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Article: Album Review

Tim Warfield: Inspire Me!

Read "Inspire Me!" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Saxophonist Tim Warfield has a lot of irons in the fire. While serving as “artist-in-residence" at Messiah College, attending to his duties as an adjunct faculty member at Temple University, appearing live under his own name and working with high profile artists like trumpeter Terell Stafford, he also found time to deliver three albums in an ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bassist Madison Rast In Cheltenham PA, Wed. December 4th

Bassist Madison Rast In Cheltenham PA, Wed. December 4th

The Jazz Bridge first Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham PA, presents bassist Madison Rast on Wednesday, December 4th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. In a region populated ...

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Article: Live Review

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Read "Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola" reviewed by Keith Henry Brown

by Keith Henry Brown

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York, NY October 6, 2013 Though the band leader/pianist /composer Sun Ra spoke of being part of an “Angel Race" from Saturn, his music, as avant-garde as it could sometimes be, was for the large ...

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Article: Live Review

Monterey Jazz Festival 2013

Read "Monterey Jazz Festival 2013" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, California September 28-30, 2013 Like a lavish banquet, one can't indulge in the whole spread, but only savor favorites. That was the case with the lineup at the 56th annual Monterey Jazz Festival which ran at the Monterey Fairgrounds in Northern California. Topping the ...

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Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2013

Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2013" reviewed by Steve Bryant

by Steve Bryant

Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MIAugust 30-September 2, 2013You have read the news and heard the stories on radio and TV. Detroit is bankrupt and going into ruin. However, Gretchen Valade definitely doesn't appear to believe the hype, as she managed to fashion the Detroit Jazz Festival (DJF) into one of the largest, most star-studded ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bassist Mike Boone Opens Jazz Bridge Center City Jazz Concert Series Wed. Oct. 9th

Bassist Mike Boone Opens Jazz Bridge Center City Jazz Concert Series Wed. Oct. 9th

The Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert Series in Center City Philadelphia at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion (2110 Chestnut Street) presents bassist Mike Boone on Wednesday, October 9. Showtime for the Second Wednesday Series is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. ...

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Article: Live Review

2013 Tri-C JazzFest: Cleveland, OH, April 19 - 27, 2013

Read "2013 Tri-C JazzFest: Cleveland, OH, April 19 - 27, 2013" reviewed by Matt Marshall

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 ...

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Article: Interview

Ralph Bowen: The Power Play

Read "Ralph Bowen: The Power Play" reviewed by Diana Kondrashin

by Diana Kondrashin

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 his recordings as a leader, just like it was done last year with Total Eclipse, an album recorded with his quartet: organist Jared Gold, guitarist ...

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Article: Album Review

Jaleel Shaw: The Soundtrack of Things to Come

Read "The Soundtrack of Things to Come" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

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, ...

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Article: Interview

Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else

Read "Conrad Herwig:  There's Nothing Else" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar

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 ...


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