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Top Ten Jazz Songs To Listen To While Watching Basketball
by Ken Hohman
Don't let the annoying jibber-jabber of announcers or a deluge of car commercials wreck your game. Turn the sound down and listen to these ten great jazz tracks as you watch your favorite NBA or college team keep the ball alive, jump on the fast break and drive it to the hoop. Basketball was made for ...
Tom Harrell: Trip
by Glenn Astarita
Since the 70s, trumpeter Tom Harrell has branded a prolific stature within the annals of modern jazz as an artisan who possesses an enviable technique marked by his exquisite phrasings, silky tone and fluid progressions. Even during pieces constructed on gutsy or penetrating ensemble work, Harrell has an uncanny way of dishing out ferocious licks with ...
Horace Silver Quintet: June 1977 (livelove Series Vol 2)
by Mark Sullivan
When the Horace Silver Quintet took the stage in Bremen in June, 1977, Silver was nearing the end of his long association with Blue Note Records. Much of the band's book was drawn from recent albums: the title tune from In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note, 1973), and two each from Silver 'N Brass ...
Jazzdor 2014
by Vittorio Lo Conte
Ben ventiquattro concerti, dal 7 al 21 Novembre 2014 per la ventinovesima edizione del Jazzdor, festival tenuto a Strasburgo e dintorni, anche oltre il confine con la Gemania, come vedremo. Questa volta è stato dedicato alla figura del contrabbassista Jean Jacques Avenel, spesso protagonista. Jazzdor si è oramai consolidato come uno dei più ...
I 10 CD nel Cd-player di... Maurizio Brunod
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Jaga Jazzist -A Livingroom Hush (Ninja Tune -2002). Leggendo il libro di Luca Vitali “Il suono del nord" sono venuto a conoscenza di questa band norvegese davvero incredibile ed innovativa. Questo è il loro primo album, molto interessante tra elettronica, jazz e progressive. 02. Steve Lacy-Mal Waldron -Sempre amore (Soul Note ...
Jazzdor Strasbourg 2014
by Henning Bolte
Jazzdor Strasbourg November 11-12, 2014 Jazzdor is a French festival with two annual editions. One is held in Strasbourg (France) in November and the other one in Berlin (Germany) in June. Both editions present a lot of bilateral or multilateral collaborations; an essential part of the festival's philosophy and policy. Strasbourg is ...
Stan Kenton Orchestra: Kenton Roars! At the Golden Lion
by Jack Bowers
1969 was a year of transition for Stan Kenton and his orchestra, one in which Kenton's long-term contract with Capitol Records was ended, which led in turn to the establishment of his own label, Creative World. The orchestra itself remained active, motoring back and forth to one-night stands and brief engagements in various locales. What it ...
The Spin Quartet: In Circles
by Dan McClenaghan
2014 has been a stellar year for jazz quartets working without chording instruments--two horns, bass/drums, no piano, no guitar. Trumpeter Tom Harrell released the marvelous a very groove-based Trip (High Note Records); a somewhat old-timey sounding Riverside (Greenleaf Music), featuring trumpeter Dave Douglas; the smoldering and hypnotic The Lathe of Heaven (ECM Records) by the Mark ...
Jon Irabagon: Examining All The Angles
by R.J. DeLuke
Saxophonist Jon Irabagon likes challenges in music; likes attempting different things. He's not opposed to things traditional, but would prefer to come at music and sounds from different angles. He enjoys the journey; enjoys experiencing the results. At 35, he's on the go all the time, ubiquitous on the New York City music scene. ...
Lara Iacovini: Right Together
by Luigi Sforza
Right Together, disco della cantante Lara Iacovini, gode di un indiscutibile primato. Si tratta della prima partecipazione di Steve Swallow in un album di una cantante italiana. Tale presenza, unitamente a quella del batterista Adam Nussbaum e di tutti gli altri bravi musicisti, conferisce al progetto un'indiscutibile valore aggiunto. A ciò si aggiunga un originale ...
