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Ahmad Jamal at The Blue Note
by AAJ Staff
Ahmad Jamal The Blue Note New York, New York May 11, 2008 Ahmad Jamal both caressed and shook the Blue Note during the second set of his appearance on this Sunday in May. Famous for his use of dynamics (soft- loud contrasts, sudden stops and starts, deferring to his ...
Pam and Gary Windo: Avant Gardeners
by Donald Elfman
One second into this collection of '70s performances--one of a small slew of Windo compilation discs released over the past decade--and there's absolutely no question about the kind of terrain these adventurers would be negotiating. Or perhaps to be more accurate, there's every question that this kind of freedom continues to ask.Both Windos--pianist Pam ...
Warren Smith: Natural/Cultural Forces
by John Sharpe
How best to impart compositional intent to a band? Musical notation, graphical diagrams, singing or playing parts or discussing motives and visions? Veteran percussionist Warren Smith has experienced the whole gamut over his 74 years, with everyone from Charles Mingus, Muhal Richard Abrams, Bill Dixon, Aretha Franklin and Van Morrison to contemporary classical composer Harry Partch. ...
Jostein Gulbrandsen: Twelve
by Elliott Simon
While guitarist Jostein Gulbrandsen may hail from Norway, he and his quartet appear very much at home in this debut that has a decided downtown edge. At the heart of Twelve is a contorted bluesy post-bop that makes wonderful use of complex rhythms and slicing tenor sax courtesy of Jon Irabagon. Both Gulbrandsen and Irabagon possess ...
Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos: Filtros
by Laurel Gross
Jazz may not be a sport but Guillermo Klein's Los Guachos CD, Filtros, proves the winning power of teamwork. Offering sometimes-complex musical ideas in a thoroughly accessible and entertaining way, the Argentinean-born Klein stands out as a bandleader, composer and pianist. But this unassuming master, who cut his teeth in the mid '90s at Smalls with ...
Kali Z. Fasteau/ Kidd Jordan: Live at the Kerava Jazz Festival
by John Sharpe
Multi-instrumentalism is one of the enduring legacies of the '60s New Thing and Chicago's AACM, where everything was fair game in the hunt for unfettered expressionism. Few have taken it as far as Kali Z. Fasteau, who plays a different instrument on each of the nine tracks of this live recording from Finland's 2007 Kerava Jazz ...
Mike Longo Trio: Float Like A Butterfly
by Marcia Hillman
The title of this CD says it all--the Mike Longo Trio (Longo on piano, Paul West on bass and Jimmy Wormworth on drums) takes music on a smooth flight just like a butterfly, delighting with every track. Longo is probably one of the most underappreciated jazz pianists around. His musical history includes studying with ...
Various Artists: Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
by Jim Santella
Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley was one of the major figures in jazz from the mid '50s to his death in 1975. His songs became soulful anthems that generations of jazz fans loved, making heads nod and shoulders weave in time. Along with his trumpeter brother Nat, Cannonball made sure that his music would reach out and ...
Maria Neckam at Bar Next Door (la Lanterna) Monday July 7th
WHO: Maria Neckam - voice and compositions Thomas Morgan - bass Yotam Silberstein - guitar WHEN: Monday July 7th 8 - 11:30pm WHERE: Bar Next Door (La Lanterna) 129 MacDougal Street (subway to W4 Street, around the corner from Blue ...
Grachan Moncur III: "Jammin' on the Hudson"
Riverbank State Park in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, are pleased to present, for our fourth year: “Jammin' on the Hudson"; “The Concert series For The Serious Jazz Lover". On Sunday July 24, 2008, we are proud to present one of the founders, of the so-called 'avant-garde' period, and a genuine 'Icon' in Jazz. His ...
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