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The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University presents: African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston
A book reading and signing with Randy Weston and Willard Jenkins Packed with fascinating anecdotes, African Rhythms is Randy Weston's life story as told to the music journalist Willard Jenkins. It encompasses Weston's childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood where his parents imbued him with pride in his African heritage, his introduction to jazz, and his early ...
Tomasz Stanko Quintet: New York City, January 14, 2011
by Warren Allen
Tomasz Stanko Quintet with Chris PotterJazz StandardNew York, NYJanuary 14, 2011 Polish trumpet legend Tomasz Stanko has long had a close relationship with New York City. One of the first great jazz musicians to come out of Eastern Europe in the late 1970s, Stanko today splits his time between Warsaw ...
Richard Doron Johnson: Battle Grounds
by Greg Simmons
In a year that saw some lionized piano trio records, Richard Doron Johnson's debut, Battle Grounds, might be the overlooked gem. Johnson is hardly a household name, even within the small, tight circle of jazz fans. His website reveals stints with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Thelonious Monk Institute, as well as gigs with ...
Free Range Saxophone Quartet: Fireflies
by C. Michael Bailey
Since inception, the Origin Classical imprint has existed as a stylistic hinge between classical music and jazz. Defying genre definition, Origin Classical's archive should properly be considered simply music--that which defies category. Only a single release, Linda Tsatsanis and John Lenti's And I Remain: Three Love Stories--Music of the Seventeenth Century for Voice and Lute (Origin ...
Dave Stryker Organ Quartet at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
Dave Stryker Organ QuartetCecil's Jazz ClubWest Orange, NJDecember 4, 2010 Guitarist and bandleader Dave Stryker straddles the line between art and entertainment as well as anyone in jazz. For those who simply wanted to have a good time, the opening set on the second night of his two night stand ...
Mark Weinstein: Jazz Brasil
by Dan Bilawsky
Jazz Brasil continues flautist Mark Weinstein's odyssey through the world of Latin jazz. The former trombonist-turned-philosophy-professor-turned-flute-phenom has delivered a steady stream of Latin jazz releases that highlight material from well-known Latin American composers, deal with original material, and deliver Latin-ized takes on jazz classics. His previous release, Timbasa (Jazzheads Records, 2010), tackled Cuba with percussion-heavy gusto, ...
Take Five With Jay Smith
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jay Smith:Jay Smith has performed with dozens of groups all over California, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in a wide range of music, from bebop and gypsy jazz to Latin rock and funk. He has worked with groups and musicians as Kelulu, Mento Buru, The Fresno Philharmonic, David Baron Stevens, Andre Bush, Mike ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker
by Wilbert Sostre
There is not a dull or cliché moment on Jane Ira Bloom's fourteenth album, Wingwalker. Her sound has been described as futuristic, and there is certainly some of that on tracks like “Frontiers in Science" and “Live Sports." But, most of all, Bloom is a master composer and musician with a truly unique sound. All compositions ...
Walter Smith III: III
by Mark F. Turner
While there are many saxophonists warranting greater recognition, Walter Smith III is consistently emerging as an identifiable voice among the masses. He's been making waves, whether performing across the waters in Spain with bassist Paco Charlin; recording in France on drummer Eric Harland's debut, Voyager Live by Night (Space Time, 2010); with trumpeter Christian Scott for ...
James Sherlock Trio: Domestic Arts
by Ian Patterson
Domestic Arts caps a busy 2010 for Melbourne guitarist James Sherlock, following the release, earlier in the year, of the impressive Solo (Pinnacles Music, 2010). That recording highlighted not only Sherlock's notable chops but also his songwriting skills, with more than half the compositions self-penned works of striking originality and nuance. This time out Sherlock leads ...
