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Article: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Jazz Goes Green: Musical Explorations On A Secondary Color Of Note

Read "Jazz Goes Green: Musical Explorations On A Secondary Color Of Note" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

With spring taking hold and summer on the way, it's hard to avoid encounters with the color green. The drab gray and white of winter is now no more and a vibrant green color scheme has taken over. A drive along the Long Island Expressway--which leads to Manhattan and some of the greatest jazz clubs in ...

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Article: Album Review

Bruce Barth / Steve Wilson: Home

Read "Home" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor

The increase in house concerts throughout the country is apparent, taking place in big cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Baltimore, as well as in smaller towns such as Columbia, Missouri, where this recorded duo date took place. Appearing at the home of Barbara Tellerman and Allyn Sher in 2009, pianist Bruce Barth and saxophonist ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jason Hammers

Read "Take Five With Jason Hammers" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Jason Hammers:Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Jason Hammers grew up in Stafford, VA where began his musical journey on the alto saxophone at age 11. While a student at Stafford Senior High School, he was named to numerous All-County and All-District Bands and had established himself as a featured soloist with the school's jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

David Binney: Aliso

Read "Aliso" reviewed by J Hunter

by J Hunter

For Aliso, reedman David Binney wanted to get back to “doing things that have been part of my life since I was a kid." It's clear that any time is a good time for a happy childhood, because both Binney and his band dive into Aliso like 10 year-olds on vacation at Disney World. The opening ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

The Multi-Tasking State of David Binney 2010

Read "The Multi-Tasking State of David Binney 2010" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Saxophonist David Binney has been a ubiquitous presence in jazz since his first recording, Point Game (Owl, 1989), both as a leader and a sideman. So prolific is Binney, that any multiple-disc review featuring him will be dated immediately. Well, so be it, this is a summer 2010 snapshot of some of the recent activity of ...

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Article: Album Review

Howard Riley: Solo In Vilnius

Read "Solo In Vilnius" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

No stranger to being alone in the spotlight, Solo In Vilnius is at least the 11th such entry in English pianist Howard Riley's extensive discography. Musically active for more than 40 years, Riley, now in his 60s, enjoys an impressive résumé which name checks the cream of British improvisers, including London Jazz Composers Orchestra, Keith Tippett ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Chambers: Horace to Max

Read "Horace to Max" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Though best known for his drum work on key 1960s Blue Note sessions with artists including vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Andrew Hill and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Joe Chambers has gradually built a reputation as an equally distinctive composer and mallet player. Horace to Max is more heavily weighted towards cover material from Shorter, bassist Marcus Miller, ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Glasser: Evolution

Read "Evolution" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

There's nothing wrong with a little old school. Saxophonist Dave Glasser keeps it simple--no flash, no gimmicks. Glasser has spent many years as a sideman, performing with artists including the Clark Terry Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet and the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars. He has also recorded several CDs as a leader. A native ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Chick Corea: Solo Piano

Read "Chick Corea: Solo Piano" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

It may be Keith Jarrett and Paul Bley who, with Facing You (1972) and Open, To Love (1973) respectively, put ECM on the map for what would become a lifelong focus on the art of solo piano, but it was Chick Corea's Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) and Vol. 2 (1972) that represented the label's first ...

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Article: Interview

Allison Miller: Breaking Ground

Read "Allison Miller: Breaking Ground" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner

It takes a rare individual to excel in multiple artistic genres, particularly when success unfolds in the public spotlight and presents very different contexts. Certainly technical ability is important, but it also takes a peculiar blend of flexibility, curiosity, and determination. Perhaps that is what makes drummer, composer, bandleader, and outspoken feminist Allison Miller such a ...


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