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Summary Judgment: Royce Campbell
I just received a new CD from guitarist Royce Campbell, the third he's kindly sent me to review. While I owe him a longer writeup on his Movie Songs Project" with Phil Woods, I wanted to share his name and my thoughts on his music sooner than I'll be able to do otherwise. Campbell's latest release ...
A Look at Musicians' Hard Lives
If you'd like to get a realistic glimpse of the life of a jazz musician, turn in to HBO's Treme," set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Several of the show's primary characters are musicians, jazz or other, who eke out a living in one of America's most musical cities. If you can't make it here, can you ...
Summer's Near and Jazz is in the Air
Last night launched John Henry Goldman's summer series of performances at Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street in Princeton, which will continue each Wednesday night through July. If you missed it, you can catch John Henry, with Luke Abruzzo, Gary Schaeffer and Mike Ipri at Tre Pieni in Forestal Village at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night. Friday, ...
Free Jazz Concert: Carol Fredette & Trio in Monmouth (NJ)
Treat yourself to the sounds of Jazz vocalist and recording artist Carol Fredette as she captivates the audience with her wide and varied repertoire of American and Brazilian popular music. This free concert will be hold Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ, 07726. For more ...
Time to Move On?
I'm about to betray my generation, but I have to say I'm growing tired of the music of my youth. This is something that many of my fellow baby boomers apparently haven't felt ... yet.While I still dearly love listening to -- and regularly do -- the music I grew up with, from the ...
Mary Lou, We Hardly Know Ya ...
The Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble will be paying tribute Saturday to Mary Lou Williams, possibly jazz's most overlooked genius, on the centennial of her birth.Maybe it was her gender, maybe it was the company she kept (she worked for Dorsey, Goodman, Ellington ... you name it, anyone with a decent band in the ...
At 30, Princeton Record Exchange is Still Groovy
By Scott Morgan It is Wednesday, in the middle of a day in the middle of an unremarkable week, and there are at least 40 people flipping through records or reading the spines of CDs along the walls of the Princeton Record Exchange. The store will draw nearly 800 people before closing this night and this ...
Enjoy a Big Band?
If you enjoy big band music, there are precious few opportunities to hear one outside of New York City. One regular exception is the Jazz Celebration Big Band, which performs (almost) monthly at the Temperance House in Newtown, Pa. -- and will at 8 p.m. April 29.The band will also have an ...
Shows to See This Week
I haven't been able to stay current with all of the great performances these days, but here are a few Central Jersey Jazz highlights to check out:The John Bianculli Trio with Earl Sauls on bass and Taro Okamoto on drums will be at Steakhouse 85 on Church Street in New Brunswick from 7 p.m. ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Monkadelphia!
To close out our sixth successful season of the Jazz in the Wood Neighborhood Concerts Series in Collingswood, NJ., on May 6th, Monkadelphia will be celebrating their new CD release at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Avenue. Monkadelphia features vibist Tony Miceli, saxophonist Chris Farr, pianist Tom Lawton, bassist Micah Jones, and drummer Jim Miller. ...


