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Tobias Gebb & Unit 7: free at last
by Terrell Kent Holmes
On free at last, drummer Tobias Gebb shows great depth and maturity as a composer and arranger. This recording is a balanced mix of originals and standards, from various musical genres, combined to produce rich sounds and vibrant colors. Veteran altoist Bobby Watson and young tenor lion Stacy Dillard take star turns on ...
Judy Carmichael: Come and Get It
by Ken Dryden
Judy Carmichael has been on the jazz scene for a long time. She has produced the radio series Jazz Inspired for a number of years and played piano for over a quarter-century with a number of CDs under her belt, most of them issued on her own label. Her specialties are stride and swing (one of ...
Uptown Records
by Donald Elfman
Uptown Records, in the person of its founder Bob Sunenblick, has become something of a jazz missing persons—or sessions—bureau. The label's Flashback series have released rare treasures by some of the giants of the music as well as some of the more unsung heroes. Uptown has released 'new' recordings by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham ...
Cindy Blackman: Another Lifetime
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Drummer Cindy Blackman has played with acts from Lenny Kravitz to Joe Henderson but it was Tony Williams, one of the greatest drummers of all time, who was her main influence. Blackman's dynamic Another Lifetime pays tribute to her mentor and friend and is centered primarily on Williams' role as a founding father of jazz-rock fusion. ...
Dick Hyman: In Concert at the Old Mill Inn
by Ken Dryden
During his lengthy professional career, pianist Dick Hyman has been a first-call studio player for many kinds of music, in addition to being able to play any style in the history of jazz. As well as being a sideman with Benny Goodman, Hyman worked in a duo with the late cornetist Ruby Braff, played pipe, Hammond ...
The Jazz Session #158: Erik Telford
Trumpeter Erik Telford finds a balance between the electric and the acoustic on his new CD, Kinetic (EJT Music, 2009) and on his 2-CD/DVD set Live At The Hideout Theatre. In this interview, Telford talks about making music in Austin, TX; the evolution of his musical concept over time; and his bands success in appealing to ...
Pete Robbins' Silent Z Live to be Released May 25 on Hate Laugh Music
Pete Robbins' “siLENT Z Live" To Be Released May 25, 2010 On Saxophonist's Own Hate Laugh Music Release Shows Scheduled For May 28 at Tea Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn May 29 at Cornelia Street Cafe in East Village Live recordings may be a cliche in ...
New Album by Angelique Kidjo + MP3 Download
Deemed Africa's premier diva by Time, Angelique Kidjo follows up her Grammy-winning Djin Djin with Oyo. On the album, Kidjo collaborates with Bono one of the continents most ardent supporters joined with John Legend on a version of Curtis Mayfields Move on Up. The focus on Oyo is the music that shaped Kidjos artistic formation, including ...
The Mickey Bass New York Powerhouse Ensemble
For over three decades, Goddard Riverside has hosted a series of Musical Evenings featuring outstanding musicians; The high intensity of this band of Players, with their 'take no prisoners' attitude promises to be a rare Musical treat, and is not to be missed! This band is exactly what it says it is -- A Powerhouse, and ...
MODA Entertainment Announces Library of Congress Acquires Dexter Gordon Collection of Jazz
Considered one of the world's greatest tenor saxophonists, jazz legend Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) was once quoted as saying, Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. The Library of Congress has taken steps to ensure the survival of Gordon's musical ...
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