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Mark Guiliana: Emulating The Source

by Ben Scholz
August 28, 2014

Over the past ten years, electronic music and jazz have developed a curious relationship. As programmers and DJs sought to remove the human element from their beats and loops, acoustic musicians sought to apply the tight, complex patterns of house and trance music to their traditional instruments. Drummer Mark Guiliana is at the forefront of this ...

Article: In the Studio

Jazz on the Screen: A Jazz and Blues Filmography

by AAJ Staff
August 25, 2014

This article appears courtesy of David Meeker and the Library of Congress. Learn more about Jazz on Screen. Overview of Jazz on the Screen By David Meeker The cultural, sociological and technical histories of jazz and motion pictures have run in parallel, sometimes intersecting, lines ever since both forms emerged ...

Article: Album Review

InterStatic: Arise

by John Kelman
August 15, 2014

Its beginnings may have been a little closer to the jazz side of the jazz-rock equation with Anthem (PVY Records, 2011), but British expat keyboardist Roy Powell's and trio with Norwegian guitarist Jacob Young and drummer Jarle Vespestad has, since changing its moniker to InterStatic with the release of its first album on UK's RareNoiseRecords label, ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Simon Phillips: Protocol II

by Ben Scholz
August 12, 2014

It has been 14 years since the release of Vantage Point, Simon Phillips' last project as a leader, and nearly 26 years since his debut album Protocol. In these years, Phillips has become a drummer to the stars, recording and performing with the likes of Jeff Beck, The Who, and Judas Priest. In '92, following the ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Jazz Quanta July: Larry Goldings, Sean Jones and Todd Bishop

by C. Michael Bailey
July 30, 2014

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Ramshackle Serenade Pirouet Records 2014 The organ trio in jazz has always been one of the more durable formats. Wild Bill Davis, John Patton, Shirley Scott, Richard Groove" Holmes, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young have all led important trios each giving the ...

Article: Interview

John Riley: Inspiring Innovation

by Ben Scholz
July 23, 2014

Foremost an innovator, John Riley has always been a “drummer's drummer" in the world of straight-ahead jazz. With nearly a hundred recordings, a dozen videos, and five books under his belt, Riley is a veritable font of knowledge in the bebop realm. In this article, we take a look back at some of his musical endeavors ...

Article: Live Review

Roberto Gatto Quintet al Soresina Jazz Fest 2014

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 15, 2014

Soresina Jazz Festival 2014 03.07.2014 Nell'ambito della seconda edizione del Soresina Jazz Fest--organizzato con il solito entusiasmo e competenza da White Bird, associazione che da tempo opera sul territorio per la promozione della musica jazz--abbiamo assistito all'esibizione del Roberto Gatto Quintet Tribute to Miles Davis, nella splendida cornice di Palazzo Ponzini. ...

Article: On and Off the Grid

Practice, Do You? Part 1-3

by Dom Minasi
July 15, 2014

I began studying the guitar when I was seven years old. I hated my teacher and I didn't practice much, but when I changed teachers' and I went to Joe Geneli, I regained a love for the guitar that I first had when I was four years old when I first saw Roy Rogers sing and ...

Article: Album Review

Xavi Reija: Resolution

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by Ian Patterson
June 27, 2014

Catalan drummer Xavi Reija's fifth recording and his first with MoonJune Records is a highly charged affair that draws from rock, jazz and the shifting ground between. Reija's hard-edged polyrhythms, bassist Bernat Hernandez' thundering bass lines and guitarist Dusan Jevtovic's raw, fuzz-toned electric guitar combine to stir up a storm that evokes memories of drummer Tony ...

Article: Interview

Bobby Sanabria Spreads The Latin Jazz Gospel

by Steve Bryant
June 20, 2014

Drummer, percussionist, composer, educator, Bobby Sanabria has gained renown and respect from fans and musicians alike as one of the foremost proponents of what is labeled Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz. Born and raised in the South Bronx, Sanabria performed with a veritable Who's Who in the world of jazz and Latin music, as well as with his own ...