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Article: Live Review

Maria Schneider Orchestra en el 43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona

Read "Maria Schneider Orchestra en el 43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona" reviewed by Enrique Turpin

by Enrique Turpin

Maria Schneider Orchestra43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música CatalanaJueves, 20 de octubre de 2011Quienes conocían la leyenda contaban que una chica de Windom, en las profundidades agrarias de Minesota, había conquistado territorios vetados a su condición humana. Pregonaban que Maria Schneider, nombre por el que todavía ...

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Article: Interview

Tom Everett: Jazz at Harvard

Read "Tom Everett: Jazz at Harvard" reviewed by Andrew J. Sammut

by Andrew J. Sammut

It's no accident that forty years of jazz at Harvard coincides with forty years of Tom Everett at the esteemed university. Everett founded Harvard University's first student jazz band, taught its first jazz history course and welcomed the campus' first visiting jazz artist. He now leads two jazz bands at the prestigious university, continues to teach ...

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Article: Book Review

Matt Lavelle: New York City Subway Drama, and Beyond

Read "Matt Lavelle: New York City Subway Drama, and Beyond" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel

New York City Subway Drama, and BeyondMatt LavelleSoftcover; 196 pagesISBN: 9781462044412iUniverse2011 Jazz autobiographies are a genre all their own, running the gamut from the no-holds-barred disclosures of trumpeter Miles Davis, to the cautious reflections of pianist Paul Bley, to the mystical insights of bassist ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Music Matters: The Blue Note Reissue Series

Read "Music Matters: The Blue Note Reissue Series" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons

Music Matters has been reissuing classic Blue Note jazz records since 2007. It has dug deep into the catalog, remastering lesser known, infrequently heard titles, and done so with passionate attention to presenting the highest possible sound quality. Offering an analog solution in a digital age, this exceptional series is available on 45rpm vinyl records only. ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off To Jazz We Go . . .

Read "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off To Jazz We Go . . ." reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Just west of Albuquerque, across the Rio Grande River, lies the picturesque village of Corrales (population around 7,500). Among its residents (and natural resources) is world-renowned jazz trumpeter Bobby Shew. With a musician of his caliber within arm's reach, it would have been imprudent not to call upon him to take part in the village's Music ...

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Article: Live Review

Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011

Read "Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor

54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival--still going strong after 54 years. What's more, this year, Sept. 16-18, it was better than ever: the music was great; weather warm yet crisp and the atmosphere bucolic at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...

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Article: Interview

Bunky Green: Urgency and Continuity

Read "Bunky Green: Urgency and Continuity" reviewed by Anil Prasad

by Anil Prasad

Saxophonist Bunky Green bristles at the idea of playing by the rules. On more than one occasion, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin native was on his way to jazz stardom, but each time his principles guided him elsewhere. This is a significant reason why the highly influential musician has mostly remained unsung and out of the spotlight for ...

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News: Festival

Alan Barnes & William Ellis - Live! Scarborough Jazz Festival, September 25th

Alan Barnes & William Ellis - Live!  Scarborough Jazz Festival, September 25th

William Ellis is one of the world's leading jazz photographers and also an informative and highly entertaining speaker who has given talks on his work internationally. In this show, as his photographs are screened, William gives us the story behind each shot, and saxophonist Alan Barnes leads an all-star band performing a piece by each selected ...

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Article: Live Review

Rick Savage Jazz 4tet: Warwick, NY

Read "Rick Savage Jazz 4tet: Warwick, NY" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann

Rick Savage Jazz 4tetWarwick, NYAugust 22, 2011 The opening set of trumpeter/flugelhornist Rick Savage's Jazz 4tet was a witty, civilized conversation between longtime colleagues, all of whom had something essential to say and respected one anothers' space. As part of the last day of the second annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival, the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Segerstrom Center, Orange County, CA, Announces 2011-12 Jazz Schedule

Segerstrom Center, Orange County, CA, Announces 2011-12 Jazz Schedule

The 2011-12 jazz season for Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, California, kicks off Sept. 25 with the appearance of tenor sax great Sonny Rollins. Appearing here with his quintet, Rollins is one of the few pillars from the golden era of jazz 60 years ago. Following, Oct. 21 and 22, at the center ...


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