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Article: Extended Analysis

Mansur Scott: Great Voices of Harlem

by Larry Reni Thomas
July 25, 2014

Those of us who know better laughed, snickered, recently, when we read that Harlem-based vocalist extraordinaire Mansur Scott was a “rising star." We will agree that he is definitely a “star" because he always shines when he sings. His first album, Sometimes Forgotten Sometimes Remembered (Pao Records, 2010), was excellent and caught the attention of a ...

Article: Album Review

Doug Wieselman: From Water

Read "From Water" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 25, 2014

"Questa è musica derivata principalmente da melodie provenienti dal mondo dell'acqua--spiagge oceaniche, onde, ruscelli, vento. Queste melodie suonano come un coro di voci esuberanti, ognuna riferita ad una specifica situazione. E penso che tutto ciò abbia a che fare con quello che la terra ha da dirci, se solo ci prendessimo il tempo e la pazienza ...

News: Radio

Cornet Master Bob Barnard This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

July 25, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Australian cornet master Bob Barnard joins the Jim Cullum Jazz Band on the bandstand. Together they play classic tunes made famous by Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke and other originals by Australian composers and Bob himself. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International (check your local listings). You ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Two Weeks of Twin Cities Jazz, July 25- August 7

July 25, 2014

Whenever you schedule a vacation, you just have to anticipate some terrific events will fall during the period to make you question your plans. There are a few such jazz gigs that I just have to cover my ears and miss. But you don't! I will catch Irv Williams' 95th birthday celebration and CD release this ...

Article: Book Review

Amanda Petrusich – Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78 rpm Records

by C. Michael Bailey
July 24, 2014

Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78 rpm Records Amanda Petrusich 272 Pages ISBN: # 978-1451667059 Scribner 2014 The text for Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was based on the Old Testament scripture of ...

Article: Live Review

Baby do Brasil at Blue Note Jazz Club

by Ernest Barteldes
July 24, 2014

Baby do Brasil Brasil Summerfest at Blue Note Jazz Club New York, NY July 21, 2014 On her second performance as part of the lineup for the 2014 edition of Brasil Summerfest (she performed the previous evening at the South Street Seaport), legendary Brazilian singer Baby do Brasil ...

Article: Album Review

Laurie Antonioli: Songs Of Shadow, Songs Of Light: The Music Of Joni Mitchell

Read "Songs Of Shadow, Songs Of Light: The Music Of Joni Mitchell" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 24, 2014

The concept of a jazz-informed program of Joni Mitchell tunes isn't exactly novel anymore. Herbie Hancock's high profile River: The Joni Letters (Verve, 2007) took home two Grammy Awards; vocalist Tierney Sutton got some well-deserved attention when she put her own spin on Mitchell's work with After Blue (BFM, 2013); somewhat under-the-radar releases from artists like ...

Article: Album Review

Reginald Cyntje: Elements of Life

Read "Elements of Life" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
July 24, 2014

Born on the island of Dominica and raised on St. Thomas, USVI, trombonist Reginald Cyntje has been mixing cultural heritage with black American music from the beginning. Growing up in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Cyntje was immersed in the rich cultural music known as Quelbe (the official music of the USVI), which is based primarily ...

Article: Album Review

Gian-Carla Tisera: Nora La Bella

Read "Nora La Bella" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
July 24, 2014

Gian-Carla Tisera was raised in Bolivia and completed her Masters in Opera Performance at the University of Southern California. In 2004, she recorded Bolivian Baroque with Florilegium early music ensemble under the Dutch label Channel Classics and has toured with Florilegium throughout Europe, Bolivia, Turkey, Singapore and the United States. In 2012 Tisera produced and recorded ...

News: Career

Open Call to all Jazz Artists! Kimmel Center Now Accepting 2014-15 Jazz Residency Program Applications

July 24, 2014

Open Call to all Jazz Artists in Philadelphia! Kimmel Center Now Accepting Online Applications for 2014-15 Kimmel Center Jazz Residency Program Open Call to all Jazz Artists in Philadelphia! Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is now accepting online submissions from talented jazz musicians interested in participating in the 2014-15 Kimmel Center Jazz Residency – an ...