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Article: Live From New York

Meredith Monk, Richard Thompson, Wu Man and Bonerama

Read "Meredith Monk, Richard Thompson, Wu Man and Bonerama" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Meredith Monk's Songs Of AscensionBrooklyn Academy Of MusicOctober 22, 2009 Meredith Monk's Songs Of Ascension has been a public work in progress, continuously shaped by its environment. When the multi-dimensional composer had an afternoon devoted to her work at the Whitney Museum Of American Art (February 2009), the piece took ...

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Article: Album Review

James Weidman: Three Worlds

Read "Three Worlds" reviewed by Donald Elfman

by Donald Elfman

Three Worlds is the product of a thoughtful musical soul. Pianist James Weidman is well-versed in the traditional and modern jazz vocabulary and has found ways of deftly incorporating what's he's heard into his playing and composing. And here he adds color to his pianistics with melodica and the exotic xaphoon, a single-reed keyless bamboo wind ...

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Article: Album Review

Noah Baerman Trio: Bliss

Read "Bliss" reviewed by Karen Hogg

by Karen Hogg

Bliss, the new CD from pianist Noah Baerman's trio, is a collection of nine original compositions by the leader, a respected player and jazz educator. It is extremely rare for a recording to translate effectively the energy an ensemble has during a live performance. Bliss successfully manages to be an exception to this phenomenon.

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Article: Album Review

Uri Gurvich: The Storyteller

Read "The Storyteller" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin

Despite the fact that alto saxophonist Uri Gurvich is Israeli and that his debut CD is on the Tzadik label (as part of its “Radical Jewish Culture" series), The Storyteller only sounds parenthetically Jewish. Yes, some of the titles are in Hebrew (translated as “The Builders," “I Believe" and “Chant" and a type of hummus) and ...

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Article: Album Review

Heath Brothers: Endurance

Read "Endurance" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts

Endurance is a fitting word to describe Jimmy and Albert “Tootie" Heath, the veteran mainstreamers whose new release is their first since the death of their brother Percy four years ago. Jimmy Heath, who just celebrated his 83rd birthday, remains a titan on the tenor saxophone (and occasionally the soprano), playing with the relaxed ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Dave Allen Quartet at Nublu Jazz Festival (NYC) on November 13th

Dave Allen Quartet at Nublu Jazz Festival (NYC) on November 13th

Dave Allen Quartet @ Nublu Jazz Festival Friday November 13th one set at 9pm Drew Gress - bass Tom Rainey - drums John O'Gallagher - sax Dave Allen - Guitar Nublu is 62 Ave C btwn 4th and ...

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Article: Album Review

Paul Motian: On Broadway Vol. 5

Read "On Broadway Vol. 5" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter

The brushes are out as drummer Paul Motian continues his ongoing disc series, On Broadway. This latest installment features Motian's less starry “2000" trio, with bassist Thomas Morgan and saxophonist Loren Stillman, plus a second saxophonist, Michaël Attias and pianist Masabumi Kikuchi (who also participated on Vol. 4). Two decades on, the recipe remains the same--loving, ...

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Article: Album Review

Harry Allen-Joe Cohen Quartet with Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson: The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet Plays Music From South Pacific

Read "The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet Plays Music From South Pacific" reviewed by Andrew Velez

by Andrew Velez

The days when recordings were routinely issued covering a current Broadway hit musical are long past. Fortunately no one told that to Arbors Records. With Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific enjoying a smash revival, here comes the Harry Allen/Joe Cohn Quartet and vocalists Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson with innovative, knockout performances of one of the ...

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Article: Album Review

Sex Mob: Sexmob Meets Medeski live in Willisau 2006

Read "Sexmob Meets Medeski live in Willisau 2006" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter

How best to describe slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein's singular quartet Sex Mob? Maybe we should start with mercurial musical magician Bernstein himself, whose exotic career as sideman, musical director, arranger and composer has included ten years with John Lurie's Lounge Lizards and stints alongside everyone from Bill Frisell to Sam Rivers, the Flying Karamazov Brothers and, ...

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Article: Album Review

Daryl Sherman: Johnny Mercer A Centennial Tribute

Read "Johnny Mercer A Centennial Tribute" reviewed by Andrew Velez

by Andrew Velez

Choosing “I'm Shadowing You" as the opener on Daryl Sherman's fine Centennial Tribute to composer and lyricist Johnny Mercer inevitably recalls Blossom Dearie. Heretofore that tune has pretty much been the exclusive property of the late vocalist. There are also other, more than passing, resemblances between the two singers, both first-class self-accompanists on piano possessing underage ...


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