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Article: Album Review

Billy Strayhorn: Out Of The Shadows

Read "Out Of The Shadows" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
June 26, 2014

An elaborate box set from the Danish Storyville label: seven CDs and one DVD, paying tribute to Duke Ellington's arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn that--alas--doesn't quite live up to the ambitions of it's makers. Ask yourself, was Strayhorn truly the shadowy figure implied by the title? While the bulk of ...

Article: Album Review

Cindy Bradley: Bliss

by Jeff Winbush
June 26, 2014

Everything you need to know about Cindy Bradley's new album Bliss is right there on the CD jacket photo. Her blonde hair is coiffed, she strikes a stern, yet accommodating stance with no smile, but a hint of cleavage, her right thumb hooked around a belt loop and her left grasping her trumpet. Looks ...

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Miroslav Tadic: Mirina

Read "Mirina" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
June 26, 2014

In the hands of guitarist Miroslav Tadic the guitar sounds like a band in a box as he explores different strands of music on his records. This versatile California-based classically trained musician has a wide range of experiences under his belt which in turn has informed and enriched his guitar approach. It is an impresive technique ...

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Ehran Elisha Ensemble: Continue

Read "Continue" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
June 26, 2014

The title of the Israeli-American drummer Ehran Elisha new ensemble album suggests his approach to music and improvisation. Inspired by the approach of Miles Davis, its art, aesthetics, compositional and improvisational tools never rest, simply continue forward. Always enriching the creative process, whether within formal compositions, free improvisations solo performances or with new musicians. ...

News: Radio

Class Of '29 This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 26, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we follow the year 1929 in music, from Harlem cabarets to Broadway shows, to Hollywood movies and jazz recordings. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. In 1929, jazz ...

News: Festival

The Jazz Bakery Presents 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

June 25, 2014

Angel City Arts today announced the programming for the 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival presented by the Jazz Bakery. Los Angeles’s only non-commercial jazz and new music festival, Angel City, is a celebration of cutting edge music at the city’s most exciting and prestigious venues including LACMA, REDCAT, Blue Whale, The Aratani Theatre, Zipper Concert Hall ...

News: Recording

Armen Nalbandian To Release New Solo Piano Album, Alis Grave Nil, On July 23rd

June 25, 2014

On July 23rd, 2014, pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian will release Alis Grave Nil (Blacksmith Brother Music), his tenth album as a leader and second solo piano album. Alis Grave Nil is the follow-up to Nalbandian's newly released Time Waits from earlier this year, and features original compositions by Nalbandian, Charlie Chaplin, Eubie Blake, Kendrick Lamar and more! ...

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Ted Rosenthal Trio: Rhapsody In Gershwin

Read "Rhapsody In Gershwin" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 25, 2014

The glories of George Gershwin have been well-documented in jazz settings. In fact, many would argue that Gershwin's music has been done to death. So does the world really need another tribute to this iconic tunesmith? In theory, it does not. Supply and demand, and the very nature of saturation, would say that a more-than-sufficient dose ...

Article: Album Review

Horace Silver: The Hard Bop Grandpop

Read "The Hard Bop Grandpop" reviewed by Marc Davis

by Marc Davis
June 25, 2014

With musicians, and artists generally, there's a tendency to think the best work is the earliest. It's usually true. Paul McCartney was never better than when he recorded with the Beatles. Chuck Berry's best work was the early hits like “Johnny B. Goode" and “Roll Over Beethoven." Tom Wolfe hasn't written anything as good ...

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Walt Weiskopf: Overdrive

Read "Overdrive" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
June 25, 2014

Here's a proposition for anyone who is about to plunk down their hard earned dollars on Steely Dan's Jamalot Ever After Tour. For a mere fraction of the cost of a ticket you can invest in a copy of Overdrive, the recently released set of original music by Walt Weiskopf, the band's longtime tenor saxophonist. A ...