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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Tours Russia March 2014

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Tours Russia March 2014

JGP Records announces the tour schedule for jazz vocalist Michelle Walker. Michelle will present several special concerts in Russia on a tour from March 3-19. The concerts will feature her arrangements, music and original songs from her upcoming 2 separate CD release projects. The concerts will be held at various concert Philharmonic Halls and Jazz Clubs ...

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Article: Book Review

One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band

Read "One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band" reviewed by John Coltelli

by John Coltelli

One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band Alan Paul 436 Pages ISBN: #978-1-250-04049-7 St. Martin's Press 2014 Apparently the calling to go out and capture the American spirit on canvas came to Norman Rockwell at an early age. Picking up the mantel, and paintbrush, ...

News: Event

New "Bluesy Brunch" At The West End Lounge Starring Eileen Howard

The newly renamed and refurbished The West End will kick off a monthly ‘Bluesy Brunch’ series on Sunday, March 23rd from 3:30- 5:30 starring the critically acclaimed blues and jazz vocalist Eileen Howard and her rockin’ band. Located at 955 West End Avenue (107th & Broadway), The West End was formerly The Underground Lounge. For this ...

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Article: Album Review

Greg Cohen: Golden State

Read "Golden State" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Though best known for his twenty-plus years in saxophonist John Zorn's Masada, bassist Greg Cohen's career has been marked by the diversity of his collaborations, from the carnivalesque Tom Waits and folkster Donovan, to rocker Lou Reed and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. So, in guitarist Bill Frisell--himself no stranger to experimentation--Cohen has found a most simpatico partner. ...

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Article: Album Review

Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz: A View From Below

Read "A View From Below" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

New York City-based jazz musician Scott Feiner's fourth recording as a leader draws attention to his unique artistry as a pandeiro player, which is a hand drum he discovered during his first trip to Brazil in 1999. As an educator, he's spread the good word with presentations and workshops across the globe. Interestingly enough, Feiner's percussive ...

News: Recording

Drummer/Composer Omar Hakim Set To Release His First Album In 14 Years "We Are One" Debuts March 3 On Ozmosis Records

Drummer/Composer Omar Hakim Set To Release His First Album In 14 Years "We Are One" Debuts March 3 On Ozmosis Records

We Are One features an all-star cast of longtime friends and musical collaborators including Jerry Brooks, Chieli Minucci, Gregoire Maret, Jimi Tunnell and Rachel Z With a long and varied list of credits that reads like a Who’s Who in Rock and Jazz (Weather Report, Miles Davis, Madonna, Sting, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Daft Punk, among ...

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News: TV / Film

Tamela D'Amico Leads On "Rob The Mob" Soundtrack

Tamela D'Amico Leads On "Rob The Mob" Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Raymond De Felitta’s upcoming crime drama Rob the Mob. The album features the film’s original music, composed by Stephen Endelman (De-Lovely, Flirting with Disaster, Home of the Brave). The composer who previously scored the feature Two Family House for De Felitta, has also composed the end credits song ...

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Article: Album Review

Billy Hart Quartet: One is the Other

Read "One is the Other" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

There's little doubt about the value of longevity and ongoing musical relationships. It's been nearly a decade since Billy Hart assembled the group that would turn out to be his longest-standing, releasing Quartet (HighNote) in 2006. But it was with 2012's All Our Reasons that the drummer moved to ECM, reaping the benefits of the label's ...

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Article: Album Review

Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra: I Hear the Sound

Read "I Hear the Sound" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Nel 1972 Archie Shepp usciva con Attica Blues album accolto con favore dal pubblico ma liquidato senza tanti complimenti dalla critica che rimproverò a Shepp la virata verso una commercializzazione e semplificazione eccessiva della sua proposta musicale, salvo poi negli anni successivi rivalutarlo ampiamente e consideralo un significativo manifesto dei cambiamenti in corso nella black music ...

News: Career

Saxophonist, Composer And Educator Darryl Yokley Announces Spring Initiatives

Saxophonist, Composer And Educator Darryl Yokley Announces Spring Initiatives

After his debut release, The Void (ARC-2437) with his primary working ensemble, “Sound Reformation" on the Artists Recording Collective (ARC) label, the young New York based saxophonist, composer and educator, Darryl Yokley continues his scene building efforts. Yokley is among the new generation artists who are combining skill sets to build a career. “I'll be at ...


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