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The Jazz Loft Presents The John Monteleone Art of the Guitar Festival: The Anthony Wilson Organ Trio
by Dan Bilawsky
When summer settles in, jazz fans turn their focus toward festivals. No stranger to this scenario, The Jazz Loft, in Stony Brook, NY, draws plenty of ears and cheers with its John Monteleone Art of the Guitar Festival. A celebration of a master luthier, his instruments and those who wield them, this eagerly anticipated event offers ...
Ron Carter and Russell Malone at the Museum of Modern Art
by Paul Reynolds
Ron Carter and Russell Malone Museum of Modern Art New York, NYMay 28, 2024 “This is really something. I thought maybe 15 people would show up," Ron Carter said in modest surprise as he scanned the massive crowd that packed the sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art--and even spilled ...
Jimmy Smith: Dot Com Blues
by Chris M. Slawecki
He's known as one of the founding jazz fathers of Hammond B-3 organ funk, but Jimmy Smith has always played the blues. Born in December 1928 in a suburb west of Philadelphia, Smith has been performing since he was 12, at that time in a song and dance act with his father. After a stint in ...
Pieces of Treasure
Label: Modern Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Just in Time; There Will Never Be Another You; Nature Boy; One for My Baby; They Can’t Take That Away from Me; All the Way; Here’s That Rainy Day; September Song; On the Sunny Side of the Street; It’s All in the Game.
Cantaloupe Island
Label: Jazz Avenue 1
Released: 2023
Track listing: Cantaloupe Island;
Barbara;
Sister Sadie;
Bumpin' on Sunset;
The Very Thought of You;
Thieves in the Temple;
That's All;
Listen to the Dawn;
The Thumb.
Douyé: The Golden Sèkèrè
by Dave Linn
Nigerian-born Douye grew up in Lagos as part of a music-loving family. She joined the church choir where her grandmother was musical director and quickly became aware of her love and affinity for singing. It was her father though who passed on his love of jazz to her. He traveled often and brought home the latest ...
Ed Cherry: Always Groovin’
by R.J. DeLuke
"I liked the look of it--I like the sound--the feel," says renowned guitarist Ed Cherry about the guitar, an instrument he has been playing for more than half a century. He long ago became a first-rate player with a warm sound and joyous approach. He is also diverse. He's played a myriad of styles ...
Jimmy Greene: Gifts and Givers
by C. Andrew Hovan
The two-tenor battle is not a new idea, with iconic pairings from the jazz pantheon running the gamut from Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray to Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin. In more recent times, Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart have fueled the fire with their own incendiary adventures as heard on the current albums Wailin' ...
Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and drummer Mike Clark return on seasoned new outing 'Cantaloupe Island' beside guitar great Russell Malone, out now via Jazz Avenue 1
Renowned bassist Leon Lee Dorsey continues his prolific streak with the issue of Cantaloupe Island, the latest album to be released on his Jazz Avenue 1 label and a continuation of his bountiful partnership with revered drummer Mike Clark. On their sixth collaboration since 2019, the stalwart rhythm section brings in virtuosic guitarist Russell Malone for ...
Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes
by C. Andrew Hovan
Going back to the fall of 2016 and Ron Carter's appearance at the Detroit Jazz Festival as artist-in-residence, the buzz was that a biographical film on the man named the most recorded bassist in history was in the pipeline. During that festival, a film crew was seen regularly following Carter around Hart Plaza and the bassist ...
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