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Orrin Evans' Captain Black Big Band: Mother's Touch
by Jack Bowers
New York-based pianist / composer (and two-time Grammy Award nominee) Orrin Evans served notice with his first big-band album for Posi-Tone Records that there was an impressive new ensemble on the scene, a message that is firmly underscored by the second, the cryptically named Mother's Touch, whose tone and temperament mirror Evans' contemporary point of view. ...
AccuJazz Internet Radio Featuring Melissa Aldana, Other Recent Monk Contest Champs
AccuJazz Internet Radio is now featuring the music of Melissa Aldana along with other recent winners and finalists of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition on its Emerging Voices channel. The channel has always exclusively played music by the younger generation of musicians, so it is a perfect fit to feature musicians awarded in the ...
Tim Green: Songs from This Season
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo primo disco dell'altoista Tim Green si può leggere in tanti modi. Appena inserito nel lettore, ti catapulta indietro di mezzo secolo, agli stilemi di una registrazione Blue Note del periodo modale e postmodale, con Shorter che la faceva da padrone e sfornava composizioni a raffica. Di Shorter, non a caso, è uno dei due brani ...
David Weiss: Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter
by Franz A. Matzner
A solid entry in the ongoing resurgence of focus on Wayne Shorter's music, David Weiss' Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter is immediately notable for the all-star cast that comprises the 12-piece ensemble and the fact that it was recorded live, enabling the group to interact freely and deliver a potent mix of precision and ...
Tim Green Saxophone: Songs From This Season
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonists Eric Alexander, Chris Potter, Jimmy Greene, John Ellis and Marcus Strickland all have at least one thing in common: they were all second or third place finishers in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition who went on to become leading lights in the world of jazz. Alto saxophonist Tim Green may very well join ...
Saxophonist/Composer Tim Green to Perform on the Checkout: Live from 92YTribeca Wednesday, February 20
New York City Release Event for Upcoming Debut Album, Songs From This Season “Tim Green is a dynamic musician. If you make a checklist of everything you’d want in a musician, Tim has it all.” —Christian McBride “Tim is a very talented musician with a wide array of creativity. His sound and writing is built on ...
Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Bob Mintzer Big BandFor the MomentMCG Jazz2012 Anyone who has followed Bob Mintzer's career knows that the multi-talented saxophonist / educator has always had a special place in his heart for music from south of the border (he even recorded a big-band album, Latin from Manhattan, back in ...
Keeping the Lamp Lit in Baltimore: Todd Marcus
The city of Baltimore certainly has its share of a rich jazz legacy. On the contemporary scene there is increasing jazz performance activity in Baltimore, as well as a growing cadre of exceptional young musicians who are striving to contribute. These include such talented players as vibraphonist-multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf and alto saxophonist Tim Green. Another who ...
Take Five With Alan Blackman
by AAJ Staff
Meet Alan Blackman: Baltimore-based pianist and award-winning composer Alan Blackman and his ensembles have performed at Blues Alley, the Kennedy Center, and many festivals and venues from San Francisco to New York. Recent performances have been with Donny McCaslin, Vardan Ovsepian, Ferenc Nemeth, Mike Pope, Warren Wolf, Tim Green, Alex Norris, and Sunna Gunnlaugs, ...
