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Frank Kimbrough: Important Every Time
by Celeste Sunderland
Moonshine and church music flowed plentifully in backcountry North Carolina in the early '70s when a teenaged Frank Kimbrough saw the Bill Evans Trio on television. Suddenly the link between the young pianist's classical training and rock band elation became strikingly clear. “It struck me right away--the perfect combination, the discipline of what ...
Charlie Peacock: Exhibits Curiosity, Returns to Jazz Roots
by Todd S. Jenkins
Nashville pianist, composer and author Charlie Peacock has raised a lot of eyebrows with 2005's Love Press Ex-Curio, the scintillating first release from his label, Runway Network. It marks his first full-on jazz effort in nearly three decades, a bold step away from the lucrative world of contemporary Christian music. The album is the latest in ...
Charles Lloyd: Confluence
by Russ Musto
“It's all part of a continuum, Charles Lloyd says about the music of his new trio with Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland. “Sangam is a confluence, a meeting--it's a supercharged atmosphere when we get together. We play in the now, looking for the One. Zakir, Eric and I may come from different backgrounds, but it is ...
Kurt Bowermaster & Party Gras
by Victor Verney
In a discussion of the sound track for the Ken Burns film Baseball, one commentator on National Public Radio predicted it would leave most viewers humming the 1908 vaudeville classic “Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The movie features literally dozens of versions of the much-beloved song, including country & western, delta blues and swing; Burns ...
Hamid Drake
by Kurt Gottschalk
When Hamid Drake takes the stage at the Vision Festival on June 16th, the concert will be something of a signpost in the drummer's long career. It won't be, as many have assumed to be the case, the first time Drake has led a band. But it will be the first live appearance of Bindu, the ...
Sam Salomone: Old-School Player, Old-School Axe
by Victor Verney
For the past four years, the Court Avenue Brewing Company in downtown Des Moines has hosted a jazz jam session featuring some of the best players in town. Around 8:00 PM on Mondays, as the CABC's dinner crowd finishes up, jazz aficionados congregate in the adjoining bar, enjoying the establishment's excellent coffee. Even before the band ...
Hank Mackie: "Pass"-ing Jazz Guitar to a New Generation
by Craig M. Cortello
Ensuring the continuity of the lessons and traditions from one generation to the next can be a delicate process. It often requires the care and sensitivities of someone with a unique balance of admirable qualities. With respect to the arts, it calls for someone who has both respect for the masters and an appreciation for the ...
Al Harewood
by AAJ Staff
By Robert Paul Silverman Listening to drummer Al Harewood speaking about his life in jazz is like opening a secret chapter in a special history book filled with wondrous swinging grooves and illustrious personalities. Harewood turns 83 years old this month, but he has an acute memory, and speaks with a voice that ...
Benny Green: Teaching Jazz to the Next Generation
by Victor Verney
After exhibiting great potential as a young pianist during his teens on the San Francisco jazz scene, Benny Green, long regarded as one of the most promising wunderkinds of jazz piano, spent his twenties serving apprenticeships with a virtual pantheon of musical giants. During his thirties, Green fulfilled his early promise, making the transition from sideman ...
Don Moore
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Bassist Don Moore was the pulse of numerous avant-garde jazz bands, collaborating with such luminaries as Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, and Elvin Jones to create cutting-edge music that defined an era. In addition to his recording and touring, Moore also co-founded Collective Black Artists, an organization whose goal was to help ...
