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"The Audience," New CD by Saxophonist Ralph Lalama, Due Jan. 26 from Mighty Quinn Productions
Ever since arriving on the New York scene in the mid-1970s, tenor saxophonist Ralph Lalama has been widely recognized as a Most Valuable Player. He's been a key soloist with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for more than 25 years, and a member of Joe Lovano's Grammy-winning Nonet since its inception in 1999. But it was only ...
Drummer/Composer Dana Hall Named an Outstanding "Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune yesterday announced its outstanding Chicagoans of the Year, recognizing their achievements in ten arts and culture fields. Dana Hall, the drummer, composer, and educator, was the top Jazz Chicagoan, and the only professional musician selected. The complete list of honorees, who were chosen by the Tribune's entertainment writers, includes: Movies: Vivian Teng, Managing ...
Bobby Broom: Plays for Monk
by Chris M. Slawecki
"In many ways, Monk personifies all that attracted and continues to satisfy me in my love affair with jazz music," said Bobby Broom upon releasing Plays for Monk. “The way that he, the musician, fit into the jazz landscape while at the same time standing out and apart from it; the controlled but unpredictable creative freedom ...
The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
It's obvious just from this trio's composition--trumpet, accordion, and bass--that something new is going on. It's also clear that to fully appreciate this boundary-busting CD, you must let go of your usual musical signposts. Even a taste for the wildest of free jazz won't prepare you for this music, since it's far too thoughtfully conceived and ...
A Bold World Christmas: Sylvia Bennett, Eddie Allen, The Hot Club of San Francisco
by C. Michael Bailey
Here is the middle of the road in holiday music. There is a little bit of something for everyone here: the contemporary caroling of Sylvia Bennett, the smart jazz of Eddie Allen, and the Django Reinhardt guitar tang of The Hot Club of San Francisco. Sylvia BennettIt's Christmas Time with Sylvia BennettNaxos
Quartet San Francisco's Brubeck CD a Double Grammy Nominee
Quartet San Francisco received two Grammy nominations yesterday for their latest Violinjazz Recordings CD, QSF Plays Brubeck. The CD, which is the first all-Brubeck string quartet recording, was nominated in the Classical Crossover category and is the group's third consecutive Best Album nomination. QSF Plays Brubeck was also nominated as Best Engineered Classical CD. The disc ...
Art Pepper: The Art History Project
by Mark Corroto
The tragic jazz life and death story of saxophonist Art Pepper was similar to that of Charlie Parker in many ways. Like Bird's brilliance, Art Pepper's intense flame burned bright, and his genius with the saxophone was subject to fan adoration and critical admiration. Unlike Parker, who died at age 35, Pepper lived into his mid-50s, ...
"Here in the Moment": 2nd CD from Seattle Singer Gail Pettis Due Jan. 12 by Origin/OA2 Records
Here in the Moment, the assured new Origin/OA2 CD by Seattle jazz vocalist Gail Pettis, is only the second recording in a professional career that began in 2002. But Pettis has quickly worked to establish herself in a crowded field as a consummate stylist who sounds like no one but herself. After spending nearly two decades ...
Chicagoan Jua Howard First Recipient of Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship
Jua Howard, a 30-year-old singer from Chicago and a member of the Jazzschool Institute's 2009 entering class, has just been named the first recipient of the newly established Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship, it has been announced by Jazzschool Institute Vocal Director Laurie Antonioli. “Mark's influence has inspired not only my singing," says Antonioli, “but my ...
Drummer/Composer Dana Hall Debuts with "Into the Light" on Origin Records, Nov. 17
Chicago-based drummer and composer Dana Hall has been in demand as a sideman for nearly two decades, working with major names in jazz such as Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Maria Schneider, Benny Golson, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and Kenny Barron. He's also an educator, the musical director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, and--since 2006--leader of ...
