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News: Performance / Tour

Roulette Announces Details Of Fall 2014 Performance Season

Thirty-Four Experimental Music, Dance and Intermedia Performances in the Fall 2014 Season Season Highlights To Include: THE SUN RA ARKESTRA directed by Marshall Allen 29 SpaceTime: Julia Heyward and Perry Hoberman [DANCEROULETTE] Sally Silvers: Actual Size John Zorn’s Cobra! Henry Threadgill Annie Gosfield / JACK Quartet: ...

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Article: Live Review

Melissa Aldana and Lionel Loueke at Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

Read "Melissa Aldana  and Lionel Loueke at Charlie Parker Jazz Festival" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes

Melissa Aldana and Lionel Loueke Summerstage at Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Marcus Garvey Park New York, NY August 23, 2014 Playing before a packed audience at Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park, Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana made her Charlie Parker Jazz Festival debut backed by a piano-less trio ...

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Article: Album Review

Wadada Leo Smith: Great Lakes Suites

Read "Great Lakes Suites" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Two of the most enduring voices avant-garde jazz belong to trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and reedman Henry Threadgill. Smith's The Great Lakes Suites, six of his distinctive compositions on a two CD set, teams the two icons inside the equilateral quartet that includes drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist John Lindberg. It sounds like a dream team, ...

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News: Recording

Peter Hand Big Band New Release, "Out Of Hand" On Savant Records, September 23

Peter Hand Big Band New Release, "Out Of Hand" On Savant Records, September 23

Album Features Stellar Jazz Artists Including Don Braden, Ralph Lalama, Valery Ponomarev, Eddie Allen, Vincent Gardner, James Weidman, Harvie S, and Special Guest Houston Person NEW YORK, NY—Out Of Hand, an ambitious new big band recording from guitarist, composer and arranger Peter Hand on Savant Records, his second for the label, will be released on September ...

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Article: Interview

Eric Revis: Trajectory From The Tradition

Read "Eric Revis: Trajectory From The Tradition" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

The development of an individual voice on the contrabass is important to Eric Revis, one of the strongest players on the scene. His power and musicianship has endeared him to some of the finer musicians, and bands, in jazz. But Revis isn't content to let things lie there. Not that he has to be ...

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Article: Album Review

Abbey Rader: The Message

Read "The Message" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Drummer Abbey Rader's four decades long career has been one of intrepid innovation and creative ingenuity. His unique approach to his instrument brims with unconventional virtuosity and a deep spiritual sense. His The Message on his own Abray label, is a three part, entirely improvised suite recorded live in Miami in January of 2014. Sort of ...

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News: Recording

Drummer Abbey Rader Releases Smoldering New Trio Album - "The Message" Available August 26

Drummer Abbey Rader Releases Smoldering New Trio Album - "The Message" Available August 26

The Message captures the spiritual sound of Abbey Rader and two members of his acclaimed quartet, John McMinn and Noah Brandmark. The album is their first as a trio and the latest chapter in their quest for musical unity, following Live at PAX (2011) and Reach for the Skies (2013), named runner-up for Album of the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Alysa Haas To Perform At Artswestchester Jazz Fest

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Alysa Haas To Perform At Artswestchester Jazz Fest

Past and present collide with jazz vocalist Alysa Haas, but her upcoming performance at the ArtsWestchester Jazz Fest on September 4 is sure to be beautifully timeless. Combining Broadway standards and classics from the Great American Songbook with contemporary pop music, Haas courageously steps beyond the predictable and safe; her eclectic taste in covers reveals her ...

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Article: One LP

Orbert Davis: Clifford Brown with Strings

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by William Ellis

Orbert Davis: Symphony Centre, Buntrock Hall, Chicago. 15th May, 2013 This is Clifford Brown with Strings (EmArcy, 1955). I was a teenager when I first heard this incredible album—the depth is in its subtleties—and Clifford is so perfect with the string writing of Neal Hefti. It's a true blending of classical and jazz.

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Article: Album Review

Brian Groder: Reflexology

Read "Reflexology" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Trumpeter Brian Groder distinctive style marks his intelligent versatility and superlative musicianship. This is, of course, not news for those familiar with his work. Whether in electronically tinged improvisational ensembles like Confusion Bleue, large orchestras or intimately small groups Groder's unconventional yet always engaging approach morphs to fit the setting while remaining singularly recognizable.His ...


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