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Bobby Broom: Building a Legacy
by R.J. DeLuke
Guitarist Bobby Broom had a feel for music at a very young age. He was exposed first to clarinet and violin as a child, but they didn't have an impact on him. Eventually, an old guitar came through the household. It had four strings across an instrument with a small neck.“I didn't know it ...
Jack Davies Big Band: The Jack Davies Big Band
by Chris May
Jack Davies Big BandThe Jack Davies Big BandV&V Music2012With its debut album, trumpeter and composer Jack Davies' big band has joined an elite strand of British orchestras--Loose Tubes, flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler's outfits and Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra prominent among them--which have enriched and expanded the original big band ...
Amit Friedman Sextet: Sunrise
by Dan McClenaghan
This seems to be shaping up as the year of the “Sunrise." Two outstanding sets by that name have been released in 2012: one by the Masabumi Kikuchi Trio on ECM Records, the other a self-produced gem by the Indo/American chamber ensemble, Karavika. Israeli saxophonist Amit Friedman makes it a triptych with his own Sunrise, on ...
Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird
by Dan McClenaghan
Fans of alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman have had to sit through a long wait since the free jazz pioneer's last recording, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar Records, 2006), a marvelous set that garnered the artist a Pulitzer Prize. Those fans are still waiting, though the iconic jazz man has teased them with his bits and pieces (non-album ...
Rhythmic Foundations With Miles Okazaki
Guitarist Miles Okazaki, long time collaborator with Chris Potter, Steve Coleman and many others to start a weekly rhythm class at the New York Jazz Workshop. The class will be held In New York every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 pm at 853 Rehearsal Studios, 853 7th Avenue, (between 54th and 55th street). This course ...
Jazz Punks: Smashups
by Franz A. Matzner
Jazz PunksSmashupsSelf Produced2012As its name and debut album title suggest, the Los Angeles-based Jazz Punks seeks to “smash up" the jazz, punk and rock genres. But let's face it, jazz and punk hate each other, right? Jazz: all brain and no balls. Punk: all balls no brain. Nothing ...
Talkin' Blues with Jaimoe
by Alan Bryson
As a 2012 recipient of a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Jaimoe needs no introduction. He has been a beloved figure on the music scene for over four decades, as a veteran of the R&B circuit with Otis Redding, Percy Sledge and Joe Tex, and as a founding member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band and ...
Take Five With Patrick Specht
by AAJ Staff
Meet Patrick Specht: Local jazz kid looking for some bigger opportunities. Baritone players are a rare breed, and I relish being one. I love playing, and every gig is a learning opportunity, and I want to get as many opportunities to improve as I can.Instrument(s): Baritone and alto saxophones.
Chris Potter Transcription Book Now Available!
The Official Chris Potter transcription eBook Chris Potter Plays Acapella Standards is now available from Eli Bennett Publishing. The exciting new book features eleven inspiring acapella Potter solos over standards, including All The Things You Are, Tune Up, I Love You, 26-2, Have You Met Miss Jones 1&2, Just Friends, It Could Happen To You, Confirmation, ...
Dudley Owens / Aaron Wright Band: People Calling
by Dan McClenaghan
Dudley Owens / Aaron Wright Band's People Calling, in the best possible sense, doesn't settle into any category. The title tune, introduced early and reprised at the end of the disc, walks a line between the spirituality-steeped sound of saxophonist John Coltrane's classic sixties quartet and the soulful and catchy style of vocalist/songwriter/producer Curtis Mayfield. The ...
