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Lionel Loueke: Close Your Eyes
by Karl Ackermann
Three short seasons and fifteen releases into Newvelle Records' vinyl subscription service, guitarist Lionel Loueke is the first artist to be featured a second time as a leader/co-leader. The Benin-born Loueke holds a Jazz Performance degree from Berklee and has played with many top artists including his mentor Herbie Hancock, George Garzone, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Haden ...
Eric Reed at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
by Nick Catalano
Hard Bop continues to find a home in NY's Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. For decades the room featured One for All -a group whose stalwart players Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine, John Webber, Jim Rotondi, and Joe Farnsworth had critics comparing them to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. These players often led smaller groups into ...
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels a Empoli Jazz
by Neri Pollastri
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Empoli Jazz 2018 Piazza Farina degli Uberti 9.7.2018 A ottant'anni suonati Charles Lloyd non ha perso né la voglia di suonare, né quella di divertirsi, e lo ha dimostrato per la data d'apertura di Empoli Jazz 2018, nel meraviglioso scenario di Piazza Farinata degli Uberti, ove ...
Charles Lloyd: Vanished Gardens
by Mike Jurkovic
Far be it from me to cast a shadow on Vanished Gardens, Charles Lloyd's 80th birthday release. With a career spanning my point of conception to now, as I try to make sense of it all, is my two cents really necessary? So “Defiant" starts out as an extended shadowy and supple Lloyd solo as the ...
Joey Alexander: Eclipse
by Geannine Reid
Pianist Joey Alexander knows how and when to strike the ivories. At the age of 14 he has already recorded two GRAMMY-nominated studio albums, My Favorite Things (Motema Music, 2015) and Countdown (Motema Music, 2016). Late in 2017, Alexander released Joey.Monk.Live! (Motema Music), a critically acclaimed surprise release to honor Thelonious Monk's centennial. Alexander has released ...
Jazz from the US Virgin Islands' new breed
by Nigel Campbell
September 2017 was a horrible month for the US Virgin Islands (USVI). As the New York Times wrote, “In the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria Drowned What Irma Didn't Destroy." We should not forget that from these isles, a pool of talent has created music that has endured, survived, and influenced. Music writers and researchers have investigated ...
Tomasz Stańko New York Quartet: December Avenue
by Giuseppe Segala
Sulla scia del precedente, intenso Wislawa, dedicato alla poetessa polacca Wislawa Szymborska, sempre realizzato insieme al New York Quartet, questo December Avenue sviluppa la medesima dimensione espressiva, intrisa di lirismo. Un quartetto che interpreta al meglio i percorsi di Tomasz Stanko, già delineati al tempo delle registrazioni con la formazione polacca dallo stesso organico strumentale che ...
Ulysses Owens Jr. To Host Upcoming Album Release Concert In Celebration Of His Latest Recording "Falling Forward"
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. will celebrate the release of his latest album, Falling Forward (Spice of Life Records), with a special performance showcasing his new ensemble at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York City. Falling Forward is Owens’ fourth recording as a leader, and features the group ...
Ulysses Owens, Jr.: Falling Forward
by James Nadal
Amidst a successful trajectory as a sought-after drummer with some of the premier jazz bands in the business, Ulysses Owens, Jr. has decided to take a giant step outside his comfort zone with Falling Forward, his fourth venture as leader. In a radical departure from typical jazz ensemble configurations, the assembled group consists of Owens, bassist ...
Garana Jazz Festival 2017
by Nenad Georgievski
Garana Jazz Festival Garana, Romania July 6-9, 2017 Running from the 6-9th of July, the 21st edition of the Garana Jazz Festival saw the jazz world descend on its location near the Garana village, high in the Semenic Mountains of Romania. Obviously, the artistic credibility and the creative energy were ...
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