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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: The Test Of Time: A Century Of Song
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band gives the “hot rhythm treatment” to rags, parlor songs and spirituals composed a century or more ago. From Jack Norworth’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” to Kerry Mills' Cakewalk “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” and Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” we’ll explore the roots ...
Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 3
by Florence Wetzel
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3[Editor's Note: In Florence Wetzel's in-depth interview with Ron Miles, the Colorado-based trumpeter covers the rest of his releases, including an exclusive first look at his forthcoming album, Quiver (Enja, 2012), due out later this year.]Laughing Barrel AAJ: So next you have another Sterling Circle ...
Spike Wilner: La Tendresse
by Dan Bilawsky
There are few greater champions of the old and new in jazz than pianist/club owner/musical antiquarian Spike Wilner. His role in resuscitating and running one of the most important night spots for jazz in New York--Smalls Jazz Club--has made him a hero to those who frequent that bastion of musical integrity, but he's also revered as ...
Dick Hyman's Life In Music This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
In a recent edition of “A Blog Supreme" on NPR Jazz, Dick Hyman was referred to as “A Living, Breathing Encyclopedia Of Jazz." This week, Riverwalk Jazz celebrates the music of Dick Hyman. Hyman discusses the musical influences that shaped his career, and he joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on pieces by his favorite composers, ...
Jan Lundgren / Bengt Hallberg: Back 2 Back
by Chris Mosey
An historic meeting of two giants of modern jazz in Sweden. Bengt Hallberg, born 1932, helped to found the idiom via his work with alto saxophonist Arne Domnérus in the 1950s and attracted international attention by recording with such US legends as Clifford Brown and Stan Getz. Leonard Feather praised his “unique light-fingered style."
Penang Island Jazz Festival: Penang, Malaysia, Dec 1-4, 2011
by Ian Patterson
8th Penang Island Jazz FestivalPenang, MalaysiaDecember 1-4, 2011 For small, independent jazz festivals heavily reliant on private sector sponsorship, it can be a jungle out there. In the case of the Penang Island Jazz Festival, sandwiched between the Straits of Malacca and tropical forest, this is literally true. Monkeys, civet and leopard ...
Ignasi Terraza Trio: Bangkok, October 12, 2011
by Ian Patterson
Ignasi Terazza TrioThe Living Room,BangkokOctober 12, 2011 Pianist/composer Ignasi Terraza knows what he likes and is not to be swayed by the dictates of fashion; so it was that this refined yet exciting pianist--supported by double bassist Pierre Boussaguet and drummer Esteve Pi--treated the Living Room to a high-class exhibition ...
Brian Morton & Richard Cook: The Penguin Jazz Guide - The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums
by C. Michael Bailey
The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums Brian Morton and Richard Cook Paperback; 768 pages ISBN: 9780141048314 Penguin Books 2010 Attention: The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums does not equal The Penguin Guide ...
Sir Roland Hanna: Colors From A Giant's Kit
by Greg Simmons
Sir Roland Hanna (1932--2002) recorded a series of undated solo piano sessions for IPO founder Bill Soren, some of which are now released as Colors From A Giant's Kit. Vault finds--those undiscovered recordings that have been made, shelved and largely unheard for decades--can be some of the most entertaining recordings in jazz. How marvelous to listen ...
American Classics Performing Songs of Scott Joplin at Longy School in Cambridge on Saturday May 7
American Classics—a Boston group dedicated to exploring the time-capsule of original American music—is performing a special concert on the Rags and Songs of Scott Joplin at Pickman Concert Hall at Longy School of Music, on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online or at the ...
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