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Article: Live Review

Mary McBride at Housing Works, June 16 2010

Read "Mary McBride at Housing Works, June 16 2010" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Mary McBride Housing Works June 16, 2010 New York, NY On her New York stop of the promotional tour for her new release The Way Home, soul-folk singer-songwriter Mary McBride hit the stage of lower Manhattan's Housing Works backed by a solid power trio that at once made you ...

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Article: Live Review

Pat Metheny, Orchestrion Tour in Denver

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Pat Metheny Paramount Theater Denver, CO May 5, 2010 “Because it's there." That's the classic answer to the question of why climb the big mountain. That's pretty close to the explanation for Pat Metheny's current Orchestrion tour. He's taken the concept of the one-man-band to heights never dreamed of by ...

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Article: Album Review

Peter Frampton: Thank You Mr. Churchill

Read "Thank You Mr. Churchill" reviewed by Doug Collette


Thank You Mr Churchill is Peter Frampton's latest attempt to reconcile fame with artistic integrity, a campaign he's been waging much of his career. Looking to escape his teen idol status in The Herd by partnering with Steve Marriott in the quasi-super group Humble Pie, he departed their ranks when growing fame relied too heavily on ...

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Pat Metheny: Pat Metheny: Orchestrion

Read "Pat Metheny: Orchestrion" reviewed by Doug Collette


Orchestrion is no doubt going to be tremendously popular with Pat Metheny's devoted fan base, and anyone else who takes the opportunity to see the man on his upcoming tour. As one of the guitarist/composer's grandest projects, it will attract more than a few of those casually acquainted with Metheny's fame, curiosity piqued by the unusual ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Orchestrion

Read "Orchestrion" reviewed by John Kelman


The first question that has likely crossed the minds of many who've heard about guitarist Pat Metheny's Orchestrion is: why? Metheny has already published plenty of information about this unique project at his website, but it still doesn't get to the real heart of the matter. Orchestrion is a solo album in the truest sense of ...

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Article: Live Review

Bebel Gilberto at The Hiro Ballroom, NYC

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Bebel Gilberto Hiro Ballroom New York, New York November 25, 2009 Playing in celebration of her latest release before a large crowd of dedicated fans, Bebel Gilberto took the stage at Downtown Manhattan's Hiro Ballroom backed by a tight four-piece band, kicking off the set with “Aganju," ...

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Article: New York Beat

Icons Among Us: An Epic Jazz Documentary, Part 2

Read "Icons Among Us: An Epic Jazz Documentary, Part 2" reviewed by Nick Catalano


Part 1 | Part 2 This seminal documentary continues on the second CD with a scene straight out of a typical Gotham jazz collaboration: singer Gretchen Parlato and pianist Aaron Parks are together in a NYC apartment working out a vocal arrangement. Gretchen is heard commenting on the vagaries of jazz singing and the ...

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Article: Profile

The Making of Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense

Read "The Making of Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense" reviewed by Eric Benson


On an August morning in 1958, a 33-year-old photographer named Art Kane gathered 57 jazz musicians together on the steps of a Harlem brownstone. The resulting picture, known as “A Great Day in Harlem," appeared in the January 1959 issue of Esquire and has become the most famous image in jazz history. The photograph lacks the ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Four: Everything Everywhere

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Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Four: Everything Everywhere The Documentary ChannelMay 11, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, the weekly television series that's been ...

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Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Three: In the Spirit of Family

Read "Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Three: In the Spirit of Family" reviewed by John Kelman


Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Three: In the Spirit of Family The Documentary ChannelMay 4, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009In a 2005 AAJ interview, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel bemoaned the loss ...


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