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Alexander von Schlippenbach: Globe Unity 2002 & Broomriding
by A. Henkin
At the fiery cataclysm that ends all creation, Alexander von Schlippenbach may get a reprieve for being the one of the most significant European musicians of the past 40 years. His body of work is extensive but he is most known for two radically different spheres of accomplishment: small group work beginning with ...
Warren Smith: My Musical Life In New York City
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of Warren Smith After two or three brief visits, I came to New York City to stay in the fall of 1957. I had been born into a fabulous era on Chicago's South Side about five years after the great Depression. Things were not yet back to normal. We shared ...
February 2004
by AAJ Staff
The first month of the New Year certainly got off with a bang, as New York jazz fans brought in 2004 running from one jazz event to the next. There was as close a reunion of Herbie Hancock’s ‘70s sextet Mwandishi as has been in some time in NYC, though unfortunately they all weren’t at the ...
February Cornucopia
by Nick Catalano
It may be cold in the Big Apple but a great deal of steaming Jazz activity is on tap as the concert scene is in full bloom, the club scene is teeming with delicious music and important CD releases are pouring out. From February 19 to the 21st, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate the music ...
Noted Jazz Broadcasters Les Davis And Paul Anthony Join Sirius Satellite Radio
SIRIUS, known for delivering the very best in commercial-free music and premium sports entertainment to cars and homes across the country, announced today that jazz broadcasters Les Davis and Paul Anthony have joined the SIRIUS on-air staff on jazz music stream Pure Jazz (stream 72). The announcement of Davis and Anthony was made today to attendees ...
The MaxJazz Horn Series with Terell Stafford and Jeremy Pelt
by Terrell Kent Holmes
MaxJazz marks the inception of its Horn Series with new works from two of jazz's most dynamic young trumpeters. Terell Stafford New Beginnings MaxJazz2004 Terell Stafford gives us New Beginnings , an eclectic blend of standards, spirituals and originals. The disc opens with ...
Jimmy Lyons Box
by Clifford Allen
When long-term sidemen strike out on their own as leaders, the results are often rather varied, usually following the former leader's model until some sense of originality can be reached. Some, like Don Cherry, follow their muse into uncharted waters, while others, like Sunny Murray, seem to be unique amalgamations of various influences (Ayler's blues and ...
January 2004
by AAJ Staff
Hours before December became official, pianist Dave Burrell performed a single set at Joe’s Pub with his latest project, the Full Blown Trio. The improvisational super-group, featuring William Parker (bass) and drummer/ percussionist Andrew Cyrille, was in midst of a week-long tour that would culminate a few days later in their highly anticipated debut recording (to ...
Julian Priester
by AAJ Staff
Submitteed on behalf Jonathan Davidson. When you hear the name Julian Priester, you probably think of all of the amazing recordings in which the jazz trombonist participated. You may also wonder what he’s been up to in the past couple of decades. He last visited our fair city some 5 years ago. Fortunately, ...
Ran Blake: From Music to Film and Back
by AAJ Staff
By Matana Roberts More than a four-decade career as a recording artist, a winner of numerous iconic awards (including being named a Mac Arthur fellow in 1988) with more than 30 recordings to his credit collaborating with artists creatively diverse as saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton, pianist Jaki Byard, and saxophonist Ricky Ford, pianist Ran ...

