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Beat Kaestli Quartet @ The Kitano Hotel, Thursday March 20th, Featuring Victor Prieto
BEATKAESTLI QUARTET at The Kitano Hotel featuring Victor Prieto Thursday, March 20th 2008, 8:00 and 9:45 PM 66 Park Avenue (at 38th street) New York, NY 10016 , 212-885-7000 No Cover/ $15 minimum Transportation: Subway to Grand Central Station/ 42nd street Line up: Beat ...
Impressions of Eric Dolphy
by Clifford Allen
Note: The title refers to a composition by Prince Lasha, recorded on his 1966 UK CBS album Insight. The history of jazz is a recorded history, one that exists on commercially-issued albums (many of which, thankfully, are in print or have been reissued) as well as a vast amount of concert recordings passed ...
On a String and a Prayer
by AAJ Staff
By Christian Howes From a string player's point of view, gaining acceptance within the jazz community is a little like showing up for the first day at a new school with a big stain on your shirt. If you've ever walked into a jam session with a violin slung over your shoulder, you'd ...
The Jason Lindner Big Band: Live at the Jazz Gallery
by Laurel Gross
There's nothing quite like hearing a big band in person to partake of all the vibes in the room. But Live at the Jazz Gallery will give large ensemble fans a great sampling of what the distinctive and highly enjoyable Jason Lindner Big Band can offer. Lindner and his talented crew flawlessly present a menu of ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Mental Weather
by Martin Longley
Jane Ira Bloom is a pixie. An electronicized pixie, to be precise. This is not entirely a musical image, but also a description of her onstage demeanor. Mental Weather's chief quality is one of capering lightness, as the quartet leader's soprano saxophone negotiates the tricky lines set up by the composing half of her brain, navigating ...
Jason Kao Hwang / Edge: Stories Before Within
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
It is difficult to escape the storytelling element of the new release Stories Before Within. There's that title for one; the cover art prominently displays an open book and the first sentence in the liner notes emphatically declares, “as he prepared his new release by Edge, violinist-composer Jason Kao Hwang was thinking about storytelling."
Bill Holman: Hommage & The Lost Bill Holman Charts
by Fred Bouchard
Bill Holman's varied and florescent career as composer-arranger shines on in the vanguard of a pack of scribes for Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan and Woody Herman. Playing tenor through the '50s for Kenton, Charlie Barnet and Shorty Rogers, Holman quit horn for pen in the '60s and has since proven a unique voice on ...
Marco Benevento: Invisible Baby & Live at Tonic
by Graham L. Flanagan
Marco Benevento Invisble Baby Hyena 2007 Marco Benevento Live at Tonic Ropeadope 2007 Armed with an arsenal including a grand piano and a myriad of vintage synthesizers ...
Steven Bernstein: Diaspora Suite
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Diaspora Suite is the fourth installment of trumpeter Steven Bernstein's Diaspora series, which explores the connections between Jewish melodic traditions and contemporary styles. And it may be the most personal. The six-hour session was recorded in Oakland, California--Bernstein's hometown--and included musicians he's played with since grade school: multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum, trombonist Jeff Cressman and drummer Josh ...
Tony Malaby: Tamarindo
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Saxophonist Tony Malaby is a relentless musical seeker, not content to bask in his growing renown. He constantly works in diverse groups, as both a leader and sideman, often favoring trios because their copious space accommodates his expansive ideas. His approach is contemporary; he seeks partners that are fully active in shaping and interpreting the music, ...
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