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Tommy Halferty Trio With Seamus Blake at JJ Smyth's
by Ian Patterson
Tommy Halferty Trio With Seamus Blake JJ Smyth's Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2016 The great thing about jazz clubs the size of your living room is that nearly every night is a full house. Within minutes of JJ Smyth's opening its doors it was standing room only for Tommy Halferty's ...
JD Allen Trio al Verona Jazz Winter 2016
by Angelo Leonardi
Verona Jazz Winter Teatro Ristori 03.02.2016 Sulla scia dei numerosi riconoscimenti ricevuti (il più importante è stato quello di Sonny Rollins) e delle superlative accoglienze per l'ultimo disco, JD Allen ha toccato Verona nell'ambito del suo tour europeo. Era uno degli appuntamenti più attesi di Verona Jazz Winter, assieme al concerto ...
Le Rex: Wild Man
by Glenn Astarita
The band moniker Le Rex is culled from an abandoned theater, discovered on the island of Corsica, but there's nothing bleak or dusky about this quintet's musicality. After a successful tour of the US, they parked in Chicago to record this album, which is the musicians' third effort and first for Cuneiform Records. Essentially, these young ...
Bill Frisell: When You Wish Upon a Star
by John Kelman
While jazz and interpretation are hardly strange bedfellows, few musicians have managed to be both as deeply reverent to his source music and profoundly personal and in his approach as guitarist Bill Frisell. That's not to suggest his re-imaginings of other composers' works have been anything remotely approaching predictable; as early as his first “covers" record, ...
Mateusz Palka/Szymon Mika Quartet: Popyt
by Ian Patterson
The title of the debut album from the Polish quartet co-led by Mateusz Palka and Szymon Mika translates as “demand," reflecting the group's belief that greater melodic expression is what the modern jazz fan pines for. It follows that the six originals--and a cover of Sonny Rollins' “Airegin"--are above all tuneful, with the extended soloing, that ...
Winter Jazzfest 2016: ECM Records Stage
by Bob Kenselaar
Winter Jazzfest--ECM Records Stage The New School Tishman Auditorium New York, NY January 15 & 16, 2016 There's a very modern feel at the Tishman Auditorium at The New School University Center, the site for a two-night showcase for ECM Records at the 2016 Winter Jazzfest--with the Escher-esque stairs that ...
Benny Golson: Dizzy Gillespie Sextet with Dexter Gordon: Blue 'n' Boogie
by William Ellis
Well--I've been around for a long time, and during the time when I got started there were no such things as albums so there were no covers! This was the time of the 78 recording with three minute at tops for each recording so whatever the person was going to present they had to present it ...
Tenor Saxophonist/Composer Matt Parker Debuts New Trio On His CD "Present Time," Due For Feb. 12 Release By BYNK Records
Tenor and soprano saxophone virtuoso and visionary composer Matt Parker made a vivid impression with his 2013 debut recording, Worlds Put Together. “Restlessly inventive” (Down Beat), Parker is “a fully formed artist with his own unique voice [who] sounds comfortable promenading down multiple paths” (All About Jazz). For his new recording Present Time, Parker pared down ...
Paul Bley: 1932-2016
It is with deep regret that we share the news below from the family of the great Paul Bley: Paul Bley, renowned jazz pianist, died January 3, 2016 at home with his family. Born November 10, 1932 in Montreal, QC, he began music studies at the age of five. At 13, he formed the “Buzzy Bley ...
My Life With Orrin Keepnews
by Walter Atkins
The prolific record producer and label founder Orrin Keepnews passed away at his El Cerrito CA home on March 1,2015, a day before his 92nd birthday. The November 2015 memorial and benefit concert was a time for friends and family to come together to celebrate his full life and acclaimed 60 year recording industry career. His ...
