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Critically Acclaimed Blues Artist Tom Casino Gives Away Free Single
Critically acclaimed bluesman Tom Casino has seen the future—and it costs nothing. After receiving substantial airplay on NPR stations and blues programs during the past year, Casino has decided to offer his witty single, “Chopstick Blues," for free. All that needs to be done is to e-mail Casino at [email protected]. Combine the bluesy swagger of Jim ...
Paul Motian: The Windmills Of Your Mind
by Dan Bilawsky
While Paul Motian's name is on the spine of this CD, guitarist Bill Frisell is the tie that binds this band. Frisell's ability to paint ethereal coats of sound in an earnest manner that speaks to his love of all things musical is at the heart of this program, which may be seen as an expansion ...
Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs
by Kevin Davis
Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs Monkey Wrench 2011 The ballad “More Than You Know" was written by Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu in 1929, a souvenir from a long gone era that a romantic might be tempted to posit represented “simpler times." Insofar as it's unlikely that anyone reading this ...
Tom Waits: New Studio Album
NEW ALBUM BAD AS ME OUT OCTOBER 25 ON ANTI-RECORDS Bad As Me is Tom Waits' first studio album of all new music in seven years. This pivotal work refines the music that has come before and signals a new direction. Waits, in possibly the finest voice of his career, worked with a veteran team of ...
Take Five with Simon Little
by AAJ Staff
Meet Simon Little: I'm a session bassist living in London. I was born in London and started learning the double bass at school in Dorset with Barry Glynn. I went on to study at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London (1999-2003) receiving tuition from Kevin Rundell, Jeff Clyne and ...
Liane Carroll: Up And Down
by Bruce Lindsay
Liane Carroll is a much-admired British singer and pianist, winner of accolades including Musician Of The Year at the 2008 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. She has worked with musicians as varied as Sir Paul McCartney and Charlie Haden, while on this album her invited guests include tenor saxophonists Kirk Whalum and Julian Siegel, and Kenny Wheeler on ...
St. Vincent, Arthur H, and More Perform Tom Waits Rain Dogs
PERFORMING 1985 ALBUM RAIN DOGS IN FULL Dates have been announced for an unforgettable evening as a stellar cast of singers and musicians revisit Tom Waits' classic 1985 album Rain Dogs. The record has emerged as an object of fascination for Waits fans. In a very personal evocation of the New-York slums, the album's nineteen tracks ...
Late Mali Guitarist Lobi Traoré on Live Recordings
We first met the legendary African singer/guitarist Lobi Traoré in one of the many dimly lit, grimy nightclubs of Bamako in Mali. Considered one of Mali's most exciting, original, and enigmatic guitarists, he immediately made an impact. His overdriven amp, ungrounded fuzzbox pedal and the occasional blast of feedback made for a raw electric blues soundscape ...
Isaac Allen Releases "Don't Smoke"
It is hard to keep in mind that Mr. Isaac Allen is only twenty-four years young when listening to the tracks of heartache, addiction, death row, and back alleys that compose his brilliantly honest debut—Don't Smoke. Don't Smoke shows Allen's lyrical talents, melding of jazz and blues in day when artists of this type are teetering ...
Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2011: Days 1-3
by Matt Marshall
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 8-10 32th Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OhioApril 28-May 8, 2011 Like most jazz festivals, the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, now in its 32nd year, features a fair share of tributes to jazz legends. Slated this time around were tributes to usual suspects Miles ...
