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Highlights In Jazz 44th Anniversary Gala with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center

January 17, 2017

Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz, New York’s longest running jazz concert series, proudly kicks off it 45th season at 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center of Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NYC with The Highlights In Jazz 44th Anniversary Gala featuring the swinging jazz and blues ...

Article: Profile

The Early Years of Sonny Stitt in Saginaw, Michigan

by Dustin Mallory
January 4, 2017

As one of most recorded saxophonists of his generation, Sonny Stitt made more than 100 albums under his own name. He also performed as a sideman with the likes of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey. Despite the breadth of recorded work he left behind, Sonny Stitt's upbringing in Saginaw, Michigan is less well-documented. The ...

Article: Album Review

Martin Bejerano: Trio Miami

Read "Trio Miami" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 8, 2016

While nobody could successfully argue that the cost of playing with jazz legend Roy Haynes outweighs the benefits--a wealth of experience and time to connect with one of this music's greatest figures, tremendous exposure and opportunity on the performance front, time to build a group dynamic with one of the few true working bands out there, ...

Article: Interview

Nick Brignola: Big Horn, Strong Words

by Rob Rosenblum
October 30, 2016

This article first appeared in Coda Magazine in 1978. With the possible exception of torture, there has never been an art form more maligned than jazz. So, it is inevitable that every once in a while there is an exceptional musician who finds that the financial rewards of being a jazz musician are too ...

News: Recording

Robert Rodriguez "Melodies And Fantasies" Available on September 23

September 16, 2016

Debut Trio Recording: Featuring Hans Glawischnig & Marcus Gilmore Born in New York City and raised in Miami, Grammy Nominated pianist and composer Robert Rodriguez returned to NYC in 2000. Since his arrival in NYC, Robert had the opportunity to perform, collaborate and record with many legendary Jazz musicians including Arturo Sandoval, Ray Barretto, Roy Haynes, ...

Article: In the Studio

Three Days At The Barber Shop, Part 3

by David A. Orthmann
September 10, 2016

Rehearsal | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 When I walk into the live room, a little early, on Day 3, Gillespie has already swapped out the piano for a Hammond B-3 organ and Leslie speaker. Three boom mics are positioned in the area closest to the window to the control room. ...

News: Award / Grant

NEC Faculty Member Dave Holland Receives 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award

June 17, 2016

Renowned Jazz Bassist Dave Holland Earns Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz: 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award Holland is an NEC Visiting Artist-in-Residence NEC visiting artist-in-residence, renowned jazz bassist/composer and bandleader Dave Holland has earned the nation’s highest honor in jazz: a 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award. Holland is one of five individuals recognized for their lifetime ...

Article: Film Review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: The Case of the Three Sided Dream

by William Levine
June 15, 2016

Rahsaan Roland Kirk The Case of the Three Sided Dream Monoduo Films 2016 Rahsaan Roland Kirk as the natural successor to Bird and Coltrane? It's certainly a debatable point, and it might overlook the place of Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman in the evolution of saxophone playing during the first ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Chuck Redd

by AAJ Staff
May 8, 2016

About Chuck Redd Chuck Redd is an internationally well-known performer on both drums and vibraphone. He began his career when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio at the age of 21. He also became a member of the Great Guitars (Barney Kessel, Byrd, and Herb Ellis.) To his credit are 25 European tours and six ...

Article: Live Review

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny at the Blue Note

by Koby Hayon
March 28, 2016

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny Blue Note New York, NY March 13, 2016 Jazz luminary Roy Haynes has forever captivated audiences with his innovative playing and his concert (and 91st birthday celebration) on March 13th, at New York City's Blue Note was no different. The ...