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Cape May Jazz Festival Continues to Rebuild
by Ken Franckling
The 31st Cape May Jazz FestivalCape May, New JerseyApril 16-18, 2009 As it works to regroup from its own financial problems of the past several years, due in some measure to over expansion, the Cape May Jazz Festival team didn't need the impact of a full-blown recession. L to R: ...
It's the Economy, Man!
by Jack Bowers
Even though the present (and future) state of the economy here in the States is no laughing matter, there has been at least one tongue-in-cheek article about jazz musicians seeking bailout money from Congress and the Bush administration (still in power when it was written last December). It's presented as a straight “news" story, but musicians' ...
Roni Ben-Hur: Keepin' It Open
by Budd Kopman
Roni Ben-Hur, originally from Israel, has been a mainstay of the New York straight-ahead scene for twenty years now. Having a style that is clearly out of the Wes Montgomery/Grant Green mold, Ben-Hur makes no apologies for his predilection for the sound and style of the Blue Note label from the fifties and sixties. Like saxophonist ...
Roni Ben-Hur: Keepin' It Open
by Andrew Rowan
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has assembled an impressive cast for Keepin' It Open: trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Santi Debriano, drummer Lewis Nash and percussionist Steve Kroon--a who's who of contemporary mainstream jazz exploring a beautifully varied selection of tunes. The proceedings open with Ben-Hur in the time-honored guitar trio setting, offering ...
Roni Ben-Hur: Keepin' It Open
by J Hunter
Thanks to the worthy efforts of ambassadors ranging from Louis Armstrong to Norman Grantz, jazz fans have been gifted with a raft of international players whose work teems with the influence of some of the genre's biggest legends. One example: Roni Ben-Hur, the Israeli guitarist who has been serving up an Old School sound reminiscent of ...
Signature
By Roni Ben-Hur
Label: Reservoir Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: Mama Bee; Bachiana Brasileiras No. 2, Aria; Blues In The Night; Eretz; Slowly But Surely; Choro No. 1; Time On My Hands; Luiza; So In Love.
Roni Ben-Hur: Signature
by Budd Kopman
The person and musician who is Roni Ben-Hur comes shining through on Signature. The record so full of joy that it is easy to just sit back, relax and enjoy a hour's worth of fine music--and it's much more than just good playing. The late pianist John Hicks, a pro's pro if there ever was one, ...
Jazz and Milk
by Roni Ben-Hur
Choosing a career as a jazz musician, from an economic stand point, is the same as making a high risk investment. The returns could practically be a dream come true or a disastrous state of affairs. For most of us, it is some of both. To make sure we don't end up with unpaid ...
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