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Article: Book Review

JAZZ ZOOM: Carryin

by A. Henkin
January 16, 2005

Desdemone Bardin JAZZ ZOOM: Carryin' It On DVC Press 2004 When this book arrived in the mail, the first thought was that is was a set of LPs. It ended up being something equally impressive. Jazz has never been an easy fit for a coffeetable book. Maybe ...

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Article: Album Review

Louise Rogers & Rick Strong: Bass-ically Speaking

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by Andrew Rowan
January 16, 2005

Louise Rogers, a singer with great chops and a warm, witty approach to song, owes a debt, whether consciously or not, to the legendary Sheila Jordan. The latter's approach to improvising (note, among other signs, Rogers' scatting on the title track), as well as the voice-bass format, is evident. But Rogers uses these as a jumping-off ...

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Article: Profile

Myra Melford

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 13, 2005

Tracing Myra Melford's influences is a bit like playing connect-the-dots on a map. She grew up outside of Chicago, but only came to work with that city's jazz pioneers in New York, years after seeing an Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians [AACM] concert while she was a student at Evergreen State College in Washington ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra: The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground

by Mark Sabbatini
January 13, 2005

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground Fresh Sound New Talent 2004 Modern jazz fans could throw darts at a board listing Fresh Sound New Talent albums and probably hit a winner nine times out of ten. So leave it to this label ...

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Article: Album Review

Joel Forrester and People Like Us: Ever Wonder Why

Read "Ever Wonder Why" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
January 13, 2005

Joel Forrester has had a fascinating career. He studied piano with Thelonious Monk, scored early Andy Warhol films, wrote the theme for the popular NPR show Fresh Air, accompanied silent films at the Louvre, and spent years as a principal member of the fondly remembered Microscopic Septet. He's also been the driving force between ...

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Article: Album Review

Robert Glasper: Mood

by Russ Musto
January 13, 2005

Glasper is that rare example of a young jazz artist well schooled in the tradition, but still willing to explore the popular music of his contemporaries--a versatile talent who has already been heard with artists from Charles Tolliver and Carmen Lundy to Marcus Strickland and Bilal. His debut recording with bassist Bob Hurst and drummer Damion ...

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Article: Interview

Branford Marsalis: It's All About the Band

by Russ Musto
January 12, 2005

Branford Marsalis is one of this music's most recognizable figures. The eldest brother of jazz's first family, he's been an honored constituent of the community since first joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1980. As a member of the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, saxophonist with Sting and director of the Tonight Show band he has been at ...

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Article: Profile

Michael Marcus Takes the Iron Horse to the Blue Note

by Rex Butters
January 12, 2005

Widely traveled multi-reedist Michael Marcus speaks with the same exhuberance and enthusiasm he demonstrates blowing next to Bay Area master Sonny Simmons in the Cosmosamatics and fronting the powerhouse Michael Marcus Trio, which he leads into the Blue Note this month. “After the Cosmosamatics tour, I took the train to Milan to mix the new Michael ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Chiaroscuro Records

by Elliott Simon
January 12, 2005

In a Syracuse record shop, a '50s teenager bought his first LPs, they included cuts by pianist Lennie Tristano and flugelhorn player Clark Terry. Some 50 years later, Hank O'Neal still has those original purchases safely tucked away. However, the best of his collection, now too numerous to count, list him as producer and bear the ...

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Article: Book Review

Jazz Improvisation: Advice from the Masters

by Joel Roberts
January 12, 2005

Jimi Durso and Karla Harby Jazz Improvisation: Advice From the Masters Outcat ISBN: 0975963201 2004 What advice do established jazz stars have for aspiring musicians? It's pretty simple, really: practice, listen and learn your history! That, at least, is the primary wisdom a cross-section of respected artists - ...