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2013 Tri-C JazzFest: Cleveland, OH, April 19 - 27, 2013
by Matt Marshall
34th Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OHApril 19-April 27, 2013There was a determined effort by Tri-C JazzFest Managing Director Terri Pontremoli to give this year's event more of a festival atmosphere than it has perhaps enjoyed in years past. For starters, many of the outlying venues, such as the East Cleveland library, a regular ...
Ralph Bowen: The Power Play
by Diana Kondrashin
[Editor's Note: A shorter version of this interview was originally published at Jazz.Ru. It has been translated and expanded exclusively for All About Jazz.]Ralph Bowen was born in Canada but he has pursued a jazz career in the United States for over 20 years, as tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger. He strikes neatly with ...
Jaleel Shaw: The Soundtrack of Things to Come
by Mark F. Turner
Jaleel Shaw is one of the fiercest saxophonists to come out of Philadelphia; the city that has produced its share of music luminaries, such as pianist McCoy Tyner and bassist Stanley Clarke. Full of urgency, Jaleel Shaw channels his horn through music that's tinged with the sound of blues and gospel, soul music and streetwise hustle, ...
Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else
by Bob Kenselaar
Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...
The Cookers, Acclaimed Jazz Veterans, Unite To Ignite The Bride In Philly Debut Painted Bride Continues To Present World-Class Jazz First
Saturday, February 16th at 8:00pm Billy Harper Tenor Sax Eddie Henderson Trumpet David Weiss Trumpet Craig Handy Alto Sax Orrin Evans Piano Cecil McBee Bass Billy Hart Drums Philadelphia, PA: Painted Bride Art Center is pleased to present The Cookers in their Philadelphia debut on February 16th at 8 p.m., continuing its longstanding tradition to showcase ...
Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013 Schedule
Jazz Connect 2013 is free to all attendees. Register here. LOCATION: Hilton New York 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St. New York, NY 10019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 9:00 am Workshops 1. Full Stream Ahead: Music Streaming Rights & Issues As music makes continues to make its bumpy transition ...
Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2012
by Bruce Lindsay
The year of 2012 proved once again that jazz remains a wonderfully diverse and diverting art form. Here are ten of my favorite albums, in no particular order.Christine TobinSailing To Byzantium(Trail Belle)A joy from first note to last, this is a majestic and beautiful work. Ian ...
Flip The Script
By Orrin Evans
Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Question; Clean House; Flip The Script; When; Big Small; A Brand New Day; TC's Blues; Someday My Prince Will Come; The Answer; The Sound Of Philadelphia.
A Voice Through the Door
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2012
Track listing: A Voice Through The Door; Traceless Moon; The Sun Within; Morning Shade; Water Rising Into Mist; All Or Nothing At
All; Thorn Witness; Free Action Reaction.
Exit Zero International Jazz Festival: Cape May, NJ, November 9-11, 2012
by Sandy Ingham
Exit Zero International Jazz FestivalCape May, NJNovember 9-11, 2012After the beating the Northeast took from Hurricane Sandy and a snowy nor'easter, people were ready for something positive, and for some it came in the form of the first Exit Zero International Jazz Festival in Cape May, New Jersey.Pianist Ramsey Lewis, bassist ...
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