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Joe Chambers: A Tribute to Max Roach

June 7, 2008

Iridium Jazz Club, located at 1650 Broadway (at 51st Street) is proud to present its' tribute to the legendary Percussionist, Drummer and Composer, Max Roach; Thursday June 5th through Sunday June 8th 2008, with two shows nightly at 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Saturday features a very special Percussionist who had a special relationship with Max ...

Joe McPhee and Friends: Directed Improvisation at RUCMA, New York City

by Lyn Horton
June 7, 2008

Joe McPhee and Musicians RUCMA at the Living Theater New York City May 11, 2008 Although conducting and improvisation seem to be unlikely partners, nothing is more compelling than witnessing improvisation unfold during the process of conducting. To see a musician direct the music without necessarily playing an ...

June 2008

by AAJ Staff
June 7, 2008

George Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Wadada Leo Smith at Community Church of New York If anything came out of the panel discussion marking the release of George Lewis' book (A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music, University of Chicago Press) at the Community Church of New York May 9th, it was that ...

Chris Potter: Follow The Red Line & Song For Anyone

by Martin Longley
June 7, 2008

Chris PotterFollow the Red Line: Live at the Village VanguardSunnyside2007 Chris PotterSong for AnyoneSunnyside2007 These two albums were released simultaneously, thereby making a deliberate feature of the contrast in their ...

Odean Pope: To The Roach & Serenity

by Elliott Simon
June 7, 2008

Odean Pope Quartet To The Roach CIMP 2006 Odean Pope Serenity CIMP 2007 The many-sided figure defined by the intersecting lines among saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman is the ...

Brad Mehldau Trio: Live

by Andrew Velez
June 7, 2008

Returning to New York's Village Vanguard for another live recording, pianist Brad Mehldau's trio has Larry Grenadier (bass) returning and Jeff Ballard (drums) taking over for Jorge Rossy. Music seems to just pour out of Mehldau, as is buoyantly evident here. And often, as with Chico Buarque's “O Que Sera" or Chris Cornell's “Black Hole Sun," ...

Scott Robinson: Scott Robinson Plays the Compositions of Thad Jones: Forever Lasting

by Ken Dryden
June 7, 2008

Thad Jones was best known as an outstanding composer/arranger, in addition to his abilities as a trumpeter and bandleader (various small groups, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and the Count Basie Orchestra, the latter following Basie's Death). Scott Robinson has long been an admirer of Jones and he may be one of the first to devote ...

George Schuller's Circle Wide: Like Before, Somewhat After

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
June 7, 2008

This writer's familiarity with the physical concept known as dewpoint is as extensive as can be expected from someone who spent much of her science classes with a literary magazine hidden underneath her notebook. “Dewpoint," the appropriately titled opening track of the sophomore release of George Schuller's Circle Wide, is perhaps as elucidating as any semester-long ...

Sten Hostfalt & Blaise Siwula Live at Stain NYC June 7

June 6, 2008

Nick Vayenas & World Culture Music at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC

by Budd Kopman
June 6, 2008

Nick Vayenas & World Culture MusicThe Tribeca Performing Arts CenterNew York City, New YorkMay 21, 2008 World Culture Music is an artists' collective music label founded by drummer Kendrick Scott. This concert was split into two halves, the first a showcase for the albums by the members of the collective, ...