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Article: Album Review

Assif Tsahar / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake: Lost Brother

Read "Lost Brother" reviewed by Jeff Stockton

by Jeff Stockton
February 12, 2006

For a saxophone trio to get itself noticed these days, it needs a gimmick, a hook, something special to set its sound apart. The trio on Lost Brother has three. Saxophonist Assif Tsahar improves with every outing and wisely varies his attack by playing as much bass clarinet on this disc as tenor. Drummer par excellence ...

Article: Album Review

Gary Hassay & Ellen Christi: Tribute to Paradise

Read "Tribute to Paradise" reviewed by Ty Cumbie

by Ty Cumbie
February 12, 2006

Jazz artists who adhere strictly to a free improvising agenda are generally doomed to sacrifice wider recognition. Here are two perfect examples: Ellen Christi is among the finest jazz vocalists in New York. She's made a lovely, intimate duo recording with Gary Hassay, a saxophonist who has all the technique of his best contemporaries, plus a ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Greenleaf Music

by Brian P. Lonergan
February 12, 2006

When Dave Douglas and Michael Friedman first met at a recording session in New York in the mid '80s, the young trumpeter made an indelible impression on the young drummer. “When Dave started playing, he galvanized the band and he had a certain presence and a freshness that is unforgettable, said Friedman, who would go on ...

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Article: Profile

Joe Wilder: A True Living Legend

by Greg Thomas
February 10, 2006

Joe Wilder, a true living legend of the trumpet, is at long last getting what fellow brass great Roy Eldridge used to call “his screen credits . After 60+ years of superlative support work in big bands, Broadway pit orchestras and commercials, Wilder is finally headlining his own quartet at the Village Vanguard. ...

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Article: Opinion

The Courage to Really Play...

by AAJ Staff
February 10, 2006

By Matt Lavelle People have dedicated their lives, suffered and died in pursuit of becoming one with a music that, at its core, is a music that makes being a human being really mean something. This music can save lives. People hold on to moments in this music when there ...

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Article: Film Review

Ari Hoenig: Kinetic Hues

by Ernest Barteldes
February 8, 2006

The Ari Hoenig Group Kinetic Hues Smalls Records 2005 With the advent of easily available digital technology, it has become easier for anyone to make semi-professional videos. Nowadays, practically anyone with a digital camera and a computer can produce and release, say, a music DVD--even if the quality of the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Alex Harding's Blutopia: The Calling / Lucian Ban & Asymmetry Quartet: Playground

by Jeff Stockton
February 8, 2006

Alex Harding's Blutopia The Calling Jazzaway 2005 Alex Harding (Detroit) and Lucian Ban (Romania) have developed a fruitful partnership over the last few years. Harding's bluesy, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett's, while Ban's tasteful, reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Kenny Wheeler: Song For Someone / What Now? / Where Do We Go From Here?

by Francis Lo Kee
February 8, 2006

These three CDs by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler provide a glimpse of one of this planet's greatest musicians; all also feature the under-appreciated pianist John Taylor. Kenny Wheeler Song for Someone Psi 2004 Certainly Song for Someone will be an exciting find for Wheeler enthusiasts. A big ...

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Article: Profile

In Memoriam: Derek Bailey

by Kurt Gottschalk
February 7, 2006

Arguably one of the most significant developments in music in the 20th Century was the breaking down of the idea of musicianship; expressiveness surpassed finesse as the reason for playing an instrument. And, arguably again, it was Derek Bailey who was a primary instigator of this evening of playing fields. Which in a ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Lehman: Demian as Posthuman

Read "Demian as Posthuman" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
February 7, 2006

How can a disc with Steve Lehman, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tyshawn Sorey and Vijay Iyer go wrong? Demian as Posthuman clocks in at a short, sweet 37 minutes and is essentially a series of sax/drum duets with variations on the same theme (electric bassist Ndegeocello and drummer Eric McPherson are on three of twelve cuts, Iyer on ...