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Take Five With Roy Powell

by AAJ Staff
April 7, 2011

Meet Roy Powell:Roy Powell studied piano and avant-garde composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester England, before defecting to jazz. He first came to prominence in 1994 with his debut recording, A Big Sky, which was hailed as “a real benchmark in British contemporary electric jazz" by Jazz on CD. He ...

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Take Five With Ken Avis

by AAJ Staff
March 20, 2011

Meet Ken Avis:London, Paris, Geneva, Washington DC guitarist/vocalist Ken Avis never imagined he would live in these cities after growing up in a Northern English coal mining town close to Liverpool. After travelling in over 80 counties, across four continents, he is now based in Northern Virginia with his wife, the stunning French Canadian ...

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Take Five With Adam De Lucia

by AAJ Staff
March 13, 2011

Meet Adam De Lucia: Adam De Lucia is a musician/composer/producer who has pulled out all the stops to make Hi-Bred Productions successful. He has several personas at the studio beside his dedicated guitar playing and composing. He has networked with all of the creative partners himself to secure their participation. He has designed album artwork and ...

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Take Five With Mike Lee

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2011

Meet Mike Lee:Mike Lee is a tenor saxophonist originally from Cleveland, OH and now living in Northern New Jersey. He's currently leader of the Cecil's Monday Night Big Band at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange New Jersey and co-leader of the acclaimed jazz quartet, New Tricks. He has released five albums as leader ...

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Take Five With Zack Cross

by AAJ Staff
February 20, 2011

Meet Zack Cross:I am from a very WASPy suburb of Washington, DC known as Arlington, VA. I started playing piano when I was seven years old, and played only classical music until I was about 13 years old, when my grandfather gave me a Monk greatest hits compilation. I didn't even like it at ...

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Take Five With Tyson Ailshie

by AAJ Staff
February 20, 2011

Meet Tyson Ailshie: Tyson Ailshie hails from Denver, Colorado, where he writes and performs straight-ahead jazz music in trio and duo settings as a group leader. Combining original compositions with deep grooves and intimate settings of eclectic jazz standards, he is beginning to make a name for himself in the Denver area, having performed most recently ...

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Take Five With Gordon Hazlewood

by AAJ Staff
February 19, 2011

Meet Gordon Hazlewood: Gordon Hazlewood plays music on the VibraCanz musical instrument, his invention. He is a member CanVolution, based in Georgia. The novelty of the VibraCanz is quite a curiosity with audiences and other jazz enthusiasts. His instrument is manufactured by Musical Kinetics and will soon be offered to the public. Instrument(s):

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Take Five With Majid Khaliq

by AAJ Staff
February 18, 2011

Meet Majid Khaliq:Majid Khaliq is a violinist and composer cut from a different cloth. He has been described by legendary musician Wynton Marsalis as having “a unique blend of improvisation, groove and technical sophistication." Although classically trained, Khaliq's passion and musical palette ranges from the roots of American jazz music to the greats of ...

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Take Five With Kelly Powers

by AAJ Staff
February 17, 2011

Meet Kelly Powers:Pianist Kelly Powers has performed with the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Jack Jeffers and the New York Classics, George Gee Swing Orchestra and Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, among others. Her playing has been showcased in numerous New York City venues including Smoke Jazz Club, Cleopatra's Needle, ...

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Take Five With Frank Macchia

by AAJ Staff
February 13, 2011

Meet Frank Macchia: Born and raised in San Francisco, CA., Frank started on the clarinet at the age of ten years old. Soon afterward he began studies on bassoon, saxophone and flute. By the age of fourteen he began studying composition, writing jazz and classical pieces for his high school band and orchestra and ...