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John Escreet: Consequences
by Elliott Simon
It is uplifting when a release reveals that there is still compositional fire in the heads, hearts and instruments of the children of freedom and grandchildren of bop. British pianist John Escreet is the latest very pleasant surprise from this generation of 20-somethings--one who not only has technical ability but also compositional inventiveness and stylistic relevance. ...
Cecil Taylor / Tony Oxley: Leaf Palm Hand
by Brandt Reiter
If music criticism is difficult and jazz criticism is most difficult of all (how can any writer capture the essence of a form so elastic and alive?), well, what then to do with Cecil Taylor, the tireless 78-year-old avant-garde piano eminence whose iconoclastic style remains so singular and uncompromising that it defies any attempts at definition, ...
Vocalist, T.C. III to Open for Wynton Marsalis on Valentine's Day Concert
Baritone Vocalist, T.C. III will be opening up for Wynton Marsalis on Feb 14th, 2009, Valentine's Day. T.C. performs at The 966 Fulton Senior Citizen Center. The 966 Senior Citizen Center is Located on Fulton Ave Between St. James Blvd and Grand Ave, in Brooklyn New York. Band Members Marcus Persiani Emanuel ...
Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre
The surprise artist who will help reopen the refurbished Beacon Theatre in New York is non other than Paul Simon. Simon the Graceland singer will perform on February 13 and 14th at the venue that underwent a seven-month, $15 million restoration. Leonard Cohen will make his return to the States there on February 19th. Paul Simon ...
Laurie Krauz & the Daryl Kojak Octet "Tapestry Rewoven"
Laurie Krauz headlines with The Daryl Kojak Octet bringing their acclaimed Tapestry Rewoven, a jazz re-imagining of the Carole King classic, to Iridium the first Tuesday of every month beginning January 6th. Preview performances played to packed houses and standing ovations and the buzz has been, literally, off the charts! Fans are calling it brilliant, incredible, ...
Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever
by Karen Hogg
Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington Hardcover; 304 pages ISBN: 0312327854 Thomas Dunne Books 2008 Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration ...
Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Himself
by Stuart Broomer
When producer Orrin Keepnews undertook this album for Riverside in 1957, Thelonious Monk had recorded relatively little as a solo pianist--nine tracks for French Vogue in 1954 and single tracks on Prestige and Riverside LPs. While the Vogue had emphasized Monk's originals and the single tracks were all old tunes, Thelonious Himself (Riverside/OJC, 1957) balanced his ...
Jed Levy: Evans Explorations
by Elliott Simon
Explorations (Riverside, 1961) is one of two landmark studio recordings from the Bill Evans trio that, through chordal voicings, a classically-based style and egalitarian instrumental interplay, moved the jazz piano trio toward impressionism and away from a rhythmic approach. It still sounds amazingly contemporary and the task that tenor saxophonist Jed Levy has set for himself ...
John Zorn: The Rain Horse
by Martin Longley
This is number XIX in Zorn's Filmworks series, his self-confessed outlet for accessible composition, at least throughout most of its editions. The saxophonist doesn't actually play on this soundtrack disc, concentrating on writing, arranging and conducting. The result is a sequence of what must surely be Zorn's most restful, reflective, melodic and lyrical music, performed by ...
Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine
by Graham L. Flanagan
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine View Video 2008 Some might argue that Elvin Jones was, along with Art Blakey, one of the top two hard bop jazz drummers of all time. In the '60s, he cemented his legend on numerous John Coltrane recordings and performances and what might be Jones' ...
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