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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Art of the Trio: John Patitucci, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marcus Strickland

by J Hunter
December 9, 2009

Pianist Brad Mehldau got flak for naming a series of discs “The Art of the Trio." But it really is an art, and no more so than when the lead instrument is not a piano, or any member of the keyboard family. Think about it. Without the myriad capabilities of Mehldau's instrument, a trio's leader must ...

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Article: Live Review

Stefon Harris and Blackout in Golden, CO

by Geoff Anderson
October 29, 2009

Stefon Harris and Blackout Mt. Vernon Country Club Golden, CO October 15, 2009 Stefon Harris is like one of those small, wiry running backs that gets the job done through finesse and quickness rather than brute force. Indeed, at his concert Thursday night at the Mt. Vernon Country Club, ...

News: Interview

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Matt Cusson Interviewed at AAJ

October 21, 2009

When Matt Cusson was barely three years old something was already starting to unfold within the little corners of his young heart. Genius usually visits early in life, and never leaves those who have been pampered by its delicate spell. It watches them grow. It teaches them how to walk, and laugh and create pure magic ...

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Article: Interview

Matt Cusson: Going Along

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
October 21, 2009

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Article: Album Review

Vijay Iyer Trio: Historicity

Read "Historicity" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 9, 2009

There is much that is exciting about pianist Vijay Iyer and almost as much that is irritating. The excitement is in the music and the irritation in the miasma of cerebralization that surrounds it. The most recent instance of the latter comes with the packaging for Historicity. Any album title which requires a fairly lengthy liner ...

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Article: Album Review

Vijay Iyer Trio: Historicity

Read "Historicity" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
October 8, 2009

The art of the piano trio has enjoyed a healthy renaissance over the past two decades, as a plethora of new stars have ascended the ranks to uphold and advance the tradition. Ethan Iverson, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, and Matthew Shipp are just a few of the adventurous younger artists whose notion of the trio is ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge / Swiss Jazz Orchestra / The Aggregation

by Jack Bowers
October 1, 2009

Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge The Comet's Tail MAMA Records 2009 On The Comet's Tail, Chuck Owen's superb Florida-based Jazz Surge performs the compositions--yes, compositions--of the late great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker. As Owen writes in the liner notes, “[Michael's] blinding brilliance as a performer / improviser...may ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Stevie Wonder Sits in with Jazz Mafia

September 29, 2009

What would you do if Stevie Wonder showed up unannounced to your gig? Would you lose it, knowing that one of the most respected artists of our time was in the building? Or would you just do what you do - jazz music with a whole lot of soul and a touch of funk? For the ...

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Article: Live Review

30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival

by Matt Marshall
September 22, 2009

Hank Jones / Corea, Clarke & White Sean Jones / Dave Brubeck Quartet / Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Alfredo Rodriguez / Dennis Coffey / Wayne Shorter Quartet Chuchito Valdes / Stefon Harris & Blackout 30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Detroit, Michigan ...

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Article: Interview

Stefon Harris: Authenticity and Audacity

by R.J. DeLuke
September 22, 2009

Authenticity is a special word for vibraphone wizard Stefon Harris when it comes to his art, which springs from the tradition of jazz music, but is approached through a modern lens that takes into account the sounds and perspective of 2009. He has enough audacity--also a special word for Harris--to say it clearly, to ...