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Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp: I've Been To Many Places

Read "I've Been To Many Places" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

But is it Jazz? That question gets lobbed at pianist Matthew Shipp's music all the time. Perhaps, “propelled" or “launched" are better terms. His approach to music, whether working with saxophonists David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman or with DJs, is to play authentic music, that which is a bona fide representation of his nature, or ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Chick Corea Trio: Trilogy

Read "Chick Corea Trio: Trilogy" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Remember when CDs were so expensive to make that record companies would release double albums and remove a track or two, just so that it could fit on a single CD? Well, there may be many negatives about the state of the music industry today---despite this being a time when so much music is being made ...

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Article: Album Review

Andy Biskin's Ibid: Act Necessary

Read "Act Necessary" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne

A working jazz musician in New York City and environs since 1991, clarinetist, composer, and filmmaker Andy Biskin is a modern-day Renaissance Man. The Texas native was already a fixture in San Antonio's polka scene (yes, people, this is a thing) as a teenager, Biskin attended Yale where he double-majored in music and anthropology. Later, he ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Alberto Tacchini e il Questionario di Proust

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by AAJ Staff

All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Alberto Tacchini Sono una persona eclettica e alcuni vedono questo come un'immaturità, come il non avere ancora fatto una scelta. Invece ci sono tante cose, che ho scoperto ascoltando dischi in cui mi riconosco, tra le quali non voglio scegliere. Ho sempre invidiato quelli che ...

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Article: Album Review

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

Read "Joy in Spite of Everything" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Like a kind of musical contortionist, Stefano Bollani keeps repositioning himself with eye-popping ease. The diversity and eclecticism of Bollani's projects are reflected in the sweeping breadth of his vocabulary; his output as leader on ECM alone, since his debut Piano Solo (ECM, 2006), is indicative of his adventurous spirit. That solo outing was followed by ...

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Article: Live Review

The Swallow-Talmor-Nussbaum Trio at the Douglas Beach House

Read "The Swallow-Talmor-Nussbaum Trio at the Douglas Beach House" reviewed by Bill Leikam

by Bill Leikam

Swallow-Talmor-Nussbaum TrioDouglas Beach House Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, California August 10, 2014 A rare U.S. performance by the highly sophisticated and seasoned jazz trio of Steve Swallow, electric bass; Ohad Talmor, tenor saxophone; and Adam Nussbaum on drums, set the stage for a two-set performance. Before ...

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Article: Album Review

The Whammies: Play The Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 3, Live

Read "Play The Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 3, Live" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

The third volume of Steve Lacy dedications by the cover/not cover band The Whammies is a live recording from their 2014 tour. Recorded in Italy and Austria, the band performs their self-described “instant-arranging" of mostly Lacy tunes that in true-to-form fashion elicit surprise and clever improvisation.Saxophonist Steve Lacy, who passed away in 2004, would ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Alex Mercado

Q: Did you receive any formal training as a pianist? Who taught you? A: I began studying classical music at age 13 with Jose Luis Arcaraz, a classical piano teacher who took me under his wing after discovering I had a special talent and predisposition for music. Through him I got thoroughly introduced to piano technique, ...

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Article: My Blue Note Obsession

Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet

Read "Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet" reviewed by Marc Davis

by Marc Davis

And now, a crossroads: At what price do I pass? It's the dilemma all collectors face eventually. At first, you buy the commons. A used CD at $4 is a no-brainer. A new CD at $10 or $12, easy to justify. But what do you do when the easies are gone and the price ...

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Article: Album Review

Umberto Petrin: Traces and Ghosts

Read "Traces and Ghosts" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

Dire che il lavoro di Umberto Petrin in Italia è un po' sottostimato, è dire poco. A parte un curriculum di grande sostanza, e una poetica non comune che relaziona la musica con altri linguaggi, è il suo puro pianismo a convincere una volta di più, a quattro anni dal precedente solo A ...


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