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Article: Live Review

Louis Hayes Quartet: San Diego CA, May 10, 2011

by Robert Bush
May 29, 2011

Louis Hayes Quartet Saville Theatre, San Diego City College San Diego, CAMay 10, 2011 Jazz legend Louis Hayes, a significant progenitor of modern percussion since the early 1950s, visited San Diego's Saville Theatre on May 10, and, with an elite group of local musicians, delivered a blistering set of post-bop, ...

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Article: Interview

Bertram Turetzky: Contrabass Pioneer

by Robert Bush
March 18, 2011

Contrabassist Bertram Turetzky's career is nothing short of extraordinary. He almost single handedly redefined the role of the bass in 20th Century classical music, from one of back row support to that of featured and celebrated soloist. Even within the confines of classical music, Turetzky's range is huge: he is a master of early, pre- Bach ...

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Article: Live Review

Mark Dresser Quintet Live at Dizzy's, San Diego

by Robert Bush
November 9, 2010

Mark Dresser QuintetDizzy'sSan Diego, CAOctober 10, 2010 Double bass virtuoso Mark Dresser is a player whose expertise in multiple genres defies categorization. His is the story of the student becoming the maestro. Growing up, he was inspired by rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and bassist/composer Charles Mingus, and he began his ...

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Article: Live Review

Curtis Fuller/Gilbert Castellanos Quintet Live at the Saville Theater

by Robert Bush
October 3, 2010

Curtis Fuller Quintet with Gilbert Castellanos Saville Theater, San Diego City College San Diego, CA September 21, 2010 There was a palpable sense of energy in the air for Tuesday night's concert which sold out well in advance. The chance to see a former band-mate of John Coltrane, (and a ...

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Article: Live Review

KSDS Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Music and Arts Festival

by Robert Bush
September 25, 2010

Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Music & Art FestivalWinston's, Hodad's Stage, The Harp Ocean Beach, CA September 11, 2010 Perfect day for a party: the sun shone bright in a cloudless sky, it's heat mitigated by a cool ocean breeze. After a one year hiatus due to the terrible economy of ...

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Article: Live Review

Matt Slocum Trio Live At The Saville Theater

by Robert Bush
August 27, 2010

Matt Slocum Trio Saville Theater, San Diego City College San Diego, CA August 10, 2010 Matt Slocum is a promising young drummer/composer who appears to be going places in jazz. A graduate of the prestigious Thornton School Of Music at USC, where he studied with Peter Erskine, (Weather Report, Stan ...

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Article: Live Review

Third Annual Double Bass Summit Live At Dizzy's

by Robert Bush
August 12, 2010

San Diego Double Bass Summit Dizzy's San Diego, California July 25, 2010 The greater San Diego area has long been deep in double bass talent, eight of whom were on stage at Dizzy's for the third annual bass summit. Organized and emceed by Rob Thorsen, (who had to manage on ...

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Lasting Impression

By Rob Thorsen

Label: Pacific Coast Jazz
Released: 2009
Track listing: Dexterity; Giant Steps; Little Melonae; Smile; Milagro Cafe; The Man I Love; Dance of the Freaky Circles; Cigarones; It's All Right With Me; Wish Upon Us.

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 31, 2009

September 8, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 266 248 +18 0 60 1 6 2 2 3 Bobby Broom Bobby Broom Plays For Monk (Origin) 207 209 -2 2 53 2 12 3 28 36 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) 185 92 +93 2 ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 17, 2009

August 25, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Jackie Ryan Doozy (Open Art) 266 261 +5 2 61 1 4 2 47 — Bill Frisell Disfarmer (Nonesuch) 223 57 +166 11 46 2 2 3 3 2 Christian McBride & Inside Straight Kind Of Brown (Mack Avenue) 194 201 -7 ...