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Article: Live From New York

October 2009

by AAJ Staff
October 3, 2009

Gordon GrdinaBar 4Brooklyn, NY September 7, 2009There were other things in the music Gordon Grdina played at Bar 4, bits of McLaughlin, Santana, Sharrock, but for the first few minutes of his trio's Sep. 7th set it was hard to hear anything other than how together they were. From the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Philadelphia Jazz at the Kimmel Center in October: Lizz Wright and Danilo Perez Trio Pay Tribute to Billie Holiday; Christian McBride and Friends; and Melody Gardot

September 25, 2009

Philadelphia has a long history as a vibrant and pulsating jazz community. This October, the Kimmel Center turns the spotlight on Philadelphia-born jazz luminaries who continue to evolve America’s indigenous art form. Philly’s own bass virtuoso Christian McBride celebrates the 20th anniversary of his musical work in a performance with Grammy® Award-winning pianist Bruce Hornsby, his ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Blake: Shayari

by J Hunter
March 31, 2008

If you've heard bassist Christian McBride's blazing Live at Tonic (RopeaDope, 2006), then you're familiar with the powers of Ron Blake. On some tracks, Blake blasts soul-drenched tenor in the same vein as Junior Walker; on others, he launches solos that approache the same technical and emotional level visited by Wayne Shorter. Blake's overall performance on ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Blake: Shayari

Read "Shayari" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler
February 13, 2008

There's an attention to sonic detail and aural space on tenor saxophonist Ron Blake's Shayari that would be more expected from the ECM label than from Detroit's Mack Avenue Records. But Mack Avenue, through Blake and his producer/pianist Michael Cain, has given us a CD strong on tone and mood, intimate and introverted without being lightweight ...

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Shayari

By Ron Blake

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Waltz for Gwen; Atonement; Come Sun; Hanuman; What Is Your Prayer For?; Of Kindred Souls; Please Be Kind; 76; Remember the Rain; The Island; Teddy; Abhaari (Pt. I); Abhaari (Pt. II).

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Article: Album Review

Ron Blake: Shayari

Read "Shayari" reviewed by Greg Camphire

by Greg Camphire
December 30, 2007

Following excursions in the worlds of pop, funk and Latin music, saxophonist Ron Blake veers back towards jazz with Shayari, a series of acoustic duets and trios featuring a revolving lineup of A-list sidemen. Mixing up original compositions written or co-written by Blake along with a handful of standards, the album is a varied and well-paced ...

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Sonic Tonic

By Ron Blake

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Invocation; Chasing the Sun; Your Warm Embrace; Dance of Passion; The Windmills of Your Mind; Shades of Brown; Sonic Tonic; Tom Blake (Revisited); Pure Imagination; Pissarro's Floor; Invocation (Dance of Fire)

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Article: Album Review

Ron Blake: Sonic Tonic

Read "Sonic Tonic" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 13, 2005

Sax man Ron Blake tapped various sources and influences for Sonic Tonic, most prominent of which involve his Caribbean roots. This album, expertly produced by Me'Shell NdegéOcello, also explores various other genres, and few beats are missed in the execution. The opening “Invocation, a tune in the finest tradition of John Coltrane's most ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Blake: Sonic Tonic

Read "Sonic Tonic" reviewed by Matt Cibula

by Matt Cibula
June 17, 2005

Saxophonist Ron Blake has everything he needs to be a rising star on the jazz scene. He seems intelligent, he has chops for days, and his bald head/weird beard thing is an extremely marketable look. Blake is adventurous enough, which he proves by including a remix disc in the CD package. He even has famous friends ...

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Article: Live Review

Ron Blake's MUSIC T'REE Flourishes Across Genres

by Matt Merewitz
March 29, 2004

A radio host throws on one of Ron Blake's discs ' perhaps his latest effort for Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, Lest We Forget. Chances are - you dig. But who was that? Many of you have seen or heard this saxophonist live or on record, but there is no name to go with a sound. Don't ...