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News: Performance / Tour

Voices: Beat Kaestli and Magos Herrera @ Drom, Sunday Dec. 7th

Voices: Beat Kaestli and Magos Herrera @ Drom, Sunday Dec. 7th

BEAT KAESTLI and MAGOS HERRERA @ DROM, NYC Sunday, December 7th at 9:30pm and 11pm 85 Avenue A, New York (212)777-1157 www.dromnyc.com - Cover: $10 Featuring: MAGOS HERRERA and BEAT KAESTLI. vocals LAGE LUND. guitar BEN STIVERS. nord RICKY RODRIGUEZ. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Maria Neckam at 55 Bar on November 18th

Maria Neckam at 55 Bar on November 18th

“It wasn't just the unaffected clarity or refreshing timbre of her voice, nor her remarkable range that captured my imagination; it was the fearless integrity of her musical ideas.” (jazz.com) Tuesday, November 18th at 7-9pm Maria's Music @ 55 BAR 55 Christopher Street, subway: 1 to Chr.St or A,C,E,D,B,F,V to W4 St; ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Birdland Jazz Club Announces December 2008 Schedule

GRADY TATE & FRIENDS, ROY HAYNES QUARTET, FREDDY COLE QUARTET, BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT: A Jazz Nativity, CHRISTMAS with HILARY KOLE, LOUIS HAYES QUINTET: Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, NEW YEARS EVE: Hilary Kole with Chico OFarrill's Jazz Orchestra, ANDY FARBER & HIS ORCHESTRA featuring Hilary Kole, CHICO OFARRILL'S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, CAST PARTY, & MORE! Birdland ...

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Article: Album Review

Eli Yamin: You Can't Buy Swing

Read "You Can't Buy Swing" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler

Pianist Eli Yamin is a communicator who believes jazz can foster a sense of community. His work is expansive and extroverted, populist in the best sense. As a teacher--he's now part of Jazz at Lincoln Center's education program--he's created jazz dramas and the dramatic impulse is a strong component of his music. So is swing. This ...

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Article: Album Review

Erskine Hawkins: And His Tuxedo Junction Orchestra

Read "And His Tuxedo Junction Orchestra" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan

People rarely recognize the state of Alabama as the birthplace of some of the most important American celebrities of all time such as Truman Capote, Willie Mays and Joe Louis. Since it remains unclear as to whether the great Lionel Hampton was born in Alabama or Kentucky, the title of reigning Alabama jazz champion belongs to ...

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News: Event

Fund-Raiser Concert Featuring Contemporary Jazz Artists N-Groove

Fund-Raiser Concert Featuring Contemporary Jazz Artists N-Groove

N-Groove will be in concert on Friday November 28th as a fund-raiser for Hunter Squires Jackson American Legion Post 1218 located at 133 Dixon Avenue, Amityville, New York. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.; concert starts at 8:30. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. There will be complimentary savories/appetizers and a cash bar. ...

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Article: Album Review

Louie Bellson/Clark Terry: Louie & Clark Expedition 2

Read "Louie & Clark Expedition 2" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler

Drummer Louie Bellson and trumpeter/flugelhornist Clark Terry first worked together in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the '50s and the Duke or, as Terry always refers to him, “The Maestro," remains central to both players' jazz conception. This is more a Bellson big band project than a true collaboration, as Terry only appears on seven of ...

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Article: Album Review

Kirk Knuffke Quartet: Bigwig

Read "Bigwig" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke has been living in Brooklyn for three years, originally hailing from Denver. Once arriving, he set about forming a trio, but then met up with trombonist Brian Drye and wisely decided to expand into quartet form. The combo's lineup is completed by bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Jeff Davis. As a debut disc ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Matthew Shipp: Multiplication Table, Abbey Road Duos, Un Piano & Cosmic Suite

Read "Matthew Shipp: Multiplication Table, Abbey Road Duos, Un Piano & Cosmic Suite" reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

by Kurt Gottschalk

Matthew Shipp Multiplication Table hatOLOGY 2008 Evan Parker / Matthew Shipp Abbey Road Duos Treader 2007 Matthew Shipp Un Piano RogueArt 2008 Matthew Shipp ...

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Article: Album Review

Taylor Ho Bynum: Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths

Read "Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths" reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

by Robert Iannapollo

Since he started teaching at Wesleyan University in the '90s, Anthony Braxton has found a large number of players who have embraced his compositional and improvisational ideas. Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum has been among the most active in Braxton's galaxy. Bynum has also been directing a large array of his own ensembles; of those, his sextet ...


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