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Article: Album Review

Paolo Angeli / Evan Parker / Ned Rothenberg: Free Zone Appleby 2007

Read "Free Zone Appleby 2007" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley
November 16, 2008

Free Zone is a festival within a festival, holding a regular spot at the more mainstream-inclined Appleby weekender in England. Due to the dreaded specter of funding difficulties there was no 2008 event and the festival's future may well be doomed. Customarily, the Free Zone program features a large roster of players, improvising in many permutations, ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Jazzwerkstatt

by A. Henkin
November 15, 2008

In September in Berlin, an ambitious new jazz festival, A European Jazz Jamboree, took over several venues in the city with a wide-ranging program that according to its organizers is an art concept in itself: it displays the whole range of the current European jazz scene, from free jazz to traditional modern jazz, and a jazz ...

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Article: Film Review

Live in '58

by Ken Dryden
November 15, 2008

Lionel Hampton Jazz Icons: Live in '58 Naxos Jazz 2008 Lionel Hampton was one of the incomparable showmen in jazz, especially when leading an always-swinging big band. This 1958 concert, filmed by Belgium public television at the Royal Theatre Opera House, finds him in peak form.Many ...

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Article: Album Review

Lisa Hearns: I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good

Read "I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good" reviewed by Greg Thomas

by Greg Thomas
November 15, 2008

A key aspect of the art of jazz singing is the ability to interpret lyrics with musical depth grounded in improvisation and blues resonance. I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good is a good example of traditional jazz singing, a genre few perform very well these days. Hearns is blessed with a ...

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Article: Album Review

Hot Club of Detroit: Night Town

Read "Night Town" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
November 15, 2008

The Hot Club of Detroit is one of many bands that have been inspired by the work of Django Reinhardt with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, though leader and guitarist Evan Perri's group omits the violin, instead utilizing accordion and saxophone. Yet the band's second CD doesn't exclusively stick to Gypsy jazz and ...

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Article: Album Review

Jackie Ryan: You and the Night and the Music

Read "You and the Night and the Music" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
November 15, 2008

San Francisco-based chanteuse Jackie Ryan has a smoky contralto, an impressively wide vocal range and an actress' flair for delivering dramatic lyrics. That adds up to a winning combination on this collection of love songs. Backed by a top-notch trio of Los Angeles musicians, Ryan delivers straight-ahead performances of 14 mostly familiar romantic ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Will Sellenraad @ Smalls NYC, Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa & Darren Beckett

November 14, 2008

Will Sellenraad Trio Will Sellenraad- guitar Kiyoshi Kitagawa- bass Darren Beckett- drums Saturday November 15th · 7:30pm–10:00pm Smalls Jazz Club – 183 w. 10th St. @ 7th Ave. NYC About Will Sellenraad Hailed as a “hidden gem,” Willem Sellenraad has earned a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Vibraphonist Tom Beckham at the Bar Next Door November 15th

November 14, 2008

WHO: TOM BECKHAM TRIO Tom Beckham - vibraphone Chris Higgins - bass Ferenc Nemeth - drums WHEN: Saturday, November 15th sets at 9pm & 11:15 WHERE: The Bar Next Door (a.k.a. LaLanterna) 129 MacDougal St New York, NY 10012 (212) 529-5945 COST: ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bjorn Solli Trio at The Inkwell Cafe on November 13th

November 14, 2008

WHO: Bjorn Solli Trio Bjorn Solli - guitar Zack Lober - bass Greg Richie - drums WHEN: Thursday, November 13 8–10:30pm WHERE: The Inkwell Cafe; 408 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY COST: $5 Admission All proceeds support the performers and PLG Arts. For more information contact [email protected]. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Giada Valenti to Perform at Lorenzo's Cabaret

November 14, 2008

Vocalist showcases her Celebration of the European Divas on December 5 Italian vocalist Giada Valenti will perform at Lorenzo’s Cabaret, 1100 South Avenue (at Lois Lane), on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $35. For tickets and more information, visit lorenzosdining.com. Giada will charm audiences with Celebration of the European Divas, her tribute to ...