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Article: Album Review

Dave Holland Octet: Pathways

Read "Pathways" reviewed by Alain Londes

by Alain Londes

With bassist Dave Holland setting up the foundation for the band, during the live taping of Pathways at New York's Birdland in 2009, the rest of the octet paves the way for baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan to develop the title track in the similar vein to his earlier big band recording What Goes Around (ECM, 2002). ...

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Article: Live Review

Dave Holland Quintet at Birdland, April 20, 2010

Read "Dave Holland Quintet at Birdland, April 20, 2010" reviewed by David Miller

by David Miller

Dave Holland QuintetBirdlandNew York, NYApril 20, 2010The Dave Holland Quintet (DHQ) is one of those rarest of things in jazz--a working group. These days, due to a number of factors (cough$$cough), jazz musicians are spread very thin in terms of the number of projects they participate in. They jump fluidly from ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Holland: Pathways

Read "Pathways" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler

Bassist Dave Holland's main creative vehicle has long been the Dave Holland Quintet, but in recent years he's launched a number of other groups, tweaking and expanding instrumentation while preserving something of the quintet's signature sound. On Pathways, recorded live at Birdland in 2009, Holland takes another detour with the Dave Holland Octet, which splits the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Posi-Tone Saxophones

Read "Posi-Tone Saxophones" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts

Ralph BowenDue ReverencePosi-Tone2010 Mike DiRubboRepercussionPosi-Tone2009 Sean NowellThe SeekerPosi-Tone2009 Giving underappreciated jazz artists their due is one of the perks (and responsibilities) of writing ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 Portland Jazz Festival

Read "2010 Portland Jazz Festival" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

The Portland Jazz Festival is now in its 7th year under the artistic direction of Bill Royston. And at this point, it's pretty safe to say that this is a festival that has earned it's due as one of the most creative festivals that has not only survived the current economic downturn but has done so ...

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Article: Live Review

Bangkok Jazz Festival: Days 1-3

Read "Bangkok Jazz Festival: Days 1-3" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6Bangkok Jazz Festiva, Days 1-3 Central Plaza Bangkok 9-14 March, 2010 Rescheduled, relocated, revamped and resized; the annual Bangkok Jazz Festival has had something of a face-lift since its last full edition in 2008. However the surgery could be described as largely cosmetic because, in spite of ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Dave Holland Octet: Pathways

Read "Dave Holland Octet: Pathways" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Dave Holland Octet Pathways Dare2 Records 2010 It's been nearly four years since bassist Dave Holland has delivered an album based around his enduring quintet of over a decade. Since 2006's Critical Mass (Dare2), he's released Pass It On (Dare2, 2008) and The Monterey Quartet: Live at the ...

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Article: Album Review

David "Fathead" Newman: The Blessing

Read "The Blessing" reviewed by Andrew Velez

by Andrew Velez

What an apt name The Blessing is for David Newman's final recording before his death ended a long career last January (2009). He played for more than a decade with Ray Charles and alongside Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin and Roy Ayers, among many others. For this last studio session he was in fine form. A Milt ...

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News: Interview

Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

It's hard to imagine vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in his seventies. Not only does he look and sound like a man 10 years (or more) his junior, but a quick look at the projects he's been involved in over the past few years sound like anything but a septuagenarian resting on his not inconsiderable laurels. Mainieri may ...

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Article: Interview

Mike Mainieri: Man Behind Bars

Read "Mike Mainieri: Man Behind Bars" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

It's hard to imagine vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in his seventies. Not only does he look and sound like a man 10 years (or more) his junior, but a quick look at the projects he's been involved in over the past few years sound like anything but a septuagenarian resting on his not inconsiderable laurels.


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