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Steve Gadd

Born:

Steve Gadd, b. Rochester, New York, April 9, 1945. Uncle, a drummer in the army, encouraged him. Drum lessons from age seven; sat in with Dizzy Gillespie at 11. Studied music at Eastman College, Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band, and at nights in a club with Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Joe Romano and Frank Pullara. After college, drafted into army and spent three years in a military band. After the army, gigged and worked with a big band in Rochester. 1972, formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes, going to New York with it. The trio fizzled out, but Gadd began to work extensively as a studio musician. He also played with Corea's first Return to Forever

Album

A Trio Affair

By Mike Catalano

Label: Catman Records Inc.
Released: 2026
Track listing: Night Side Up; Bluesy; Remember When/Marcio's Theme ; Bossa Avenue; Moon Over Manhattan; Just a Little Samba; Dois Corregos (Two Streams); Take Me Back to Rio; Lembra De Mim (Remember me); Mission From Gadd; Christmas Time Is Here

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Storyboard (Vinyl Reissue)

By Didier Lockwood

Label: Culture Factory Usa
Released: 2026
Track listing: Side A: Thought of a First Spring Day; Back to Big Apple; En Quittant Kidonk; Mathilde. Side B: Tableau D'une Exposition; "Serie B"; Storyboard; Irremediablement; Spirits of the Forest.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Highlighting Brand X, Usein Bekirov, Kick The Cat, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Chick Corea

Read "Highlighting Brand X, Usein Bekirov, Kick The Cat, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Chick Corea" reviewed by Len Davis

by Len Davis

A highlight on today's show is Brand X with music recorded in1977 North American Tour and and taken from reel to reel tapes from Robin Lumley archive, restored by Percy Jones. New music from Usein Bekirov and Italian bassist Federico Malaman, along with a long-awaited new track from Kick The Cat and Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Catalano: A Trio Affair

Read "A Trio Affair" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux

There is something comforting about the way Mike Catalano's A Trio Affair brings his musical trilogy to a close. This release returns to where the story began in 1989 with A Rio Affair, followed 18 years later by A Manhattan Affair. Listening to this album, it feels as if Catalano is less interested in revisiting those ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Boss

Read "Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Boss" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow

Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022) made his mark on the jazz world as a versatile and muscular baritone saxophonist. Born in New York on Christmas Day 1941, he started on tenor saxophone but switched to baritone at 17, attracted by the vacant chair in Marshall Brown's Newport Jazz Youth Band (which also featured lifelong colleagues Eddie Gomez and Michael ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand; RIP Walt Parazaider; New Music From Audrey Ochoa, Chris Potter, and Others

Read "Tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand; RIP Walt Parazaider; New Music From Audrey Ochoa, Chris Potter, and Others" reviewed by David W. Daniels

by David W. Daniels

In addition to the tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim and music from the artists mentioned in the title, the show includes recently released music from Helen Sung, Dawn Clement, Chris Hazelton, and others. Birthday recognition for Erroll Garner, Tom Harrell, Marcus Miller, and more.Playlist Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya “Duke 88" from African River (Enja) 00:00 ...

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Article: Interview

Ellen Pieroni: Balancing Act for a Life in Music

Read "Ellen Pieroni: Balancing Act for a Life in Music" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

By day, a mild-mannered music teacher in the Buffalo public school system in western New York state--the city known for its brutal snowstorms and the NFL's Bills--Ellen Pieroni is, by night, ready to pour out streams of jazz-inflected, funk-infused solos from any given bandstand. From that vantage point, she's fierce and fun. Her band, ...

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Article: Profile

Carlos Nathaniel Ward: libertà, spiritualità e rigore

Read "Carlos Nathaniel Ward: libertà, spiritualità e rigore" reviewed by Gaetano Fiore

by Gaetano Fiore

“Arte e Jazz? Non facile e acritica gestualità ma concentrato di analitica ponderatezza". In occasione di un mio omaggio pittorico espositivo a Bill Dixon a San Vincenzo (LI) nel 2010, Libero Farnè scrive la suddetta frase che ben fa riflettere su quanto sia importante procedere con “lentezza" per tradurre i concetti di libertà, spiritualità ...

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Article: Album Review

Didier Lockwood: Storyboard (Vinyl Reissue)

Read "Storyboard (Vinyl Reissue)" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral

You might sometimes wonder about the usefulness of reissues--and all the more so in these times when many past gems, though physically unobtainable, are just a click away on the various content platforms. Setting aside die-hard audiophiles, tactile purists and compulsive completists, the truth is that these new pressings represent a golden opportunity for those unfamiliar ...


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