Home » Search Center » Results: R.J. DeLuke

Results for "R.J. DeLuke"

1,135

Article: Interview

Elvin Jones: Drumming Icon is Still Cooking

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

The name Elvin Jones conjures up a distinct image right away. You can see him seated behind his drum set, slightly hunched, arms awhirl; cranking out a firestorm of rhythms highlighted by crackling accents that fall at unexpected moments, giving the music just the right propulsion. He's been one of jazz music's preeminent drummers ...

1,355

Article: Interview

Mose Allison: Substance and Style

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

The music of Mose Allison, the slick hipster from the Mississippi delta, never fails to get at least a wry, knowing smile from listeners, if not outright laughter--on CD or live in a nightclub. Those that know his work--and that audience is growing, he says--are attracted to his simple, bluesy style as well as ...

Article: Live Review

Claudia Acuna Live in Albany, NY

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Chile-born singer Claudia Acuna is acclaimed as one of the jazz singers on the rise. She carried a top-flight band into The Egg in Albany on November 22, but didn't carry any particular singing style that is really related to what people know as American jazz.Not any more than Brazilian Flora Purim did when she ...

310

Article: Live Review

Saratoga Jazz Fest Shines

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

Big names can disappoint and lesser known musicians can become great discoveries at a large jazz festival. This year’s edition of the Freihofer Jazz Festival – a George Wein-produced event at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY – was the best of both. The big names came through with flying colors and those ...

272

Article: Live Review

George Wein's Festival in Saratoga Turns 25 in Good Form

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

The weather for this year's two-day outdoor jazz festival in Saratoga Springs, NY, matched a lot of the music that was played. Hot and inviting. The Freihofer Jazz Festival celebrated its 25th edition is pretty good fashion at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) June 29 and 30. It was 1978 when George Wein first brought ...

276

Article: Live Review

The Fantastic Freihofer Jazz Fest

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

Tucked away in one of New York state's classiest tourist towns is a two-day jazz festival held around the end of June each year since 1978. It's one of George Wein's festivals and he's called it one of the great undiscovered festivals in the world. It's a pity, in some way, that “undiscovered" has to be ...

107

Article: Live Review

Kurt Elling: Polished and Passionate

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

Don't look now, but isn't singer Kurt Elling just getting better and better?With the pending release of his fifth CD, Flirting with Twilight in late August, he blew into Hartford Connecticut on July 22 for a performance at the Great Hartford Jazz Festival with his trio, pianist Laurence Hobgood, bassist Rob Amster and drummer Paul ...

280

Article: Live Review

Berskshire Jazz Festival Turns Two

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

Nature tossed the Berkshire Jazz Festival a nasty curve in its sophomore season, first lightly dousing, then soaking its hardy attendees on the first day of its two-day run, but then smiled graciously with sunshine and welcome warmth for Day Two. And when all was said and done -- or when everyone's canvas chairs, clothes and ...

380

Article: Live Review

The Sweet Sound of Robert Gambarini

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

At last – Confirmation! No, not the Charlie Parker tune. Confirmation that songstress Roberta Gambarini is truly a devotee of Anita O'Day. This new singer continues to dazzle as she tours the country this summer and did so again at the Berkshire Jazz Festival on Aug. 25 and 26 in Great Barrington, Mass., with ...

240

Article: Live Review

Lake George Jazz Festival

by R.J. DeLuke
March 12, 2004

September 15 and 16, 2001 Music is embedded in each culture, but it's universal in its nature. It takes on many forms and has many uses. It can be a friend and it can be a force. Problems in the romance department? Music is there. Feeling lost? Music. Introspective? Music. Celebratory? Music. Many ...