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Nous N’Irons Pas a New York 2013

by Patricia Myers
August 14, 2013

Nous N'Irons Pas a New York 2013Duc des LombardsParis, FranceJuly 23-30, 2013 Four American jazz stars performed as part of a two-month-long tribute to New York-style jazz at Duc des Lombards for its annual Nous N'Irons Pas a New York ("We're not going to New York") theme, indicating that New York/American ...

Philippe Duchemin Trio: Swing & Strings

by Patricia Myers
August 14, 2013

French pianist Philippe Duchemin's entry into the jazz-with-strings repertoire merges his classical roots with a love of modern jazz, blues and soul. His dual talents of composing and playing make this a strongly swinging album, with the string quartet adding a lovely luster.Duchemin's crisp keyboard progressions contrast with the soaring and sizzling strings of ...

John Coltrane's "Afro Blue Impressions" Expanded Version Coming from Concord/Pablo

August 9, 2013

Concord Music Group will reissue a remastered and expanded edition of John Coltrane’s Afro Blue Impressions album on August 20, 2013. Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, three bonus tracks, and new liner notes, the new reissue celebrates the 40th anniversary of Pablo Records, the jazz label founded by Norman Granz in 1973. The story ...

Mike Wofford: It's Personal

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
July 31, 2013

Pianist Mike Wofford can boast decades of high-caliber sideman gigs: notably with vocalists Ella Fitzgerald (for whom he served as music director), Mel Tormé and Sarah Vaughan, as well as drummer Shelly Manne, saxophonist Phil Woods, guitarist Joe Pass and others. His studio work is amply represented on records by a dizzying variety of artists. And ...

Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 1-3

by Ian Patterson
July 31, 2013

Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, IrelandJuly 16-21, 2013 For such a small country, perched on the Western extreme of Europe, Ireland has created a disproportionate amount of history, and had more than its fair share thrust upon it. Everywhere, history informs the landscape and the collective memory. Sligo, home to the Sligo ...

Sarah Vaughan 'Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection' Coming on August 20.

July 29, 2013

Concord Music Group will release the two-CD Sarah Vaughan set Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection on August 20, 2013. Featuring six previously unreleased tracks and new liner notes, the compilation celebrates the 40th anniversary of Pablo Records, the jazz label founded by Norman Granz in 1973. The story of Pablo Records is a story ...

Take Five With Otmar Binder

by AAJ Staff
July 22, 2013

Meet Otmar Binder:I live in Vienna, Austria and work mainly as an theater accompanist. This includes writing film music and songwriting for myself as well as others. As a piano teacher, I focus on songwriting and piano playing for singers and actors.Instrument(s):Piano and vocals.Teachers and/or influences?I ...

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Previews

July 22, 2013

By Matthew S. Robinson Singer Freddy Cole keeps putting the pieces together Growing up in a large family of musicians, Freddy Cole had to do what he could to make his way in the family and in the music business. And yet, over 80 years on, he continues to bring chestnuts. Classics and contemporary gems to ...

Take Five With Martin Zenker

by AAJ Staff
July 12, 2013

Meet Martin Zenker:Martin Zenker was born in Munich and has been a freelance bassist since 1987. Performance credits include Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, James Moody, Jim Snidero, Steve Grossman, Barbara Morrison, Peter King, Don Braden and many more. Now based in Hamburg, he was Professor of Bass and Jazz History in Seoul, South Korea ...

JazzDoc: Oscar Petereson

July 1, 2013