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Roscoe Mitchell: Three Compositions

Read "Three Compositions" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
February 17, 2013

On Three Compositions, veteran Chicago saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell's scores are interpreted by an established grouping with an AACM lineage, namesake flautist Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, unlike his previous album of written material, Numbers (Rogue Art, 2011), which featured a varied cast of contemporary players. It makes all the difference. This performance was one of three ...

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Living By Lanterns: New Myth/Old Science

Read "New Myth/Old Science" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
October 21, 2012

First premiered live at the 2011 Chicago Jazz Festival, the material presented on the studio recording New Myth/Old Science was originally commissioned by Experimental Sound Studio. As one of the Windy City's most prominent scene leaders, drummer Mike Reed was given unprecedented access to audition over 700 hours of tape from Sun Ra's El Saturn Audio ...

News: Festival

Women Jazz Composers Festival Premieres October 12th And 13th At 18th Street Arts Center And World Stage, Los Angeles

September 21, 2012

OFF THE PAGE 2012: Women Jazz Composers Festival premieres October 12th and 13th at 18th Street Arts Center and World Stage, Los Angeles: including concerts by Maia, Tomeka Reid, Manisha Shahane, Dawn Norfleet, Leah Paul and Nicole Mitchell. October 12-13, 2012—Six women composers from diverse musical backgrounds will present original music at the OFF THE PAGE ...

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Quiet Joy

By Tomeka Reid

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2009
Track listing: I Hear Music; Quiet Joy; Menina Da Lua; O Barquinho; Music of Your Soul; You Knew; O Pato; Menininha do Portao; Baby Mine; I Don

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Jennifer Lee: Quiet Joy

Read "Quiet Joy" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
July 14, 2009

You cannot judge a jazz CD by its cover, particularly in this age of frankly shoddy-looking self-produced sleeves that may well detract attention from good music inside. The cover of Jennifer Lee's Quiet Joy is not amateurish--on the contrary, it is very tastefully assembled. Nevertheless, it could be misleading. The cover depicts the San Francisco Bay ...

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Jennifer Lee: Quiet Joy

Read "Quiet Joy" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
May 20, 2009

When a vocalist does a collection of standards, it's important to create something that stands out--something that distinguishes his/her recording from so many others. Jennifer Lee comes through in more ways than one. Quiet Joy showcases Lee's versatility as a pianist, guitarist, arranger, composer and singer. This album is mostly comprised of songs written by Brazilian ...