giordano: Toe-Tapping and Timeless

by Andrew J. Sammut
January 13, 2011

Welcome to the inaugural column “Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops We've all heard King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton and Bix Beiderbecke on the Smithsonian Jazz Collection. We know the names because they're “important," but do we ever listen because they're just plain good? What about Papa Celestin, Red ...

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Article: Live Review

Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 2: January 8, 2011

by Gordon Marshall
January 13, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 Vernon Reid's Artificial Afrika Slick and heavy electric forays characterize the work of veteran guitarist Vernon Reid. However far into space he goes, his instrument is always under control; usually, his music is ...

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Article: Live Review

Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 1: January 7, 2011

by Gordon Marshall
January 12, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 What with the snow, the lines, the standing-room-only crowds, New York City's Winter Jazzfest can be a hectic, hectoring hell of force-feeding, a speed-read tasting menu of mad musical difference, as hard to digest in the instant ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sten Hostfalt's K*MOD at Shrine NYC Friday Jan 14, 2011

January 11, 2011

Sten Hostfalt's K*MOD Live at Shrine NYC Friday January 14 2011at 6pm (2 sets) / $10 suggested Described as Genuinely Innovative and Groundbreaking by Don Williamson of Jazz Review, Impressive by Time Out NY, Inimitable by Paper Magazine as well as Virtuosic, Original and Highly Exceptional by legendary icons of American music Joe Maneri, George Russell ...

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Article: Live Review

Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 2: January 8, 2011

by Daniel Lehner
January 11, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 Kirk Knuffke Quartet Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke certainly has an enthusiasm for the “hot" jazz of the 1920's, even if it isn't straight from the source. Knuffke's quartet--co-fronted by trombonist Brian Drye, and backed by ...

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Article: Interview

Dave Liebman: A New York Story

by John Kelman
January 10, 2011

A few months shy of 65, saxophonist Dave Liebman may be having the busiest time of his career, now in its fifth decade. In the past 12 months, nearly a dozen releases have demonstrated the tremendous stylistic breadth of a musical oeuvre that kicked into high gear early, when, in the short span of three years, ...

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News: Event

APAP 2011: NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert and Jazz Forum on January 11th

January 10, 2011

NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center APAP SPECIAL EVENT 1/11/2011 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Hall) Jazz Forum APAP SPECIAL EVENT 1/11/2011 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Hilton (Gramercy Suite A) Session Description Click here ...

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News: Recording

Leila Adu finds Harmony with the Voiceless In "Ode To the Unknown Factory Worker" Album Release

January 10, 2011

Leila Adu celebrates global CD release on Rai Trade/Tracce, the Italian National Radio label New York, NY—Leila Adu reemerges to the international music scene on January 18th with her powerful new album “Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker." The 11 song CD is a raw musical travelogue of uncertainty and triumph in the exciting nomadic life ...