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MCG Jazz Remembers John Levy, Our Friend
John Levy, manager to countless jazz luminaries, dies at age 99. John Levy, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and renowned personal manager for many jazz greats, died on January 20th, less than three months shy of his 100th birthday. His wife, Devra Hall Levy said he was sleeping peacefully in her arms at ...
BAM or JAZZ: Why It Matters
by Greg Thomas
Since the last Race and Jazz column, the first of a multi-part discussion with John Gennari--the top scholar on the history of jazz criticism--a firestorm of controversy has arisen surrounding Nicholas Payton's declaration that, to him, the word jazz is dead. He also feels that the word jazz is tantamount to or worse than the “n" ...
Take Five With Larry Tamanini
by AAJ Staff
Meet Larry Tamanini:Larry Tamanini is a professional musician with lots of experience in various high-level musical settings. Instrument: Guitar. Teachers and/or influences? My primary teachers for learning guitar have been Pat Martino, Dennis Sandole and Tom Giacabetti. Like most musicians, I have many influences. My big four on guitar are Grant Green, ...
Don't Mess With Mister T.
Label: CTI Masterworks
Released: 2011
Track listing: Don't Mess With Mr. T.; Two For T.; Too Blue; I Could Never Repay Your Love; Pieces of Dreams; Don't Mess With Mr. T. (Alternate Take); Mississippi Strut; Harlem Dawn.
Salt Song
Label: CTI Masterworks
Released: 2011
Track listing: Gibraltar; I Told Jesus; Salt Song; I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do; Storm; Vera Cruz.
Roy Hargrove to be Guest of Honor in Telluride
The Telluride Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that two time Grammy award winner Roy Hargrove will be the esteemed guest of honor for 2012. Now in its 36th year, the Telluride Jazz Festival has welcomed one of the greatest names in jazz as guest of honor every year since 1998. Legendary musicians such as James ...
Hank Crawford: Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist Hank Crawford will forever be linked to his one-time employer, the great Ray Charles, in the minds of R&B lovers, but soul-fusion fans are likely to remember him for a string of albums he recorded on the Kudu label in the 1970s. Crawford and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine proved to be the two pillars of ...
CTI Celebrates Kudu Legacy: Lonnie Smith, Johnny Hammond, Hank Crawford, Esther Phillips
by Chris May
CTI Masterworks' 40th anniversary reissue program has, until now, focused on producer Creed Taylor's primary label. Two multi-disc sets and 24 single discs have made available on CD cherished CTI LPs by artists such as trumpeters Chet Baker and Freddie Hubbard, saxophonists Paul Desmond and Stanley Turrentine, guitarists George Benson and Kenny Burrell, vibraphonist Milt Jackson ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Julian Pressley at the Collingswood Community Center on November 3rd
Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on November 3rd, 2011 will be alto saxophonist Julian Pressley with his band, featuring organist Dan Kostalnick and drummer Craig McIver. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 Alto saxophonist Julian Pressley has performed ...
Rahsaan Barber: Everyday Magic
by Dan Bilawsky
An album title like Everyday Magic implies that inspired artistry can be as consistent and routine as the rising and setting of the sun and, while that's rarely the case, that philosophy basically rings true on this album. Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber put together a program of nine originals that detail his diversified stylistic portfolio and skills ...
