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Jon Faddis: Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge, Soul Mates

by William Ellis
May 2, 2015

Jon Faddis: Wigan Arena, July, 2014 Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge Soul Mates (Verve, 1954) “I remember getting this as a present from my sister on my 11th birthday and I just remember how excited I was. I listened to that record thousands of times. It wasn't my first Dizzy ...

Article: Album Review

Ajoyo: Ajoyo

by James Nadal
May 2, 2015

The best recorded music is sometimes the result of life altering circumstances stimulating the creative impulses in receptive musicians, which then take the idea into the studio. By chance, multi-reed player and composer Yacine Boulares was turned on to the infectious rhythms of Cameroon, leading to the record Ajoyo, a delightful hybrid of expressive vocals highlighted ...

Article: Album Review

Nate Wooley: Battle Pieces

Read "Battle Pieces" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 2, 2015

Someday trumpeter Nate Wooley is going to sell-out, abandon his principles, and make a smooth jazz record. He will give in to the pull of commercial success and create a disc of elevator music which can be played, but taken no heed of. I jest, because everything he creates necessitates the ear and mind's ...

Article: Extended Analysis

only sky

by John Kelman
May 1, 2015

Despite a career that now goes back over three decades, the relative infrequency of releases from guitarist and sound sculptor David Torn renders any new one, at the very least, a cause for speculation...if not enthusiastic anticipation. Beyond the soundtracks that have become one piece of the puzzle that defines who Torn is--and acting as engineer ...

News: Recording

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Scheduled For Release July 17

May 1, 2015

MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4 SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE JULY 17 THROUGH COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS FOUR-CD BOX SET TRACKS MILES’ ASCENDANCE OVER EIGHT LIVE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING 20 YEARS IN NEWPORT, NEW YORK, BERLIN, AND SWITZERLAND; 296-MINUTE PROGRAM INCLUDES NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL Newport Jazz Festival To Be Held July ...

Article: Nite & Disk

Eliane Elias: Made in Brazil - Swung at Birdland

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
April 30, 2015

Eliane Elias is a paradox. An artist of rare talent, experience, and range, she is a keyboard master with few peers whose deep musicality transcends genre. An astonishing singer, composer, arranger, and songwriter, her performances are celebrated for their swing, lyricism, and unique sound. Elias is also a beautiful woman with long blond hair who's been ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp Trio: To Duke

by John Sharpe
April 30, 2015

So has pianist Matthew Shipp finally clambered aboard the repertory album bandwagon? Certainly on To Duke he addresses seven standards derived from the Ellington Orchestra, alongside four originals. But if you cast an eye over Shipp's discography you'll find such pieces are nothing new. Actually popular songs constitute an enduring part of his repertoire. What's unusual ...

News: Education

Usdan Center - 5/17 Final Open House - Full Jazz Program

April 30, 2015

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp whose alumni include Jane Monheit, and whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, will hold its final Open House for the 2015, 48th season on Sunday May 17 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Center will feature new ...

News: Event

BRIC Announces 2015 Celebrate Brooklyn! Lineup including Esperanza Spalding And Ghost Train Orchestra

April 29, 2015

CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! 2015 LINEUP WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 8:00 P.M. Chaka Khan Opening Night Concert (FREE) With ten Grammys, ten #1 Billboard hits, 22 albums, and a career spanning 40 years and influencing countless other singers, Chaka Khan truly is the “Queen of Funk.” Songs from her time with multiracial trailblazers Rufus and as a solo artist ...

News: Event

JD Souther Celebrates New Album With One Night Engagement At Café Carlyle

April 29, 2015

SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACTOR JD SOUTHER CELEBRATES NEW ALBUM, TENDERNESS, WITH ONE NIGHT ENGAGEMENT AT CAFÉ CARLYLE ON MAY 9 An architect of the Southern California sound and a huge influence on modern songwriting, JD Souther has written and co-written hits by the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and the Dixie Chicks among many others. On the heels of ...