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Article: New York Beat

Erin Dickins: Rediscovering Repertoire

Read "Erin Dickins: Rediscovering Repertoire" reviewed by Nick Catalano


One of the great challenges for any established recording vocalist is finding material. Often, even the best arrangements fall short if the composition is a tired standard that has been recorded to death. Success in this area is rare, so when a debut CD contains one thoughtfully performed obscure gem after another, it is time to ...

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News: Radio

The Manhattan Transfer's Cheryl Bentyne To Host New Radio Show!

The Manhattan Transfer's Cheryl Bentyne To Host New Radio Show!

Grammy Winner Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer to Host New Weekly Radio Show LOS ANGELES, CA—Paul Goldstein, Founder of the new jazz radio station, The Jazz Groove announced today that acclaimed artist Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer will host “The Cheryl Bentyne Show" a weekly radio program airing Sundays from 7pm to 10pm PST, ...

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Article: Album Review

Cheryl Bentyne: The Gershwin Songbook

Read "The Gershwin Songbook" reviewed by Larry Taylor


Cheryl Bentyne's The Gershwin Songbook is among the best vocal albums of 2010. A member of The Manhattan Transfer since 1979, she frequently strikes out on her own to record, and has released eight albums in the past two decades. Perfecting her talent in vocalese with Manhattan Transfer, Bentyne performs jazz choruses with a ...

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Article: Live Review

Riviera Maya Jazz Festival: Day Three, November 27, 2010

Read "Riviera Maya Jazz Festival: Day Three, November 27, 2010" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Riviera Maya Jazz FestivalPlaya del Carmen, MexicoNovember 25-28, 2010Day three of the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival was opened by Aguamala, anchored by one of Mexico's most famous and longstanding drummers (and Musical Director for the Festival), Fernando Toussaint. Together ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Dan Wilensky

Read "Take Five With Dan Wilensky" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Dan Wilensky:Saxophonist, composer, and author Dan Wilensky has toured and recorded with hundreds of artists, including Ray Charles, Jack McDuff, Joan Baez, Santana, Steve Winwood, Donna Summer, R. Kelly, Melissa Manchester, Faith No More, Hall & Oates, Freddie Jackson, Linda Eder, Mark Murphy, James Brown, Deborah Harry, The Manhattan Transfer, David Bowie, and ...

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Killer Joe

Featuring the music of The Manhattan Transfer
Duration: 7:22

The Manhattan Transfer performing Benny Golson's "Killer Joe", live in Leverkusen, 2006
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Article: Live Review

Jazz Gunung 2010, Bromo, Indonesia

Read "Jazz Gunung 2010, Bromo, Indonesia" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Jazz Gunung 2010Bromo, IndonesiaJuly 3, 2010 Gunung is not the name of the town which hosts Jazz Gunung; in Bahasa--the predominant language of Indonesia--it means mountain. Mountain Jazz is as good a name as any given that this one-day festival is staged among the swirling clouds, some two thousand meters above sea ...

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Article: Album Review

John Pizzarelli: Rockin' in Rhythm

Read "Rockin' in Rhythm" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


He's the captain of cool. It seems no matter which songs he performs, guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli always delivers a certain amount of dashing and debonair. Rockin' in Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington is no exception.Items repeatedly culled from the American Songbook can become trite. But Pizzarelli has a knack for making ...

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The Chick Corea Songbook

Label: Four Quarters Entertainment
Released: 2009
Track listing: Free Samba; Prelude; Spain (I Can Recall); One Step Closer (The One step); Children's Song #15; 500 Miles High; Another Roadside Attraction (Space Circus); Time's Lie; La Chanson Du Bebe (Children's Song #1); Ragtime in Pixiland (Pixiland Rag); The Story of Anna & Armando (Armando's Rhumba); Free Samba (Extended version).

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 19, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 262 252 +10 1 55 1 9 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 249 232 +17 3 57 2 4 3 3 8 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 179 190 -11 5 51 ...


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