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Josh Roseman: Reimagining the Constellations
by R.J. DeLuke
Josh Roseman is a busy man. Extremely busy. He's also an extremely bright one, which is good because otherwise one might pause to consider whether, with all those activities, he is wearing himself too thin. Turns out he is spreading wide, but nothing about him or his many pursuits is thin. Especially not his creativity.
Stefon Harris: Authenticity and Audacity
by R.J. DeLuke
Authenticity is a special word for vibraphone wizard Stefon Harris when it comes to his art, which springs from the tradition of jazz music, but is approached through a modern lens that takes into account the sounds and perspective of 2009. He has enough audacity--also a special word for Harris--to say it clearly, to ...
2009 JJA Jazz Awards Winners
Drumroll, please! And the winners of the 2009 Jazz Journalist Association (JJA) awards are... Top Honors 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Lee Konitz 2. Musician of the Year Sonny Rollins 3. Composer of the Year Maria Schneider 4. Up and Coming Artist of the Year Esperanza ...
JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!
Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees ...
SF Jazz Records Announces the Release of SFJAZZ Collective Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour
SFJAZZ Records today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s fifth limited- edition (5,000 copies) set, Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival (October 3 through November 9, 2008)—the deluxe, numbered 3-CD set is ...
SF Jazz Announces First Concert DVD Release: SF Jazz Collective: Live at Jazz a Vienne
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA)--SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz institution on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, has announced its first concert DVD release: SFJAZZ Collective: Live at Jazz a Vienne. Originally filmed for broadcast on French Public television, the DVD captures the all-star octet live in concert in Vienne, France on ...
Robin Eubanks Joins SF Jazz Collective; International Tour Kicks Off February 15
SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES NEW 'COLLECTIVE' LINE-UP FOR SPRING 2008: TROMBONIST ROBIN EUBANKS JOINS ALL-STAR OCTET IN SEASON DEVOTED TO REPERTOIRE OF WAYNE SHORTER, NEW COMPOSITIONS BY COLLECTIVE MEMBERS SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz institution on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, has announced the Spring 2008 touring ...
SF Jazz Collective: Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour
by J Hunter
You heard it in science class... for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That maxim works in many spheres outside the scientific, no more so than in jazz. So it was only a matter of time before there was an answer to Jazz at Lincoln Center's “strict-constructionist view of what jazz “is. Where ...
SF Jazz Collective: SF Jazz Collective 2
by Paul Ryan
The SF Jazz Collective's second Nonesuch release focuses on the compositions of John Coltrane, with a few originals thrown into the mix. Despite the fact that this ensemble has so many “stars, its cohesiveness as a unit is palpable. No one seems to steal the spotlight, although certain musicians are featured on specific tunes. ...
SF Jazz Collective: SF Jazz Collective 2
by R. Emmet Sweeney
The SF Jazz Collective is a younger, more stylistically adventurous version of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, a repertory-minded super-group with a defined home base that tours at upscale theaters instead of clubs, aiming at middle-class pocketbooks. Both intend to educate as much as entertain, but SF Jazz, with Joshua Redman at the helm, manages to ...
