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Ottawa Jazz Festival 2008: Days 7-8, June 26-27, 2008
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-8 | Days 10-11 Return to Forever / Charlie Haden Quartet West TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 26-27, 2008 It was certainly the most eagerly anticipated show of the 2008 TD Canada ...
The Anthology
by John Kelman
One of the seminal fusion bands of the 1970s, keyboardist Chick Corea's Return to Forever, alongside like-minded but completely different groups including Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report, not only went to vinyl sales territory few jazz artists had gone before, but to arena tours more normally associated with big ticket rock groups. ...
Ben Allison & Man Size Safe: Little Things Run The World
by Troy Collins
On his eighth album, Little Things Run The World, bassist/composer Ben Allison delves further into the cinematic Americana explored on his previous release, Cowboy Justice (Palmetto, 2007). Inspired by a quote from biodiversity expert E.O. Wilson, the album features a selection of multi-layered tunes that rely on structural interdependency as much as the social organisms Wilson ...
November 2007
by AAJ Staff
David Murray at Iridium While David Murray has moved away from the high energy of his earlier work, he remains unparalleled as a saxophonist and bandleader. With eyes perpetually half-closed, he makes every move look effortless. His playing, speed and dexterity, obviously aren't -- as with Eric Clapton, the cool exterior can't hide the chops. But ...
Erik Friedlander: Block Ice & Propane
by John Kelman
Erik Friedlander's last solo cello disc, the avant-tinged Maldoror (Brassland, 2003), was a series of in-the-moment improvisations inspired by 19th century French surrealist poetry. Block Ice & Propane is an entirely different beast, stimulated by memories of childhood camping trips across the United States, on which Friedlander's parents took him each summer. It's no less adventurous ...
Chasin' Gus' Ghost: Premiere of Jug Band Film Feature
by Samuel Chell
Chasin' Gus' Ghost Roxie New College Film Center San Francisco, California 7:00 and 9:00 pm, Friday, August 25, 2007 Close to the midpoint of this 2007 documentary film about a seminal African-American musical tradition, renowned musicologist Samuel Charters (The Country Blues, 1959) reminds us of the significance of ...
Eldar Djangirov: Re-Imagination
by Jim Santella
Painting scenes from his experience, pianist Eldar Djangirov puts a virtual paintbrush to his third SONY album. Featuring his outstanding keyboard technique and a contemporary look at jazz's thrills, the twenty year-old prodigy delivers with emphasis.His wizardry at the piano becomes immediately apparent with one listen to his interpretation of Oscar Peterson's “Place St. ...
Erik Friendlander's Music on Words
Boundary-Pushing Cellist Draws Inspiration From Faulkner, McCarthy And Other Iconic American Authors For Improvisations On 'Block Ice & Propane' (August 14/Skipstone) While some of the compositions on Erik Friedlander's new album 'Block Ice & Propane' (August 14/Skipstone Records) took shape over years, five pieces were improvised on the spot in the studio. Friedlander brought excerpts from ...
Diana Krall's First Career-Spanning Compilation "The Very Best of Diana Krall" out September 18th on Verve Records
The Very Best of Diana Krall, the first career retrospective of the GRAMMY award-winning star's music is set for release September 18th on Verve Records. Over the past fourteen years, the platinum-seller has released eleven records, including “The Look of Love", “When I Look In Your Eyes' and most recent “From This Moment On", which debuted ...
Waverly Seven Reinterprets Darin on Recording Debut
Waverly Seven, the ensemble of New York's finest young jazz players, makes their recording debut with the double CD Yo! Bobby, out June 26th on Anzic Records. The septet of saxophonists Anat Cohen and Joel Frahm, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, keyboardists Jason Lindner and Manuel Valera, bassist Barak Mori, and drummer Daniel Freedman reinterpret signature tunes popularized ...
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