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Flatlands Collective: Maatjes
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Maatjes, the second recording by the Flatlands Collective, captures the ensemble at the end of a European tour, with the group dynamic very well-tuned to alto saxophonist/composer Jorrit Dijkstra's compelling charts. Chicagoans Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jeb Bishop (trombone), James Falzone (clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (drums) all work together to celebrate the various micro-dialogues ...
Cyrus Chestnut Jazz with a Mission and a Groove
The powerful and sometimes poetic jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut has worked with a trio for about 15 years, since he first made his name. Thats a while. The piano trio format remains as effective and economical today as it was half a century ago in fact its the kind of group that usually delivers ...
Mickey Bass & the New York Powerhouse Ensemble
Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC proudly present “The Jazz Legacy Series" Combine the exquisite dining experience of Creole; with the flavor of Internationally known Jazz Artists in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant Supper Clubs and you have our Jazz Legacy Series Brownstone Entertainment; Bringing Jazz ...
7th Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival
The 7th Annual LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival The Jazz Spot Cafe (aka the Jazz) 179 Marcus Garvey Boulevard (between Kosciuszko St. and DeKalb Ave.) Brooklyn, NY 11221 The LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival is co-produced by The Jazz (aka Jazz Spot ...
Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 3: Night Whispers
by John Kelman
Some artists are so consistent that it's difficult to tag one release as better than another. Still, every now and then they manage to release career milestones that stand above the rest. Pianist Marc Copland's Time Within Time (HATology, 2005) is one such watershed--a sublime solo piano session that transcends mere virtuosity and digs so deeply ...
Fes Jazz Festival: Introducing Swinging Sounds to Moroccans
by AAJ Staff
Fes Jazz Festival 2008Fes, MoroccoNovember 14-16 For various reasons, Fes, Morocco isn't the most obvious place to stage a jazz festival. Unlike Moroccan cities like Tangier, Casablanca and Marrakech, Fes' charms are more ancient than modern or cosmopolitan, as any traveler will discover by visiting the bazaar section of Fes el Bali, one ...
Saxophone and Piano Duets: A Feeling For Someone and Du Fugl
by John Sharpe
Jürg Wickihalder A Feeling For Someone Intakt 2008 Henriette Groth/ Lotte Anker Du Fugl ILK 2008 Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear ...
Ingrid Laubrock: Sleepthief
by Clifford Allen
Sleepthief is an album in heavy company--as with any lineup featuring saxophones, piano and percussion, it will inevitably be compared with almost four decades of work by the Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio, as well as Cecil Taylor's 1962 trio with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray and perhaps even the Lester Young-Nat King Cole-Buddy Rich trio of ...
Jimmy Greene: The Overcomer's Suite
by David Adler
If you compose a suite kindled by a big idea, it's best to front a band with a big sound. That's what tenor/soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene does on The Overcomer's Suite, his sixth title as a leader and his first for the digital-only Nu Jazz label. Recorded live at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, the session ...
Lee Konitz & Minsarah: Deep Lee
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Saxophonist Lee Konitz possesses a somewhat austere take on jazz improvisation and who has spent well over half a century finding new ways to express his unique viewpoint. Deep Lee finds him in a quartet with three musicians working together under the name Minsarah. Featuring German pianist Florian Weber, Israeli-born drummer Ziv Ravitz and American bassist ...
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