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Article: Live Review

Paris Jazz Diary 2010

by Patricia Myers
December 30, 2010

Travelers who stay in Paris for more than three days without hearing live jazz will miss a vital element of Parisian life. Jazz is as easily available as French wine and crusty baguettes, with performances seven nights a week throughout the City of Light. It's been this way since jazz first entered Paris in the 1920s, ...

News: Music Industry

Newest ARC Members Cover Broad Demographic of Talent

November 1, 2010

2010 has seen a continual growth of the Artists Recording Collective roster of member artists and producers. ARC includes GRAMMY winners and musicians who create high quality and thoughtful work of most all styles across the entire jazz spectrum. Two exciting young artists, saxophonist, Anthony E. Nelson, Jr. and guitarist, Dan Arcamone have joined ARC. These ...

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Article: Book Excerpts

Cecil Taylor at the Take 3, 1962-'63

by Robert Levin
July 24, 2010

The following is a chapter from “Going Outside: Fiction * Commentary * Jazz." robert-levin.com. In the summer of 1962, Cecil lands a three-month, four-night-a-week gig at The Take 3, a coffee house on Bleecker Street. It's right next door to The Bitter End where Woody Allen had performed just weeks ...

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Article: Interview

Giacomo Gates: An Unconventional Backstory

by Sean Dietrich
July 21, 2010

Giacomo Gates brings a rich, full-bodied timbre to the vocal jazz table. His pure vocalese approach has earned him lauds among critics, who hail him a champion artist in the modern jazz genre. He's been performing alongside the most recognized artists in the industry, using only his voice to produce a broad range of spectral color. ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: July 2-5, 2010

by Peter Walton
July 15, 2010

Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, Quebec, CanadaJuly 2-5, 2010I arrived in Montréal mid-week, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal already in high gear. Closing off six square blocks of downtown Montréal, an area commanding six major outdoor stages and several indoor theaters and concert halls, the Festival International de ...

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Article: Interview

Forbes Graham: Magenta Haze

by Gordon Marshall
February 2, 2010

Forbes Graham isn't hell-bent on taking the jazz world over by fiat. Then again, a sterling tone like Louis Armstrong's, a sense of stride and a sidewinder sleekness position him to do so. He brings spot-on timing, inherited from his key precursor, Don Cherry, into the icy age of post jazz--and swings, too, situated ...

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Article: Live Review

2009 Paris Jazz Diary

by Patricia Myers
January 1, 2010

Paris, France: Proof-positive that the jazz scene here is still thriving came via five encores for 91-year-old pianist Hank Jones during the Jazz a la Villette Festival, and the crowds of enthusiastic listeners that filled small jazz clubs night after night. During my annual stay in the City of Light, I planned outings to ...

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Ted Curson & The Clinic Sextet - Studio Live

By Ted Curson

Label: Fifty-Fifty Records
Released: 2008

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In Paris: Live at the Sunside

By Ted Curson

Label: Blue Marge
Released: 2007
Track listing: Caravan; Tears For Dolphy; Dig; 'Round Midnight; Woody 'n You; Georgia on My Mind; Pilma Boogie; Reava's Waltz; Blueberry Hill; Tin Tin Deo; Lover Man; Milestones; Summertime; Cherokee; Confirmation; Blues Medley.

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Ted Curson: In Paris: Live at the Sunside

Read "In Paris: Live at the Sunside" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
September 10, 2007

Ted Curson is still very active as a trumpeter and flugelhornist in his seventies, when most players formerly had to give up the instrument for health reasons. Surrounding himself with a strong, young band made up of enthusiastic French musicians, plus several vocalists, Curson's two-CD set compiles highlights from a pair of nights at the Sunside ...