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Prelude to a Kiss-Off
by AAJ Staff
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 If you tell a big lie often enough, it will become the truth. ~Joseph GoebbelsIt is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares. ~Sufi sayingIn Part 1 of ...
Fine Wine and the Future of Jazz
by AAJ Staff
Jazz fans are different from mainstream music fans. We all know this. But while watching the movie Sideways, it struck me that jazz fans and wine lovers have something in common: they're both connoisseurs. Many wine lovers don't care for Merlot because it has no terribly distinct or exciting flavors--the same way that many jazz fans ...
Interpreters & Music Makers
by Luis T. Martinez
In jazz some are interpreters, others makers of music. Art Tatum and Ahmad Jamal are prime examples of the former. Either can take a standard and remake it, make it sound as if new, giving that old song a facelift - a sort of keeping the old new and up-to-date. In this, they are ...
Repertoire Rebellion: What
by Vincent Stephens
Even when pop/rock would-be torch singers, like Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart etc. fail to illuminate the musical and lyrical nuances of the Great American Songbook their often inadequate approaches do not distort the fundamental excellence of the material they're singing. If such attempts will never erase anyone's memories of benchmark performers like ...
Jazz Journalists Association’s Ninth Annual Jazz Awards Celebrating Excellence in Musicianship and Journalism
Honorees Set to Receive the 2005 “A Team” Award for Jazz Altruists, Advocates, Activists, Aiders and Abbetors Include Kenny Burrell, Charlie Haden, The Heath Brothers, Wadada Leo Smith and Gerald Wilson New York --The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Awards 2005, the ninth annual presentation of honors to jazz musicians and their supporters by the organization ...
Hello... I Must Be Going
by AAJ Staff
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 “Only a man of undaunted optimism would embark on such a venture." ~Charles Chaplin as Monsieur Verdoux“A pessimist is sometimes just an optimist with more information." ~Sufi ProverbThis article was supposed to be the first in an ongoing column, but ...
How Far Is Too Far Out?
by Dick Mace
The year was 1948. It was a few years after the end of World War II. The world was climbing out of the residue left by a horrible war. Big bands, dance bands and small groups played the music of the day. All over America and around the world people turned on their radios and listened ...
Remembering Bobby Short: The Intimate Enthusiast
by Vincent Stephens
The most common buzzwords writers have used to describe the death of America's premier male cabaret singer, Bobby Short who died of leukemia today, were words like “sophistication and “elegance. However, I would like to qualify the use of these words. Short, with his crisp enunciation, exquisite sartorial taste, sharp wit and polished interpretations of classic ...
America's Been Tough On The Jazzman
by Eric Pettine
Not only does he have to master his ax, isolate himself (to an extent) from mainstream society to create in solitude, engage in often maddening self-denial, but the jazzman is constantly judged by his creations on the spot by his listening audience and as well as by his peers. Most doctors and lawyers don't have to ...
Jazz Matters: Artist Copyright vs. Corporate Copyright
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAN 30, 2005 CONTACT: Dawn Singh 857-544-0739 [email protected] Jazz Journalists Association Presents Jazz Matters: “Artists Copyright vs. Corporate Copyright" The Jazz Journalists Association, a non-profit organization, will present a panel of experts who specialize in copyright issues on Wednesday, February 16, from 6-8 pm at the New School Jazz Performance Space, 55 W. ...
