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SFJAZZ Collective: Phoenix, AZ, March 21, 2013
by Patricia Myers
SFJAZZ CollectiveMusical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZMarch 21, 2013The SFJAZZ Collective delivered an intense contemporary-jazz performance that showcased the playing and composing skills of this stellar octet, sponsored since 2004 by the non-profit SFJAZZ.The Collective's ninth annual tour is celebrating the genius of Chick Corea--the sixth keyboardist to be honored by ...
Wonder: The Songs Of Stevie Wonder
Label: SFJAZZ
Released: 2012
Track listing: 1. Superstition – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Miguel Zenón*) 07:04;
2. Visions – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Stefon Harris) 06:07;
3. Race Babbling – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Robin Eubanks) 10:19;
4. Creepin' – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Matt Penman) 07:22;
5. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Avishai Cohen) 8:24;
6. Blame It On The Sun – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Mark Turner) 7:11;
7. Do I Do – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Eric Harland**) 06:07;
8. My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder (arranged by Edward Simon***) 09:07.
More Than Meets The Ear
Featuring the music of SFJAZZ Collective
Duration: 11:21
Enjoy Jazz Festival: Heidelberg / Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 30-November 7, 2012
by John Kelman
2012 Enjoy Jazz FestivalHeidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 30-November 7, 2012After a week in northern Sweden covering the 2012 Umeå Jazz Festival--where the were days shortening and the temperature dropping--moving south to Heidelberg, Germany was a welcome respite from the oncoming onslaught of winter that's also approaching back home in Canada. For this year's coverage of ...
Avishai Cohen - Trumpet: Triveni II
by Dan Bilawsky
Trumpeter Avishai Cohen had already reached the upper echelons of the jazz world when he put Triveni into motion, but this trio's debut--Introducing Triveni (Anzic Records, 2010)--still managed to mark a quantum leap in his artistry. The Israeli-born horn man first made stateside ripples when he placed third in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition in ...
Year of the Snake
by John Kelman
When a group of musicians works together more often in extracurricular configurations with other leaders, what do they do when they come together for their own project? In the case of saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard-- who, individually and collectively, have worked with everyone from pianist Brad Mehldau and guitarist Kurt ...
Ron Carter: The Right Notes, Alright
by R.J. DeLuke
There can't be any jazz musician or jazz listener who doesn't know Ron Carter and his standing as one of the most successful and influential bass players in the history of music in America. He's a musician of the highest order, with a rich, immediately identifiable sound that has resonated in the jazz world for some ...
SFJAZZ Gala To Stream Performances From Ahmad Jamal, Sfjazz Collective, Maceo Parker, Friday, May 4
The 2012 SFJAZZ Gala on Friday, May 4, 2012 will be streamed on sfjazz.org live and direct from San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club, beginning at 7:00pm PST. The Gala — which celebrates the near completion of the $63 million “The World is Listening” capital campaign for the landmark SFJAZZ Center opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Metta Quintet: Big Drum / Small World
by John Kelman
While the old adage, “those that can, do; those that can't teach" once had meaning, its verisimilitude in a jazz world where artists are increasingly forced to turn to education as a means of steady income would appear to be in jeopardy. But there have always been artists deftly committed to both teaching and doing.
SF Jazz Collective Performs at UMass/Amherst on Thursday, March 1
The acclaimed SF Jazz Collective performs at the Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the concert can be purchased online or at the door. Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand, and Israel, the Collective's multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion ...
