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The Jazz Professors: Live from the UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival / Do That Again
by Jack Bowers
The Jazz Professors aren't wearing any hats they don't own; the fact is, they really are Professors in the Jazz Studies program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Instead of letting the students have all the fun, however, the Professors have recorded three albums of their own, the second Live from UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival, ...
Dreambox Media: The Philadelphia Jazz Label
by Mike Oppenheim
Any fan of the great American music that is jazz is surely aware that the art form's history depended on the convergence of geography, individual talents, and inspiration. Cities such as New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago, and New York are synonymous with particular styles of jazz. One often overlooked city is Philadelphia, the birthplace and/or home ...
Jazz "Musician's Artist" 100th Birthday Commemorated With New Fine Art Collection
The centennial birth year of acclaimed modernist jazz illustrator David Stone Martin marked by release of 100 limited edition prints. In the world of jazz there’s one artist collected the world over who’s never played a note of music yet left an indelible mark on jazz culture and modern art & design. David Stone Martin (1913-1992) ...
Philippe Duchemin Trio: Swing & Strings
by Patricia Myers
French pianist Philippe Duchemin's entry into the jazz-with-strings repertoire merges his classical roots with a love of modern jazz, blues and soul. His dual talents of composing and playing make this a strongly swinging album, with the string quartet adding a lovely luster.Duchemin's crisp keyboard progressions contrast with the soaring and sizzling strings of ...
Jon Davis: One Up Front
by Dan Bilawsky
It's tempting to say that pianist Jon Davis has been hiding in plain sight for the past few decades, but he hasn't really been hiding at all. He's actually been playing all over the place with a lot of top-tier musicians; he just doesn't put himself up front very often. Davis, who's worked with saxophonist Stan ...
Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 1-3
by Ian Patterson
Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, IrelandJuly 16-21, 2013 For such a small country, perched on the Western extreme of Europe, Ireland has created a disproportionate amount of history, and had more than its fair share thrust upon it. Everywhere, history informs the landscape and the collective memory. Sligo, home to the Sligo ...
Frank Wess: Magic 101
by Jack Bowers
The “magic" here lies not only in the radiant music created by this stellar quartet of world-class musicians but also in the fact that its leader, Frank Wess, was a youthful eighty-nine years old when this splendid album was recorded in June 2011. Wess was once a star soloist (on tenor sax and flute) with the ...
Bern Nix Quartet: Negative Capability
by Florence Wetzel
Guitarist Bern Nix has participated in many fine groups over the course of his career, most notably saxophonist Ornette Coleman's historic Prime Time, where Nix became one of the foremost interpreters of Coleman's groundbreaking harmolodic approach. These days Nix has created a quartet that's exploding onto the jazz scene in a big way. After a fiery ...
Barnicle Bill Trio: No Black Tie
by Ian Patterson
Barnicle Bill Trio dates to 2009, when drummer John Engels, bassist Mark Haanstra and alto saxophonist Miguel Martinez moved beyond jam sessions to the recording studio. BBT's eponymous debut (Self Produced, 2010) served up straight ahead, old-school jazz standards, with singer-songwriter Elvis Costello's “Almost Blue" the sole nod to modern times. BBT's second recording features another ...
Maud Hixson: Don't Let A Good Thing Get Away
by David Bittinger
This collection of songs by veteran composer Michael Leonard has deep roots but contemporary character. It was laid down in New York's legendary Nola Recording Studio, whose clients have included Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. The outstanding instrumentalists--cornetist Warren Vache, bassist Steve LaSpina, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, and pianist/arranger Tex Arnold--have worked with such luminaries as Benny ...
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