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News: Music Industry

It's not just David Byrne and Radiohead: Spotify, Pandora and how streaming music kills jazz and classical

July 23, 2014

More musicians are taking aim at the rates paid by Spotify and Pandora, and warning whole genres are in danger After years in which tech-company hype has drowned out most other voices, the frustration of musicians with the digital music world has begun to get a hearing. We know now that many rockers don’t like it. ...

News: Festival

Unforgettable All-Star Lineup Leads To A Record Sell-Out And A Second Sailing Of The Smooth Jazz Cruise

July 23, 2014

Natalie Cole, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Candy Dulfer, Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Joe Sample, Peter White and more will headline two Caribbean voyages in 2015 St. Louis, Missouri (23 July 2014): While sailing into placid blue-green Caribbean waters last January, The Smooth Jazz Cruise encountered a tidal wave of demand for cabins ...

Article: Live Review

Maira Freitas + Lenine at Central Park Summerstage

by Ernest Barteldes
July 22, 2014

Maira Freitas + Lenine Brasil Summerfest at Central Park Summerstage New York, NY July 19, 2014 For her New York City debut, Maira Freitas traveled lightly, backed solely by a drummer on stage. She did the first few songs on piano, beginning with a jazz- inflected samba and ...

Article: Album Review

Kenny Lavender: Conscious Journey Part 1 & 2

Read "Conscious Journey Part 1 & 2" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
July 22, 2014

"Big D, Texas!" If that's the “Final Jeopardy" answer based on this recording, the obvious and very correct question would be: “Where does the featured artist on Conscious Journey Part 1 & 2 come from?" Yep, it's where everything is expansive, free-wheeling and hot--and ditto this recording. Spanning two CDs and offering a ...

Article: Album Review

Denny Zeitlin: Stairway to the Stars

Read "Stairway to the Stars" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 22, 2014

Pianist Denny Zeitlin's Stairway to the Stars recording sparkles to life on the familiar Great American Songbook jewel, “There Will Never Be Another You." This version has everything that the best piano trio efforts offer: elegance, inspired three-way interplay, a vivacious groove--thanks to drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Buster Williams--and Zeitlin's always supple touch and endless ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Mike Pope: Cold Truth Warm Heart

by John Kelman
July 22, 2014

Cold Truth Warm Heart isn't Mike Pope's first album as a leader (it's his third), but in the 12 years since The Lay of the Land (Whaling City Sound, 2002), the bassist has, in addition to some serious life-changers, forged a relationship with two musicians of unequivocal significance. First appearing on Joe Locke's State of Soul ...

Article: Album Review

AA.VV.: Salsa de la bahia

Read "Salsa de la bahia" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 22, 2014

La musica di questo strepitoso doppio album è il soundtrack del documentario The Last Mambo di Rita Hargraves, uscito da poco. Consulente artistico della regista è stato Wayne Wallace, trombonista, arrangiatore e figura centrale sulla scena latina in California. Quando si parla della relazione tra jazz e musiche latine il pensiero va immediatamente alla ...

Article: Album Review

Gianni Gagliardi: Nomadic Nature

Read "Nomadic Nature" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 22, 2014

Barcelona-born, Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Gianni Gagliardi has long been a wanderer. He left his homeland in his teens, relocating to the Netherlands to further his jazz knowledge at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Later moves found him soaking up information at SUNY Purchase in New York, Le Conservatoire National Superior de Paris, Boston's Berklee School of Music, ...

News: Performance / Tour

NEC’s Jazz Studies & Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present Nearly 100 Free Performances For 2014-2015 Season

July 22, 2014

Plus Residencies with World-Renowned Performers September 2, 2014 — May 19, 2015 Highlights include: The Music of John Zorn: A 35-Year Retrospective; Order of the Virtues a re-interpretation of Hildegarde Von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum; The Music of Ken Schaphorst and John Medeski; Workshops/masterclasses with Lake Street Dive, Jason Moran/Vijay Iyer, Evan Parker, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck ...

News: Festival

Big Names, Local Stars, New Visionaries, More Venues, and a Bit of Rain: The 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival

July 22, 2014

The totally free “three-day" 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival really got its start in early June with the first of three Jazz in the Library gigs. The Saint Paul-centered event really expanded across the entire state as the festival-sponsored Jazz Central All-Stars launched a 3-month, six-city tour in late May. The festival's Lowertown/Downtown venues pushed beyond ...