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News: Performance / Tour

Paul McCartney to Appear on Letterman and Tour Dates

July 13, 2009

Paul McCartney will be appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman this Wednesday night July 15th at 11.30pm on CBS. Be sure to tune-in if you can, as it sounds like a very special edition of the show. McCartney Announces US Summer Tour Dates Citi Field New York, NY July 17, ...

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Article: Profile

Gregg Bendian

by Bill Milkowski
July 13, 2009

Since the early '90s, drummer Gregg Bendian has distinguished himself as an adventurous and accomplished player-composer through his sideman work with the likes of Derek Bailey, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, John Zorn, Peter Brotzmann and Pat Metheny while also leading his own Interzone Quartet and Trio Pianissimo. His most recent recording is the startlingly virtuosic solo ...

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Article: Live Review

Asa & Les Nubians Live at Central Park Summerstage

by Ernest Barteldes
July 13, 2009

Asa + Les Nubians Central Park Summerstage New York July 05, 2009 One of the first proper summer days in the Northeast greeted fans at New York's Central Park as Nigerian-born Asa (pronounced A-sha) kicked off her set at her Summmerstage debut last July 5th. Backed ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tim Hagans Assertive Trumpeter is Muted, but Not Shy

July 12, 2009

The trumpeter Tim Hagans makes an art and science out of assertiveness. Repeatedly during his first set at Birdland on Wednesday night he unfurled long arcs of eighth notes, clipping each one neatly at the end. His businesslike facility on the instrument, along with the hard gleam of his tone, was impressive even when it wasnt ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Enja Records

by Donald Elfman
July 12, 2009

Matthias Winckelmann's favorite recording of the hundreds he's made is the one just finished. Over the years, he's documented music from all over the world and of many different stripes and has always been eloquent and passionate. His label Enja has been in existence for 38 years and a look at the catalogue tells you that ...

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Article: Film Review

Pat Martino: Martino Unstrung - A Brain Mystery

by George Kanzler
July 12, 2009

Pat Martino Martino Unstrung: A Brain Mystery Sixteen Films 2008 There is active dispute over whether guitarist Pat Martino's playing has the drive and edge it had before his brain surgery in 1980. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, one of the many (briefly) talking heads in this documentary, says: “I like his ...

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Article: Album Review

Andy Milne / Benoit Delbecq: Where is Pannonica?

Read "Where is Pannonica?" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler
July 12, 2009

Occasioned by a commission from Chamber Music America's French-America Jazz Exchange and realized during a three-week composing/recording residency at the Banff Centre in Canada in 2008, this is a fascinating project, pushing the boundaries of the piano duo format. Using Steinway D grands that were often--mostly in Benoit Delbecq's case--altered with prepared devices (objects on strings) ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Dave Brubeck & Joao Carlos Martins at Avery Fisher Hall

July 11, 2009

This October get ready for some fun, as conductor João Carlos Martins brings the Bachiana Filarmnica from Brazil to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Joining Mr. Martins and his orchestra are jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his son, trombonist Chris Brubeck. The “meeting” will be October 2nd, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. It includes a program ...

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Article: Book Review

State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words

by Kurt Gottschalk
July 11, 2009

State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words Ralph Gibson Paperback; 184 pages ISBN: 0300142110 Yale University Press 2008 Saxists have their mouthpieces and drummers their cymbals, but there's no fetish object quite like the guitar. It's played most often by peacocks, strutting and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Benny Goodman: Yale University Archives, Vol. 2 (Big Band 1957-1964) & Celebrates 100 Years of Benny

by Graham L. Flanagan
July 11, 2009

Benny GoodmanYale University Archives, Vol. 2 (Big Band 1957-1964)Nimbus2009 Dave BennettCelebrates 100 Years of BennyRecord Label #2Year On May 30th, the great Benny Goodman would have turned 100. The celebration ...