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High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow
by Jim Santella
High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm Mark Miller Softcover; 187 pages ISBN: 1-55128-127-9 The Mercury Press 2007 Ever wonder why so many jazz biographies differ when it comes to hard facts? From Mark Miller's biography of Valaida Snow, it appears that inflation and exaggeration play a major ...
Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival 2008
by Mathieu Belanger
Suoni Per Il Popolo 2008 Festival of Avant-Garde and Experimental Liberation Music Montreal, Quebec June 1-30, 2008 The 2007 edition of the Suoni Per Il Popolo had marked a transition in its development in that it showed consistency and maturity. It therefore created great expectations for this year's edition ...
Elio Villafranca Quartet: The Source In Between
by Marcia Hillman
Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca has found the way to celebrate both his Latin jazz roots and straight-ahead jazz influences on The Source In Between. Along with tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, drummer Dafnis Prieto, bassist Jeff Carney and also featuring saxophonist Yosvany Terry, hand percussionist Arturo Stable and drummer Ferenc Nemeth on selected tracks, Villafranca wends his ...
Judith Berkson: Lu-Lu
by Wilbur MacKenzie
The resonant voice of Judith Berkson has been ubiquitous in the Brooklyn creative music for years. The inquisitive concertgoer would be likely to catch her microtonal singing and delicate piano work in projects with trombonists Jacob Garchik or Ben Gerstein and drummer John McLellan, but more often in the context of her solo performances at New ...
Matt Geraghty Project at the Blue Note Sat. Late Night Featuring Grammy Winner Howard Levy!
WHO: Matt Geraghty: Bass/Compositions FEATURING Howard Levy: Harmonica Satya Gummuluri: Vocals Rez Abbasi: Guitar Adriano Santos: Drums Sean Wayland:Keys WHAT: Performing Music from Latest CD 'Passport' WHEN: Saturday August 9th After Midnight ...
Four Across East Coast Tour to Celebrate Debut Record Release
In celebration of their latest release Four Across on 8Bells/Circavision Productions, Four Across will embark on a tour of the East Coast. Four Across is: Josh Deutsch - Trumpet Carmen Staaf - Piano Kendall Eddy - Bass Brian Adler - Drums Dates are as follows: August 18
Avishai Cohen Trio: Gently Disturbed
by Andrew Velez
Acclaimed Israeli bassist (and accomplished pianist) Avishai Cohen brings an impressive list of credits to his first outing with a new trio. Cohen's work defies easy categorization. On bass he's performed with Brad Mehldau and Chick Corea. The long list of musicians he has accompanied on piano includes Bobby McFerrin, Roy Hargrove, Paquito D'Rivera and Nnenna ...
SteveTurre: Rainbow People
by Jim Santella
Trombonist Steve Turre carries the jazz torch high, noble and filled with blues tones that ramble eloquently. His trombone expresses each personal theme with a knowing ear and a high, tenor vibrancy that resonates with the psyche of an artist who has a story to tell. The message comes at you with the emotional force of ...
John Pizzarelli and The Hot Club Of Detroit
by Nick Catalano
As he continues his prolific recording career John Pizzarelli faces greater challenges in searching for material that can result in successful, fresh performances. He has covered most of the legends of the American Songbook and, in his latest session for Telarc, he examines the music of Richard Rodgers. This composer's music has, of course, been gleaned ...
Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite
by Robert Iannapollo
From 1955-59, it appeared that Sonny Rollins could do no wrong. One needs only to listen to the 1-2-3 punch of Saxophone Colossus, Live At The Village Vanguard or Way Out West for confirmation. Most jazz fans know these albums backwards and forwards.One of the albums from this period that's only slightly less revered ...
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