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George Cables: I'm All Smiles
by Jack Bowers
George Cables, whose elegant piano has graced the jazz scene in New York City and elsewhere for more than five decades, has every reason to be All Smiles; at age seventy-four he is back at the keyboard, as sharp and inspired as ever, following surgery for ulcers that removed one leg above the knee. To mark ...
Summer 2019
by Doug Collette
Jazz Journal is a regular column consisting of pithy takes on recent jazz releases of note as well as spotlights on those titles in the genre that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural radar. Nick Sanders Trio Playtime 2050 Sunnyside Records 2019 The music inside the cover ...
Take Five with Amir Segall
by AAJ Staff
About Amir Segall Amir Segall is a distinctively accomplished pianist, composer and bandleader from the Israeli, and more recently the New York modern and avant-garde jazz scene. Since arriving in New York City, Amir has gained recognition as one of today's most exciting and influential artists. Amir has played and studied classical ...
Steve Wilson at the Jazz Room
by Mark Sullivan
Steve Wilson The Jazz Room Charlotte, NC June 21, 2019 Saxophonist Steve Wilson has an extensive discography. In addition to his recordings as a leader, he has played with such jazz musicians as pianist Chick Corea, saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Dave Holland, big band arranger Gerald Wilson, and saxophonist Joe Henderson. ...
Ben Allison, Ron Horton, Frank Kimbrough: A Collective Trio
by Ludovico Granvassu
Ben Allison, Ron Horton and Frank Kimbrough have been collaborating for more than a quarter century, including as members of the influential Jazz Composers Collective. During these years they have established themselves as stalwarts of the New York jazz scene and developed their own instantly identifiable sounds, solidifying their international reputations as leading voices ...
Brandon Goldberg: Let's Play
by Don Phipps
Can a 12-year old pianist offer up the emotional depth necessary to handle tunes like Duke Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood," Matt Dennis's Angel Eyes," or Thelonious Monk's Well You Needn't?" The answer appears to be yes, and then some. Brandon Goldberg's exciting album, Let's Play, reveals that a young man can not only convey emotional ...
Franco D'Andrea: La sostenibile leggerezza del suonare
by Mario Calvitti
L'occasione è troppo bella per lasciarsela sfuggire: il Maestro Franco D'Andrea è a Roma (siamo nella seconda metà di Settembre) per registrare il suo nuovo disco presso gli studi del Parco della Musica, e siamo stati invitati ad assistere alla sessione. Sono previste due giornate, e il nostro appuntamento è fissato per il primo giorno, nelle ...
Take Five with Tihomir Stojiljkovic
by AAJ Staff
About Tihomir Stojiljkovic Jazz pianist/composer Tihomir Stojiljkovic was born in Leskovac, Serbia. In his debut album Solo we discover the treasures of Balkan musical heritage, tastefully reinvented through the language of modern jazz. At the age of six, Tihomir started playing mostly traditional music on the accordion. By the age of sixteen, ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: The Balance
by Chris May
Abdullah Ibrahim's discography goes back sixty years, and although there are longer periods between his releases than there used to be, Ibrahim has retained all his grit and jubilance. The pianist and composer continues to make gloriously uplifting music steeped in its South African roots, in a style which still carries echoes of his formative overseas ...
Ten Artists: June 2019
by C. Michael Bailey
Polly Gibbons All I Can Do Resonance Records 2019 Polly Gibbons's 2017 Resonance release, Is It Me...? was positively received by All About Jazz and other outlets when it appeared. That recording featured a crack trio augmented with soloists, establishing Gibbons as a sensitive yet muscular interpreter of the American ...


