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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Amiri Baraka: Perspectives on Music and Race

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
August 17, 2009

Amiri Baraka is the author of the insightful and comprehensive book, Blues People. It is a book that has opened many minds and readers to the African American Diaspora along with the history and roots of African American music. Baraka has now published a new book of essays titled, Digging (The Afro-American Soul of American Classical ...

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Article: Live Review

Vision Festival 2009: Day 5

by John Sharpe
July 17, 2009

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Seth Meicht's Big Sound Ensemble / Bear and Eagle / Darius Jones Trio / Matthew Shipp / Rob Brown Trio / Milford Graves Quartet / Lisa Sokolov Trio / Joe Morris GoGo Mambo 14th Annual ...

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Article: Live Review

Vision Festival 2009: Day 3

by John Sharpe
July 14, 2009

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Yvonne Meier's Scores / David Budbill / William Hooker's Bliss Trio--A Silent Film/Live Music Project / Jason Jordan and Friends / Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble / Sunny Murray Philly Quartet 14th ...

Article: Album Review

Odean Pope: Plant Life

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 6, 2009

Noto al grande pubblico per la sua lunga militanza nei gruppi di Max Roach, il tenorista Odean Pope è strumentista che per convenzione viene incluso nei “post-coltraniani," ma nel cui vigore espressivo troviamo anche molti altri riferimenti alla grande tradizione sassofonistica afroamericana. Il recente Plant Life, pubblicato dalla ottima Porter Records, lo vede alla testa di ...

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News: Event

Jazz in June: An Evening with Uri Caine

May 17, 2009

Jazz in June: An Evening with Uri Caine Join us for an evening of savory food, wine and exceptional music with Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer, Uri Caine. Enjoy a rare opportunity to experience this groundbreaking performer in an intimate setting while benefiting cutting-edge advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS. All proceeds from this event will ...

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Article: Live Review

Cape May Jazz Festival Continues to Rebuild

by Ken Franckling
April 26, 2009

The 31st Cape May Jazz FestivalCape May, New JerseyApril 16-18, 2009 As it works to regroup from its own financial problems of the past several years, due in some measure to over expansion, the Cape May Jazz Festival team didn't need the impact of a full-blown recession. L to R: ...

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News: Festival

31st Cape May Jazz Fest

April 17, 2009

31st Cape May Jazz Fest roster includes bluesman James Cotton, Philly legend Odean Pope By Jeff Schwachter “The role of all of us in the group is to motivate each other to grow spiritually and as a group. Spirituality plays a great role in terms of giving each other a spiritual support. This is the thing ...

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Article: Live Review

Sphinx and Preacher: James Carter and the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir

by Eric Benson
March 20, 2009

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, featuring James Carter Blue Note New York, New York March 15, 2009 For the first thirty minutes of its set on Sunday night, the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir displayed its signature blend of precision and warmth, eight saxophones—nine when Pope stopped conducting and took up ...

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News: Interview

Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ

March 11, 2009

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over two decade long fruitful ...