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News: Performance / Tour

Jonathan Kreisberg European Spring Tour 2011

Jonathan Kreisberg European Spring Tour 2011

March 2011 3/2/11 Pizza Express—London UK 3/3/11 Trinity College Master Class—London UK 3/4/11 Sunside—Paris, France 3/5/11 Le Periscope—Paris 3/6/11 IMFP Convention—France 3/8/11 Malmitalo—Helsinki, Finalnd 3/9/11 Kairo—Kotka, Finland 3/10/11 Paapan Kapakka—Tampere, Finland 3/11/11 Turku—Finland 3/12/11 Jamboree—Barcelona, Spain 3/13/11 Pau Casals Auditorium—El Vendrell, Spain 3/14/11 Lleida University—Lleida, Spain 3/15/11 CANTINE DELL'ARENA—Verona, Italy 3/18/11 Il Torrioni Jazz—Ferrara, Itlay 3/19/11 ...

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News: Recording

Saxophonist/Composer Samir Zarif Releases New CD Titled "Starting Point" on Mythology Records.

Saxophonist/Composer Samir Zarif Releases New CD Titled "Starting Point" on Mythology Records.

"Starting Point," Samir Zarif's Debut CD as a leader, is a culmination of the many experiences and influences he has gained through his life thus far. Originally from Houston, Texas, Zarif grew up surrounded by a musical family. At the age of 6, Zarif began playing the violin through the inspiration of his sister, Tahirah Whittington, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Wolfe Quintet: Live at Small's

Read "Live at Small's" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


Ben Wolfe is a commanding presence beside the gravitational weight of his bass violin. On Live at Smalls, Wolfe brings something of the fabled Charles Mingus' authority and leadership to his own quintet. It had to be so; Wolfe undertakes to have four towering individualists interpret the charts performed on this date at the club that ...

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Article: Album Review

Peter Erskine / Bob Mintzer / Darek Oles / Alan Pasqua: Standards 2, Movie Music

Read "Standards 2, Movie Music" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Composers of movie soundtracks have crafted some of the most enduring tunes for jazz treatment. Names like Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Krzysztof Komeda, and Ennio Maricone show up in the credits of innumerable albums, with tunes that shape moods and atmospheres, and supply jazz artists with engaging melodies galore.Drummer Peter Erskine has collected a ...

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Article: Album Review

Jonathan Kreisberg: Shadowless

Read "Shadowless" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has gained a lot of visibility through his sideman work with organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, but his talents are occasionally downplayed in that role. When left to fend for himself, as on this eight song program, the full breadth and depth of his artistry is revealed. Kreisberg wanted to follow up his gentle, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

George Coleman Quintet @ The Jazz Standard in NYC - February 3 - 6, 2011

George Coleman Quintet @ The Jazz Standard in NYC - February 3 - 6, 2011

Thursday—Sunday February 3׬, 2011 GEORGE COLEMAN QUINTET at The Jazz Standard—NYC George Coleman—tenor saxophone Larry Goldings—Hammond B-3 organ Peter Bernstein—guitar George Coleman Jr.—drums Daniel Sadownick—percussion “George Coleman is a marvel," wrote The New Yorker. “There isn't a saxophonist who knows his instrument better, or ...

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Article: Album Review

Jonathan Kreisberg: Shadowless

Read "Shadowless" reviewed by John Kelman


In a landscape populated by forty-something guitarists like Kurt Rosenwinkel and thirty-something six-stringers like Lage Lund, Jonathan Kreisberg stands alone. Sure, he's got the chops and linguistic sophistication of a group of peers who are the clear next step beyond the innovations of Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Bill Frisell , but what separates Kreisberg is ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Weinstein: Jazz Brasil

Read "Jazz Brasil" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Jazz Brasil continues flautist Mark Weinstein's odyssey through the world of Latin jazz. The former trombonist-turned-philosophy-professor-turned-flute-phenom has delivered a steady stream of Latin jazz releases that highlight material from well-known Latin American composers, deal with original material, and deliver Latin-ized takes on jazz classics. His previous release, Timbasa (Jazzheads Records, 2010), tackled Cuba with percussion-heavy gusto, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sean Nowell and Kung-Fu Masters w/Ari Hoenig @ The 55 Bar - 1/27/11

Sean Nowell and Kung-Fu Masters w/Ari Hoenig @ The 55 Bar - 1/27/11

Thursday, January 27th, 2011 KUNG-FU MASTERS with ARI HOENIG @ THE 55 BAR 10pm-1am 55 Christopher St btw/6th and 7th Ave West Village New York 55bar.com Featuring: Sean Nowell—Tenor Sax/Fx/Compositions Randy Runyon—Guitar Art Hirahara—Keys Evan Marien—Electric Bass Ari Hoenig—Drums Mixed ...

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Article: Album Review

Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion

Read "Perpetual Motion" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Donny McCaslin's Perpetual Motion is an embarrassment of riches, employing a lineup populated by the edgiest, most progressive-thinking jazz musicians currently composing. Alto saxophonist David Binney (who also produces the disc), pianist Uri Caine, bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Antonio Sanchez have been producing music that has positively expanded jazz music for the past decade. McCaslin ...


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