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Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else
by Bob Kenselaar
Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...
Oli Rockberger With New Solo Album
Whether you first discover Oli Rockberger through his work as a singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, keys sideman, or as one third of acclaimed band/production team Mister Barrington, you’ll find a distinctive musical voice running through the rich and varied work he does. Londoner Rockberger, who currently lives in NY, first came to the US on a Full ...
Nilson Matta: Nilson Matta's Black Orpheus
by Dan Bilawsky
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been told and retold in various mediums and manners throughout the ages. Claudio Monteverdi used opera as his means of transmitting the tale, alt-rocker Nick Cave tackled it head-on in song and author Neil Gaiman revisited the story in comic book format, but the list doesn't stop there; any ...
Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own
by Jack Bowers
One of the channels that came with my Dish Network package is Classic Arts Showcase, which is a treasure trove of film clips documenting classical, ballet, folk, pop and other forms of music that one is unlikely to see anywhere else (although some footage is presumably available on YouTube, which more and more seems to encompass ...
A "Sweet Sweet" Valentine From Grace Kelly
Crossover single from the jazz prodigy bodes to be her first mainstream hit Gainesville, FL: After wowing the straight-ahead jazz world and garnering worldwide acclaim, 20-year-old wunderkind Grace Kelly has set her sights upon winning hearts in the mainstream with an infectious crossover confection that will be delivered on Valentine’s Day. Putting the saxophone aside to ...
The Complete Arista Albums Collection
Label: Legacy Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: CD1 (The Brecker Bros.): Some Skunk Funk; Sponge; A Creature of Many Faces;
Twilight; Sneakin' Up Behind You; Rocks; Levitate; Oh My Stars; D.B.B.
CD2 (Back to Back): Keep It Steady (Brecker Bump); If You Wanna
Boogie…Forget It; Lovely Lady; Night Flight; Slick Stuff; Dig a Little Deeper; Grease Piece; What
Can a Miracle Do; I Love Wasting' Time With You.
CD3 (Don't Stop the Music): Finger Lickin' Good; Funky Sea, Funky Dew;
As Long as I've Got Your Love; Squids; Don't Stop the Music; Petals; Tabula Rasa.
CD4 (Heavy Metal Bebop): East River; Inside Out; Some Skunk Funk;
Sponge; Funky Sea, Funky Dew; Squids.
CD5 (Détente): You Ga (Ta Give It); Not Tonight; Don't Get Funny With
My Money; Tee'd Off; You Left Something Behind; Squish; Dream Theme; Baffled; I Don't Know
Either.
CD6 (Straphangin'): Straphangin'; Threesome; Bathsheba; Jacknife; Why
Can't I Be There; Not Ethiopia; Spreadeagle.
CD7 (Blue Montreux): Blue Montreux; Rocks; I'm Sorry; Magic Carpet;
Buds; Floating; The Virgin and the Gypsy.
CD8 (Blue Montreux II): A Funky Waltz; Candles; Uptown Ed; Love Play;
Cloud Motion.
Jaiman Crunk: Encounters
by Ian Patterson
Seattle-based guitarist Jaiman Crunk hasn't taken half measures on Encounters, his debut as leader. In addition to marshalling over 20 top jazz musicians--cherry picked for specific roles--Crunk employs fourteen brass, woodwind and string musicians from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra on half the compositions. These four numbers in particular underline Crunk's notable compositional and arranging skills and ...
On The Road With The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet
by Ian Patterson
Though it was only a 12-hour flight from Singapore to London, for Singaporean organist/pianist Jeremy Monteiro, Philippine tenor saxophonist Tots Tolentino, Hong Kong guitarist Eugene Pao and Thai drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan--who together make up the Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet--the journey has, in some ways, been a much longer one; you could say it's a journey ...
Usdan Center, With Expanded Jazz Program, Holds Open House 12/2
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, announces its next free Open House for its 2013 summer season on Sunday December 2 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Artists including Jimmy Heath, Jon Faddis, Arturo O'Farrill, Randy Brecker ((Marian McPartland}} ...
Joe Caro & The Met Band (Live At Drom, NYC) Dec. 13th, 2012
Joe Caro, Clifford Carter, Lou Marini, Anton Fig, Conrad Korsch, Lew Soloff And Randy Brecker Live At Drom, NYC December 13th presented by Innsbruck Records Published: 2012-05-22 In the New York City underground scene, Joe Caro led an allstar band which included trumpeter Chris Botti, saxman Lenny Pickett, Late show drummer Anton Fig, bassist Will Lee, ...
