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Article: Multiple Reviews

Herb Robertson: Real Aberration & The Perfume Comes Before The Flower

by Martin Longley
April 6, 2008

Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars Real Aberration Clean Feed 2007 Alípio C Neto Quartet The Perfume Comes Before the Flower Clean Feed 2007 Year Trumpeter ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Peter Brotzmann: The Fat Is Gone, At Molde 2007, Born Broke, One Night in Burmantofts & Headfirst Into the Flames

by Jeff Stockton
April 6, 2008

Peter Brotzmann/Mats Gustafsson/Paal Nilssen-Love The Fat Is Gone Smalltown Superjazz 2007 Chicago Tentet At Molde 2007 Okka Disk 2008 Peter Brotzmann/Peeter Uuskyla Born Broke Atavistic 2008 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Drew Gress: The Irrational Numbers & Real and Imagines

by Donald Elfman
April 6, 2008

Drew Gress The Irrational Numbers Premonition 2008 Dave Allen Real and Imagined Fresh Sound-New Talent 2008 The third one's a true charm as bassist Drew Gress and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Julio Santillan Trio at el Taller- April 18

April 5, 2008

JULIO SANTILLAN TRIO “A Striking combination of jazz sensibility applied to argentinean folk rhythms." -Boston Herald Friday, April 18, 8pm EL TALLER (2710 Broadway- corner of 104 st.- 3rd. floor- New York, NY 10025) res. 212-665-9460 featuring: DANIELE CAMARDA: bass QUINTINO CINALLI: percussion JULIO SANTILLAN: guitar-voice ...

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Article: Opinion

Musical Community

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2008

By Jeff Gauthier Music is all about community. The jazz musicians of New York are a musical community. Individual ensembles within that larger community are musical communities. However, so are social networking sites, record companies and the readers of All About Jazz. We can generally break communities down into two specific types: physical and ...

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Article: Live From New York

April 2008

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2008

Kevin Shea at Barbes Building an evening around Kevin Shea is a bit like staking a tent pole in a rockslide. He has a way of keeping time while playing seemingly unconnected fills and a stage persona that makes Han Bennink look like Bud Abbott. But he was the common denominator at Barb's Mar. 12th, when ...

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Article: Album Review

Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All Stars

Read "Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All Stars" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
April 5, 2008

For its 50th anniversary last summer, the Monterey Jazz Festival assembled a multi-generational allstar group--including tenor sax legend James Moody, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, pianist and musical director Benny Green, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott and singer Nnenna Freelon--to reflect the festival's long and diverse musical history. The live recording of the group's performance exhibits some ...

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Article: Album Review

Diana Perez: It's Happenin'

Read "It's Happenin'" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
April 5, 2008

Harlem-born vocalist Diana Perez offers her talents as a storyteller with this, her third CD, a collection of well-chosen standards and jazz classics that show off fine vocal abilities. Backing her up is David Hazeltine (piano), Steve Davis (trombone), Ron Horton (trumpet), Jed Levy (tenor sax, flute), Nat Reeves (bass) and Joe Farnsworth (drums), Hazeltine also ...

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Article: Album Review

Junior Mance: Groovin' with Junior

Read "Groovin' with Junior" reviewed by Stuart Broomer

by Stuart Broomer
April 5, 2008

Nearing 80, Junior Mance is among the last still-vigorous performers of his generation, the master of a blues-drenched piano style that fuses bop harmony and block chords with tremolos and funky pentatonics. His biography is also his tradition, including stints with Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie and Dinah Washington. Mance has visited Toronto ...

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Article: Live Review

Portland Jazz Festival 2008

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2008

Portland Jazz Festival Portland, Oregon February 15-24, 2008 The Portland Jazz Festival (PDX Jazz) in its fifth year has already joined the ranks of world-class jazz festivals. More than 35,000 attended shows at over 25 venues, ranging from Arlene Schnitzer Hall (the “Schnitz," with its capacity of 2,700 consistently housed nearly ...