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Ari Hoenig: Lines of Oppression

Read "Lines of Oppression" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
August 5, 2011

When Bill Evans began building trios that represented a collaboration of equals rather than soloist accompanied by rhythm section, it's unlikely the late pianist could have envisioned the way Jean-Michel Pilc, bassist François Moutin and drummer Ari Hoenig wowed fans at a 2011 Ottawa International Jazz Festival performance. Bringing new meaning to the phrase “egalitarian," each ...

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Mace Hibbard: Time Gone By

Read "Time Gone By" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
August 5, 2011

Performing a selection of thoroughly modern jazz, inspired and influenced by the music of Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis and Branford Marsalis, Atlanta-based saxophonist/composer Mace Hibbard delivers the creative and highly entertaining Time Gone By, his second album as leader and the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed debut, When Last We Met (CDBY, 2007). A ...

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Matthew Rybicki: Driven

Read "Driven" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 4, 2011

Metti una sera a cena in compagnia di amici vogliosi di conversare e scambiare opinioni, metti il CD firmato da Matthew Rybicki in sottofondo: sarà perfetto. Questo perché Driven - esordio da leader del trentasettenne contrabbassista - , con il suo movimento generale votato a un mainstream lineare ed educato, non rapisce l'attenzione, così racchiuso nel ...

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Chicago Yestet: Jazz Is Politics?

Read "Jazz Is Politics?" reviewed by Alex Marianyi

by Alex Marianyi
August 4, 2011

For an introduction to the Chicago jazz scene, look no further than the Chicago Yestet's line-up on Jazz Is Politics?. From drummer Dana Hall (Terell Stafford) to John Wojciechowski, a finalist in the 1996 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition, the roster reads like a who's who in Midwestern jazz. Staying true to the album's ...

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Grupo Falso Baiano: Simplicidade: Live at Yoshi's

Read "Simplicidade: Live at Yoshi's" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 1, 2011

In the early 1960s, a series of albums by Stan Getz, including Jazz Samba (Verve Records, 1962), with guitarist Charlie Byrd, and Getz/Gilberto (Verve Records, 1963), with Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, helped propel the Brazilian bossa nova to an unusually high level of popularity. But in Brazil, before there was bossa nova there was ...

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Yaala Ballin: On The Road

Read "On The Road" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 31, 2011

Yaala Ballin's On The Road came into being as the young vocalist came off the road, completing an international tour with her working band. Ballin wisely chose to capitalize on the musical bonds and connections forged on the road, bringing the band into the studio to record a set that reflects the programming and flow of ...

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5th Avenue

July 31, 2011

Album: Love Me One More Time
By Roger Chong
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 02:47

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The George Lernis Jazz Quartet: Shapes of Nature

Read "Shapes of Nature" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
July 29, 2011

Many people recall the tedium of childhood music lessons: the endless scales; impatient instructors; and the drudgery of practice, practice, practice. A few gifted individuals get to move on to bigger and better things, but the vast majority face a conspiracy of limited talent and the distraction of competing interests. Fortunately, those who do possess the ...

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Kayo: I Wish You Love

Read "I Wish You Love" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 28, 2011

Kayoko Hiraki may not be familiar to most jazz audiences but this is a musician whose pedigree alone makes her a unique artist. A native of Japan, Kayo--the name by which she prefers to be called--is the daughter of a classical pianist and began playing the piano at the tender age of three. A classically-trained pianist ...

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Matt Nowlin Jazz Orchestra: The Good News!

Read "The Good News!" reviewed by Alex Marianyi

by Alex Marianyi
July 27, 2011

In a world full of negative media, the Matt Nowlin Jazz Orchestra only wants to talk about The Good News!. The good news is that Chicago- based composer/conductor Nowlin does not hesitate when referencing the great big bands of the past; however, this attitude does not keep him or his soloists from exploring new territory as ...