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Sam Taylor: My Future Just Passed

Read "My Future Just Passed" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 19, 2015

One spin of saxophonist Sam Taylor's debut CD, My Future Just Passed, and it's not hard to tell where he's coming from, influence-wise. He's a traditionalist with a muscular sound, and you hear Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and bringing things forward in time, perhaps Dexter Gordon, and on this particular trio affair at hand, Sonny Rollins ...

Article: Live Review

Dion at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
July 19, 2015

Dion NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY July 11, 2015 Midway through his sold-out performance at Long Island's NYCB Theatre in Westbury, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer, Dion paused and announced, “I had a group called Dion and the Belmonts. In the '50s, the criteria of a ...

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Vans Warped Tour 2015 at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY

by Christine Connallon
July 18, 2015

Vans Warped Tour 2015 Jones Beach Wantagh, New York July 11, 2015 Vans Warped Tour '15 rolled onto the oceanfront stadium of Jones Beach on Long Island on a sunny, hot summer Saturday. Instead of taking over the amphitheater's expansive stage and stadium seats, the enormous caravan of tour buses stood ...

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Nick Finzer: The Chase

Read "The Chase" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 17, 2015

The trombone's gone through a few good times and a few bad times as a front-line jazz instrument. Thankfully, for all lovers of this particular horn, these times are good times. Nick Finzer is one of the players responsible, a trombonist and writer with flair and variety. The Chase, his second album, helps to ensure that ...

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Brian Landrus Trio: The Deep Below

Read "The Deep Below" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 16, 2015

With his sixth release as a leader The Deep Below, low reedman Brian Landrus continues to explore the bottom octaves of woodwind registers with his characteristic elegance and captivating charm. What sets this album apart from its predecessors is the sparseness of its setting. Backed only by bass and drums, Landrus places his various ...

News: Performance / Tour

Luba Mason Brings MIXTURA To Dizzy's August 12, 7:30 & 9:30pm

July 15, 2015

Vocalist Luba Mason Brings MIXTURA to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 & 9:30 pm Renowned Broadway and Recording Star to Present Her Unique Blend of Jazz, Pop, Broadway, Latin and International Music The classically-trained powerhouse vocalist/pianist Luba Mason brings her trademarked MIXTURA, a genre-bending ride of different musical styles, to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 60th ...

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Edmar Castaneda World Ensemble - The Jazz Standard On August 11-12 - CD Release Gig

July 14, 2015

CD Release Gig! Live At The Jazz Standard Come and celebrate at the Jazz Standard on August 11th and 12th for the release party of the new album by the Edmar Castaneda World Ensemble. Experience these amazing musicians from all over the world who collaborated on this exciting new project—Live At The Jazz Standard. Featuring: Gregoire ...

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Mem Nahadr: Femme Fractale - An Opera of Reflection

Read "Femme Fractale - An Opera of Reflection" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
July 14, 2015

Music genre categorization has exploded into so many fragments, that shrapnel is strewn in all directions as far as the ear can hear. In examining the vast minefield of definition for a proper description of the music of Mem Nahadr, we excavate the terms “neo-soul meets free-jazz," in hopes of further reference. Blessed with an operatic ...

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Dre Hocevar Trio: Coding Of Evidentiality

Read "Coding Of Evidentiality" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
July 13, 2015

Slovenian-born, New York based drummer Dre Hocevar may not be a familiar name to many but that will likely change after Coding Of Evidentiality. Hocevar has convened a trio which sits comfortably in the lineage of the Portuguese Red Trio (who can be heard to good effect on Empire (No Business, 2011, Stem (Clean Feed, 2012) ...

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Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields

Read "The Thompson Fields" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 13, 2015

Scomparso Butch Morris, Maria Schneider è da considerare il massimo compositore-orchestratore del jazz contemporaneo. Ogni suo nuovo disco è un evento e The Thompson Fields lo è in misura maggiore per la lunga gestazione che l'ha caratterizzato. A sette anni di distanza dal celebrato Sky Blue (Artist Share, 2007) Maria presenta nuove composizioni in un ...