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NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1: January 6, 2012

by Daniel Lehner
January 16, 2012

Day 1 | Day 22012 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1New York, NYJanuary 6, 2012 No one could argue that jazz didn't have a tumultuous 2011. For the better, bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding's Grammy for Best New Artist marked the first time a jazz musician was awarded that honor, and veteran ...

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Leaps of Faith

By Cuong Vu

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Body and Soul; All The Things You Are; My Funny Valentine; Leaps of Faith; Child-Like; Something; I Shall Never Come Back; My Opening Farewell.

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Cuong Vu 4-tet: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 3, 2011

" Body And Soul ," “ All The Things You Are ," My Funny Valentine “. Tre standard, tra i più visitati/riletti/reinterpretati, in rapida sequenza. Ennesima incursione in melodie senza tempo per mascherare carenza di idee, ennesima dimostrazione di abilità ed esibizionismo strappa applausi, ennesimo tentativo di ridare vitalità alla corrente principale del jazz, ennesimo piatto ...

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Article: Interview

Cuong Vu: Agogic Logic

by Ian Patterson
August 8, 2011

New York may be the major incubator for all that's best in American jazz but there are healthy signs that vibrant scenes are emerging in other cities. Long-term New York-resident, alto saxophonist David Binney recently expressed a desire to spend more time in the jazz scene in Los Angeles, where he says: “there's something really happening." ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Cuong Vu: Cooking in Seattle

by Ian Patterson
August 8, 2011

Returning to home town Seattle after 15 years on the east coast has been a good move for trumpeter Cuong Vu judging by the outstanding music on these three CDs and the movement he has largely inspired in Seattle's young creative musicians. Bassist Luke Bergman is a constant on these recordings, adding new depth to Vu's ...

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Shane Endsley and the Music Band: Then The Other

Read "Then The Other" reviewed by Daniel Lehner

by Daniel Lehner
May 20, 2011

Naming your working ensemble The Music Band might seem like a very tongue in cheek gesture at first. However, Shane Endsley's second release as a leader (and the first record to come out on Kneebody's Low Electrical Records) shows that the versatile and quietly charismatic trumpeter has a sincere interest in playing music, both jazz and ...

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Cuong Vu: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
May 3, 2011

Over the last 10 years, trumpeter Cuong Vu has made an impact as an innovator who filters music through the prism of his imagination. He has been agile enough to fit into bands as diverse as those led by Myra Melford and Pat Metheny, and has also carved a niche for himself as a leader who ...

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39th Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival: February 24-27, 2011

by Matt Marshall
March 9, 2011

39th Annual Lakeland Jazz FestivalKirtland, OHFebruary 24-27, 2011 The Lakeland Jazz Festival routinely catches the ire of Mother Nature, with winter storms often hampering travel of artists and fans alike, at times limiting attendance or even necessitating the cancellation of a show here or there. But that's life for a February festival ...

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Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 20, 2011

The order and presentation of music on a recording or in a recital are every bit as important in the music producer's skill set as is choosing what music to include. Had trumpeter Cuong Vu introduced his Vu-Tet's Leaps of Faith with the title piece, or “Child-Like (for Vina)," it would have been easy to dismiss ...

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Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 1: January 7, 2011

by Gordon Marshall
January 12, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 What with the snow, the lines, the standing-room-only crowds, New York City's Winter Jazzfest can be a hectic, hectoring hell of force-feeding, a speed-read tasting menu of mad musical difference, as hard to digest in the instant ...