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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stephane Grappelli

January 26, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Stephane Grappelli's birthday today! Stephane Grappelli (originally surname was spelled with a \'Y\') would have earned himself a place in Jazz History books if only for his important role in the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, featuring the dazzling virtuosity of Django Reindhart. Grappelli\'s violin was the perfect foil ...

Article: Book Review

Man Of The Light: The Life And Work Of Zbigniew Seifert

by Ian Patterson
December 11, 2016

Man Of The Light: The Life And Work Of Zbigniew Seifert Aneta Norek-Skrycka 172 Pages ISBN: 978-83-938054-2-6 The Zbigniew Seifert Foundation 2016 A number of European jazz musicians stand out for having shaped the sound of the music in the past fifty years, for their virtuosity and for having ...

Article: Out and About: The Super Fans

Meet "Mr. Saturday Night" Joe France

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
November 4, 2016

Dubbed “Mr. Saturday Night" by jazz bassist Peter Washington, because for years he was unfailingly at the Village Vanguard every Saturday night, 87-year-old Super Fan, Joe France, has seen--and hung out with--them all: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean. Nowadays, you'll mostly run into him--on Saturday nights, of course!--at Smoke ...

Article: Album Review

Luke Hendon: Silk & Steel

Read "Silk & Steel" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
October 24, 2016

It is the easiest thing in the world to laud guitarist Luke Hendon's album Silk & Steel as something to be treasured by anyone who is remotely interested in the style of Django Reinhardt. It is important to note, however, that Hendon has done much more than play arpeggios as fast as humanly possible, ...

Article: Live Review

Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition 2016

by Martin Longley
September 16, 2016

The 2nd International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition The Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre For Music, Luslawice Manngha Museum Of Japanese Arts & Technology Kraków, Poland August 24-27, 2016 The violinist Zbigniew Seifert was one of Poland's best-known jazz players, who died tragically early, a victim of ...

Article: Jazz Near Me

Paris Jazz Scene: Summer 2016

by Patricia Myers
September 2, 2016

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: “The American in Paris is the best American. It is more fun for an intelligent person to live in an intelligent country. France has only two things toward which we drift as we grow older--intelligence and good manners." And I would add great jazz! Although many think that much of ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Tixier: Cosmic Adventure

Read "Cosmic Adventure" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
August 16, 2016

If there is a French connection in contemporary jazz, it might arguably be the violin. Though the instruments role was explored by American pioneering ensembles, the French players added an innovative approach to improvisation, incorporating more of the European influence. Heralded as a violin trendsetter for the current generation, French wunderkind Scott Tixier returns four years ...

Article: Album Review

Hyun-Bin Park: Songe d'Automne

Read "Songe d'Automne" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
April 29, 2016

Il nome del gruppo esplicita immediatamente lo stile di questo quartetto, dedito a rievocare la musica di Django Reinhardt nel classico stile manouche. L'organico strumentale non è quello del classico Hot Club de France: c'è una sola chitarra ritmica e al posto del violino abbiamo un clarinetto. Si riferisce quindi alle formazioni messe su da Django ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stephane Grappelli

January 26, 2016

Article: Interview

Tomoko Omura: Roots And Branches

by Ian Patterson
December 23, 2015

It's been a good year for New York-based, Japanese violinist/composer Tomoko Omura, whose second CD as leader, Roots (Inner Circle Music), has earned high praise from critics and peers alike. The roots of the title refer to Omura's heritage as she reimagines popular Japanese tunes through the prism of jazz. The ten tracks draw inspiration from ...