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News: Performance / Tour

Every Monday Night, Performing Live Acoustic Jazz Set at Arcane in NYC's East Village

November 11, 2009

Every Monday night from 9-11pm Kat Gang will be performing standards, swing and bossa for a delightful evening of French-Carribean inspired food and drinks at ARCANE - 111 Avenue C between East 7th and East 8th streets. Come join us if you find yourself in New York with nothing to do on a Monday night! About ...

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News: Recording

Kelley Suttenfield Releases "Where is Love?" on Rhombus Records

November 13, 2009

Rhombus Records announces the release of debut CD Where Is Love? from East-coast based jazz vocalist Kelley Suttenfield. Though decidedly a jazz CD, Where Is Love? transcends musical sub-genres while establishing an identifiable and contemporary sound. Backed by her five-piece jazz ensemble (Michael Cabe, piano, Fender Rhodes; Jesse Lewis, electric guitar; Tony Romano, acoustic guitar; Matt ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Lee Konitz In The 1980s

by Robert Iannapollo
November 13, 2009

Saxophonist Lee Konitz turned 82 in October 2009 and he's still going as strong and as steady as ever. He recently played a birthday duet concert with pianist Harold Danko. While the set included the usual standards there were also a couple of surprises such as the Konitz original “Kary's Trance." Konitz and Danko have a ...

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Article: Opinion

Creator vs. Interpretor

by AAJ Staff
November 13, 2009

By Randy Sandke We've all heard the saying that “Jazz is America's classical music." Implicit in this notion is the belief that jazz is equally worthy of respect, admiration and support as any 'serious' music. Over the past few decades, jazz has indeed found a greater degree of prestige, academic interest and corporate sponsorship ...

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Article: Film Review

William Hooker: The Symbol of the Unconquered

by Ivana Ng
November 13, 2009

William Hooker The Symbol of the Unconquered Media Sanctuary 2009 It must be challenging to play the drums solo, but it must be even more so to improvise an hour-long soundtrack to a silent movie. Percussionist William Hooker took on this daunting task with the 1920 silent film, ...

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Article: Live Review

Barranquijazz Festival

by Fred Bouchard
November 13, 2009

Barranquijazz FestivalBarranquilla, ColumbiaSeptember 9-13, 2009Who knows touristic Colombia? Precious few Americans and what a pity! Cartagena's Spanish fortress and charming old town make it a cruise circuit favorite and Bogota is its large, chilly Andean capital, but coastal metropolis Barranquilla falls below tour radar, except as an artsy launch-pad for world-class novelist Gabriel ...

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Article: Album Review

Jon Irabagon: The Observer

Read "The Observer" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 13, 2009

Back in the day this might have been seen as an “In the tradition" statement for someone like saxophonist Jon Irabagon--last heard in freely improvised settings on I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues {Loyal, 2009), with drummer Mike Pride, and the RIDD Quartet's Fiction Avalanche (Clean Feed, 2008), or artful deconstructions of the Blue Note ...

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Article: Album Review

Vijay Iyer: Historicity

Read "Historicity" reviewed by Chris Kompanek

by Chris Kompanek
November 13, 2009

Pianist Vijay Iyer's compositions are ferociously paced and fractured with a sense of urgency that informs each note he plays. Historicity's title track opens the record, grabbing the listener immediately with the pianist's unique touch, carrying through on other original compositions such as “Helix"--a ballad on the surface that explodes midway through with frenetic energy. This ...

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News: Event

John Abercrombie Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 P.M.

November 12, 2009

John Abercrombie Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New ...

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Article: Interview

Frank Gratkowski: Accept Everything

by Martin Longley
November 12, 2009

Virtuoso German reed specialist Frank Gratkowski enjoys a particularly fertile range of collaborations, settings and directional thrusts. He was back in New York in October, 2009 with a trio that has released three albums during the last six years: Kwast (Konnex, 2004), Unearth (Nuscope, 2005) and Palaë (Leo, 2006). Appearing at Roulette, Gratkowski was joined by ...