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Article: Album Review

Rafi Malkiel: My Island

Read "My Island" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross
August 4, 2007

Will My Island change the course of jazz? As the Gershwin song goes, “Who Cares. We're having too much fun swaying along to dreamy orchestrations and anticipating what may happen next in this world trombonist Rafi Malkiel has conjured out of thin air and musical prowess to worry about such things. His creation ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Interpreting the Music of Frank Zappa: Ed Palermo Big Band & Struber Z'Tett

by Ken Dryden
August 4, 2007

There have been a number of bands which have recorded rocker Frank Zappa's music over the past few decades, though jazz bands have only been exploring it for a fairly brief time. Two recent discs, one by a bandleader who has devoted himself to arranging 100s of Zappa compositions and another who may have only a ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Three Piano / Drum Duos: Paul Bley / Kreston Osgood; Jimmy Bennington / David Haney; Heinz Geisser / Guerino Mazzola

by Seamus Seoighe
August 4, 2007

Paul Bley/Kresten OsgoodFloridaILK Music2007 Jimmy Bennington/David HaneyOur Dialogues/r2007 Heinz Geisser/Guerino MazzolaLive at AireginAyler2007 The most basic foundation of what makes music interesting ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Dave Fox: ORM & If These Songs Could Talk

by Marc Medwin
August 4, 2007

Gratkowski/Fox/Menestres/Davis ORM Umbrella 2007 Dave Fox Group If These Songs Could Talk Big Dog Applewood 2007 Pianist, composer and teacher Dave Fox demonstrates his diversity on these ...

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News: Event

Livewired Presents Sun Ra Impossible Space Circus, Sunday Aug.5 at Knitting Factory New York

August 3, 2007

Showcasing & honoring compositions from the Arkives - THIS SUNDAY at Knitting Factory, NYC LiveWired Presents SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2007 SUN RA IMPOSSIBLE SPACE CIRCUS 7PM KNITTING FACTORY OLD OFFICE, 74 Leonard Street, tel.212.219.3006 $11 advance ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Joan Stiles and Lisa Hilton: Two New York States Of Mind

by C. Michael Bailey
August 3, 2007

New York City pianist/vocalist Joan Stiles and Malibu pianist Lisa Hilton have something in common: their taste in men...musical sidemen, that is. Alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and drummer Lewis Nash show up amongst the sextet and quintet featured, respectively, on Stile's Hurly-Burly and Hilton's New York Sessions. Despite their part-shared personnels, these recordings ...

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Article: Album Review

The Leonisa Ardizzone Quartet: Afraid of the Heights

Read "Afraid of the Heights" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
August 3, 2007

Vocalist Leonisa Ardizzone shows off a variety of moods and material on this, her debut CD, where she is joined by Chris Jennings (guitar), Bob Sabin (bass) and Justin Hines (drums), operating as a group rather than a vocalist with a backing band. The CD is a collection of standards and original material ...

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Article: Album Review

Assif Tsahar / Cooper-Moore / Chad Taylor: Digital Primitives

Read "Digital Primitives" reviewed by Jeff Stockton

by Jeff Stockton
August 3, 2007

Digital Primitives, with Chad Taylor on drums, expands the sonic landscape Assif Tsahar and Cooper-Moore carved out with drummer Hamid Drake on Lost Brother (Hopscotch, 2006) by removing a few of the typical saxophone trio tracks and replacing them with more in the way of fuzz, distortion and over-modulation. Not that this band is in need ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Smalls Jazz Club Upcoming Schedule: August 2-11

August 2, 2007

This is the upcoming schedule for the week of 8/2 through 8/11 We're located at 183 West 10th street at 7th Ave. Our cover is $20 which includes a drink chip good for a beer or a wine or half price on any mixed drink Thursday August 02 9:00 & 10:30 PM ...

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News: Performance / Tour

JD Walter & Jean-Michel Pilc Duo Friday August 3rd at the the Jazz Gallery 9 & 10:30 P.M.

August 2, 2007

The Jazz Gallery An International Jazz Cultural Center 290 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 Tel: 212-242-1063 Friday August 3rd 2007 Friday, August 3rd: 9 & 10:30 p.m. ($15) JD Walter & Jean-Michel Pilc Duo JD Walter is one of the most compelling and ...