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Article: Live Review

Live From Brussels: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Sal La Rocca, Igor Gehenot, Diederniko Kummsels & Makas

by Martin Longley
March 1, 2019

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège Bozar January 9, 2019 Much of this evening's programme featured compositions that are probably of interest to jazzers, particularly with the presence of George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, although Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber will doubtless have more crossover appeal than most composers. There was ...

Article: Interview

Cooper-Moore: Catharsis and Creation in Community Spirit

by Jakob Baekgaard
February 26, 2019

It's tempting to think of a life in music as a linear story with a beginning, middle and end, because that's the way life is: we are born, we live, and then we die. In this narrative, one could assume there will be highs and lows and masterpieces might emerge out of a misty fog of ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Tom Kennedy: In A New York Minute

by Jim Worsley
January 28, 2019

Riding high on the low end since arriving in New York City in 1984, premier jazz and fusion bassist Tom Kennedy has shared his groove and innate musicality all over the world. He has shared the stage and recording studio with a long list of varied and talented artists. Names like Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Lee ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shai Maestro Trio At BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
January 21, 2019

Shai Maestro began playing classical piano at the age of five an,d after discovering Oscar Peterson at the age of eight, he fell in love with jazz. After turning down offers from prestigious American music schools, at 19 he joined the band led by bassist Avishai Cohen featuring Mark Guiliana on drums. With that trio he ...

Article: Album Review

Various Artists: MPS: 50 Years

Read "MPS: 50 Years" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 19, 2019

In 2018, MPS--Musik Produktion Schwarzwald--Records, Germany's first jazz label, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Pianist Oscar Peterson recorded the first release for MPS after his contract with Verve expired. Its catalog expanded to feature George Duke, Red Garland, Wolfgang Dauner, Horst Jankowski, George Shearing, Monty Alexander and many other pianists. Violin became the label's second most featured ...

Article: From the Inside Out

One Day in Brazil, 50 Years in Germany

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 9, 2019

Tony Adamo Was Out Jazz Zone Mad Ropeadope 2018 Some African cultures preserved their history not by the written but by the spoken word, kept by oral cultural historians known as griots. On Was Out Jazz Zone Mad, vocalist Tony Adamo aspires to serve in this same role, ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with David Hall

by AAJ Staff
January 9, 2019

About David Hall David Hall is a jazz teacher and performer with a background in classical music. He studied at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. David worked as a musician in cathedrals before finding his calling in education. He is now the musical director of piano courses at Finchcocks ...

Article: Year in Review

2018: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 3, 2019

The year 2018 was a busy one for the jazz world. The genre's version of the #MeToo movement resulted in a new Code of Conduct and other efforts to make the music workplace more equitable. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage to St. Petersburg, Russia. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which ran a high-profile ...

Album

Oscar Peterson Plays

By Oscar Peterson

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2018
Track listing: CD1: What Is This Thing Called Love?; Begin The Beguine; I've Got You Under My Skin; Love For Sale; Let's Do It; I Love You; So Near And Yet So Far; Just One Of Those Things; In The Still Of The Night; Night And Day; Every Time We Say Goodbye; Anything Goes; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; Isn't This A Lovely Day; Easter Parade; How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky); Remember; The Song Is Ended; Blue Skies; If I Had You; Cheek To Cheek; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Always. CD2: The Man I Love; Fascinating Rhythm; It Ain't Necessarily So; Somebody Loves Me; Strike Up The Band; I've Got A Crush On You; I Was Doing All Right; 'S Wonderful; Oh Lady Be Good; I Got Rhythm; A Foggy Day; Love Walked In; John Hardy's Wife;. Sophisticated Lady; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin’; In A Mellow Tone; I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); Prelude To A Kiss; Cotton Tail; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Take The "A" Train; Rockin' In Rhythm; Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me. CD3: The Way You Look Tonight; Pick Yourself Up; Yesterdays; I Won't Dance; Long Ago And Far Away; Lovely To Look At; A Fine Romance; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; Ol Man River; Bill; The Song Is You; Can't Help Loving That Man; This Can't Be Love; It Might As Well Be Spring; Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered; Johnny One Note; Surrey With The Fringe On Top; The Lady Is A Tramp; Blue Moon; Thou Swell; Isn't It Romantic; Manhattan; Lover. CD4: Tea For Two; Time On My Hands; I Know That You Know; Sometimes I'm Happy; Great Day; More Than You Know; Hallelujah!; Carioca; Without A Song; I Want To Be Happy; Nagasaki; Serenade In Blue; Lullaby Of Broadway; I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five And Ten Cent Store; Would You Like To Take A Walk; I'll String Along With You; I Only Have Eyes For You; You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby; You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me; Chattanooga Choo Choo; You're My Everything. CD5: As Long As I Live; I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Ac -cent-tchu-ate The Positive; Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea; I've Got The World On A String; It's Only A Paper Moon; That Old Black Magic; Let's Fall In Love; Stormy Weather; Blues In The Night; Over the Rainbow; When My Sugar Walks Down The Street; I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Don't Blame Me; I'm In The Mood For Love; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night;. Digga Digga Do; You're A Sweetheart.

Article: Multiple Reviews

Drummers As Leaders

by Jerome Wilson
December 23, 2018

Drummers are not necessarily the first musicians you think of as bandleaders but there is a long tradition of drummer-leaders in jazz from Chick Webb and Gene Krupa to Art Blakey and Paul Motian. Here are two current, lesser-known drummers who keep that lineage going in different formats. Enrique Haneine The Mind's Mural ...