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Django Reinhardt Festival, Steve Gadd, Steve Grossman, Bucky Pizzarelli and Ken Peplowski
by Martin Longley
The 10th Anniversary Django Reinhardt NY FestivalBirdlandNovember 4, 2009 This six-night residency celebrated a decade of Djangofests at Birdland, where the principle aim is to see how many Reinhardt guitar disciples can be jammed onstage at any one time. Over the years, the organizers, Pat Philips and Ettore Stratta, have ...
Ed Palermo: We're Only In It For The Music
by Ian Patterson
It's got to be love, hasn't it? Why else would someone bother to transcribe 200 of Frank Zappa's tunes? For what other reason would someone dedicate himself for over 15 years to presenting his arrangements of Zappa's music in the setting of a 17-piece jazz big band, and at a loss to boot? Yes, ...
Take Five With Mike Mainieri
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Mainieri: Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During '50s and early '60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery. ...
Umbria Jazz: Days 7-10, July 16-19, 2009
by Michael J. West
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-10 The final days of the 2009 Umbria Jazz Festival were an extravaganza of sorts for lovers of the piano. Topping the must-see list was avant-garde innovator Cecil Taylor, giving a solo concert on Friday at Teatro Morlacchi; but Ahmad Jamal and McCoy Tyner also appeared, and for ...
Ratko Zjaca: Continental Talk
by John Barron
When guitarist Ratko Zjaca plans a recording session, he thinks big in terms of sidemen. The guitarist's 2006 release Crossing the Border (Nishville Records) featured bassist John Patitucci and drummer Al Foster, along with saxophonist and co-producer Stanislav Mitrovic. For Continental Talk, Patitucci and Mitrovic return and Foster is replaced by legendary drummer Steve Gadd. Trumpeter ...
Take Five With Georg Cocron
by AAJ Staff
Meet Georg Cocron:Independent musician/guitarist, Georg Cocron, is a versatile, skilled guitarist whose creative escapades include five solo CDs and numerous session guitar credits. Inspired by jazz and rock legends such as Al Di Meola, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and classical composers J.S. Bach, and George Frederic Handel, Cocron has branched out with avant-garde, electro-acoustic ...
David Sanborn: Sound and Silence
by Jason Crane
Saxophonist David Sanborn is one of the most recognizable instrumentalists in modern music. From his many television appearances--on his own show, Night Music, and with David Letterman's band--to his popular records and tours, Sanborn is among the few names in jazz that non-jazzheads can recognize. In 2008, Sanborn released Here & Gone (Decca, 2008), ...
Take Five With Joe Ercole
by AAJ Staff
Meet Joe Ercole: I started at age nine at Peabody Conservatory and graduated from Berklee summa cum laude in 1979. Composed and produced a club house techno CD called No Code and composed and produced for Bona Fide--also a founding member. Had two #1 hits, voted best new artist 2001 (Oasis award) and have won Emmy, ...
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 1997 [DVD]
By Paul Wertico
Label: Alfred Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Saturday, May 17: Virgil Donati; The Percussion Originators Ensemble; John Tempesta; Steve Gadd & Giovanni Hidalgo; Bill Stewart - Sunday, May 18: Tony Royster Jr.; Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Paul Wertico, Jack DeJohnette; Steve Ferrone
