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Article: Album Review

Grant Stewart: Plays the Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

Read "Plays the Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler
August 7, 2009

Here's a refreshing take on Ellingtonia, one that doesn't rely on the overdone ("Take the A Train," “Perdido") or easy ("C-Jam Blues"). Canadian native Grant Stewart brings a post-Swing, combo approach to his Ellingtonia, even going so far as to reference Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk{{ and the {{Duke Ellington/John Coltrane collaboration. The ...

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Article: Album Review

Ray Barretto: Jazz

Read "Jazz" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
August 7, 2009

Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come. Born in Brooklyn, by the age of seven he had already resided in that borough, as well as Spanish Harlem and the Bronx. His biological lineage, combined with the place he was born and raised, gives new meaning to ...

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News: Event

Yoham Ortiz Concept Exclusive Record Release Party on the Steamboat Lilac at Pier 40 in NYC

August 6, 2009

Composer/Producer/Musician Yoham Chiqui Ortiz announces the release party for the debut CD of his trio, Yoham Ortiz Concept. The release party will be held on Thursday August 20th 2009 - 7 p.m. at Pier 40 in Manhattan aboard the Steamboat LILAC - as featured in The New York Times as one of the citys hottest nontraditional ...

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News: Obituary

Director John Hughes Has Died of a Heart Attack at Age 59

August 6, 2009

John Hughes, director of such films as Home Alone, The Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, has died of a heart attack, he was 59 years old. Hughes died suddenly while taking a morning walk in New York City. The writer, director grew up in the Chicago area and directed such hits as ...

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Article: Interview

Charles Davis: In the Air

by Terrell Kent Holmes
August 6, 2009

Saxophonist Charles Davis has spent the past few decades making history with such luminaries as Billie Holiday, Kenny Dorham, Abdullah Ibrahim, Clifford Jordan, Dinah Washington and Freddie Hubbard. Although Davis might be best known as one of the baritone players in the Sun Ra Arkestra, his many recordings and excellent performances outside of the Arkestral context ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Vax Big Band: Sounds From The Road

Read "Sounds From The Road" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
August 6, 2009

Featuring no less than a dozen alumni from the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Mike Vax's Big Band displays the drive and spirit of the musical organization that crisscrossed the country from the 1940s. All of the essentials of the Kenton sound are here. A tight and smooth sax section is heard on the opening ...

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Article: Album Review

Isotope: Golden Section

Read "Golden Section" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin
August 6, 2009

It is with great sadness that the recent passing of electric bassist Hugh Hopper (1945-2009), one of the most original stylists on his instrument, is mourned. Hopper is best known for his tenure in Soft Machine (part of the Canterbury scene, lumped in with progressive rockers like King Crimson and Frank Zappa, and ...

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Article: Album Review

Eric Revis: Laughter's Necklace of Tears

Read "Laughter's Necklace of Tears" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
August 6, 2009

Best known for his decade-plus with the Branford Marsalis Quartet, bassist Eric Revis has also thrived in trio settings with Avram Fefer, Peter Brötzmann and most recently Kurt Rosenwinkel, playing everything from pure straight-ahead to absolutely free. He debuted as a leader in 2004 with Tales of the Stuttering Mime (11:11), and he imbues his sophomore ...

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News: Performance / Tour

August Nites at Birdland (NYC)

August 5, 2009

“Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World" --Charlie Parker DAVID OSTWALD'S LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTENNIAL BAND Every Wednesday from 5pm-7pm Music Charge: $10 THE BIRDLAND BIG BAND directed by TOMMY IGOE Every Friday from 5-7pm Music Charge: $20 Featuring the finest musicians in New York! The BBB ...

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News: Technology

Cronkite Blunder a Revealing Look Inside New York Times

August 5, 2009

Alessandra Stanley's many mistakes point to a double standard when it comes to high-profile writers. More of the Times' high level of self scrutiny is a step in the right direction. I have to admit it would be fun to join the rollicking beat-down of the New York Times and Alessandra Stanley that has followed the ...