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Steve Swallow: Embracing Music and Greater Awareness
by Matthew Miller
For 50 years, Steve Swallow has represented the pinnacle of jazz bass playing. First on acoustic, then exclusively on electric bass, the versatile Swallow approaches every musical situation with grace and understated virtuosity. His discography reads like a Who's Who of the important improvisers of the 20th and early 21st Century. Swallow continues to tour extensively ...
Russ Nolan and the Kenny Werner Trio: With You in Mind
by Elliott Simon
Two Colors (Rhinoceruss, 2004), the first release from saxophonist Russ Nolan as a leader, impressed by virtue of an exquisite partnership with pianist Sam Barsh and the leader's convincing command of both tenor and soprano saxophones. The saxophonist's sophomore effort, With You in Mind, reprises his traditional approach in the context of pianist Kenny Werner's superb ...
Pete Robbins: Do The Hate Laugh Shimmy
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Altoist Pete Robbins' Do The Hate Laugh Shimmy functions like a treatise on synthesis, where disparate influences are not so much juxtaposed as woven together with style and grace. This CD makes a clear statement that these are times that celebrate a storied history of musical innovation. What felt like a gradual exploration of evolving alternatives ...
Hot Jazz Cool Cause: Matt Savage at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on Saturday, May 10 at 8PM
Come hear 16 year-old Bosendorfer artist and jazz piano phenom Matt Savage in an electrifying performance of award winning original compositions and jazz standards. Saturday, May 10 at 8pm At Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 West 68th Street New York, NY 10023 $20 adults/$10 students and seniors Proceeds will support ...
Felipe Salles: South American Suite
by Elliott Simon
Rapidly changing rhythms, crisp ensemble playing, a broad sonic feel and unique voicings define South American Suite, an adventurously composed look at Brazilian music from multireedist/flutist Felipe Salles. While he draws on Brazilian music, Salles eschews the breezy bossa beats that are typically associated with that country's jazz intercourse. Instead, he utilizes lesser-known styles such as ...
Teo Macero Presents The Inner World Band: Study in Contrast
by Ivana Ng
Teo Macero, who while at Columbia Records produced many Miles Davis records from Kind of Blue (1959) to Bitches Brew (1969), as well as other seminal discs like Dave Brubeck's Time Out (1959) and Ellington's Blues in Orbit (1958), passed away in February at age 82. Study in Contrast, recorded in 2007 with the NYU Steinhardt ...
Anthony Coleman: Lapidation
by Kurt Gottschalk
After a recording career given over in large part to shtick and nostalgia, the last few years have seen a well-deserved spike for Anthony Coleman. His last two records for Tzadik showed him (on 2006's Pushy Blueness) as a strong composer and (also 2006, Shmutisige Magnaen: Coleman Plays Geburtig) a remarkable interpreter. Lapidation continues the documentation ...
Vision Festival XIII to Honor New Orleans Jazz Legend Kidd Jordan June 11th
On Wednesday, June 11th, Vision Festival XIII will present an entire night of music dedicated to this year's special honoree, New Orleans saxophonist and educator Edward “Kidd" Jordan. Five groups, four featuring Jordan himself, will pay tribute to a musical legacy that spans more than a half century. Advance tickets are available online or by phone ...
Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti to Headline 2008 JVC Jazz Festival Newport
SONNY ROLLINS, HERBIE HANCOCK, CHRIS BOTTI TO HEADLINE 2008 JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT FROM AUGUST 8 - 10 All-Star Lineup Includes Wayne Shorter Quartet, Soulive with Fred Wesley, Dave Holland, Haden-Iverson-Motian, Anthony Hamilton Blues Project, Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Warren Vache Quintet, Ledisi, Marco Benevento Trio with Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke Trio, Empirical, George Wein ...
Emme & Julie: Emme Kemp & Julie Mandel - Women Composers, May 9 and May 18
Two Separate events spotlight the enormous talents of Women Composers! Friday, May, 9 2008 at LeFrak Theatre, Queens College" - EMME and JULIE" LeFrak Theatre, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, New York 11367 “EMME and JULIE": Chamber Jazz Ensemble performs works of composers Emme Kemp and Julie Mandel, with cellist Peter ...
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