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Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour
Label: SFJAZZ
Released: 2009
Track listing: CD1: Armageddon; Aurora Borealis; Infant Eyes; Go; Breakthrough; Yes and No. CD2: Secrets of the Code; El Gaucho; The Year 2008; Diana; Black Nile. CD3: Frontline; The Angels' Share; This, That and the Other; The Road to Dharma; Aung San Suu Kyi; Footprints.
SFJAZZ Collective: Live 2009
by John Ferrell
From its formation in 2004, SFJAZZ Collective has demonstrated a unique ability to showcase individual talent while simultaneously maintaining a unified ensemble sound. Live 2009 is a magnificent representation of this delicate balance. The Collective's 2009 tour featured compositions by pianist McCoy Tyner arranged by members of the collective, and one original composition by each player. ...
McCoy Tyner: alone and (in spirit) with SFJAZZ Collective
by J Hunter
Usually, the kind of passionate tribute SFJAZZ Collective delivers annually is reserved for artists who are either no longer on the scene, or whose productivity has seriously tanked. However, current honoree McCoy Tyner fits neither of those definitions. The pianist's winter 2009 disc follows the remarkable CD/DVD package Guitars (Half Note, 2008), and is Tyner's third ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio: Reflections
by Mark Corroto
Like an Ian McEwan short story, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel can say more in a few lines than most guitarists manage over the course of an entire recording. On Standard Trio: Reflections he inscribes his signature sound on a set of ballads--all classic tunes except for one original. His trio of bassist Eric Revis and drummer Eric ...
Miguel Zenon: Esta Plena
by Mark F. Turner
From the fruits of winning both a MacArthur ("genius grant") and Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, expands his clear vision of modern jazz and Puerto Rican folk music in Esta Plena. With an incisive voice, his involvement with the SFJAZZ Collective, Guillermo Klein's Y Los Gauchos and Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra is ...
SF Jazz Records Releases SF Jazz Collective's Sixth Limited-Edition Set, Live 2009: 6th Annual Concert Tour
SFJAZZ Records today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s sixth limited-edition set, Live 2009: 6th Annual Concert Tour, of which 5,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—presenter of this year’s 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival — the deluxe, numbered 2-CD set is the definitive recording of this all-star jazz ensemble’s sixth year ...
April 2009
by AAJ Staff
Edward SimonEd Simon TrioVillage VanguardNew York City March 1, 2009In any circumstance, it would be worth hitting the Village Vanguard to hear Edward Simon (Mar. 1st), one of the most gifted pianists of our day. But the presence of guest saxophonist Mark Turner--back in undiminished form after a ...
SFJAZZ Colective: Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour
by Joel Roberts
Each year since 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective has brought together eight of the top names in jazz (including, in its latest lineup, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Stefon Harris and Miguel Zenon) to focus on the work of a single modern jazz giant. Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock were featured in past years ...
SFJAZZ Collective: Ottawa, Canada March 1, 2009
by John Kelman
SFJAZZ CollectiveDominion-Chalmers United Church Ottawa, Canada March 1, 2009 It was a stellar weekend for jazz in Ottawa, Canada. First, on Saturday, February 26 fans were treated to an intimate but outstanding evening of music by local bassist John Geggie and his guests, guitarist Vic Juris and drummer John ...
SFJAZZ Collective to Perform in Ottawa on March 1, 2009
Celebrated jazz artists perform together in Ottawa for the first time “Sheer, out-of-the-box musicality… revealed the joys and complexities of free improvising." – Los Angeles Times Ottawa (Tuesday, February 3, 2009) – Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Miguel Zenon, Robin Eubanks, Renee Rosnes, Matt Penman and Eric Harland are each giants of the jazz genre. The Ottawa ...
