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Jesse Stacken / Kirk Knuffke: Mockingbird
by Martin Longley
This album's subtitle is The Music of Thelonious Monk & Duke Ellington, and it's refreshing to find the two pianist/composers united in a single conception, pointing out that they probably have more similarities than differences. This selection's other strong point (and this is all before its players even strike a note) is that the repertoire avoids ...
Scott Feiner At Smoke Jazz Club
by Ernest Barteldes
Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz Smoke Jazz Club New York, New York November 4, 2009 Quite a few fans and critics seem to have a misconception of Scott Feiner's Pandeiro Jazz project. Because he lives in Rio de Janeiro, plays the pandeiro and often includes compositions ...
Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core: Stone Shift
by Kurt Gottschalk
Larry Ochs, best known for his work with the long-standing ROVA saxophone quartet, has been working an unusual and satisfying side project for close to a decade. His Drumming Core, founded in 2000, is a trio with two drummers dedicated to exploring American field hollers and Asian chants. The first two CDs were rewarding, if more ...
Donal Fox: The Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project
by Greg Thomas
The Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project commences with a short aria in G minor by Domenico Scarlatti, the famed baroque composer of over 550 sonatas for harpsichord. Pianist Donal Fox evinces an elegant pianissimo touch, setting the stage for the title composition, which refracts another Scarlatti theme into a 3/4 romp, with repeating motifs that build tension. ...
Vocalist Amy Cervini Releases Sophomore Album: Lovefool
Orange Grove Jazz distributed by Anzic Records East Coast Release Events December 8 - 11 “...cool, assured delivery and a sensibility that demands finely honed, well conceived arrangements." - Peter Hum, The Ottawa Citizen “Ex-pat Canadian sings terrific, gimmick-free jazz....poise, intelligence and an unforced honesty that made every song ring like it was her ...
Every Monday Night, Performing Live Acoustic Jazz Set at Arcane in NYC's East Village
Every Monday night from 9-11pm Kat Gang will be performing standards, swing and bossa for a delightful evening of French-Carribean inspired food and drinks at ARCANE - 111 Avenue C between East 7th and East 8th streets. Come join us if you find yourself in New York with nothing to do on a Monday night! About ...
Kelley Suttenfield Releases "Where is Love?" on Rhombus Records
Rhombus Records announces the release of debut CD Where Is Love? from East-coast based jazz vocalist Kelley Suttenfield. Though decidedly a jazz CD, Where Is Love? transcends musical sub-genres while establishing an identifiable and contemporary sound. Backed by her five-piece jazz ensemble (Michael Cabe, piano, Fender Rhodes; Jesse Lewis, electric guitar; Tony Romano, acoustic guitar; Matt ...
The Jazz Session #108: The Dan Loomis Quartet
The Dan Loomis Quartet currently features Loomis on bass, Eli Asher on trumpet, Robin Verheyen on saxophone and Jared Schonig on drums. This particular line-up of the band performed for the first time in Albany, NY, during the 2009 Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival. After the show, the four musicians talked about the freedom found in a ...
Lee Konitz In The 1980s
by Robert Iannapollo
Saxophonist Lee Konitz turned 82 in October 2009 and he's still going as strong and as steady as ever. He recently played a birthday duet concert with pianist Harold Danko. While the set included the usual standards there were also a couple of surprises such as the Konitz original “Kary's Trance." Konitz and Danko have a ...
Creator vs. Interpretor
by AAJ Staff
By Randy Sandke We've all heard the saying that “Jazz is America's classical music." Implicit in this notion is the belief that jazz is equally worthy of respect, admiration and support as any 'serious' music. Over the past few decades, jazz has indeed found a greater degree of prestige, academic interest and corporate sponsorship ...
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