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Tim Green Saxophone: Songs From This Season
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonists Eric Alexander, Chris Potter, Jimmy Greene, John Ellis and Marcus Strickland all have at least one thing in common: they were all second or third place finishers in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition who went on to become leading lights in the world of jazz. Alto saxophonist Tim Green may very well join ...
Silent Movie
Label: Anzic Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: 1.Smile; 2. Something in the Way She Moves; 3. Silent Movie; 4. Onde Ir; 5. Heart & Bones; 6. Today I Sing
the Blues; 7. Hearing Your Voice; 8. I Still Miss Someone;
9. Folks Who Live on the Hill; 10. First Impressions; 11. Swansea; 12. Moon River.
55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012
by Larry Taylor
Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey, CASeptember 21-23, 2012Standing out this year at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, as expected, were the three honorees--Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell and Jack DeJohnette. Besides receiving accolades they also had busy schedules, appearing in concerts in the festival for three-days, Sept. 21-23, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...
Thailand International Jazz Conference: Bangkok, Thailand, January 27-29, 2012
by Carla Marie Rupp
4th Thailand International Jazz Conference Mahidol University College of Music, Salaya Bangkok, Thailand January 27-29, 2012The strong Jazz Studies Department at the College of Music, Mahidol University, makes it possible to host an impressive international annual jazz conference. Committee members literally plan the event throughout the year, and ...
Eric Reed: Something Beautiful
by Greg Simmons
Eric Reed's Something Beautiful is well-named: a collection of mostly standards, delivered with sensitive hands and unerring taste. The pianist shows a knack for choosing great material, mostly staying away from jazz's grossly overplayed warhorses in favor of lesser-known material that is, nonetheless, classic and elegant. The album offers a unified atmosphere of down- ...
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO - December 7-10
The Jazz Gallery Presents John Ellis & Andy Bragen's MOBRO A New Work Commissioned by The Jazz Gallery in 2011 Wednesday through Saturday, December 7-10 One set ONLY at 9:00pm (2nd set may be added if the 1st sets sell out) Admission is $20.00, $10.00 for Members Featuring: John Ellis-reeds, Andy Bragen-lyrics, Mike Moreno-guitar, ...
Emmet Cohen: In The Element
by Edward Blanco
At the ripe old age of 21, jazz piano prodigy Emmet Cohen has already racked up an impressive list of awards among them, Downbeat's Best Jazz Soloist and Best Jazz Combo (for the Emmet Cohen Trio), placed first in the Kathleen T. and Philip B. Phillip's Piano competition at University of West Florida and was selected ...
Peter Zak: Down East
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Peter Zak and his superb trio went into the studio to swing on Down East, and swing they did. Opening with Duke Pearson's “Is That So?," Zak displays a light touch and a sparkle and shine not unlike that of Red Garland or Oscar Peterson, with ubiquitous bassist Peter Washington and drummer Rodney Green locking ...
Charlie Haden Quartet West: Norwich, UK May 19, 2011
by Bruce Lindsay
Charlie Haden Quartet WestSt Peter Mancroft ChurchNorwich, UKMay 19, 2011 The warm and sunny spring weather meant that queuing outside the venue was more of a pleasure than a chore for the jazz fans waiting to see and hear Charlie Haden Quartet West in the impressive surroundings of St Peter Mancroft ...
Charlie Haden Quartet West: Sophisticated Ladies
by Chris May
Gorgeous, poised and inviting. And that's just the sister on the cover of bassist Charlie Haden's latest with-singers-and-strings album. It's a retro design which, like the disc it packages, was inspired by Capitol Records' distinctive jazz-inflected vocal albums of the early 1960s. Your parents got off on this stuff big time back in the day, while ...
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