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Francois Theberge Group with Lee Konitz: Soliloque

by Jim Santella
October 8, 2008

Lee Konitz has collaborated with an eclectic array of musicians in recent years to make wonderful music. Now 81, the alto saxophonist continues to go his own way when, in the beginning, he could have been another Charlie Parker clone, as his musicianship and bebop developed at about the same time. Ties with Claude ...

Dave Holland: Pass It On

by Jeff Stockton
October 8, 2008

Following in the bandleading tradition of Charles Mingus and serving as a composing role model for younger players such as Christian McBride and Adam Lane, Dave Holland tinkers with his highly regarded quintet and expands it to a sextet on Pass It On. There’s something about bass players that make them the best jazz composers and ...

2009 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert

October 7, 2008

WHAT: Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, will host the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program dedicated to the honorees’ works. Special guest performances to be made by 2009 NEA Jazz Masters George Benson, James “Jimmy” Cobb, ...

Alison Moyet

October 7, 2008

Sten Hostfalt with Blaise Siwula at Stain NYC October 10th

October 7, 2008

WHO: Sten Hostfalt - guitar Blaise Siwula - saxophone WHERE: Stain Bar 766 Grand St. ( at Humboldt ) Williamsburg Brooklyn NY 11206 WHEN: Friday, October 10 at 7pm COST: NO COVER “ Blaise Siwula is ...

Joe Morris: What You Can Throw & The Story of Mankind

by Clifford Allen
October 7, 2008

When guitarist Joe Morris began playing contrabass in outfits with alto saxophonist Rob Brown, drummer Whit Dickey and others at the beginning of the 2000s, it might have struck some as a surprise. But whatever the differences in requirements between those two instruments, Morris' central axis as both player and composer is rhythm birthing ...

Martin Wind: Salt 'N Pepper

by Ken Dryden
October 7, 2008

German-born bassist Martin Wind has had an extensive career as a sideman. His fourth CD as a leader (and third for Challenge) is his best effort to date, featuring pianist Bill Cunliffe, multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson (who restricts himself to only three here) and drummer Greg Hutchinson. Most of the CD focuses on ...

Lou Donaldson: Here 'Tis

by Tom Greenland
October 7, 2008

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is one of a slew of hornmen to emerge from the long shadow of Charlie Parker, one whose distinctive bluesy sensibility eventually became a leading voice in the soul jazz movement. Here 'Tis (recorded in 1961), Donaldson's 14th session as a leader for Blue Note, is a standout release in ...

The New Jazz Composers Octet: The Turning Gate

by Laurel Gross
October 7, 2008

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader David Weiss has been a fixture on the New York scene since returning to the city of his birth after graduating from North Texas State. Leader of the long-running  New Jazz Composers Octet, Weiss continues to evolve. The Turning Gate, the third album from the NJCO, though ...

Blue Note Jazz Club to Host All-Star Benefit for JazzReach on October 13

October 6, 2008

The Blue Note Jazz Club will host “Reaching Forth 2008"--a benefit for JazzReach Monday, October 13 which will feature a stellar trio comprised of some of today's most compelling and adventurous jazz artists including celebrated guitarist, Kurt Rosenwinkel, drummer, Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group & Pat Metheny Trio) and organist, Sam Yahel (Joshua Redman) along with ...