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Sonny Rollins: Still Seeking the Lost Chord
by R.J. DeLuke
The Saxophone Colossus. The greatest living improvising musician. A musical god. Sonny Rollins has been called all these things at one time or another by fans across the globe, as well as by those involved in the pursuit of music criticism and jazz history. There's no question he is the greatest remaining icon to come out ...
Monk at Town Hall--Fifty Years Later
The unforgettable 1959 Thelonious Monk Orchestra concert at Town Hall will have a 50th anniversary recreation next month at the scene of the event in New York City. Preserved on a famous Riverside album and performed by jazz repertory orchestras everywhere, Monk's compositions in orchestrations by Hall Overton are perennially fresh, full of ensemble performance challenges ...
The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set
by John Kelman
While modern recording technology and fast improving online distribution capability are making it easier to appreciate the full extent of today's artists' work, the same cannot be said about relatively short-lived groups from the 1970s. This is especially true of groups that, despite being in some cases remarkably influential, remain cult favorites with a relatively small ...
Blue Note 7: Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records
by J Hunter
Blue Note's 70th anniversary deserves more than a cake, a toast, and a chorus of “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." To that end, The Blue Note 7's Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records is a collection of music from some of the imprint's greatest masters, as interpreted by a group of Blue Note's current ...
Bevort - Schmidt: Playground + 1
by Ian Patterson
Playground + 1 is an apt name for this impressive release by this Danish quartet led by saxophonist/vocalist Pernille Bevort and pianist Marie Louis Schmidt, as in many ways a playground bears analogy to a jazz group. In both, freedom exists within boundaries and individual expression thrives within a group identity. There is a collective dependency ...
Thelonious Monk at Town Hall 50th Anniversary Celebration: February 2009
Grammy Nominee Charles Tolliver and Prodigy Pianist Jason Moran Salute Groundbreaking 1959 Concert at Town Hall with Two Performances on February 26 and 27, 2009 New York, NY - Duke Performances and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University present two extraordinary concerts on February 26th and 27th, 2009, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ...
Thelonious Monks Big-Band Jazz, Personalized, Soloized and Energized
Some of Thelonious Monks music is more than 60 years old, but it still has magic properties. It keeps small-group jazz honest: his compositions still contain relevant lessons about melody and harmony, rhythm and open space. Above it all they are songs: you can whistle them. But his music is also playful and rugged enough to ...
Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2
by C. Michael Bailey
Bill Cunliffe The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 Resonance Records 2008Oliver Nelson (1932-1975) was a saxophonist, arranger, and composer who seemed everywhere in the 1960s. In popular culture, Nelson is best remembered for his television scoring for shows including Ironside, Night Gallery, Columbo, The Six Million ...
Thelonious Monk Festival - Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Centers Monk Festival November 20th thru 23rd Nov. 20-22 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Marcus Roberts hosted by Soledad OBrien (Nov. 20) and Courtney Vance (Nov. 21-22) Rose Theater, 8 p.m. Nov. 21-22 Danilo Prez Trio The ...
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