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News: Performance / Tour

Marcus Goldhaber Announces Pre-Release Concert Series at the Metropolitan Room

September 6, 2008

Singer/songwriter Marcus Goldhaber returns to the stage alongside The Jon Davis Trio, featuring: Jon Davis (piano), Martin Wind (bass), and Marcello Pellitteri (drums). These back-to-back performances at the coveted Metropolitan Room will take place on Wednesday, September 24th, and Thursday, September 25th, 2008 (at 9:30PM each night), offering a taste of the exciting and more-established new ...

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Article: Opinion

Music: The Universal Language

by AAJ Staff
September 6, 2008

By Eddie Allen One of the most common phrases concerning music used by musicians and non-musicians alike is “Music is the universal language." But what does that really mean to people? When asked, for the most part the non-musician might say, “You can listen to any kind of music and appreciate it." The musician ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jeremy Pelt: November & Chillin' Live

by Jim Santella
September 6, 2008

Jeremy Pelt November MaxJazz 2008 Pete Zimmer Quartet Chillin' Live Tippin' 2008 After a century of development that has involved splitting off into varied branches, each with its own complement of dedicated listeners, straight-ahead or mainstream jazz ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Rich Perry: SteepleChase Jam Session Vol. 24 & e*motion

by Francis Lo Kee
September 6, 2008

Various Artists SteepleChase Jam Session Vol. 24 #1 SteepleChase 2008 Rich Perry e*motion #2 SteepleChase 2008 At a relatively early age - though playing professionally since the mid '70s--tenor saxophonist Rich Perry is ...

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Article: Album Review

Jim Snidero: Tippin'

by Ken Dryden
September 6, 2008

Since graduating from the University of North Texas in 1981, Jim Snidero has worked for many different bandleaders, including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Frank Wess, Brian Lynch, Tom Varner and Walt Weiskopf, though his first professional gig after moving to New York was with organist Jack McDuff. This year-long stint provided the alto saxophonist with a heavy dose ...

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Article: Album Review

Empty Cage Quartet: Stratostrophic

Read "Stratostrophic" reviewed by Rex Butters

by Rex Butters
September 6, 2008

Stratostrophic, the sixth release by the Empty Cage Quartet (ECQ), finds the avant West Coasters full of ideas and limited by nothing. Their omnivorous approach gladly frustrates label taggers while rewarding informed listeners with advanced compositional and improvisational delights. Their continuing association pays off in an acquired looseness that revels in taking chances without losing the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Marcus Printup: Jazz at Prague Castle 2007, Street Expressionism & Bird of Paradise

by Ken Dryden
September 6, 2008

Marcus Printup/Emil Viklicky Trio Jazz at Prague Castle 2007 Multisonic 2007 Paradigm Shift Street Expressionism Nagel Heyer 2007 Marcus Printup Bird of Paradise: The Music of Charlie Parker Steeplechase 2007

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Clean Feed: Between Shadow and Space & Drunk Butterfly

by A. Henkin
September 6, 2008

Michael Dessen Trio Between Shadow and Space Clean Feed 2008 Adam Lane / Lou Grassi / Mark Whitecage Drunk Butterfly Clean Feed 2008 The Portuguese label Clean ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sten Hostfalt / Blaise Siwula at Goodbye Blue

September 5, 2008

LIVE IN CONCERT @ GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY, NYC SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 at 9 pm / no cover Sten Hostfalt - guitar Blaise Siwula - saxophones/clarinet Siwula is a Mainstay Of The N Y C Free - Improv scene We're Impressed With Hostfalt's Fast Fingers and Intense Focus"

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News: Education

Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Swing University" Program this Fall

September 5, 2008

Learn about jazz from the musicians who make it and the scholars who study it though Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Swing University” program this fall. The program offers the opportunity to hear your favorite music anew as professionals such as Phil Schaap and Lewis Nash share their insights, expertise and tall tales. The program offers several ...