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Eliane Elias at Birdland Jazz Club
by Ernest Barteldes
Eliane Elias Birdland Jazz Club New York, NY April 11, 2015 On the last night of her residence at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club, pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias focused on Brazilian music and tunes from Made in Brazil (Concord, 2015), released earlier that week. The set opened with an instrumental take ...
Jazzmobile & 2015 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival
JAZZMOBILE CONTINUES CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY at the Fifth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4-9 Presented by the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile This year the Festival will also pay tribute to the iconic Jazzmobile as a Shrine “Harlem is a dream-place where so much important cultural history has been enacted that as we ...
Beautiful Round: Beautiful Round
by Neri Pollastri
Il chitarrista Akira Ishiguro, di origini giapponesi ma cresciuto nel Wisconsin, è il leader di un quartetto che esiste dal 2012 e che ha registrato questo CD nell'aprile dell'anno successivo. La formazione, che accanto alla chitarra presenta una ritmica piano-contrabbasso-batteria, esprime un jazz moderno piuttosto convenzionale, che ruota attorno alle composizioni di Ishiguro, melodiche ma dotate ...
Judy Collins Returns To Café Carlyle, May 5-16
Judy Collins’ unique artistry has captivated audiences for over fifty years and landed her a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Stephen Holden of The New York Times has praised her for evoking “the kind of ethereal, far-sighted reflection that is her special artistic territory.” Café Carlyle welcomes back the legendary singer-songwriter for a two-week ...
Geo Progulakis Trio: Good Start
by Paul Naser
New York based pianist Geo Progulakis is definitely a talent to look out for. Having graduated from the New School and studied with greats like Kevin Hays and Aaron Goldberg, he is now an active performer in New York's thriving music scene. Progulakis released his debut album Good Start with his trio- consisting of ...
Gino Sitson: VoiStrings
by James Nadal
The categorization of “Jazz Vocal," which through time has come to cover an expanding field of wide ranging artists, might not be the appropriate tag to hang on Gino Sitson.VoiStrings is a showcase for Sitson's vocal extensions to take on another dimension as he explores in depth the art of singing as instrumentation. Accompanied by a ...
BossaBrasil Marcos Valle & Carlos Lyra "Bossa Nova History At Birdland" From May 26- 30
Delta Air Lines presents BossaBrasil Marcos Valle and Carlos Lyra With Patricia Alvi (vocals), Renato Massa (drums), Itaiguara Brandao (bass) Jorge Continentino (sax & flute) Forty years after it swept the world, Bossa Nova stands as as one of the enduring musical forms of the 20th century! MARCOS VALLE, legendary Brazilian Composer/Keyboardist says, “CARLOS LYRA is ...
Lee Konitz With Dan Tepfer "Talking & Playing” Instructional Video Released By JazzHeaven.com
Lee Konitz is the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, having performed and recorded with Claude Thornhill, Lennie Tristano and with Miles Davis on his epochal Birth of the Cool, and he counts easily as one of the most distinctive voices on alto saxophone. Konitz recorded dozens of albums as a leader and recorded or performed with Dave ...
Warren Vache Quintet: Warren Vache Quintet Remembers Benny Carter
by John Ephland
There's lots of life to this recording. Veteran trumpeter Warren Vache knows a thing or two about an old friend, mentor Benny Carter. With The Warren Vache Quintet Remembers Benny Carter we take a step back in time even as we venture forth into the present. A present that finds cornetist Vache's style and personage slightly ...
Peter Davenport: Bolide
by Dave Wayne
Peter Davenport's Bolide is the sort of album that often flies completely under the radar. It's what record collectors call a private issue; completely self-produced, self-distributed and available on a very small scale; generally only through the artist. Nevertheless, Bolide is a worthwhile listening experience. While not a familiar name to me prior to hearing this ...
