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Roni Ben-Hur: Keepin' It Open

by Andrew Rowan
July 9, 2007

Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has assembled an impressive cast for Keepin' It Open: trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Santi Debriano, drummer Lewis Nash and percussionist Steve Kroon--a who's who of contemporary mainstream jazz exploring a beautifully varied selection of tunes. The proceedings open with Ben-Hur in the time-honored guitar trio setting, offering ...

Saco Yasuma: Another Rain

by Elliott Simon
July 9, 2007

When a classically trained musician arrives in NYC from Japan and falls in love with jazz it can often times result in impressive technique and a sterile sound. Saxophonist Saco Yasuma's Another Rain is her debut as a leader and flies in the face of that stereotype in a big way. Yasuma, trained on piano, switched ...

Andy Milne: Scenarios and Dreams & False Alarms

by Tom Greenland
July 8, 2007

Andy Milne/Grégoire Maret Scenarios Obliqsound 2007 Andy Milne Dreams & False Alarms Songlines 2007 Coming from a land-up-over (Canada), pianist Andy Milne sheds a uniquely northern light ...

Prana Trio and Ayelet Rose/Anat Fort at CIM

July 8, 2007

Portrait Barry Guy: March 15-16

by A. Henkin
July 8, 2007

Barry GuyMoodsZurich, SwitzerlandMarch 15-16, 2007 How does a musician with a career approaching 40 years begin to attempt “summarizing it for a two-day festival? The answer, in the case of British bass innovator Barry Guy, is to not. Given the opportunity to present a “Portrait of himself, Guy, along with festival ...

In Motian: Change of Heart & Think Like the Waves

by Fred Bouchard
July 8, 2007

Martin Speake Change of Heart ECM 2006 Gordon Grdina Think Like the Waves Songlines 2006 Paul Motian celebrated his diamond (75th) birthday in March. The drummer with ...

Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Presenting & Blues in the Basement

by Ivana Ng
July 8, 2007

Night Crawlers Presenting Cellar Live 2007 Ian Hendrickson-Smith Blues in the Basement Cellar Live 2007 With the dog days approaching, Presenting captures the cool, refreshing atmosphere of ...

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2007

by Mathieu Belanger
July 8, 2007

A variety of styles has been a central preoccupation of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) since its early days. This has not prevented the FIMAV from making conscious efforts in recent years to renew and diversify its public by targeting a younger generation of adventurous listeners. In this respect, the 24th edition ...

Trevor Watts: Burundi Monday

by Francis Lo Kee
July 8, 2007

American listeners may know Trevor Watts as an accomplished alto/soprano saxophonist, but more likely they will associate him with the British avant-garde. Now in his late sixties, Watts logged a lot of time with blues, rock and traditional jazz bands before joining drummer John Stevens in 1965 to form the Spontaneous Music Ensemble ...

Josh Irving Group CD Release Party July 12 at Smalls

July 7, 2007

The Josh Irving Quintet will be celebrating the release of their new recording A Common Thread on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Smalls in the West Village (183 West 10th Street at 7th Ave). Joining Josh Irving will be a stellar band with George Dulin on Piano, Danny Zanker on Bass, and Bryson Kern on Drums ...