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Suzanne Cloud & Trio @ Phila. Center City Jazz Vespers Sunday May 20th!
Appearing at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, May 20th for their monthly jazz vespers will be singer Suzanne Cloud and her trio, featuring pianist Jim Ridl, bassist Steve Beskrone, and drummer Jim Miller. 5:00 PM, admission is free. Reception follows. Parking next to church is $7.00. For ...
Christian McBride: Conversations With Christian
by Dan Bilawsky
Plenty of ink has been spilled by those espousing their opinions on the art of the trio, but the duo format doesn't get its due nearly as often--either in print or on record. The trio format allows for various permutations in musical interaction, but pairing two artists together is all about direct, head-to-head conversation, and bassist ...
Regina Carter's Reverse Thread performs "Artistya"
Featuring the music of Regina Carter
Duration: 3:14
Jazz & Blues Florida October 2011 Online Edition Posted
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The October 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a ...
Stanley Jordan: Friends
by David Rickert
Stanley Jordan's breakthrough recording, Magic Touch (Blue Note, 1985), was aptly named; the guitarist's two-handed tapping technique seemed to be achieved through sorcery rather than practice. People had used tapping before, but never to the level that Jordan did--comping and soloing at the same time, and giving the illusions of two guitarists playing at once. Those ...
Detroit Jazz Festival: Detroit, MI September 2-5, 2011
by Matt Marshall
32nd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 2-5, 2011 In its 32nd year, the Detroit Jazz Festival decided to drop “International" from its name, only to turn around and proclaim “We Bring You the World." An interesting distinction, but the festival's scope was covered, nonetheless. The celebration brought to Detroit not only artists and ...
Stanley Jordan: Friends
by Larry Taylor
In a successful career of over 25 years, guitarist Stanley Jordan has always displayed his versatility--equally adept at blues, straight-ahead jazz and ever inventive with classical masterpieces. His virtuosity and improvisational prowess are a given, and on Friends, he also shows his skill on piano on two numbers. Primarily, he brings in old pals from various ...
Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, Saturday, August 6, 2011
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Natixis Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 6, 2011 On a hazy Saturday that started hot and grew more humid, violin and accordion walked a melody as Regina Carter's Reverse Thread opened the main stage at the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival. Will Holshouser's accordion puffed sounds inspired by zydeco ...
Various Artists: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1
by Larry Taylor
What a discovery; what a great idea. Producer Jason Olaine has taken songs from a number of Disney movies--some rarely recorded by jazz musicians--and made fresh new versions, utilizing some of today's most well-known jazz artists. The performers range from 90 year-old piano legend Dave Brubeck to 17 year-old Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky; ...
James Carter: Caribbean Rhapsody
by Dan Bilawsky
Reconciling the improvisational nature of jazz with the semi-rigid confines of classical constructs like the concerto has never been easy. While concertos are meant to highlight a soloist, making this format seem like a perfect home in which a jazz instrumentalist can dwell, the oft-scripted nature of all parts involved, including the solo, works against one ...
