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David Weiss: Memories of Freddie Hubbard
by David Weiss
Noted trumpeter, composer, and New Jazz Composers Octet founder, David Weiss shares several stories about his experience with trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard. As told to David Kaufman. I met Freddie Hubbard soon after he damaged his lip. I guess what basically happened was he had a blister on his lip that popped and got ...
Jack DeJohnette at the Byrdcliffe Barn, Woodstock, N.Y
by Peter Occhiogrosso
Jack DeJohnette Byrdcliffe Barn Woodstock, NY August 13, 2016 When the lights went out, the power came on. Drummer Jack DeJohnette was scheduled to give a solo piano concert at the Byrdcliffe Barn--a century-old wooden structure-turned-concert venue--that had been part of the original Byrdcliffe Arts Colony ...
Michael Musillami/Rich Syracuse: Of The Night
by Dan McClenaghan
It would be hard to name an artist who has written more jazz standards than saxophonist Wayne Shorter, someone who has been penning memorable tunes since his days with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the very early sixties. After his stint with Blakey, he contributed his singular song crafting acumen to Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet ...
Remembering Dominic Duval
by Dom Minasi
Around 1985, I got a call from a close friend and my drummer at the time, Tony Lupo. Tony and I had been friends and playing together since 1963. At that time, we were both into Be-Bop and as we grew in age, our musical tastes and interest leaned towards outside playing. Of course, we never ...
Nate Wooley/Hugo Antunes/Jorge Queijo/Mário Costa/Chris Corsano: Purple Patio
by Mark Corroto
If I had to do it all over again, I would not have judged Purple Patio as soon as I dropped the needle onto the LP. Yes, this is a vinyl-only release, and yes, it is only an edition of 300 copies. Instead, I should have listened to both sides all the way through. But that ...
Singer/Songwriter Abigail Rockwell Appears In A Special "One Night Only" Performance Of The New Show, “autumn Noir: Echoes Of Jazz”
Singer/Songwriter Abigail Rockwell appears in a Special “One Night Only" Performance of the New Show, Autumn Noir: Echoes of Jazz Wednesday, September 28th at 8pm. Cafe Noctambulo at Pangea 178 2nd Ave (11th Street @ 2nd Ave) New York, NY NYC's Intimate Downtown Live Music Supper Club. Show Description: The ...
SLM Ensemble: Source
by Eyal Hareuveni
SLM is an acronym for Source Liminal Music as well as a tri-consonantal root of of the Hebrew and Arabic words for peace, shalom and salam. It is also the name of a composition of master double bassist Mark Dresser and composer-conductor Sarah Weaver, written for the “Deep Tones for Peace" event in April 2009, a ...
Dominican Republic Singing Sensation Sonia Alfonso At Subrosa On September 22 And 24!
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOURISM BOARD PRESENTS SINGING SENSATION SONIA ALFONSO SUBROSA- NYC- SEPTEMBER 22 & 24 8:00PM & 10:00PM Sonia Alfonso was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and since she was young, she knew that she would become an artist. Sonia began singing professionally at the age 18 and was only 19 ...
Leila Bordreuil & Michael Foster: The Caustic Ballads
by Hrayr Attarian
Brooklyn based Cellist Leila Bordreuil and saxophonist Michael Foster explore the emotional boundaries of tonality on the otherworldly and daring Caustic Ballads. The thirteen improvised duets, with their disturbing and poetic titles are abstract in their conception, intimately delivered and deeply visceral in their impact.The hypnotic “Into the Peristyle of Love's Temple" for example ...
George DeLancey: George DeLancey
by James Nadal
During the golden age of the big bands, composers wrote with the entire ensemble as a singular voice, with the soloist (and solos) connected to the concept of the song as a whole. The leading exponent of this era was Duke Ellington, whose writing was built around that awareness; and his songs have withstood the test ...
