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Article: Interview

Billy Hart: Welcoming New, Loving Old, Sounds

by R.J. DeLuke
April 7, 2014

The ubiquitous drummer Billy Hart brings a special energy to the many projects of which he is a part. A band leader, composer and educator, he's been on hundreds of albums. He has taken the stage with countless bands, adding his rhythmic pulse to formations led by a litany of the biggest names in the business. ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

The Jazz Ballad Gauntlet: Rebecca Parris and Beat Kaestli

by C. Michael Bailey
March 30, 2014

bal * lad :noun \'ba-ləd\ A slow popular song that is typically about love. The ballad remains one of the most durable vehicles in any music genre. In jazz, it is a make-or-break format capable of revealing the haves and haves not in the jazz vocals department. There have been ...

Article: Lyrics

I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Jesper Bodilsen

by Vincenzo Roggero
March 19, 2014

01. Antonio Zambrini--Due colori (Abeat--2003). Ho conosciuto il pianista Antonio Zambrini durante la partecipazione al progetto con la cantante Silwia Bialas. Ho apprezzato da subito il suo modo di suonare che mi ricorda un poco quello del mio amico pianista svedese Lars Jansson. Zambrini mi ha dato questo album e lo sto ascoltando continuamente ...

News: Obituary

Vocalist/Pianist Patty Wicks: 1945-2014

March 11, 2014

Vocalist and pianist Patti Wicks, who divided her jazz life between New York and Florida for the past 40 years, recording several well-considered albums since the turn of the new century, died from heart failure March 7 in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was 69-years old. Wicks belonged to that rarefied group of performers that include ...

Article: Album Review

Tom Wopat: I've Got Your Number

Read "I've Got Your Number" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
February 14, 2014

In recent years, there's been a cottage industry of celebrities from rock, pop, country and television who wander into the American Songbook in the sunset of their careers and try to put out “jazz" albums. This CD is a welcome exception. While Tom Wopat may be best-loved for playing “Luke Duke" on the Dukes of Hazzard ...

Article: Album Review

Beata Pater: Golden Lady

Read "Golden Lady" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 10, 2014

Beata Pater's vocal expertise is about shape, texture and the nuance informing both. Pater's B&B Records color-inspired trilogy, Black (2006), Blue> (2011) and Red (2013) was a critically well-received series that demonstrated the singers mastery of wordless singing in a large band format, pushing the creative envelope to the edge of its capacity. Pater's self-claimed influences ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With David Tughan

by AAJ Staff
January 18, 2014

Meet David Tughan: I was born and raised in Northern Ireland. My passion for jazz began at 13 when I encountered the Count Basie Orchestra while vacationing in Florida. Inspired by the swinging energy and joyful sounds of the big band, I began listening to many instrumentalists like Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Stephane Grappelli, and ...

Article: Interview

Dwayne Burno: Tradition

by George Colligan
November 20, 2013

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] Dwayne Burno is one of the great bass players of his generation. Originally from Philadelphia, Burno has been on the New York and international jazz scene since 1990. He has played with so many of the great legends of jazz: Betty ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Nora Germain

by AAJ Staff
September 12, 2013

Meet Nora Germain:I am a 22-year-old jazz violinist living in Los Angeles. My parents were classical violinists in the Madison Symphony in Madison, Wisconsin, so I was raised with classical music. When I was 16, I went to Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California and met bassist Marshall Hawkins. Right then I decided to ...

Article: Album Review

Nora Germain: Let It Rip!

Read "Let It Rip!" reviewed by Carl L. Hager

by Carl L. Hager
September 10, 2013

How good is your memory? Remember when the gold standard in jazz was that the music needs to swing? Good memory, eh? Remember jazz violin, that four-stringed instrument that was bowed and tucked under the musician's chin, not stood on end? Jazz violin is a tradition which has faded to such a ...