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World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis's American Symphony November 19, 20 & 21, 2009
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Robert Spano will present the world premiere of Wynton Marsalis's American Symphony in Atlanta November 19-21, 2009. This will be Mr. Marsalis's first all-orchestral composition. A jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, bandleader, advocate for the arts, and educator, Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture. ...
An Edifying Evening of Gerry Mulligan Gold
Bill Charlap waited until almost the last possible moment in The Gerry Mulligan Songbook, a tribute at the 92nd Street Y, before divulging a sentimental piece of trivia. It was in that room, he said, where he played his first concert with Mulligans quartet, in 1988. The evidence suggests that it was a fine debut: a ...
Plans for Woodstock 40th Anniversary Concert Nixed
Woodstock promoter Michael Lang has dropped plans for a 40th anniversary concert. Asked why he abandoned the pursuit for a third anniversary concert celebrating the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Lang simply told Rolling Stone, Money. No sponsors. Lang, one of the four partners to stage Woodstock in 1969, had wanted to hold a free concert ...
Steve Kuhn: Life's Backward Glances
by Stuart Broomer
Pianist Steve Kuhn recently explored the beginnings of his musical career on Mostly Coltrane (ECM, 2009). On this three-CD set, ECM commemorates Kuhn's mid-career work with reissues of three LPs recorded between 1974 and 1979. Life's Backward Glances is aptly titled and not just because two of the three albums conclude with Kuhn's song of the ...
Drori Mondlak: Point In Time
by Elliott Simon
Good drummers always seem to make all the right connections and Point In Time indicates that leader Drori Mondlak is, indeed, very well connected. He has brought together three marvelous instrumentalists and leaders in their own right--altoist/flutist Karolina Strassmayer, guitarist Cary DeNigris and bassist Steve LaSpina--for an intriguing quartet that strikes a perfect balance between the ...
J.D. Allen: Shine!
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Shine! is the second Sunnyside release by saxophonist JD Allen and his trio with bassist Gregg August and drummer Rudy Royston. A Detroit native, Allen has been based in New York for quite a few years now, working with bassist Ron Carter, saxophonist David Murray, trumpeter Lester Bowie and drummers Jack DeJohnette and Cindy Blackman.
Seamus Blake: Live in Italy
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Seamus Blake displays impressive talent as a tenor saxophonist, composer and leader on Live in Italy, a double CD documenting his quartet's tour through various cities in 2007, where audiences were treated to an eclectic blend of dynamic originals and standards. Originals like “The Jupiter Line," “Way Out of Willy" and “Fear of ...
The Making of Terence Blanchard's New CD "Choices" - Webisode One
Concord Jazz is proud to announce the signing of three-time Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard. With more than 29 albums to his credit, Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score composers of his generation. Blanchard’s new album Choices will be released on August 18, ...
The Jazz Session #69: Christian McBride
Listen Bassist Christian McBride returns to the acoustic realm with his new record, Kind of Brown (Mack Avenue Records, 2009). The album is a reunion of players from McBride's career--drummer Carl Allen, pianist Eric Reed, saxophonist Steve Wilson, and vibraphonist (and former student of McBride's) Warren Wolf, Jr. In this interview, McBride talks about Freddie Hubbard, ...
Maria Neckam at Bar Next Door with Jon Cowherd and Thomas Morgan
Tonight, Monday, August 3rd, Maria Neckam (voice) will perform her music with Jon Cowherd (keys) and Thomas Morgan (bass) at Bar Next Door, downstairs at La Lanterna (129 MacDougal Street. subway to W4St) 8-11:30pm (3 sets. cover is $10 for the whole night) About Maria Neckam Born in Vienna, Maria grew up surrounded by the constant ...
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