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Article: Live Review

Dave Liebman Big Band At Chris’ Jazz Café

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by Victor L. Schermer

Dave Liebman Big BandChris' Jazz CaféPhiladelphia, USAOctober 30, 2010 On this night, bringing together some of the best and most creative musicians in the business, the Dave Liebman Big Band exceeded any and all expectations from a large group, in sharp contrast with many which, today, simply offer a potpourri of ...

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Article: Interview

Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms

Read "Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...

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Article: Live Review

Tampere Jazz Happening 2010: Day 2, November 5, 2010

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by John Kelman

Day 1 | Day 2 | Days 3-4 Tampere Jazz HappeningTampere, FinlandNovember 4-7, 2010 Day two of Tampere Jazz Happening kicked the festival into high gear, with a terrific line-up at both the festival's primary venues: Pakkahuone's Old Customs House Hall, which seats upwards of a thousand people and is used ...

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Article: Album Review

Mats Eilertsen Trio: Elegy

Read "Elegy" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

He's best-known internationally for his work on ECM recordings by artists including guitarist Jacob Young, pianist Wolfert Brederode, and, most recently, pianist Tord Gustavsen, with whom he's been touring in support of Restored, Returned (2010). But while these associations might suggest a bassist disposed to gentler forms and understated freedom, they're only two of Mats Eilertsen's ...

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Article: Album Review

Mario Pavone Orange Double Tenor: Arc Suite t/pi t/po

Read "Arc Suite t/pi t/po" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones

This release is something of a milestone for bassist and leader Mario Pavone. Now in his 70th year, he's also in his 45th year in music, which in a lot of cases would understandably mark a slowing down or restatement of established values. But Pavone is nothing if not forward-looking. So while looking back to the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Bradford Rogers

Read "Take Five With Bradford Rogers" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Bradford Rogers: Atlanta native Bradford Rogers is a producer, engineer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. As a member of the house band for the Recording Academy's Atlanta Chapter Awards Series, Bradford has performed with such multiplatinum artists as Michael McDonald, James Brown, Bobby Valentino, En Vogue's Dawn Robinson, Sleepy Brown and Cee-Lo.Instrument(s):Flute, ...

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News: Festival

Unexpected Trends, Emerging Hybrids & Edgy Roots: globalFEST 2011 Artist Lineup

Unexpected Trends, Emerging Hybrids, and Edgy Roots: globalFEST Returns to NYC with 13 Artists on Three Stages, January 9, 2011 Unexpected trends are the new cutting edge: the hard-hitting Afro-Cuban percussionist quietly attracting rock icons to his shows; the expressive young vocalist invoking ancient sacred traditions with surprising immediacy; the cultural communities rich with unheralded, powerful ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Musical Talent Is (Now and Then) All in the Family

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by Jack Bowers

The induction of almost the entire Marsalis family (father Ellis, piano, and sons Wynton, trumpet; Branford, saxophones; Delfeayo, trombone; and Jason, drums) set me to thinking about how musical talent sometimes runs in families. In the pop world, almost everyone knows about the Jacksons, the Kings, the Osmonds and others. The same is true in jazz, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror

Read "Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

Charles Lloyd QuartetMirrorECM Records2010 Saxophonist Charles Lloyd's current artistic output is often depicted as a heartwarming comeback after years of silence. It is certainly true that his recent string of albums for ECM has brought him commercial and critical success even greater than the plaudits that attended his ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Bobby Watson and UMKC Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Kurt Rosenwinkel

Read "Bobby Watson and UMKC Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Kurt Rosenwinkel" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Bobby Watson / UMKC Concert Jazz OrchestraThe Gates BBQ SuiteLafiya Music2010 When alto saxophonist Bobby Watson returned in 2001 to his native Kansas City area to assume the position as director of Jazz Studies at the University of Missouri--Kansas City, he mentioned to Ollie Gates, proprietor of ...


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