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Article: Multiple Reviews

Stephen Gauci: Absolute, Absolutely and CIMP 360: Circle This

by Jeff Stockton
July 19, 2008

Stephen Gauci Quartet Absolute, Absolutely CIMP 2008 Michael Bisio Quartet CIMP 360: Circle This CIMP 2008 More than 250 recordings have been issued on producer/owner/impresario/liner notes writer ...

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Article: Album Review

Charles Tolliver: Music Inc.

Read "Music Inc." reviewed by Marc Medwin

by Marc Medwin
July 18, 2008

Under trumpet virtuoso Charles Tolliver's direction, the Music Inc. quartet would go on to record several challenging live albums-- from locales as varied as the famed club Slugs and Yubinchokin Hall in Tokyo--for his and pianist Stanley Cowell's fledgling Strata East label during the '70s, later collected in a Mosaic Select box devoted to the group. ...

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Article: Album Review

Samuel Blaser Quartet: 7th Heaven

Read "7th Heaven" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
July 17, 2008

Samuel Blaser writes and plays daringly on his debut as a leader, blending free jazz sensibilities with a straight-ahead approach. And if a trombone ever flourished in a free jazz vein, it's here. “Sans Titre," with its faux military theme, sets the tone as Blaser and guitarist Scott Dubois march side by side. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The BandA ecLectics Live at the Drom in NYC

July 16, 2008

SUNDAY JULY 20, 8:00PM The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing two sets of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, created by Petros Sakelliou. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisations, arranged ...

News: Performance / Tour

Laurie Krauz Daryl Kojak Quintent Tapestry Rewoven

July 16, 2008

One Night, One Set, One Giant “Tapestry Rewoven" Sneak Preview! Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Quintet will be appearing at the Metropolitan Room in New York City for one night with a sneak preview and “barn raiser" of their work-in-progress, “Tapestry Rewoven," a jazz re-imagining of the Carole King classic “Tapestry." They promise to blow ...

News: Performance / Tour

Maria Neckam @ Googie's Upstairs at the Living Room Tonight

July 16, 2008

TONIGHT, Wednesday, July 16th, at 9:30pm: Maria's Music @ Googie's Lounge, upstairs at The Living Room (154 Ludlow St. betw. Stanton and Rivington, Lower East Side, subway: F train to 2nd Ave) Maria Neckam - voice, some piano and compositions Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban: The Romanian-American Jazz Suite

Read "The Romanian-American Jazz Suite" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
July 16, 2008

Sam Newsome and Lucian Ban took a handful of Romanian folk songs and gave them jazz arrangements, then combined them with some original songs inspired by Romanian culture to produce The Romanian-American Jazz Suite, an excellent balance of the modern and the traditional, rendered artfully by a first-rate band. “Transylvanian Dance" isn't what ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Birdland Jazz Club Announces August 2008 Schedule

July 15, 2008

Birdland (315 West 44th Street - between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of August. A detailed schedule follows: Sam Harris Actor, singer, songwriter, soon-to-be talk show host and brand new father, Sam Harris, brings a new show to Birdland, featuring songs from ...

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Article: Live From New York

Charlie Hunter, Marc Ribot, Eddie Palmieri / Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, Billy Martin, Randy Sandke, Billy Bang, Bennie Maupin and Arturo Sandoval

by Martin Longley
July 15, 2008

Charlie Hunter/Marc Ribot's Ceramic DogSullivan HallApril 17 & 23, 2008Before beginning his solo career, Charlie Hunter used to play guitar for The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, an early vehicle for Michael Franti's uncompromising rap outpourings. But Hunter's ultimate destiny was to re-invent himself as a jazz artist, neatly coinciding with ...

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Article: Album Review

Diane Hoffman: My Little French Dancer

Read "My Little French Dancer" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
July 15, 2008

Honoring a departed friend through her latest album, singer Diane Hoffman tells stories that provide a clear glimpse of the heartache and depression that follow such a loss. Her “Farewell, Noelle" provides the facts while her interpretation of “When Did You Leave Heaven" provides the feeling. Tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon, guitarist John Hart ...