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Take Five With Roger Aldridge

by AAJ Staff
May 16, 2013

Meet Roger Aldridge:I am primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of influences are found in my music including jazz, tango, blues, samba, fusion, new music, and back to American roots music.My exploration of the jazz family tree does not stop at New Orleans. I've gone further back to old fiddle styles--especially, ...

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Take Five With Clay Grossman

by AAJ Staff
May 15, 2013

Meet Clay Grossman:Clay Grossman, a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene for almost four decades, began his professional career at the age of the 19. He has been passing on his sage drum knowledge and wisdom to aspiring students of the drum- set over 20 years. He studied drums with Marshall Thompson and Ian ...

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Take Five With Armen Nalbandian

by AAJ Staff
May 14, 2013

Meet Armen Nalbandian:Armen Nalbandian (b.1978 in Manchester, England) is a jazz pianist, composer and humanitarian.In addition to the piano, he has been known to perform on the prepared Fender Rhodes mechanical piano, and contributes to produce jazz, improvised and experimental music in California. Nalbandian is the composer of over 1200 works in ...

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Take Five With Simon Spang-Hanssen

by AAJ Staff
May 13, 2013

Meet Simon Spang-Hanssen:First concerts in 1976 with John Tchicai and Strange Brothers, later also with Ben Besiakov, Jesper Lundgaard, Alex Riel, New Jungle Orchestra, Jan Kaspersen, Mozar Terra, Doug Raney.In Paris, from 1985-98: Orchestra National de Jazz, Denis Badault, Andy Emler, Nguyên Lê, Quintet Moutin, Ramuntcho Matta, Edouard Ferlet.Since 1998, ...

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Take Five With Mike Skory

by AAJ Staff
May 12, 2013

Meet Mike Skory:I play Hammond/piano for the regional soul/blues/original band, Root Doctor Featuring Freddie Cunningham. I also have a unique rock trio call Suzi & the Love Brothers. Both acts are out of Lansing, MI. Instrument(s):Piano, Hammond organ.Teachers and/or influences?The two musicians who helped me in ...

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Take Five With Crystal Waters

by AAJ Staff
May 9, 2013

Meet Crystal Waters:When you hear the name Crystal Waters, you immediately think of a woman whose talent and brand has sustained her 20-year career, yet the breadth of her work continues to engage new fans and please her enormous base.She is best known for her string of domestic and international number one ...

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Take Five With Dan Lehner

by AAJ Staff
May 7, 2013

Meet Daniel Lehner:Dan Lehner is a freelance trombonist, composer and educator in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Born in Hamilton, New Jersey, Lehner briefly attended University of the Arts in Philadelphia before finishing his undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies at William Paterson University, studying under New York trombonists John Mosca and Tim Newman, ...

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Take Five With Andrea Dutra

by AAJ Staff
May 6, 2013

Meet Andréa Dutra:Andréa Dutra is a Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro. Her most important influences are MPB (popular Brazilian music), samba and jazz. She has worked with many important Brazilian musicians like Tim Maia, Seu Jorge, Sandra de Sa, Danilo Caymmi and others, all over Brazil. Andrea was nominated for the most important ...

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Take Five With Judy Dyble

by AAJ Staff
May 5, 2013

Meet Judy Dyble:1949: I was born;1964ish: Joined first band, Judy & the Folkmen. Didn't make record;1968ish: Joined second band, Fairport Convention. Made record, Fairport Convention;1969ish: Joined third band, Giles Giles &Fripp, McDonald & Dyble. Made record, The Brondesbury Tapes;1970ish: Joined fourth band, Trader Horne. Made record ...

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Take Five With Joy Divine

by AAJ Staff
May 4, 2013

Meet Joy Divine:The power of music is my inspiration. The simple truth is, I love to sing. Anyone who knows me would say, I'm a passionate advocate for keeping music alive, no matter what. Anyone who knows me would also say I am a passionate advocate for keeping music alive in your life, no ...