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44 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona: Omar Sosa y Paolo Fresu con Cristina Pato
by Enrique Turpin
Omar Sosa y Paolo Fresu con Cristina Pato44 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaLuz de Gas30 de octubre de 2012 Omar Sosa se ha hecho ya una presencia casi ineludible en el panorama jazzístico barcelonés. No sólo cuenta el hecho de que sea un músico que reside en la ciudad ...
Harold McNair: Harold McNair / Flute & Nut
by Duncan Heining
Harold McNair Harold McNair / Flute & Nut Dutton Vocalion 2012 (1968/1969)The story of Jamaican saxophonist/flautist Harold McNair is one of the great “what-might've-beens" of British jazz. He was, by all accounts, a charming, well-mannered guy with a beautiful sound on tenor, alto and, in particular, on flute, and the ...
Bassist Lee Smith's CD Release Celebration @ Kennett Square Flash!
Appearing at Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square, PA, on October 3rd will be bassist Lee Smith and his group. One Show: 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available at the door only. For info: 610-745-3011. This is a very special event that celebrates the release of Lee Smith: Sittin' ...
NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman's Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman “On behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts, it is with great sadness that I acknowledge the passing of 2012 NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman. An extraordinary saxophonist with a sound all his own, Von Freeman's contributions to jazz – and ...
Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling
by Chris May
Lonnie Liston SmithAstral TravelingFlying Dutchman1973 For many jazz fans, pianist Lonnie Liston Smith irredeemably blotted his copy book decades ago. Right enough, for Smith's smooth jazz and quiet storm albums of the 1980s and 1990s were bland, blissed-out, insubstantial affairs. But between 1965, when he was featured ...
Raul Mannola: Inner Visions of Flamenco
by Ian Patterson
Born in Brazil, raised in Finland and residing in Madrid, guitarist Raul Mannola has immersed himself in the art of flamenco for the past 25 years. In this time he has won over flamenco musicians, critics and jurists alike, impressed by his notable technique, and more importantly, his evident feel for the music; both attributes abound ...
Mark Alban Lotz: Istanbul Improv Sessions May 5th
by Bruce Lindsay
Istanbul Improv Sessions May 5th is an apt, if rather prosaic, title for this collection of improvisations, all of which were recorded in one day during 2010 in Istanbul. The leader and producer of the sessions is flautist Mark Alban Lotz, a German-born resident of Holland with over a dozen albums to his name. Lotz' collaborators ...
Jim Hart: The Art of Juggling
by Alan Bryson
Jim Hart is one of the hottest young musicians on the U.K. jazz scene. His impressive skills are matched by a level of experience and maturity that belie his age. His musicianship elicited this praise from vibes heavyweight Joe Locke: “Some of the best music I've heard in a long time. Definitely the best vibes playing ...
Jazz Radio Returns: Lydia Liebman's Reeds & Deeds II is back for a second season!
REEDS & DEEDS II RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON ON WECB After an outstanding debut, Lydia Liebman's “Reeds & Deeds II" is returning for a second season on January 23rd, 2011. “Reeds & Deeds II" is broadcast on WECB Online Radio from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Bringing jazz beyond the college campus, Liebman's weekly Sunday ...
Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms
by Ian Patterson
In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...
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