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Michael Musillami Trio + 3: From Seeds
by Robert Iannapollo
Connecticut-based Michael Musillami is a guitarist firmly rooted in the modern post-Coltrane jazz tradition but not above applying a rock-ish tone and aggression at times to good effect, as heard on the title track to From Seeds. His early work with the late saxophonist Thomas Chapin is worth seeking out but he really came into his ...
Nels Cline: Coward
by Stuart Broomer
Few guitarists cover the sheer range of Nels Cline, moving between genres from folk and rock, as a member of Wilco, to free jazz, with Vinny Golia and Gregg Bendian among others, to his own highly eclectic projects that impinge on all of these categories. Coward is a solo record, in the sense ...
Peter Krause Discovers Jazzy Side with Tamela D’Amico
Best known for his roles on ‘Six Feet Under‘ and ‘Dirty Sexy Money,’ Emmy-nominated actor Peter Krause recently added “producer” to his many credits - as in music producer. The handsome TV star served as executive producer for jazz singer Tamela D’Amico’s new album, “Got A Little Story,” which came out April 14th. “I like most ...
NYTimes Reader Shows Graceful Future of Online News
I read the news today in a whole new way. And Im betting you will too, soon. Journalisms grey lady, the New York Times just threw down her cane and sprinted to the forefront of online newspapers with the release of version two of the Times Reader a downloadable application built on Adobes AIR framework. The ...
Bjork's Wide Musical Ambitions Overflow a Small Setting
Wearing an ocean-blue dress and holding recently written lyrics in her hand, Bjork sang at what may well have been her smallest gig of the year on Friday night at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in SoHo, which was packed with about 300 people. The music was quiet: just voices and modestly amplified acoustic instruments. But ...
Judy Wexler: Dreams and Shadows
by Florence Wetzel
Vocalist Judy Wexler has a multifaceted background, including performing in a theater collective, appearing on the TV show Frasier, and studying psychology. Wexler has been involved with jazz throughout her life, including years of studying the piano, but after her mother's death in 1999 Wexler decided to take the plunge and start performing. And thank goodness ...
Kendra Shank Quartet: Mosaic
by Donald Elfman
Kendra Shank is a complete vocalist--an appealing and intelligent interpreter of known and unknown material, a startlingly inventive improviser and the possessor of a rich, darkish voice that draws in the listener with feelings both familiar and brand new. Mosaic is a beautiful collection of tunes from favorite composers--some her friends, others her inspirations, all now ...
Gabriel Alegria: Nuevo Mundo
by Elliott Simon
The latest buzz in New York City world music is jazz of the Afro-Peruvian variety. The newly opened Tutuma Social Club on 56th Street is slaking jazz's insatiable thirst for new symbiotic styles courtesy of musical director and trumpeter Gabriel Alegria. Nuevo Mundo has his sextet and an assortment of invited guests meeting the music head ...
May 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jamie Baum & Tomasz StankoJamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko QuartetMerkin HallNew York City April 4, 2009It was a pretty sure bet that “Juxtapositions In Jazz," a Merkin Concert Hall double bill featuring the Jamie Baum Septet and Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Apr. 4th), would live up to its ...
The Hearing Eye: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art / Thriving on a Riff: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Literature and Film
by Tom Greenland
Representative of what has been coined the “new" jazz studies, these two books are compilations of critical essays edited by Graham Lock and David Murray, which investigate and unpack the role and influence of jazz and blues in African American culture. The Hearing Eye: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
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Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
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John Scofield: Meant To Be
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