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Article: Album Review

Daniel Carter, William Parker, Federico Ughi: Navajo Sunrise

Read "Navajo Sunrise" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
June 23, 2014

Il 19 dicembre 2010 presso l'Area Sismica di Forlì il trio composto da Daniel Carter, storico altista della scena free newyorchese, da William Parker, gigante del contrabbasso, e da Federico Ughi, batterista nato a Roma residente da oltre dieci anni a New York, dà vita ad un concerto entusiasmante, per intensità, compattezza, osmotico interplay, brillantezza espressiva. ...

News: Recording

Dmitri Matheny Returns With New CD Sagebrush Rebellion

June 23, 2014

“Dmitri Matheny is a jazz treasure. The lyrical Matheny has impressive chops, but it’s his warmth and soulfulness that win you over.” —All Music Guide On August 9, 2014, jazz musician Dmitri Matheny will release Sagebrush Rebellion, a bold and breezy new album that showcases the ﬂugelhornist at his melodic, lyrical best. Together with the formidable ...

News: Recording

Singer/Songwriter Bill Rotella Recalls Tom Petty And Roger McGuinn On New Solo CD

June 23, 2014

Breaking up may be hard to do, but it can be pointedly humorous as well. “I can’t hide the tears/That I never cried,” confesses singer/songwriter Bill Rotella on “When You Left Everything Went Right,” the first single from his latest album, All Roads Lead Home. In the early ‘80s, Rotella was a founding member of Baywood, ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Mehmet Sanlikol: What's Next?

by Jack Bowers
June 22, 2014

After listing the personnel (which varies on every track) for Turkish-born composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's new CD, What's Next?, there's scarcely room for a review. Well, perhaps a small one, starting with the fact that Sanlikol, a graduate of the Berklee School of Music and New England Conservatory, first studied classical piano with his mother, Fethiye ...

Article: Live Review

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival 2014

by Doug Collette
June 21, 2014

Burlington Vermont Discover Jazz Festival 2014Burlington, Vermont May 30-June 8, 2014 During Burlington Vermont's Discover Jazz Festival, Vermont's Queen City teems with a level of excitement and activity unusual even for its ceaselessly vibrant environs. And while the Mainstage of the Flynn Performing Arts Center functions as the center of that universe, ...

Article: Live Review

Peter Murphy at Irving Plaza in New York City

by Christine Connallon
June 21, 2014

Peter Murphy Irving Plaza New York City June 9, 2014 The first night of a world tour in support of a new release carries with it electricity in the air that is palpable to the audience, crackling like feedback pouring out of speakers. This was certainly the case at the iconic ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Sullivan: Whisky Jack Waltz

Read "Whisky Jack Waltz" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
June 21, 2014

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and educator Joe Sullivan grew up in a large Franco-Ontarian family in the Northern Ontario town of Timmins. As a youth, music was a part of daily life. Sullivan began his formal training on piano and at the age of fifteen he also started playing the trumpet. In his formative years, Sullivan led ...

Article: The Doorman's Diary

Being Avant Garde: How to Pull Off the Creative Life

by Jeff Winke
June 21, 2014

Some appear to live the creative life effortlessly. Everything appears to contribute and help define an aesthetic that reflects a life lived as art. Everything is simple, beautiful, and just right for the moment. The cover from an unwanted fashion catalog gets absentmindedly folded into a square before being tossed into the recycling bin. ...

News: Performance / Tour

"Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60" Tour Band Celebrates Iconic Rhode Island Festival

June 21, 2014

In Montreal, Ottawa, Rochester, Saratoga and Newport in June and August NEWPORT, RI – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world- renowned Newport Jazz Festival (August 1-3, 2014), the “Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour sets out on the second leg of its journey with stops in Montreal and Ottawa in Canada as well ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grand Funk Railroad & Petey Hop To Perform At The Ridgefield Playhouse On June 29 At 8 Pm

June 21, 2014

Come hear Grand Funk Railroad To Perform at the Ridgefield Playhouse on June 29 at 8 PM The Ridgefield Playhouse is at 80 East Ridge Avenue, in Ridgefield, CT. Tickets are $80. Opening for Grand Funk Railroad is Petey Hop, a future classic rocker who has played over 3500 shows in the past 15 years and ...