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Jon Balke: Book of Velocities
by John Kelman
Over the course of three decades Jon Balke has, without any particular muss or fuss, emerged not only as one of Norway's finest pianists in a sphere of jazz of the largest possible definition, but one of its most influential. From his early days with bassist Arild Anderson and drummer Jon Christensen's Masqualero, Balke's writing and ...
Jacob Young: Sideways
by Budd Kopman
The enigmatically beautiful Sideways is the second ECM release from Norwegian/American (not Norwegian-American) guitarist and composer Jacob Young, coming four years after Evening Falls (ECM, 2004). While Evening Falls might have been a prime example of the ECM sound/aesthetic, Sideways ups the ante, demonstrating Young's very strong control over the elements of his ...
The Latin Tinge: Big Band Style
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz is a unique gift the United States has given the world and the world has shown its gratitude. In its Nordic big bands and Italian small combos; in Swiss and German record labels, which have made sound recording an art form; in France and the Netherlands, two countries that have welcomed African-American expatriates and enabled ...
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra: Song For Chico
by Dan McClenaghan
Arturo O'Farrill's Song for Chico is a disc that would have done the old man proud. The Chico" of the title is Cuban-born Arturo Chico" O'Farrill, the senior (b.1921; d.2001), the visionary Latin jazz composer who wrote, most famously, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite," recorded in 1950 by Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra, with none other than ...
Avery Sharpe: Legends & Mentors
by Woodrow Wilkins
Typically, when an instrumentalist or solo artist creates new music, the instrument carries most of the leads. That's not necessarily the case with acoustic bass players. In a class that includes Rufus Reid, Harvie S and Charles Fambrough, Avery Sharpe presents music that features the entire ensemble more than himself.Sharpe, a native of Valdosta, ...
Upcoming "Harlem in the Himalayas" Shows in April
Friday, April 11, 2008 HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS Performer: Joey Calderazzo, Pianist 7:00 pm | Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street -NYC Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 $18 in advance | $20 at door Piano - Joey Calderazzo Joey Calderazzo is one of the ...
Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart Releases New CD "Incandescence" on Pirouet Records
Pirouet Records/ Release Date: April 1, 2008 Bill Stewart-Incandescence Bill Stewart - Drums Larry Goldings -Hammond Organ, Accordion Kevin Hays - Piano Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart releases new CD Incandescence" (PIT3028) on Pirouet Records One set of drums and two sets of keyboards - that's a combination with a ...
Marc Copland / Gary Peacock / Bill Stewart at Birdland, NYC
by Budd Kopman
Marc Copland/Gary Peacock/Bill Stewart at Birdland, NYCBirdlandNew York City, New YorkMarch 20, 2008 However much we might wish that jazz, or indeed any art, be devoid of any relationship to economics, the the numerous extra-musical things that go into making a record, from promoting it to setting up a gig, ...
Hans Glawischnig: Panorama
by Troy Collins
Since moving to New York in the early nineties, Austrian-born bassist Hans Glawischnig has worked regularly with such esteemed artists as Bobby Watson, Maynard Ferguson and James Moody. Regular gigs with Latin jazz legends Ray Barretto and David Sanchez helped position Glawischnig as a stellar, if unlikely, interpreter of Afro-Latin traditions. His debut album, ...
Avery Sharpe: Legends & Mentors
by Budd Kopman
There are those who take jazz to be part of a larger racial identity, and hence define its characteristics within that framework. Others, however--while not neglecting jazz's origins--point to its essence being individual expression, with the main rule being that there are no rules. The tension between the two viewpoints is palpable; but in the end, ...


