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Return to Forever: Returns
by John Kelman
Seventies fusion supergroup Return to Forever's reunion and 2008 world tour was one of the year's biggest jazz events. At performances including its Ottawa International Jazz Festival show, the group did more than give a bunch of grays and no-hairs a chance to relive their youth. With a combination of prerequisite testosterone ("This is a man's ...
Bruce Springsteen: Working On A Dream
by Mike Perciaccante
Releasing a CD filled with politically charged songs is nothing new to Bruce Springsteen. Born In The U.S.A. (Columbia, 1984) made overt commentary on this country's political state at that time. The Rising (Columbia, 2002) featured preachy social commentary on post-9/11 America. Magic (Columbia, 2007) voiced the disillusionment of the soldiers returning from the Middle East. ...
Pianist Marcus Roberts' New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1
Renowned pianist Marcus Roberts first album in eight years to be released March 31st. New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1, to be released via Tunecore and online. Album marks Duke Ellington's 110th birthday. Marcus Roberts' New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1, his first new album since 2001's acclaimed Cole after Midnight, is set for release on ...
AAJ's Top 20 Interviews of 2008
by AAJ Staff
2008 represented another great year for interviews and profiles at AAJ, covering artists across the stylistic spectrum. As ever, AAJ provided coverage of well-known artists like Dave Holland, Pat Martino, Greg Osby and Randy Brecker, as well as relative up-and-comers including Brad Shepik, Manuel Mengis, Darcy James Argue and Asaf Sirkis. While ...
Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy
by John Kelman
There was a time when family entertainment often consisted of coming together to sing and play; when music was not just an oral tradition but a means of engendering familial closeness. A time long past, it contrasts with the contemporary reality of disenfranchised children, in no small part the result of a society where double incomes ...
Kate McGarry, Fred Hersch and Ted Nash: A Trio from Palmetto
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The music industry has been struggling to adapt to the death of brick-and-mortar outlets, the increasing independence of prominent artists, and the practice of downloading just one or two songs from an album, and not buying the rest. Each year more jazz labels shrink, dissolve into non-musical corporations or disappear altogether, inspiring some that remain to ...
Return to Forever Featuring Chick Corea: Where Have I Known You Before / No Mystery
by John Kelman
With the release of the remixed and remastered Return to Forever: The Anthology (Concord, 2008) fans of the reunited '70s fusion supergroup, touring North American and Europe since late May, including an attendance-breaking June 26 performance at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, were given the chance to hear keyboard icon Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, ...
Dr. John: City That Care Forgot
by Mike Perciaccante
Dr. John is angry--and with good cause. Though saddened by the natural destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, he is pissed at the man-made tragedy that its aftermath has spawned. On City That Care Forgot he directs his anger at the White House, the mayor and police force of New Orleans, insurance companies, crooked, thieving contractors/roofers and ...
Charlie Haden: Family & Friends
Jazz legend Charlie Haden returns to his roots for his latest album, Ocean of Diamonds. He changed the shape of jazz playing with the original Ornette Coleman Quartet in the late 1950s, and went on to record some of the most seminal albums in music with artists like John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, and Pat Metheny, as ...
Return to Forever in Cleveland
by C. Andrew Hovan
Return to Forever Plain Dealer Pavilion Cleveland, OH June 24, 2008 Considering bouts with rain, flooding, high humidity and other anomalies that have marked a typical northeastern Ohio summer, you certainly couldn't have asked for a better evening weather-wise as the iconic fusion group Return to Forever appeared at ...
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