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Steve Cardenas: West of Middle

Read "West of Middle" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Steve Cardenas vanta una serie infinita di collaborazioni di prestigio che vanno dalla Liberation Music Orchestra a Paul McCandless, da Joey Baron a Paul Motian, ma come leader è solo alla terza pubblicazione [l'ultima Panoramic del 2004]. Vive e opera nella comunità jazz di New York ma in questo West of Middle sono le radici della ...

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Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival: Sunday, August 8, 2010

Read "Newport Jazz Festival: Sunday, August 8, 2010" reviewed by Timothy J. O'Keefe


Part 1 | Part 2 CareFusion Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 8, 2010 Temperatures rose high, as jazz fans gathered in Newport for the fifteen performances, spread over three stages, that provided eight hours of listening pleasure. The Ben Allison Band started things up at ...

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Article: Live Review

Many Shades of Jazz Come Out at Newport 2010

Read "Many Shades of Jazz Come Out at Newport 2010" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


CareFusion Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 6-8, 2010 The variety of music at the 2010 CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival August 6-9 was one of its notable traits. Mainstream, Latin, electric stuff, ornate orchestral offerings, swing and all kinds of things in between.The originality of the music ...

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Article: Interview

Mark Soskin: Challenges Welcome

Read "Mark Soskin: Challenges Welcome" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


In conversation with the immensely talented and engaging pianist Mark Soskin, the word “challenge" arises periodically. It's used in a good sense. Simply put, “I like to be able to be handed a challenge and then rise to it," he said in conversation, earlier in the summer of 2010. Diversity is also ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Cardenas: From K.C. to N.Y.C.

Read "Steve Cardenas: From K.C. to N.Y.C." reviewed by Matthew Warnock


Kansas City has had a long and storied place in jazz history. From Count Basie, to Charlie Parker and Lester Young, some of the best and brightest in the genre have either been raised or cut their teeth in K.C. While there seems to be an historical tinge to the city whenever its contribution to jazz ...

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Guitarist Steve Cardenas Interviewed at AAJ

Guitarist Steve Cardenas Interviewed at AAJ

Kansas City has had a long and storied place in jazz history. From Count Basie, to Charlie Parker and Lester Young, some of the best and brightest in the genre have either been raised or cut their teeth in K.C. While there seems to be an historical tinge to the city whenever its contribution to jazz ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Steve Cardenas: West of Middle

Read "Steve Cardenas: West of Middle" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


Steve CardenasWest of MiddleSunnyside Records2010 It is time for the voice of Steve Cardenas to be heard. The guitarist, a sideman for several years and dozens of projects led by a diverse group of musicians--bassists, reedmen, brass players, drummers, vocalists--Cardenas has held his own in various sizes of ...

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Article: Album Review

Matt Marantz: Offering

Read "Offering" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Saxophonist Matt Marantz's Offering is a splendid debut; echoing, in part, the lyricism and verve of three of his influences--Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, and Phil Woods. It's interesting to note that the young New Orleans based saxophonist is a tenorist--whose intrepid lines and phrasings are honed from practice and performance--with an alto-like tonality that is less ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Cardenas: West of Middle

Read "West of Middle" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell


Guitarist Steve Cardenas sports an unassuming style, devoid of histrionics. He favors clean tones, solid rhythms and cagey harmonies for a subtle, supportive approach. It's a combination he's used to help shape the music of drummers Paul Motian and Joey Baron, bassists Alexis Cuadrado and Charlie Haden and vocalists Kate McGarry and Rebecca Martin, among others. ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Bassists/Leaders: Linda Oh, Joe Martin, Ben Allison, Ruslan Khain & Iris Ornig

Read "Bassists/Leaders: Linda Oh, Joe Martin, Ben Allison, Ruslan Khain & Iris Ornig" reviewed by Ivana Ng


Linda Oh Trio Entry Self-Released 2009 Joe Martin Not By Chance Anzic Records 2009 Ben Allison Think Free Palmetto Records 2009 Ruslan Khain


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