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The Four Bags: Forth

by Glenn Astarita
November 2, 2011

The musicians who comprise this indubitably inventive New York City-based quartet have respectively performed with the likes of Anthony Braxton, Lee Konitz and Clark Terry, in addition to large-scale symphonies and orchestras. Ultimately, the artists' diverse resumes and many-sided viewpoints effectively transfer to this rather sprightly multi-format program, spanning countless applications, yet cohesively shaped into an ...

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Shirley Crabbe: Home

by Edward Blanco
October 30, 2011

In 2006, jazz singer Shirley Crabbe suffered from a vocal cord injury, not knowing if she would ever be able to sing again. Home is her long-awaited debut, documenting a successful return appropriately acknowledged in the opening Leonard Bernstein piece “Lucky To Be Me." Her remarkable performance gives no clue to the nature of her prior ...

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Chora Baiao

October 30, 2011

Album: Chora Baiao
By Antonio Adolfo
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 5:11

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Yoko Miwa Trio: Live at Scullers Jazz Club

Read "Live at Scullers Jazz Club" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 27, 2011

Is live always better? Does the no second takes, out-on-a-limb aspect of playing in front of a live audience, and feeding off its energy result in the best recordings? It seems to work that way for Boston-based pianist Yoko Miwa on Live At Scullers Jazz Club, a mix of tunes from The Great American Songbook and ...

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Just Remember

October 27, 2011

Album: Just Remember
By Mike Cottone
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 4:31

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Adi Imeri: Ja Navivam za Kojotot

Read "Ja Navivam za Kojotot" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
October 23, 2011

Although a key member of the underground band Jabolko Za Daskalot (An Apple for the School Teacher) guitarist Adi Imeri--а prominent figure on the inconsistent but diverse Macedonian underground music scene--has also been involved in numerous side projects, most notably String Forces and the experimental/ambient collective Zdeev. On Ja Navivam za Kojotot (I Cheer for the ...

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Ron Jackson: Flubby Dubby

Read "Flubby Dubby" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
October 22, 2011

New York-based urban guitarist Ron Jackson blends his soulful jazz sound with elements of R&B, funk and even a touch of the Caribbean mood on Flubby Dubby, his sixth album as leader. Leading his classic organ trio, also featuring organist Kyle Koeler and drummer Otis Brown III, the album was recorded live at Cecil's Jazz Club ...

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Lars Fiil: Reconsideration

Read "Reconsideration" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 19, 2011

Fa sempre piacere imbattersi in musicisti nuovi, giovani, interessanti. Vincitore dello Young Jazz Comets Denmark nel 2010, il ventiquattrenne pianista danese Lars Fiil è qui al suo disco d'esordio, alla testa di un quartetto di coetanei (il più giovane è il bassista, ventiduenne; la più anziana - per così dire - è la sassofonista, ventiseienne). Sottolineiamo ...

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Aaron Staebell: Bending & Breaking

Read "Bending & Breaking" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 19, 2011

Bending And Breaking is percussionist and composer Aaron Staebell's debut as a bandleader; a debut filled with energy, enthusiasm, and invention, signaling the appearance of yet another talented newcomer on the scene. As a composer, Staebell's work takes inspiration from and shares qualities with a wide range of styles and sources. “Nobody Reads ...