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Take Five With Franck Amsallem

by AAJ Staff
January 28, 2010

Meet Franck Amsallem: Mickey Mac: Franck Amsallem has been a professional pianist and composer for over 30 years. As a leader he has released seven cds, all of which have received rare critical acclaim. His sideman credits have included some of the great names in jazz: Gerry Mulligan, Charles Lloyd, Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune, Bobby Watson, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Artie Shaw: Classic Bluebird and Victor Sessions

by Samuel Chell
January 26, 2010

Artie ShawClassic Bluebird and Victor SessionsMosaic Records2009Shortly after its critically acclaimed box set comprising clarinetist Benny Goodman's essential recordings-- The Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (2009), which was released to coincide with the centenary of the “King of Swing"--Mosaic Records has done it again. The Classic ...

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Article: Interview

Joanne Brackeen: Phenomenal Capacity

by Russ Musto
January 20, 2010

One of the most heralded pianists of her era, JoAnne Brackeen came to New York in 1965 after cutting her chops jamming with the likes of Teddy Edwards, Harold Land, Charles Lloyd and Dexter Gordon during the waning days of the Central Avenue scene in her native California. After a few dues-paying years here, she landed ...

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Article: Live Review

Alex Chilowicz at William Paterson University

by David A. Orthmann
January 16, 2010

Alex Chilowicz William Paterson University Wayne, NJ December 9, 2009 Saxophonist Alex Chilowicz is a 22-year-old senior in the Jazz Studies program at William Paterson University. To fulfill an honors thesis requirement, Chilowicz embarked on an unusually ambitious project--the performance of Eddie Sauter's Focus. A seven-part composition for string ...

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Article: Live Review

Buenos Aires Jazz Festival 2009: Growing Into a Tradition

by R.J. DeLuke
January 14, 2010

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival '09, Part 1 December 3-8, 2009In the land of the tango, Argentina--specifically the stylish city of Buenos Aires--there is a movement afoot to bring great jazz to the land, expand the audience for the music, and increase public exposure for the growing number of outstanding jazz musicians in ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Upstate New York Jazz: Brian Patneaude, Lee Shaw, Steve Lambert

by J Hunter
January 11, 2010

A famous New Yorker cover shows Manhattan in detail up to the Hudson River, and then the rest of the nation is one small, faceless block. Jazz in the Empire State is seen the same way--everything in Manhattan, nothing in the hinterlands. But a few hours up the New York Thruway is Albany, birthplace of vibes ...

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Article: Interview

Eric Harland: Searching the Patterns in Life

by John Patten
January 5, 2010

Drummer Eric Harland is between gigs, just back from a dates and clinics in Japan and getting ready to head to Europe. He's got new recordings out with several bands-- including the Charles Lloyd Quartet, The Monterey Quartet with Dave Holland and Jason Moran--and a handful of compositions to get recorded with his own group.

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Article: Album Review

Larry McKenna: Profile

by Victor L. Schermer
January 4, 2010

Tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna could well deserve a place among giants like Lester Young, Stan Getz, and Zoot Sims as a lyrical player whose artistry, precision, and interpretive capacities almost always exceed expectation. As Philadelphia DJ Bob Perkins states, in his liner notes to McKenna's Profile, “With Larry, the quality goes in before the McKenna name ...

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Article: Live Review

Deborah Brown Sings a Tribute to Duke Ellington Vocalist Ivie Anderson, Amsterdam

by Guy Zinger
January 1, 2010

Bimhuis Amsterdam, Netherlands December 17th, 2009 Remembering her father's trombone, Deborah Brown used her dark and somewhat husky voice as a perfect musical instrument with brass-like gestures to paint a beautiful picture. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brown has made a name for herself with appearances around the world and ...

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