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News: Performance / Tour

World Premiere Matt Herskowitz's "Jerusalem Trilogy" at Victor Borge Centennial Celebration

April 4, 2009

Montreal-based pianist and composer Matt Herskowitz, the lead thinker behind MaD Fusion, a regular contributor to the Absolute Ensemble and Artist-in-Residence at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York, is presenting the world premiere of his latest work, “Jerusalem Trilogy," as part of the Victor Borge Centennial celebration at Scandinavia House in New York City ...

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Article: Live From New York

April 2009

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Edward SimonEd Simon TrioVillage VanguardNew York City March 1, 2009In any circumstance, it would be worth hitting the Village Vanguard to hear Edward Simon (Mar. 1st), one of the most gifted pianists of our day. But the presence of guest saxophonist Mark Turner--back in undiminished form after a ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Give The Cellist Some: Okkyung Lee / Daniel Levin / Peggy Lee / Alexander von Schlippenbach

by Clifford Allen
April 4, 2009

The cello has become somewhat like the bass clarinet in jazz--there are a significant number of practitioners on the instrument, yet it still wears the flag of rarity quite proudly. Even if it hasn't been prominent, the instrument still has a long history in jazz, most notably beginning with Oscar Pettiford and Calo Scott in the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Ken Filiano Fourfer: The bird, the breeze and Mr. Filiano; Surface Tension; Fulminate Trio; The Ultimate Frog

by John Sharpe
April 4, 2009

Paulo Curado The bird, the breeze and Mr. Filiano Clean Feed 2008 Steve Adams Trio Surface Tension Clean Feed 2009 Fulminate Trio Fulminate Trio Generate Records 2008 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Gerald Cleaver: Farmers By Nature and Live at the Loft

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
April 4, 2009

Gerald Cleaver / William Parker / Craig Taborn Farmers by Nature Aum Fidelity Records 2009 Lotte Anker / Craig Taborn / Gerald Cleaver Live at the Loft Ilk Music 2008

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Borah Bergman: One More Time & Luminescence

by Terrell Kent Holmes
April 4, 2009

Borah Bergman/Giorgio DiniOne More TimeSilta2008 Borah BergmanLuminescenceTzadik2008 Superficially, it appears that free improvisation and ensemble jazz are disparate styles. However, both require patience, timing, musical intelligence, a strong ear and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Raoul Bj

by Wilbur MacKenzie
April 4, 2009

Raoul Björkenheim/William Parker/Hamid DrakeDMG @ The Stone, Vol. 2DMG-ARC2008 Scorch TrioBrolt! Rune Grammofon2008 BoxStudio 1 Rune Grammofon2008 Los Angeles-born, Finnish guitarist Raoul ...

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Article: Album Review

The Blue Note 7: Mosaic

Read "Mosaic" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
April 4, 2009

Celebrating the 70th/25th anniversaries of Blue Note Records (70 years since its founding and 25 years since its re-launch), The Blue Note 7 makes its debut with a resounding impact. Pianist Bill Charlap, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash perform eight ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jimmy Cobb: Tough Guys & Stickadiboom

by George Kanzler
April 4, 2009

GenerationsTough GuysICA2008 Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy CobbStickadiboom ZoHo2009 Jimmy Cobb, the latest member of the jazz octogenarian drummers club (Charli Persip joins later this year), is the common thread ...

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Article: Album Review

Logan Richardson: Ethos

by Laurel Gross
April 4, 2009

Logan Richardson is an enterprising and resourceful young alto player, composer and bandleader. Like his well-received debut, Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2007), Ethos--also favoring a concept-driven title--shows off Richardson's ample technique and compositions imbued with feeling. His 14 originals move between a variety of tempos, structures and moods, giving a nod to sensible architecture ...