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Mickey Roker
by George Kanzler
“I started out in rhythm 'n' blues when I first got a trap drum set as a teenager," says Mickey Roker, 76, from his home, “because I was young and it was easier to play that music than playing jazz since I didn't go to school for music". But after he got back to Philadelphia from ...
John Burnett Swing Orchestra: West of State Street/East of Harlem
by Jerry D'Souza
The John Burnett Orchestra specializes in forties style big band swing. That is a comfortable zone to be in with the calibre of musicians that Burnett has in his band. They conceptualize the music of the period perfectly, playing with both warmth and verve. What makes it all the more appealing is the deep emotion and ...
Violin: Costel Nitescu, Jonathan Russell, Skye Steele & Aaron Weinstein
by George Kanzler
Costel Nitescu Forever Swing Grappelli Forever Le Chant du Monde 2007 Jonathan Russell Puttin' On the Ritz Self Published 2008 Skye Steele Late Bloomer Self Published 2008 Aaron Weinstein/John Pizzarelli Blue Too Arbors 2008 As recounted in the notes to Blue Too, the pioneering jazz violinist Stuff Smith once said: “You can ...
Bob Dylan Breaks out Rarities at New York Gig
Bob Destoys New York Well never forget when two months after 9/11 -- Bob Dylan played Madison Square Garden and declared, “You dont have to ask me how I feel about this town. Most of these songs were written here and the ones that werent were recorded here." Bob always saves his best for ...
Nasheet Waits Band - Those Fading Sounds of Jazz Downtown
Nasheet Waitss band Abraham Burton, Eric McPherson and Mr. Waits performed on a bill with Jagged Sky. It felt just a bit like old times at the Tap Bar in the Knitting Factory on Tuesday night. The crowd was robust and youngish, half noisy, half rapt, enthusiastic. The music was willfully dynamic, high impact and given ...
Dizzy Gillespie: Bebop Birthday
by Marcia Hillman
The bent trumpet, the beret, the horn-rimmed glasses and ballooning cheeks when he played--these alone are enough to identify trumpeter, bandleader, singer and composer “Dizzy" Gillespie. Born John Birks Gillespie in rural Cheraw, South Carolina on October 21st, 1917, he was the youngest of nine children. His father was a musician, so he was exposed to ...
Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street
by Tom Greenland
Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street Patrick Burke Hardcover; 314 pages ISBN: 987-0-22608071-0 University of Chicago Press 2008 The section of Manhattan's 52nd Street between 5th and 7th Avenues, fondly referred to as “The Street," holds iconic status as a ...
Philology Records
by Ken Dryden
No one ever said running a jazz record label was an easy business. But Paolo Piangiarelli, a devoted jazz fan who named Philology for Phil Woods (using the alto saxophonist's famous leather cap as his logo), has managed to stay afloat in spite of the financial and marketing challenges of running an essentially one-man operation on ...
Wu Fei's New Record "Yuan" (Tzadik Records) Released on November 25th
Wu Fei has composed music for solo instruments, string quartets, choirs, orchestras, modern and traditional dance, film and chamber ensembles. Performing on guzheng since the age of six, she studied composition at the China Conservatory and with Fred Frith at Mills College. She has since collaborated with Alvin Curran, Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, Joelle Leandre, Meredith ...
Michael Bates: Lessons From The Road
by AAJ Staff
By Michael Bates Touring can be both exhausting and exhilarating, especially as a bandleader. The last few months have brought reminders of this as I was planning, booking and finally, actually touring with my quartet in support of my recent CD Clockwise on Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label. As part of this tour, ...
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