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Article: Live Review

The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club

Read "The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club" reviewed by Dave Kaufman

by Dave Kaufman

The Charles Tolliver Big BandThe Iridium Jazz ClubNew York, NYOctober 17, 2009Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds. The Big Band played a four night stand at the Iridium Jazz Club and I was fortunate to catch the second set ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ralph Peterson Trio Opens the 3rd Season of "Jazz at the Turning Point Cafe" Sat Sept 26

Ralph Peterson Trio Opens the 3rd Season of "Jazz at the Turning Point Cafe" Sat Sept 26

Master Drummer Ralph Peterson brings his trio for the opening event of the 3rd season of the critically acclaimed series Jazz at the Turning Point Caf, Piermont, NY. The trio features Zaccai Curtis, piano and Dezron Douglas, bass. The TPC is just 25 minutes from NYC, NJ, CT, Westchester, Orange. The Concert ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike DiRubbo: Repercussion

Read "Repercussion" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

The immediate appeal of alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo's Repercussion is the replacement of the piano by the vibraphone as the rhythm section's harmony instrument. Guitar-based and piano-less rhythm sections have made their way into the mainstream, leaving the vibraphone-based rhythm section still a novelty. DiRubbo is certainly not the first to employ such a format. Trombonist ...

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Article: Album Review

Rick Germanson Trio: Off the Cuff

Read "Off the Cuff" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

With so many mainstream piano trios flooding the market, it's increasingly difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's easier when, in the instance of a Brad Mehldau, John Taylor or Enrico Pieranunzi, the artist's voice is so distinctive and approach so readily identifiable that there can be little doubt of its relevance. It becomes ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With E.J. Strickland

Read "Take Five With E.J. Strickland" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet E.J. Strickland: Drummer E.J. Strickland is currently a member of the long-lived quartet of Ravi Coltrane (along with pianist Luis Perdomo and bassist Drew Gress), and his brother Marcus Strickland's celebrated electric/acoustic quartets and trio. E.J. also leads his own bands, The E.J. Strickland Quintet and The E.J. Strickland Project. His playing has been described ...

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Article: Interview

Gary Husband: There were these three Yorkshiremen...

Read "Gary Husband: There were these three Yorkshiremen..." reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Gary Husband has long cemented his reputation as one of fusion's premier drummers--hell, even Billy Cobham thought two was better than one and hired him as a second drummer. Husband's flexibility has seen him drum in the NDR Big Band, with jazz-funk outfit Level 42, and in a trio format with guitarist Robin Trower and bassist ...

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The Fo'tet Augmented

By Ralph Peterson

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Shade of Jade, Surrender, The Burning Sands, Johnny Come Lately, Status Flux, Beauteous B, Acceptance, The Commute, Keep It Simple

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Article: Album Review

Ralph Peterson: The Fo'tet Augmented

Read "The Fo'tet Augmented" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

Back in the early '90s, drummer Ralph Peterson was hot off an introductory phase that included a part played in the hard bop collective Out of the Blue. Formed by the powers that be at Blue Note upon the resurrection of the iconic label back in 1985, the ensemble saw several youngsters go on to bigger ...

Album

Fo'Tet Augmented

By Ralph Peterson

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2004
Track listing: Shade of Jade; Surrender; The Burning Sands; Johnny Come Lately; Status Flux; Beautious B; Acceptance; The Commute; Keep It Simple

Album

Tests of Time

By Ralph Peterson

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2004
Track listing: Respect For Truth (Ralph Peterson) Tests Of Time (Ralph Peterson) I Love You (Cole Porter) Telepathy (Jeremy Pelt) Neo Terra (Freddie Hubbard) Ballad For Queen Tiye (Ralph Peterson) Prayer For Columbine (Orrin Evans); When I Fall In Love (Young / Heymann); Question (Eric Revis); Cheryl (Jeremy Pelt); Dark Prince (Ralph Peterson).


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