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Hayes Cannonball Legacy At The Seasons

The Seasons performance hall in Yakima, Washington, kicked off its new jazz series last night with drummer Louis Hayes and his Cannonball Adderley Legacy band. The Hayes quintet is dedicated to interpreting the music of Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975) and his cornetist brother Nat (1931-2000). Alto saxophonist Vincent Herring, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist Rick Germanson have ...
Charles Davis: For The Love Of Lori

by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Charles Davis' paean to his late wife, For the Love of Lori, is more of a musical celebration of her spirit than a requiem. Sure, there are moments of intense sorrow and nostalgic melancholy but they are enveloped in positive, swinging creativity. On What'll I Do?" for instance, Davis' wistful soliloquy is filled ...
Naptown Legacy

Label: Rubin Museum of Art
Released: 2013
Track listing: 1. So Do It (Wes Montgomery) - 6:03;
2. Backlash (Freddie Hubbard) - 4:53;
3. Out of This World (Mercer/Arlen) - 6:48;
4. Flamingo (Grouya) - 4:34;
5. Luana (Freddie Hubbard) - 6:35;
6. Fatback (J.J. Johnson) - 6:03;
7. Quiet Thing (Wes Montgomery) - 3:38;
8. Yellow Bird (N. Luboff) - 4:42;
9. Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery) - 4:06;
10. Maybe September (Evans/Faith/Livingston) - 3:47.
Michael Pedicin: Why Stop Now/Ubuntu

by Dan Bilawsky
Michael Pedicin, like many a tenor saxophonist, bows at the altar of John Coltrane. Pedicin's work in the past has frequently referenced that iconic figure through theme, spirit, sound and/or song selection, and he continues along a similar path on Why Stop Now/Ubuntu. For his twelfth outing as a leader, Pedicin crafted a ...
Papo Vazquez: Oasis

by Jerry D'Souza
Trombonist/composer Papo Vazquez brings in his Mighty Pirates Troubadours for another musical adventure full of scintillating melodies, energetic rhythms and heady grooves all of which make for a wonderful album. Not content to stay within one genre, Vazquez blends and mixes them with the skill of a wizard. The styles slide into place easily and compactly, ...
Papo Vasquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours: Detroit, MI, September 1, 2012

by Steve Bryant
Papo Vasquez Mighty Pirates TroubadoursDetroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 1, 2012When a musician decides to play Latin,, it is easy for him to get pigeonholed into the Salsa circuit with a little instrumental mambo disguised as Latin jazz thrown in. This isn't the case for trombonist Papo Vasquez who, for the last ...
Bill Cantrall & Axiom: Live at the Kitano

by Edward Blanco
The Kitano New York Hotel, in midtown Manhattan, offers one of the city's most intimate jazz lounge settings, and it is in this boutique hotel that trombonist Bill Cantrall follows up his critically acclaimed debut, Axiom (Up Swing, 2008), with an audacious second effort simply titled Live at the Kitano. Enlisting a core quintet group as ...
SmallsLIVE Documents Important NYC Jazz Scene With Four New Albums On May 22nd
SmallsLIVE Documents Important NYC Jazz Scene with Four New Albums on May 22nd Jesse Davis Quintet: Live at Smalls Rick Germanson Quartet featuring Dr. Eddie Henderson: Live at Smalls Ralph Lalama & BopJuice: Live at Smalls Lage Lund Quartet: Live at Smalls SmallsLIVE, the live-performance label of Greenwich Village jazz ...
Alan Leatherman: Detour Ahead

by Doug Collette
Two tracks into Alan Leatherman's Detour Ahead and the phrase sweet soul music" comes to mind. But this isn't the rarified realm of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding with ballads. Rather, Leatherman resides--and comfortably so--in the role of classic torch singer Careful phrasing, perfect breath control and deep emotion earmark the title song, Blame ...
The Second Annual "Remembering Bud" Festival in New York, September 2011

On September 26-28, 2011, the Bar on Fifth at the Setai Hotel will host the Second Annual Remembering Bud" Festival, presented by Earl John Powell to honor the musical legacy of his father, Bud Powell. This year, featured performers include Rick Germanson, Alex Hoffman, and Luke Celenza. This year's lineup promises to be a fitting tribute ...