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Billy Hart Quartet: One is the Other
by John Kelman
There's little doubt about the value of longevity and ongoing musical relationships. It's been nearly a decade since Billy Hart assembled the group that would turn out to be his longest-standing, releasing Quartet (HighNote) in 2006. But it was with 2012's All Our Reasons that the drummer moved to ECM, reaping the benefits of the label's ...
Jazz Bridge Neighborhood "Jazz At The Library" Series In Willingboro, NJ Presents Michael Pracher
The Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Jazz at the Library Concert Series at the Willingboro Library Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township, NJ – presents saxophonist Michael Pracher on Thursday, January 16. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets aret $10, $5 for students and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337. A native of Belleville, IL and a ...
Myriad 3: Tell
by Dave Wayne
Three young guys in suits. Piano trio with a “band" name. Canadian. All original compositions except for “C Jam Blues." Wait, “C Jam Blues"? What? No indie rock covers? Well, then there's no way these guys could be Canada's answer to The Bad Plus. No electronics or sampling. Well, then Myriad 3 are not Canada's answer ...
Etienne Charles: Trumpet's First Chantwell
by DanMichael Reyes
Trinidadian-born trumpeter Etienne Charles has made it a point to share the culture of his native homeland with the world through music, whether it is writing songs on cuatro or steel pan, incorporating Kweyol chants on the opening track to his latest album Creole Soul (Culture Shock, 2013), or playing with an undeniable Caribbean bounce that ...
Take Five With Shane Cooper
by AAJ Staff
Meet Shane Cooper:Shane Cooper is a bassist, composer, and producer from Cape Town, South Africa. Oscillations, with his quintet, is due to be launched on August 22, 2013 at Cape Town's Mahogany Room. In 2012, he was selected as the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz. Has he been a member of Babu (SAMA ...
Jazz Lovers Series: Clint Eastwood
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
It goes without saying that those who appreciate Jazz are a special lot. You will rarely find lovers of Our Music who have not managed to distinguish themselves in their chosen vocations, be it in the arts, business, the humanities, or the kid at Subway who earned Employee of the Month honors while listening to The ...
Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds Plays One-off Irish Gig
It’s not every day that Dun Laoghaire plays host to one of the world’s greatest jazz drummers, so music fans are in for a tremendous evening on Wednesday 10th July when drummer Jeff Ballard swings by The Pavilion Theater with his band Fairgrounds, for one night only. Modern Drummer, the world’s premier drum magazine has said ...
2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: Ottawa, Canada, June 21-26, 2013
by John Kelman
TD Ottawa Jazz FestivalOttawa, CanadaJune 20-July 1, 2013Having made the decision, in 2012, to broaden its stylistic purview to include not only music on the periphery of jazz, but artists with no real connection to the founding raison d'être of the festival, the 2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival continued to bring extracurricular music ...
Take Five With Paul Zaborac
by AAJ Staff
Meet Paul Zaborac:Paul Zaborac is a versatile saxophonist, composer, and educator. Born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1987, he began studying the saxophone at the age of 11. After receiving a bachelor degree in music education from Simpson College (2010), he proceeded to obtain a master of music degree in saxophone performance at the ...
Meet Daniel Lehner
by AAJ Staff
I currently live in: New York, NYI joined All About Jazz in: 2010What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I actually submitted my first review, which was the Undead Jazz Festival 2010, to the AAJ message boards. I saw they had a section for concert reviews so I decided ...
