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Article: Live Review

Fieldstone Jazz Festival: Great Neck, NY, June 29, 2013

Read "Fieldstone Jazz Festival: Great Neck, NY, June 29, 2013" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Fieldstone Jazz FestivalGreat Neck, NYJune 29, 2013 While jazz is often performed in spaces befitting its stature--like theaters, auditoriums and swanky supper clubs--it also has a very long history as an alternative venue-housed art form. Over the past century, it's gone from the brothels of New Orleans to the rent parties of ...

News: Recording

Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Dave Liebman Fan-funded Artistshare Recording

We are very pleased to introduce the Saxophone Summit: Visitation CD Project. This unique fan-funded ArtistShare project brings together some of the most monumental figures in jazz: saxophone titans Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, and Ravi Coltrane will join forces with an equally dynamic rhythm section featuring pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Billy Hart ...

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Article: Interview

Jim Snidero: A Tale Of Taste

Read "Jim Snidero: A Tale Of Taste" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

What's the hallmark of quality jazz? If this question was posed to a group of jazz musicians, each person would no doubt give a different answer that would speak to differences in taste. Some would lean on tradition and others might push the idea of innovation, but few, if any, would actually use taste itself as ...

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Article: Album Review

Jann Klose: Mosaic Fits Together Nicely

Read "Mosaic Fits Together Nicely" reviewed by Christine Connallon

by Christine Connallon

The release of Mosaic is another noteworthy accomplishment for singer/songwriter Jann Klose, who is experiencing a year of important moments. As a featured vocalist, covering the singing parts of the iconic Tim Buckley in the acclaimed film “Greetings From Tim Buckley", the German-born musician, who also spent time growing up in Kenya and South Africa, is ...

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Article: Live Review

Marisa Monte: New York, June 26, 2013

Read "Marisa Monte: New York, June 26, 2013" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes

Marisa MonteBeacon TheaterNew York, NYJune 26, 2012On her first New York appearance in seven years, singer Marisa Monte began her set behind a see-through screen used to project various colorful images directly connected to her 2012 album, Tudo Que Voce Queria Saber de Verdade (Blue Note). She was backed by a ...

News: Video / DVD

Watch Vocalist Alma Micic's New Music Video "Tonight"

Watch Vocalist Alma Micic's New Music Video "Tonight"

New York based, Belgrade born jazz vocalist and songwriter Alma Micic has released her 2nd music video for the single “Tonight" from her upcoming third studio album. The video was filmed by acclaimed NYC cinematographer Joseph Zizzo who directed and edited it as well. The song was produced by guitarist Doug Wamble who also plays on ...

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Article: Album Review

Allan Holdsworth: FLATTire: Music For a Non-Existent Movie

Read "FLATTire: Music For a Non-Existent Movie" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

FLATTire was released in 2001 and highlights Allan Holdsworth's use of the MIDI-controller, guitar-like Synthaxe, and is based on a soundtrack for a non-existent movie, marking a period of reflection in the artist's life. However, the album did not receive much attention amid a sparse print run. Here, the guitarist integrates the broad tonal aspects of ...

News: Festival

13th Annual Jazz In The Valley Set At Waryas Park On The Hudson River, August 18

13th Annual Jazz In The Valley Set At Waryas Park On The Hudson River, August 18

TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates the 13th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival Sunday, August 18, at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie featuring Sax Appeal with Jimmy Heath, Gary Bartz, Donald Harrison & Javon Jackson; Maurice Brown; Houston Person; Danny Mixon; 3D Ritmo De Vida; Mike Torsone; Maluwa; Charles Eubanks; and More Poughkeepsie, NY: TRANSART and ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Frisell: Big Sur

Read "Big Sur" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Big Sur, the mountainous coastal region of California lends itself to various geographical definitions--it isn't easy to pin down definitively. So, it was an inspired idea by the Monterey Jazz Festival to put guitarist Bill Frisell in a cabin in the area and commission music, because with Frisell, musical borders are delightfully amorphous. The suite that ...

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Article: Album Review

Gary Peacock / Marilyn Crispell: Azure

Read "Azure" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Who leads a project is often nothing more than a matter of optics. Bassist Gary Peacock's name may come first on the cover of Azure, but there's no doubt that this is a collaborative affair, with pianist Marilyn Crispell an equal participant; the two even co-produced the recording, with label head Manfred Eicher nowhere to be ...


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