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Article: Live Review

Charles Lloyd New Quartet in San Francisco

by Eric Benson
April 20, 2008

Charles Lloyd New Quartet Herbst Theater San Francisco March 28, 2008 Is there a point at which deeply spiritual music becomes too ethereal for its own good? A point at which both message and music are lost on an earth-bound audience? John Coltrane's late-career immersion in the spiritual through turning ...

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Article: Album Review

Cannonball Adderley: The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York

Read "The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York" reviewed by Samuel Chell

by Samuel Chell
April 19, 2008

Jazz musicians are antisocial when measured by the public's standards. Tell someone you're a musician, and the response is: “What's the name of your group?" Truth of the matter is that, the MJQ and Art Blakey notwithstanding, group identity seems an ill fit with the music's emphasis on individual expression. For this reason, it's all too ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass on 4/24 at Jazz Gallery

April 18, 2008

On Thursday, April 24th, 2008, alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass will return to the Jazz Gallery for two sets. Pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Kyle Struve add their unique voices to the fray, propelled by the iconoclastic compositions of Manning. Sets start at 9PM and 10:30PM. Tickets are $12 ...

News: Event

Dave Allen Quartet Arril 20th w/Ballard/Turner/Gress

April 16, 2008

Dave Allen Quartet Mark Turner - sax Jeff Ballard - drums Drew Gress - bass Dave Allen - Guitar/compositions April 20th 55 Bar 930 pm “Allen has found a true voice, his effortless technique downplays the apparent complexity, paradoxically creating a cool surface sheen that has a white heat glowing beneath it...music that seduces both the ...

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News: Event

Max Roach Tribute Update

April 15, 2008

The Andy Kirk Research Foundation, Inc. presents, as part of the 9th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival, a three day tribute to the late jazz icon Dr. Maxwell Lemuel Roach. This programming is produced with the blessing of Max Roach's family. Beginning Friday, April 25 thru and including April 27, 2008, presentations, video footage, panel discussions ...

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News: Recording

Alto Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw to Showcase His New CD "Optimism" May 2 & 3 at the Jazz Gallery in NYC

April 15, 2008

WHO: Alto Saxophonist JALEEL SHAW With Lage Lund (guitar); Jeremy Pelt - 5/2 & Avishai Cohen - 5/3 (trumpet); Ben Street - 5/2 & Joe Martin - 5/3 (bass); Johnathan Blake (drums); Piano - TBA. WHAT: CD Release Party for Shaw's new album OPTIMISM (Changu Records CR001) WHEN: Friday & Saturday / May 2 & 3, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Buster Williams Quartet at Cachaca Jazz Club, May 16-18, 2008

April 15, 2008

May 16-18, 2008, bassist Buster Williams performs at Cachaca Jazz and Samba Club with his “Something More" Quartet, featuring Lenny White, Steve Wilson, Casey Benjamin, and Jeff Pitson. Sets begin at 9:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Cover is $20. Praised by Jazztimes for “the beauty of his tone and sound, along with the consistent quality of ...

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Article: Album Review

Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices

Read "New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 15, 2008

There is always room for one more piano trio when the leader, pianist Marc Copland, comes out of the modal school of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. Considering his choice of sidemen and their employers, bassist Gary Peacock (Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio) and drumming legend Paul Motian (Bill Evans's renowned Riverside Trio with Scott LaFaro). In ...

News: Performance / Tour

A Musical Salute to Minton's Playhouse, 5/08/08

April 14, 2008

On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts will honor the historic jazz club Minton's Playhouse with a guitar extravaganza entitled A Musical Salute to Minton's Playhouse. The multi-media presentation features performers including the jazz guitarists Peter Rogine, Joe Carbone, and John Kelly; the Tony Mottola and Al Caiola ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Making Music: Frederic Rzewski at Carnegie Hall, 5/1/08

April 14, 2008

Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall presents composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski in an evening of music and conversation as part of its Making Music series in Zankel Hall. Moderated by Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of The Juilliard School, the program features Mr. Rzewski, pianist Stephen Drury, actor Steve ben Israel, and new ...