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News: Performance / Tour

Lee Konitz; the Jazz Legacy Series

March 17, 2009

“Creole" Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, proudly present: “The Jazz Legacy Series" Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole" with the flavor of Internationally known Jazz Artists... toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant Supper Clubs and you have our Jazz Legacy Series. Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC; bringing ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Freddie Redd Returns to New York and Washington DC

March 17, 2009

The Legendary Hardbop Pianist Freddie Redd returns to the East Coast for three performances the week of March 23rd, 2009. Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8pm Freddie will appear in Washington, D.C. at Twins Jazz Club with the Brad Linde Sextet featuring the music from his classic Blue Note albums of the 1960s. Twins Jazz

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News: Performance / Tour

Xavier Casellas NY Quintet @ Tea Lounge in Park Slope

March 17, 2009

Second of the gigs prior to recording sessions for upcoming album. XAVIER CASELLAS NY QUINTET Xavier Casellas, vocals & lyrics Emilio Solla, piano & arrangements Ben Monder, guitar Jorge Roeder, double bass Ted Poor, drums New material to be recorded right after gigs at Bennett's. Music ...

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Article: Album Review

James Moody and Hank Jones: Our Delight: Hank Jones and James Moody

Read "Our Delight: Hank Jones and James Moody" reviewed by Greg Thomas

by Greg Thomas
March 17, 2009

"Our Delight," penned by Tadd Dameron, is a fitting title for a quartet date fronted by two venerable elder statesmen of jazz, James Moody and Hank Jones. Close listening will surely enchant lovers of acoustic jazz interpretations of timeless songs by Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie, Moody's mentor, dear friend, boss and frontline partner over four decades. ...

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Article: Album Review

Marcus Goldhaber: Take Me Anywhere

Read "Take Me Anywhere" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
March 17, 2009

Marcus Goldhaber's new CD comes on like a plate full of comfort food. This collection of 17 songs (almost half of which are original and the rest familiar standards) is done straightforwardly with the Jon Davis Trio (Davis on piano, Martin Wind on bass and Marcello Pellitteri on drums with drummer Lieven Venken on one track). ...

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Article: Album Review

Totem: Solar Forge

Read "Solar Forge" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley
March 17, 2009

This is one of New York's most exciting improvising combos, but the Totem trio tends to ration out its gigs, rarely playing in the area. Thus, their Brooklyn-recorded disc, Solar Forgeis recommended. Even though no performance will be alike, it's a reasonable guide to the trio's general sound and strategy. Bruce Eisenbeil's guitar ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Michelle Walker Live @ Bar Next Door

March 16, 2009

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE BAR NEXT DOOR Monday March 16, 2009 Vocalist Michelle Walker returns to one of her favorite performance rooms, the Bar Next Door for an intimate evening of live jazz vocals. The Bar Next Door is one of the smaller and most intimate settings for serious jazz in Manhattan...[and]...is a perfect ...

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News: Recording

"I'm Old Fashioned" by Sadeo Watanabe Jazz Trio Reissued

March 16, 2009

Test of Time Records is proud to announce the remastered release of I'm Old Fashioned by Sadeo Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio. Recorded on May 21, 1976, this was the first studio album where Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams performed together as The Great Jazz Trio. In this album, they back up renowned ...

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Article: Album Review

Sarah Vaughan / Woody Herman: On the Radio: The 1963 "Live" Guard Sessions

Read "On the Radio: The 1963 "Live" Guard Sessions" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
March 16, 2009

This unique CD brings together Sarah Vaughan and Woody Herman, two of jazz's strongest talents. Shortly after a studio recording made together under Vaughan's name, the pair joined forces in 1963 for a series of radio programs called “The Guard Sessions," which were sponsored by the US National Guard as a tool for recruitment. On the ...

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Article: Album Review

Eric Reed: Stand!

by Andrew Velez
March 16, 2009

This eighteenth release by pianist Eric Reed is a spiritual melding of gospel and jazz idioms. Though not yet 40, Reed has accumulated considerable mileage. He was with Gerald Wilson at a mere 16, enjoyed a long association with Wynton Marsalis, and displayed a marked flair for the American Songbook. This outing offers ...