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Candido: Fountain of Youth
by AAJ Staff
By Bobby Sanabria At the youthful age of 87, NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero has indeed led a full life with no signs of slowing down. While still maintaining a busy schedule of performing and traveling, “The Man of a Thousand Fingers" is still wowing audiences the world over as a shining example of ...
Sean Conly: Re:Action
by Clifford Allen
Bassist Sean Conly is an extraordinarily busy player, perhaps somewhat of a yeoman--he's worked with figures as diverse in approach as the violinists Sam Bardfeld and Regina Carter. But if he has a particular mettle, it might just be in the unruly, driving and highly plastic music of this ensemble. Conly, saxists Michael Attias and Tony ...
Steve Turre Embracing His Latin Side at Smoke NY
The trombonist Steve Turre has an unforced affinity for Latin jazz and the sort of deep instinct that manifests over time. Born into a Mexican-American family, he grew up in the San Francisco area, absorbing a wide range of sounds, including Latin music. That background has turned out to be vital in a career that has ...
Ray Anderson
by Martin Longley
The trombonist Ray Anderson inhabits two simultaneous worlds. He's dedicated to exploring new vocabularies at the furthest reaches of what folks call jazz music, making his initial mark with fellow Chicagoan Anthony Braxton in the late '70s. He's also deeply attuned to the New Orleans roots of the music, reveling in the very vocal nature of ...
Memorize The Sky: In Former Times
by Clifford Allen
Reedman Matt Bauder, percussionist Aaron Siegel and bassist Zach Wallace have worked together for almost a decade, but In Former Times, recorded live in Austria at the Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon, is only their second full-length disc. Siegel is, in addition to applying his pared-down kit of snare, bass drum and vibes to this recording, a composer of ...
Michael Blake Sextet: Amor de Cosmos
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
With each release, saxophonist Michael Blake pushes himself in a different direction through composition, instrumentation and/or stylistic approach. On Amor de Cosmos, the native Canadian convened an all-Canuck sextet to perform compositions inspired by family memories and the local history of British Columbia, where he spent time as a child. In a departure for Blake, the ...
McCoy Tyner: Guitars
by Terrell Kent Holmes
"Music is like a mirror of your soul. You just play and let it all happen." McCoy Tyner says this toward the end of his CD/DVD release Guitars, a meeting with a diverse lineup of guitarists for vibrant interpretations of contemporary tunes and classics. Marc Ribot imbues Tyner's “Passion Dance" with a dynamic ...
Norah Jones Two Men with the Blues Willie Nelson and Wynton
Blue Note Special/ Norah Jones will make a special guest appearance at the Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis concerts at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jones is scheduled to perform a selection of songs on both nights. The concert is part of Blue Note 70th Anniversary events taking place throughout New York. In January ...
Release Party January 3rd for Guitarist Ron Jackson's New CD, "Flubby Dubby"
WHAT: Release party for Guitarist Ron Jackson's new CD, “Flubby Dubby" WHEN: Saturday, January 3, 2009 from 7:30pm-10-30pm WHERE: Rose live music 345 Grand Street (btwn Havemeyer/Marcy) 11211 Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718.599.0069 Featuring Ron Jackson - Guitar Greg Lewis - Hammond ...
Al Di Meola to Perform at Drom in NYC Friday, December 18, 2008
Al Di Meola will make a guest appearance 10:30 PM, Friday, December 18, at Drom, 85, Avenue A, in New York. Guitar Great Al Di Meola jams in New York It’s not often that you get the chance to hear jazz fusion guitar great Al Di Meola jam in an intimate club in New York. So ...
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