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Article: SoCal Jazz

Dean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid

Read "Dean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid" reviewed by Jim Worsley


In memory of Dean Brown. This interview was first published at All About Jazz on April 23, 2021. From the outset, the equation was simple enough. Jazz + rock = fusion. However, whether it was Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, or any of the pioneers of fusion, the music has always been far ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns, Farewell To Jay Clayton & More

Read "New Releases, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns, Farewell To Jay Clayton & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy, Kristen Edkins, Peter Erskine plus a preview single from Lisa Markley, with birthday shoutouts to Melba Liston, Pamela Samiha Wise, Margaret Slovak, Ruth Brown, Michelle Walker, Jessica Molaskey, Douyé, Dee Daniels, Lisa Markley, Kris Davis and Ingrid Jensen, among others. At the close of the ...

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Article: Album Review

Adam Schroeder & Mark Masters celebrate Clark Terry: CT!

Read "CT!" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


In jazz, where the past intertwines with the present and the future, few figures were as influential as the legendary trumpeter Clark Terry. During his playing career, he developed a creative, bouncy style with an irrepressible rhythmic verve that was entirely his own. The album CT! with baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder and arranger Mark Masters serves ...

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Song of the Day

Somewhere

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:33

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Song of the Day

Serenade to a Bus Seat

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Label: Capri Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 2:52

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CT!

Label: Capri Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Serenade to a Bus Seat; Ground Hog; Ode to Pres; Daylight Express; Boardwalk; Argentia; Perdido Line; Slow Boat; Swingin'On The Cusp; Michelle; Top And Bottom; Boomerang; In Orbit.

Article: Album Review

Marco Postacchini Big Band: One Finger Snap

Read "One Finger Snap" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Radicata nella tradizione del mainstream orchestrale (quella di Count Basie, Gerald Wilson e Thad Jones in particolare) la big band di Marco Postacchini è un'ottima “Swing Machine" che presenta in questo disco un variegato repertorio che spazia da composizioni di Herbie Hancock ("One Finger Snap") a Steve Swallow ("Eiderdown"), si tinge di colori latini (Antonio Carlos ...

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Article: 72 Jazz Thrillers

The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2001-2005

Read "The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2001-2005" reviewed by Robert Middleton


These six jazz thrillers from the first years of the 21st-century journey to wonderful and exotic locations with music that moves and grooves. All six albums feature influences from Middle Eastern, African, and Asian traditional music. They are all very visual in that they conjure up exotic vistas and locations, such as caravans and oases in ...

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Article: Profile

The Continuing Evolution of Kurt Elling

Read "The Continuing Evolution of Kurt Elling" reviewed by Mathew Bahl


"I feel like at this point in my career I don't have to prove that I can do fifteen different things to greater or lesser degrees of expertise." Kurt Elling is discussing the genesis of his latest record, Flirting With Twilight. “I've made these roller coaster rides every time," says the Chicago-based jazz singer ...

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Article: Live Review

Garda Jazz Festival

Read "Garda Jazz Festival" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Trentino Jazz Garda Jazz Festival Diverse località dell'Alto Garda 31.7-13.8.2023 Il Garda Jazz Festival, nell'ambito dell'ampia programmazione di Trentino Jazz, esibiva quest'anno sui propri manifesti lo slogan “Getting Younger," con riferimento sia al potere rigenerante della buona musica sulle funzioni cognitive, che alla presenza nel cartellone di una folta schiera ...


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