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Aimee Allen: Winters & Mays
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist/composer/arranger Aimée Allen exists as a whole, self-sustaining entity. Her round, sensuous alto has only smooth edges with a caress of warm linen. Her songwriting (and that which she does with brother David Allen) is top-notch, fully formed and in abundance on Winters & Mays. But it is her singing that is exceptional, particularly on the ...
December at The Cornelia Street Cafe
"A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014, email us&#[email protected] Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ ...
Allen Carter Big Band / Lucerne Jazz Orchestra / Joris Teepe Big Band
by Jack Bowers
Allen Carter Big BandGiftsAC Muzik2010 If there were any integrity or enlightenment in the music business as we know it in 2010--not to mention among listeners--drummer Allen Carter's debut big-band album, Gifts, would surely go platinum or at least earn a well-deserved Grammy Award. As not much of ...
Earl MacDonald: Re:Visions
by Woodrow Wilkins
In a period when many new recordings feature trios, quartets or other small ensembles, it's refreshing when a full-size orchestra comes along. Pianist, composer and arranger Earl MacDonald offers that refreshment with Re:Visions--Works for Jazz Orchestra. MacDonald is a native of Winnipeg, Canada and director of jazz studies at the University of Connecticut. A ...
Earl MacDonald: Re: Visions
by Edward Blanco
There are far too few big band albums being recorded these days, so it is with great appreciation that the music of professor Earl MacDonald finds its way to the studio for lovers of the genre to enjoy. Harnessing the talents of a 17-piece, world-class orchestra, MacDonald--a composer/arranger/pianist and director of Jazz Studies at the University ...
Earl MacDonald: Re: Visions
by Dan Bilawsky
The big band era ended long ago, but the world is a better place because people like pianist Earl MacDonald still yearn to keep it alive in some way. MacDonald--a composer, arranger, pianist and Director of jazz studies at the University of Connecticut--is probably best known for his work in jazz education and his time spent ...
Earl MacDonald: Re:Visions
by Mark Corroto
There is a reason that the saying, “keeping it fresh" is rarely uttered in the same sentence as “17-piece jazz orchestra"--because a large orchestra in the world of jazz tends to maneuver about as delicately as an army deploys. Well, that is unless your jazz army is under the direction of Earl MacDonald. He commands his ...
Two Talents, Two Tangents: Pete McCann & Sheryl Bailey
by Tom Greenland
Pete McCann Extra Mile 19/8 2009 Sheryl Bailey A New Promise MCG Jazz 2009 Pete McCann and Sheryl Bailey, two talented jazz guitarists with an affinity for ...
JD Walter: Live at the 55 Bar
by Victor L. Schermer
JD Walter is an outstanding contemporary vocalist with six superb CDs already to his credit. Strongly influenced by Betty Carter and Milton Nascimento--themselves true originals--Walter is a dedicated artist who has stretched the singer's palette, increasing the range of vocalizations and emotions available for interpretation and improvisation. In Live at the 55 Bar, representing sets that ...
Extra Mile
By Pete McCann
Label: Nineteen-Eight Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Fielder's Choice; Isosceles; Stasis; Extra Mile; Angry Panda; Tributary; Pi; Hybrid; Lonesome Prairie Dog; Rhodes Less Traveled.
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