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News: Recording

Sonny Rollins on Disco Monk

April 8, 2016

In May 1979, Sonny Rollins recorded his composition Disco Monk at the Berkeley, Calif., studio of Milestone Records for his album, Don't Ask. Two months later, Sonny performed the song at the Pori Jazz Festival, held at the Riihiketo School in Pori, Finland. Now the live version of Disco Monk appears for the first time on ...

Article: My Blue Note Obsession

Dr. Lonnie Smith: Then and Now – Think! (1968) vs Evolution (2016)

by Marc Davis
April 4, 2016

The “doctor" with the mysterious turban and manic Hammond B-3 fingers is back. And if you think the old man at 73 can't possibly match the passion and pyrotechnics of the young man at 26... well, surprise! Evolution is Dr. Lonnie Smith's triumphant return to Blue Note. I feared it might be like a ...

Article: Live Review

Metastasio Jazz 2016

by Neri Pollastri
April 1, 2016

Metastasio Jazz 2016 Prato Varie sedi 5-29.2.2016 Appuntamento tra i più prestigiosi e attesi della Toscana centrale, Metastasio Jazz anche quest'anno ha proposto un cartellone di tutto rispetto, affiancando agli spettacoli principali -quattro date nei lunedì di febbraio -anche Met Jazz Off, concerti e conferenze la domenica mattina, oltre a ...

Article: Live Review

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny at the Blue Note

by Koby Hayon
March 28, 2016

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band Featuring Pat Metheny Blue Note New York, NY March 13, 2016 Jazz luminary Roy Haynes has forever captivated audiences with his innovative playing and his concert (and 91st birthday celebration) on March 13th, at New York City's Blue Note was no different. The ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp/Michael Bisio: Live in Seattle

Read "Live in Seattle" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
March 25, 2016

The Italian renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and scientist Michelangelo di Lodovico is often quoted, when referring to his 17-foot sculpted masterpiece David, “every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it." The same thought comes to mind when two musical sculptors chip away at ...

Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2016

by Ian Patterson
March 19, 2016

Brilliant Corners 2016 Various venues Belfast, N. Ireland March 5-12, 2016 Another Brilliant Corners, a few more brilliant corners. Belfast's fledgling international jazz festival may only be in its fourth year but already it feels like an established part of the city's vibrant cultural landscape, a date in the ...

News: Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: SFJAZZ Collective plays Michael Jackson

March 19, 2016

Today, let's check out some videos of the SFJAZZ Collective, who are coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Jazz at the Bistro. Formed in 2004 as a project of the San Francisco not-for-profit presenting organization SFJAZZ, the Collective is an eight- piece, all-star band with an ever-evolving lineup ...

Article: Live Review

Claudio Cojaniz alla Sala del Rosso di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
March 18, 2016

Claudio Cojaniz Sala del Rosso Firenze 19.02.2016 A distanza di tre anni e mezzo dalla sua ultima apparizione sui palchi fiorentini, il pianista Claudio Cojaniz torna nella città toscana dove vanta un buon numero di appassionati estimatori. Lo fa in solitudine, a pochi giorni dal suo concerto in trio per ...

Article: Take Five With...

Pericopes e il Questionario di Proust

by AAJ Staff
March 16, 2016

All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della nostra musica. Pericopes: Storie, suoni e frammenti che raccogliamo dal nostro vissuto personale quotidiano. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con noi. Emiliano Vernizzi: La capacità di sorprendere. Alessandro Sgobbio: Propensione a esporsi al rischio.

Article: Album Review

Uwe Oberg: Work

by Mark Corroto
March 13, 2016

Work is a fully realized solo recording by German pianist Owe Oberg. He makes a strong case, in the six tracks/eight compositions, for his overflowing abundance of skill and resourcefulness. Recorded in 2008, this disc comes to light (why the wait?) now, with the release of Turns (Leo, 2016) with Silke Eberhard and another solo record ...