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Article: Live Review

Search and Restore Benefit: A Round Robin of Duo Improvisations

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by Daniel Lehner

There's an old conundrum about a man with an axe. He broke the head chopping at a particularly stubborn branch and replaced it. Months later, he broke the handle and replaced that. The question goes: Does he have the same axe? It's a philosophical question that deals with how parts interrelate with a whole. Now imagine ...

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News: Performance / Tour

December at The Cornelia Street Cafe

December at The Cornelia Street Cafe

"A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014, email us&#[email protected] Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ ...

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News: Performance / Tour

This Week @ The Cornelia Street Cafe November 15-21, 2010

This Week @ The Cornelia Street Cafe  November 15-21, 2010

his Week @ The CORNELIA STREET CAFE—NOVEMBER 15-21, 2010 Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Admission: Cover charge varies, when known, indicated below November 15-21 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe: Tuesday, November 16 ...

Article: Album Review

Theo Bleckmann: I Dwell in Possibility

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Theo ha una missione: raccogliere il Paradiso con le strette mani. Proprio come nella poesia di Emily Dickinson, I Dwell in Possibility (evidentemente questa poetessa statunitense esercita un grande fascino sulla sperimentazione musicale - vedi l'ultimo David Sylvian, ad esempio). Più che con le mani, però, il cantante vorrebbe stringere e afferrare il Paradiso con la ...

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Article: Live Review

Theo Bleckmann at Le Poisson Rouge: The Music Of Kate Bush

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by AAJ Staff

Theo BleckmannHello Earth! The Music of Kate BushLe Poisson RougeNew York , NYSeptember 22, 2010 Kate Bush is an iconic singer in the UK and in many other countries. As a nineteen year-old, she released her first album The Kick Inside (EMI, 1978), which contained two major hits: ...

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Take Five With Michael Lowenstern

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by AAJ Staff

Meet Michael Lowenstern:Michael Lowenstern, widely considered one of the finest bass clarinetists in the world, has performed, recorded and toured as a soloist and with ensembles of every variety. Michael has written music for concert, film, dance and various other new media over the span of his 20-year career. Actively involved with technology in ...

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Article: Album Review

Gretchen Parlato: In A Dream

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by C. Michael Bailey

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato is part Bobby McFerrin, part Theo Bleckmann, and David Binney. All men, yes. Parlato's voice is light as an apparition, ethereal and implied. She is fond of vocal gymnastics as is McFerrin. She shares a sense of humor in art with Bleckmann and a musical adventurousness with Binney. In A Dream is the ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #198: Theo Bleckmann

The Jazz Session #198: Theo Bleckmann

Vocalist Theo Bleckmann is all by himself on his new solo recording, I Dwell In Possibility (Winter & Winter, 2010). In this interview, Bleckmann talks about why he wanted to record an album with only voice and toy instruments; how he approaches adapting the work of others; and the joys of feeling free to perform in ...

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Article: Album Review

Elisabeth Lohninger: Songs of Love and Destruction

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by C. Michael Bailey

Austrian-American Elisabeth Lohninger is emerging as a major creative force in jazz vocals. Her previous release, The Only Way Out is Up (Lofish, 2007), was well-received and displayed a talent both fully formed and evolving. Her first recording, Beneath The Surface (Lofish, 2004) was noted for the singer's “stylistic fluency and versatility." Versatile ...

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Article: Album Review

Kneebody: You Can Have Your Moment

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by C. Michael Bailey

West Coast eclectic Kneebody elbowed its way to the front of the crowd on Theo Bleckmann's Grammy-nominated Twelve Songs by Charles Ives (Winter & Winter, 2009). As is customary with Bleckmann, he always employs musicians empathetic with his creative and playful vision. On You Can have Your Moment, Kneebody is all business, pushing the musical envelope ...


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