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Article: Album Review

Anderskov Accident: Unity of Action

Read "Unity of Action" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin
January 14, 2006

On Unity of Action, Rhodes player and composer Jacob Anderskov has the enviable task of writing pieces for a front line that can at any time consist of trumpet, cornet, alto sax, clarinet, tenor sax, bass clarinet, and trombone. The colors at his disposal seem limitless. But many writers have become stymied by all this choice, ...

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Article: Opinion

More Music, Less Opportunity?

by AAJ Staff
January 12, 2006

By Joel Harrison We live in extraordinary times. Relatively recently a phenomenal number of types of music have taken form: blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll, country, reggae, soul/r&b, bossa nova, samba, soukous, salsa, gospel, hiphop, free improv (to name a few). Atonalism, noise, electronics, computer language are now a part of many musicians' ...

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Article: Profile

John Levy & Freddie Hubbard to Receive NEA Award at IAJE

by Ed Hamilton
January 11, 2006

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and bassist John Levy will be honored as National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters at the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference. The NEA has chosen two most worthy honorees whom you might say have been joined at the hip like father and son. Levy and Hubbard, manager and trumpeter will ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

A Trio of Solo Piano Releases

by Elliott Simon
January 9, 2006

A trio of solo piano releases showcases the unmatched versatility of the instrument while providing a platform for each player to make his own individual statement. Bill Carrothers Civil War Diaries Illusions Music 2005 Bill Carrothers, through other like-minded projects, has become known for his re-styling of songs ...

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Article: New York Beat

Paquito D

by Nick Catalano
January 7, 2006

The sound of Latin music reached well beyond the traditional salsa-based rhythmic stylings that jazz fans are used to in a unique, adventurous performance last week at Dizzy's Club Coca-cola. Paquito D'Rivera brought his latest aggregation “Panamericana to Gotham's hottest jazz room and scored a resounding triumph with music that dug deeply into classical-folk forms from ...

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Article: Live Review

Daryl Sherman's Park Avenue Whirl

by Daniel Kassell
January 7, 2006

Daryl Sherman's Park Avenue Whirl, 59 East 59th Theater, New York, New York December 17, 2005 “The greatest songs ever written, cabaret vocalist and jazz pianist Daryl Sherman concluded after the first weekend's performance of The Park Avenue Whirl on Saturday, December 17, 2005. Billed by Executive Producer Peter ...

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Article: Interview

Cedar Walton

by Russ Musto
January 5, 2006

Cedar Walton cut his chops with several great groups, including J.J. Johnson's Quintet and the Jazztet, before making a name for himself with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Since graduating from that venerable institution he's become one of the most in demand pianists in jazz. These days he spends most of his time traveling the ...

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Article: Profile

Ron Carter

by Brian P. Lonergan
January 1, 2006

To create one of the most storied careers in jazz, a good recipe might be equal parts innate talent, hard work and the karma of being as stand-up a person as the bass you play. Ron Carter's gigging and recording career spans half a century and 100s of albums, including having anchored one ...

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Article: Profile

Tatsuya Yoshida

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 1, 2006

Six or seven years ago, a rumor started circulating on an Internet chat group dedicated to Japanese psyche and experimental rock. Tatsuya Yoshida--grandfather of Japanese punk and innovative rock--was playing gigs in jazz pianist Satoko Fujii's band. Questioning posts followed and, with verification, some figured it was just a passing fancy. Surely one of the fastest ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Tim Berne's Screwgun Records: By Him, For You

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 31, 2005

With the launch of Screwgun Records in 1996, saxophonist-composer Tim Berne asserted ownership of his music and signaled a shift in his aesthetic perspective. Unwound, a live 3-disc set from his double-saxophone quartet Bloodcount, was taken from audience recordings - what would become a recurrent strategy - and mastered without production tweaks, evoking the sound of ...