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Pat O'Leary's Nightingale
If you had asked me, a few months ago, to tell you all I knew about Patrick O'Leary, I would have said, “Wonderful bass player--a real melodic sensibility and strong time--and an extraordinary jazz cellist. Witty fellow, a good sort." And I would have directed you to some of the videos I've taken at The Ear ...
Guitarist Peter Douskalis Debut Solo Releases "The Dance of the Sea"
Peter Douskalis - The Dance of the Sea (Shenandoah, 2009) Now on sale at: amazon.com, CDBaby.com, and Guitar Nine Records “While he is a melodic player, Douskalis sometimes emulates an orchestra and pulls it off. Melody, harmony, bass lines all interact logically, sometimes making it sound as if more than one guitarist is on the CD." ...
Joao Gilberto Concert at Carnegie Hall Canceled
Because of international travel restrictions, the Joao Gilberto concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night as part of the CareFusion Jazz Festival has been canceled. George Wein, the producer of the festival, said in a statement: I am heartbroken over this unfortunate situation. Joao Gilberto is one of the most important musical artists of our ...
Improvisational and Atmospheric Dialogues: A Tribute to an Avant-Gardist
The avant-garde composer and multireedist Anthony Braxton had plenty of words for his admirers at Le Poisson Rouge on Friday night, when it was officially his turn to take the stage. He talked about the striving of noncommercial artists. He referred to “geopolitical dynamics," adding that the world was still full of “men and women of ...
Os Paralamas do Sucesso at The 8th Brazilian Film Festival, Central Park Summerstage June 12, 2010
by Ernest Barteldes
Paralamas do Sucesso 8th Brazilian Film Festival in New York Central Park Summerstage June 12, 2010 On their first Summerstage appearance in over two decades, Brazil's Paralamas do Sucesso (Herbert Vianna: guitar, vocals; Bi Ribeiro; bass; Joao Barone: drums) took the stage prepared to showcase their most popular ska-influenced ...
The Voice of Music
I began my jazz life rather innocently as a Listener: a child sitting close to a V-M (The Voice of Music, it said on the inside lid) three-speed phonograph. I can summon up the worn brown felt of the turntable, the pattern of the speaker grille. And as I listened to the record of the moment ...
Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall Veterans Finding Their Way
It took a while for Keith Jarrett to locate his muse at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. From his station at the piano he worked through familiar cycles of theme and variations with his longtime partners, the bassist Gary Peacock and the drummer Jack DeJohnette. The music in the concerts first half was sympathetic and duly ...
Arturo O'Farrill, Jimmy Heath, Jane Monheit, Ted Rosenthal at Usdan Festival Concerts
Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, now entering its 43nd season and once again declared a “Best Of" class or camp for 2010 by TimeOutNY/Kids, will open its series of Festival Concerts, private on-site educational performances for its students, on Monday June 28 at the Center's 200-acre woodland campus. In addition to these concerts, ...
Herbie Hancock: Seven Decades of Imagination
by A. Henkin
In the jazz world, certain figures exist purely as first names, their reputation assuring recognition. When ones hears the name Herbie, the mind jumps immediately to possibly the most famous 'rhythm section' in history: Herbie, Ron and Tony. That group included two more figures for whom last names are unnecessary, Miles and Wayne. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ...
MOJA Radio/WEEKLY FEATURES: June 21-27, 2010
This Monday, June 21st, we'll present another edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on possibly the most celebrated pianist and composer his country has ever produced, the man from The Dominican Republic, MICHEL CAMILO. You'll hear of his career beginnings growing up in Santo Domingo ...
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John Scofield: Meant To Be
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The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
Franc Williams: Live From The West End
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
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