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Article: Album Review

Fauna: Fauna

Read "Fauna" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 10, 2014

BoSS è l'acronimo di “bonsai sound sculpture," uno strumento modulare portatile composto da un giradischi riciclato, elettronica DIY (fai da te), percussioni metalliche amplificate e corde varie. Ideatore del marchingegno è Paul Stapleton, sound artist originario della California meridionale attualmente residente a Belfast, Irlanda del Nord. Frequentatore assiduo della sperimentazione anche estrema attraverso ...

News: Radio

Bria Skonberg, Dave Bennett In Riverwalk Jazz Jam Session This Week

July 10, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an important contribution to the legacy of the music through their playing. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. ...

News: Recording

"My Shining Hour," Guitarist Bobby Broom's New Origin CD, Set For 8/19 Release

July 9, 2014

While Bobby Broom’s 2012 CD Upper West Side Story (“a spectacular album”—DownBeat) focused exclusively on original material, the guitarist takes a very different tack with My Shining Hour, due for August 19 release from Origin Records. The luxuriantly melodic session features Broom’s working trio—with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven—placing their stamp on beloved American ...

News: Festival

Transart & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates The 14th Annual Jazz In The Valley Festival Sunday, August 17

July 10, 2014

TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates the 14th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival Sunday, August 17, at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie featuring The Message: Javon Jackson, Buster Williams, Steve Turre, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, George Cables & Lewis Nash, Plus Kenyatta Beasley, Melba Joyce, Chocolate Armenteros, Zon Del Barrio, Nicky Marrero and Mike Torsone Poughkeepsie, ...

News: Music Industry

Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, Danilo Perez, Jean-Luc Ponty, And More To Judge The 2014 International Songwriting Competition

July 10, 2014

14 RECORD LABEL PRESIDENTS AND CEOs JOIN WITH ICONIC RECORDING ARTISTS TO JUDGE THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) today announced its judging panel for the 2014 competition which is now accepting entries. This year, ISC has expanded on the participation of music industry executives, offering the opportunity for artists to ...

News: Recording

The Romance Continues: Urban-jazz Saxophonist Kim Waters Will Mark His 25th Year With The Release Of “silver Soul” On September 2

July 10, 2014

The first single, “Dreaming Of You,” is the No. 2 most added radio track this week. New York City (10 July 2014): With persistence, patience and passion, romance grows stronger, richer and sweeter each year and for 25 years, urban-jazz saxophonist Kim Waters has written, produced and performed chart-topping candlelight compositions that explore the excitement, exoticism ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte - The New Standard" Giveaway!

July 10, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the RareNoiseRecords “Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte - The New Standard“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 10th Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Jamie Saft at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

Article: Live Review

35th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 9, 2014

Playhouse Square Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio June 26-28, 2014 For the first time in 35 years, Cuyahoga Community College's annual jazz festival received a major makeover via the shift from a two week event in April to a three day happening in June. Also key to this paradigm shift ...

Article: Album Review

Hendrik Meurkens/Misha Tsiganov: Junity

by Dan Bilawsky
July 9, 2014

Junity? No, that's not a misprint. Take “junto," the Brazilian word for together, and marry it with “unity"; that's how you get “junity," a hybridized term that accurately describes the relationship between harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens and pianist Misha Tsiganov. These two men have been playing together for nearly a decade, appearing together ...

Article: Live Review

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2014

by R.J. DeLuke
July 9, 2014

Saratoga Performing Arts Center Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Springs, NY June 28-29, 2014 Perfect weather accented this years Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, an event that had an eclectic mix of young musicians with interesting ideas and approaches, and veterans who deliver consistently. The weather is always a factor ...