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Article: Profile

Ahmad Jamal: It's Magic

by Andrew Velez
May 14, 2008

When asked what he's thinking about when he's at the piano, NEA Jazz Master and Kennedy Center Jazz Legend Ahmad Jamal replies, “Those songs that come up on my recordings or my concerts, sometimes I pull some things that are very distant and written years before I was here, things written by Mozart. That's the wonderful ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Julio Santillan Trio at Babouche - May 25

May 13, 2008

WHO: JULIO SANTILLAN TRIO featuring: Daniele Camarda- bass Quintino Cinalli- percussion Julio Santillan- guitar/voice WHEN: Sunday, May 25th. 8pm WHERE: BABOUCHE 2 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York, NY 11217 Tel. 718.636.2100 COST: ...

News: Event

DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Duo Appears in Peter Chelnik's "East Coast Jazz Poetry Explosion"

May 13, 2008

MONDAY, May 19th, 2008 6:30pm DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Duo (D.Gorman, vocals & Tal Ronen, upright bass) Peter Chelnik's “EAST COAST JAZZ POETRY EXPLOSION" SWIG Bar & Grill 1629 2nd Ave. (bet. E. 84th & 85th Sts.) - Upper East Side, N.Y.C. 1 ...

News: Event

Marcus Goldhaber Live @ The Kitano on Wednesday, May 28th - 8PM & 10PM

May 13, 2008

WHEN: Wednesday, May 28th WHO: Marcus Goldhaber WHERE: The Kitano, a coveted Manhattan venue known for its top shelf jazz. This concert will feature new material and preview a few tracks from his upcoming album, TAKE ME ANYWHERE. At this performance, Marcus will team up once again with The Jon ...

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Article: Album Review

Conrad Herwig: The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter

Read "The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter" reviewed by Jeff Stockton

by Jeff Stockton
May 13, 2008

Luis Perdomo is the regular pianist in Conrad Herwig's septet. He delivers a sterling, elegant solo on “Ping Pong," the opening cut on The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, recorded live at the Blue Note in New York. He anchors the first five songs with such skill that at the end of “This Is for Albert," ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

New Chicago Underground: Jason Adasiewicz and Tigersmilk

by Clifford Allen
May 11, 2008

It is sometimes said that what separates Chicago from other music towns is a wide-open expansiveness in the music's sound, as compared to the condensed urbanity of New Yorkers. But something more poignant comes through when talking with some Chicago musicians--that no matter what the subset, there's a feeling that the Chicago playing field is a ...

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Article: Book Review

Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis

by Karen Hogg
May 11, 2008

Dark Magus: The Jekyll And Hyde Life Of Miles Davis Gregory Davis Hardcover; 224 pages ISBN: 0879308753 Backbeat Books 2006 What separates the latest book on jazz legend Miles Davis is that it is written by Gregory Davis, his oldest son. More of a set of ...

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News: Event

Joe Chambers: A Tribute to Max Roach

May 10, 2008

Iridium Jazz Club, located at 1650 Broadway (at 51st Street) is proud to present its' tribute to the legendary Percussionist, Drummer and Composer, Max Roach; from Thursday June 5th through Sunday June 8th 2008, with two shows nightly at 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Saturday night features a dynamic Percussionist who had a special relationship with ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Bireli Lagrene

by Jim Santella
May 10, 2008

Bireli Lagrene Djangologyand To Bi or Not to Bi Dreyfus Records 2007 Bireli Lagrene Gipsy Project Just the Way You Are Dreyfus Records 2007 Sara Lazarus with Bireli Lagrene Gipsy Project

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Music of Duke Ellington: Live in Zurich 1950 + Thank You, Uncle Edward

by Ken Dryden
May 10, 2008

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950 TCB 2007 Duke Ellington Legacy Thank You, Uncle Edward Renma 2008 Duke Ellington's half-century of commercial recordings provides a ready comparison for any jazz group that chooses to explore his ...