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Take Five With Kristin Korb

by AAJ Staff
August 13, 2013

Meet Kristin Korb: A singing double bassist with a deep sense of swing, Kristin Korb combines the instrumental influence of Ray Brown and Charles Mingus with the vocal styling of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to create a sound all herown. Exhilarating to watch live, she sings and plays the bass as effortlessly as she breathes.

Article: Extended Analysis

Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge: River Runs

by Jack Bowers
August 5, 2013

On this powerful and ambitious “concerto for jazz guitar, saxophone and orchestra," composer Chuck Owen's Jazz Surge is bolstered by a thirty-four member reed, brass and string section that helps guide the listener on a picturesque journey along a number of rivers of various shapes, sizes and currents whose aim is to rekindle through musical portraiture ...

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Take Five With Ryan Oliver

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2013

Meet Ryan Oliver:Juno-nominated, Toronto-based saxophonist, Ryan Oliver honed his craft in Canada's west coast before moving to Amsterdam, Toronto, and then New York. Since returning to Toronto, he has maintained a busy schedule as one of Canada's most in-demand saxophonists. Oliver has toured in India, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada with ...

Article: Live Review

Rufus Reid: Stanford University, February 27, 2013

by Bill Leikam
April 23, 2013

Stanford Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fredrick BerryGuest Artist: Rufus ReidBing Concert HallStanford, CAFebruary 27, 2013 Walking into Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall can be a stunning experience. Listening to the magnificent acoustic qualities of the hall, it is nothing short of an aural experience that brings a ...

Article: Interview

Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else

by Bob Kenselaar
February 25, 2013

Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Special Edition

by John Kelman
January 11, 2013

With drummer/keyboardist Jack DeJohnette entering his eighth decade on planet earth, he's managed to accomplish what few other drummers have. Recipient of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award, there are few jazz drummer s alive today who can cite as many recordings as the Chicago-born DeJohnette can, nor are there many who have been on such ...

Album

Hues of a Different Blue

By Rufus Reid

Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. It's the Nights I Like (Rufus Reid) - 5:02; 02. Candango (Steve Allee) - 5:06; 03. When She Smiles Upon Your Face (RR) - 5:59; 04. Francisca (Toninho Horta) - 5:13; 05. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen / Mercer) - 5:36; 06. These Foolish Things (Strachey / Link) - 4:51; 07. Lower Burellian Bicycle Loop (Don Aliquo) - 5:26; 08. The Eloquent One (RR) - 5:09; 09. Manhattan Style (Duduka Da Fonseca) - 4:20; 10. Memories of You (Eubie Blake) - 5:26; 11. Mother and Child (RR) - 4:37; 12. Summer's Shadow (SA) - 5:06; 13. I Can't Explain (RR) - 4:48; 14. Hues of a Different Blue (RR) - 6:41.

News: Music Industry

Artists Recording Collective Label Celebrates 5-year Anniversary

December 13, 2012

The Artists Recording Collective celebrated its 5th anniversary on Pearl Harbor Day this month. Also, commonly known as ARC, the company is a registered Kansas Limited Liability Company (LLC) in good standing that is based in the scenic Kansas City metropolitan area at Leavenworth. ARC is simply a recording label and low intensity marketing platform that ...

Article: Album Review

Jana Herzen: Passion Of A Lonely Heart

Read "Passion Of A Lonely Heart" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 20, 2012

Numerous artists, both famous and relatively obscure, have found a recording home on the Motéma Music imprint. Every musician on the roster, from pianist extraordinaire Monty Alexander and veteran bassist Rufus Reid to newcomer-turned-vocal star Gregory Porter, has benefited from head honcho Jana Herzen's attention to detail, tireless promotional efforts and label largesse; every artist, that ...

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Duduka Da Fonseca: The Guy From Ipanema

by R.J. DeLuke
October 15, 2012

The 1950s into the early 1960s was a special period in Brazil, the land of beautiful beaches, picturesque mountains and the home of a warm, inviting and sensuous music called samba that was developed during those years. It was also a time when bossa nova, another sumptuous musical style, was spawned. The music invades the senses ...