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Live Trane: Never Before, Never After
by David Liebman
NEA Jazz Master and much celebrated saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator and author Dave Liebman recounts the life-changing experiences of witnessing live performances by John Coltrane as told to Dave Kaufman. I always say my epiphany was the first time I saw Coltrane in February of 1962 at Birdland. The fact that I even knew ...
John Coltrane: My Favorite Things (Not Including “My Favorite Things”)
by Matt J. Popham
John Coltrane died on July 17, 1967 at the age of forty. Had he lived, he would have turned 90 on September 23rd of this year. When one considers the profound effect he had--not just on jazz, but on music as a whole--in the brief two decades of his career, it's not only daunting, but depressing, ...
Jeff Parker: Reinventing Tradition
by Jakob Baekgaard
Is there such a thing as a Chicago sound? Back in the year 2000, a compilation was released that tried to portray a new and exciting musical scene. The album was called Chicago 2018... It's Gonna Change and it highlighted a brilliant mixture of free jazz, electronica, post-rock, art pop and experimental folk music. Of the ...
Whisper Not: The Autobiography Of Benny Golson
by Ian Patterson
Whisper Not Benny Golson and Jim Merod 335 Pages ISBN: 9781439913338 Temple University Press 2016 Philadelphia has always been a cradle for outstanding jazz talent, though when it comes to durability surely none can match Benny Golson, who began playing seventy years ago. At 87, Golson--an NEA Jazz ...
Ron Carter: Detroit Jazz Festival 2016 Artist-In-Residence
by C. Andrew Hovan
As the artist-in-residence for the 37th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Ron Carter maintained an active role in both the artistic and educational functions that accompanied this distinguished position, made even more extraordinary by the fact that it was all happening in his hometown. Having teamed with Pat Metheny last year for a stellar duo ...
Brownie Speaks Screening At The Monterey Jazz Festival on September 17
Brownie Speaks: A Video Documentary about jazz legend Clifford Brown will be screened at the Monterey Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 5:30 PM. The event, which will include a Q&A with producer/director Don Glanden, will take place at the Jazz Theater. The film has received rave reviews and numerous accolades in the jazz ...
Ellery Eskelin Trio: Willisau - Live
by Giuseppe Segala
Ci sono musicisti preziosi nel panorama del jazz contemporaneo. Il loro valore sta non solo in quello che fanno, ma nel rapporto di passione che mantengono con la vicenda della musica neroamericana e improvvisata, nella riflessione e fruizione profonda che li connette alla storia di questa forma artistica. Ellery Eskelin è senz'altro uno di questi: l'ascolto ...
John Scofield: Country for Old Men
by Maurizio Comandini
La vita spesso sa essere molto crudele. Nella sua lunga parabola artistica il chitarrista John Scofield, nato a Dayton (Ohio) nel dicembre del 1951, ha avuto numerose soddisfazioni di grande spessore, dalle esperienze come sideman nei gruppi di Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, George Duke, Joe Henderson, Billy Cobham ed Herbie Hancock, per citare solo ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Sonny Rollins
All About Jazz is celebrating Sonny Rollins' birthday today! It’s no state secret that Sonny Rollins has never been fond of the recording studio. Never mind that he’s recorded his full share of gems there—not only early, celebrated albums such as Saxophone Colossus and Way Out West, but also digital-era efforts such as Old Flames and ...
Meet Don Shire
by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
Don Shire's club-hopping habit started in Pittsburgh, but his introduction to the capital of jazz was a 1971 Freddie Hubbard gig at New York jazz institution, the Village Vanguard. And he's still going strong 45 years later. One concert particularly stands out. “When it was over, the people just looked at each other. The feeling was, ...
