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Erena Terakubo: New York Attitude
by Edward Blanco
Erena Terakubo is the next emerging star in a long list of young and gifted musicians hailing from the land of “The Rising Sun" who, may have thankfully, chosen jazz music as a possible career choice. Barely 20 years old and from Sapporo, Japan, this alto saxophonist caught the ear of jazz luminaries like renowned saxophonist ...
Jazz vs Racism
by Greg Thomas
Jazz saved me from becoming a racist. Back in the early to mid-1980s, while attending Hamilton College in central New York, I learned details about the transatlantic slave trade that sickened and angered me. I read about the history of the abolitionist movement in the 1800s, and the civil rights movements of last ...
Ron Carter: Super Sideman
by Ken Dryden
Attila Zoller/Ron Carter/Joe Chambers Common Cause Enja 2009 Sadao Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio I'm Old Fashioned Test of Time 2009 Ron Carter has long been one of the most ...
Masuo: Life Is Good
by Jeff Winbush
Japanese-born/New York-based Yoshiaki Masuo is a professional and accomplished guitarist. He is not a particularly accomplished vocalist, but still chooses to sing on six of Life is Good's eleven tracks. Therein lies the potential pitfall of a self-produced album such as this. There's nobody behind the controls to suggest to Masuo that it might be better ...
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival 2009
by Alain Londes
TD Canada Trust Toronto International Jazz Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 26-July 5, 2009 The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival enjoyed its 23rd edition this year with a structure similar to that of recent years. The Mainstage concerts in front of City Hall were a nightly focal point as well ...
Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 1-3 July 1-3, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 1-3, 2009 It's the 30th Anniversary for the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) and, based on the stellar line-up, it promises to surpass its 25th Anniversary celebration from ...
Toronto Jazz Festival Supersizes Closing Night with Addition of Kenny Garrett
The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival will close out its 23rd edition this summer with supreme saxophonist Kenny Garrett in a special triple bill performance on Sunday, July 5 at Nathan Phillips Square. Garrett will join previously announced acts, Alain Caron Band and Sadao Watanabe. A multiple Grammy nominee, Garrett is considered to be the ...
"I'm Old Fashioned" by Sadeo Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio Reissued
Recorded on May 21, 1976, I'm Old Fashioned was the first studio album where Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams performed together as The Great Jazz Trio. In this album, they back up renowned Japanese sax player, Sadao Watanabe. Watanabe has recorded steadily primarily for Denon, Elektra and Verve and has worked with Chick Corea, ...
Hank Jones Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The Recording Academy awarded HANK JONES with a Lifetime Achievement Award this past weekend at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. Hank Jones is an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer who throughout his illustrious career has recorded more than 60 albums under his own name and countless others as a guest. His accessible playing style has ...
Basie's at Night
Label: JVC Discs
Released: 2008
Track listing: Disc 1: One for You; Plum Island; I
