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Article: Book Review

Fats Waller by Maurice Waller & Anthony Calabrese

by C. Michael Bailey
August 4, 2017

Fats Waller Maurice Waller and Anthony Calabrese 256 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-5179-0391-6 University of Minnesota Press2017/1977 With regards to the jazz piano, who came before Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. Well, it was James P. Johnson, Willie The Lion" Smith and Thomas Fats Waller. The latter of ...

Article: In Pictures

Hard Boppin' at Smalls

by Dave Kaufman
August 2, 2017

Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village is a remarkably vibrant music venue that enjoys considerable international renown. It is not the most mannered of clubs with loud and boisterous audiences. Nor is it the most decorous, but does offer a rather distinctive look. The club has a great vibe and is committed to treating its audience ...

Article: Live Review

Robert Randolph & the Family Band with Memphis Crawl at the Space at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
July 29, 2017

Robert Randolph & the Family Band with Memphis Crawl Space at Westbury Westbury, NY July 22, 2017 Robert Randolph and the Family Band is a New Jersey-based funk and soul outfit led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph (who has sometimes been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the pedal steel ...

News: Event

Thelonious Monk 100th Birthday Tribute With The Ted Rosenthal Quintet

July 27, 2017

Berkshires Jazz, Inc. continues its summer of centennial tributes on August 12 with the Ted Rosenthal Quintet, in a 100th birthday salute to Thelonious Monk. TD Bank is sponsoring the concert, which takes place at the Lee Meeting House (Lee Congregational Church), starting at 7:30pm. Equally renowned as a pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk was known ...

Article: New York Beat

John Pizzarelli Celebrates Sinatra-Jobim

by Nick Catalano
July 21, 2017

A few readers may recall a triumphant 1967 recording with Frank Sinatra singing and performing alongside legendary composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. The album, with arrangements by master arranger Claus Ogerman globally transported Brazilian music into stratospheric heights where it remains to the present day. To celebrate the album's semicentennial anniversary world-renowned singer/ guitarist John ...

News: Recording

Tenor Saxophonist Lawrence Clark Releases Debut Album "Forward Motion"

July 17, 2017

Earlier this month, New York-based tenor saxophonist Lawrence Clark independently released his debut album entitled Forward Motion. The recording highlights Clark’s original compositions which are brought to life through a dynamic group featuring Lawrence Clark (tenor sax); Josh Evans (trumpet); Kush Abadey (drums); Rahsaan Carter (bass); and David Bryant (piano). Originally from Camden, NJ, Lawrence Clark ...

Article: Live Review

Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs At The Paramount

by Mike Perciaccante
July 15, 2017

Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs The Paramount Huntington, NY July 5, 2017 Michael McDonald has had a long and storied career. In the early days he was a member of Steely Dan's touring group. Over time he became one of the many adjunct members of the band, working on 1975's Katy ...

News: Performance / Tour

NYC's Modern Jazz Guitar Ken Silverman Trio To Play Woodstock's The Colony on August 6

July 11, 2017

The Colony 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-7625 August 6, 2017 at 8 PM. $10. Ken Silverman's original compositions combine jazz with surf, rock, blues, funk, classical and avante garde influences. WTJU radio said “Guitar improviser Ken Silverman keeps the energy high and the composition ...

Article: In Pictures

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2017

by Richard Conde
July 9, 2017

Celebrating it's 40th anniversary the 2017 Freihofer Saratoga Jazz Festival taking place at Saratoga's Performing Arts center in Saratoga Springs N.Y June 24th and 25th, had a great lineup of musicians performing a wide range of music for everyone's listening pleasure. Musicians who came to join the celebration included Jean-Luc Ponty, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the ...

Article: Live Review

Lila Downs at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn

by Ernest Barteldes
July 9, 2017

Lila Downs BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY June 29, 2017 Backed initially by an eight-piece band directed by saxophonist (and husband) Paul Cohen, singer, songwriter and activist Lila Downs began her set with an up-tempo rendition of “Mezcalito," a tune that talks about mezcal, Mexico's ...