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Gordon Grdina's Boxcutter: Unlearn
by Celeste Sunderland
You can tell that guitarist Gordon Grdina does not perceive music through a guitarist's eyes solely. The tunes on Unlearn, with his group Box Cutter, seem formed from deeply collaborative ideas, with considerable importance placed on the contribution of each player and a great regard for their respective instruments. Musicianship on the album ...
2007 Festival of New Trumpet Music Schedule Announced!
Director/curator Dave Douglas, along with new curators for 2007, Taylor Ho Bynum, Mark Gould and Jeremy Pelt, proudly announce the 2007 Festival of New Trumpet Music - aka FONT Music, taking place September 15-30! The 5th edition of the critically-acclaimed Festival will launch with a benefit concert on September 15 at St. Mark's Church, followed by ...
Arkadia Releases DVD from Renowned Jazz Saxophonist Billy Harper
ARKADIA DVD, the new DVD division of the Grammy-nominated record label Arkadia Records, is proud to announce the August 2007 release of the exclusive DVD, Billy Harper in Concert: Live From Poland. Considered one of the premier saxophonists of the post-Coltrane era, Billy Harper's uniquely soulful approach to Jazz is on full display in this 80-minute ...
Erik Friedlander: Block Ice & Propane
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
The seemingly endless horizon of the Great Plains. The vast expanse of “Big Sky country. The NYC skyline emerging after a long trip. Some features of America are best appreciated with the ground-level intimacy afforded by a classic road trip. And once experienced, they cannot help but leave an impression. Cellist Erik Friedlander used these impressions, ...
Theo Croker: The Fundamentals
by Ivana Ng
Theo Croker's The Fundamentals is a meticulous record. In the liner notes, the 21-year-old grandson of Doc Cheatham, who composed and arranged every song, describes many of the tunes in technical terms. This attention to detail--and perhaps also a need for the listener to understand the songs on levels both technical and non-technical--allows the record to ...
August 2007
by AAJ Staff
Marty Ehrlich at Sweet Rhythm In a seemingly too infrequent NYC performance, saxophonist/clarinetist Marty Ehrlich brought a veteran quartet to Sweet Rhythm for a six-set, two-night run. The inaugural set of the residency (Jul. 13th) opened with the swelling crescendos of “Line on Love . The leader's alto and Ray Anderson's trombone wove keen striving lines, ...
Biagio Coppa: Anastomosi
by Seamus Seoighe
Italian saxophonist and composer Biagio Coppa writes about his project, Anastomosi: “Both the name of this project venture and those of the various pieces in the CD, are jokes that arose from a chance conversation about the meaning of certain terms contained in a medical glossary. But you know however, how serious games can be sometimes ...
James Carney: Green-Wood
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Keyboardist and composer James Carney might be described as a friendly iconoclast, an artist who enthusiastically explores new concepts at the cutting edge of jazz and welcomes listeners to share what he's discovered instead of daring them to keep up. The borough of Brooklyn is the inspiration for Carney's Green-Wood, where he joins some old friends ...
Fulton Street Beat Summer Concert Series
FULTON STREET BEAT Downtown Brooklyn Music Festival EVENT NOTICE Event Name: Fulton Street Beat What: Free, Outdoor Summer Concert Series Venue: Albee Square at DeKalb Avenue between Flatbush Avenue Ext. and Albee Square West Price: Free Organization Hosting Event: The Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA) Hosting Organization's Address: ...
Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room Tuesday, 7th at 7PM
Jazz legend Annie Ross continues her run of Tuesday's at the Metropolitan Room At Gotham New York's newest and best music room 34 West 22nd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) New York Reservations (212) 206-0440 Next Appearance August 7th @ 7:00 PM And ...
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