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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 2-8

May 3, 2014

Old friends, new friends, local heroes and visiting young giants, and the sounds of jazz future make for a busy and enticing week on the Twin Cities jazz scene. Sunshine is nice, too. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 2. In Minneapolis, Saint Paul or the burbs, you'll see some familiar faces that should put smiles ...

News: Recording

Mike Pope Releases Cold Truth, Warm Heart In May

May 2, 2014

Baltimore, MD: World-class bassist Mike Pope is unveiling his third release, Cold Truth, Warm Heart. The new album shows him to be a visionary composer, arranger and bandleader with deep listening skills and an eloquent voice. Set for May release on Nineteen-Eight Records, the 2014 offering establishes a new threshold of leadership for the virtuoso acoustic ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Jazz Quanta May

by C. Michael Bailey
May 2, 2014

Oran Etkin Gathering Light Motema 2014 Multi-reedist Oran Etkin gathers his scattered points of inspiration from the whole of the Eastern Hemisphere and a good bit of the Western one. Etkin's main horn is the bass clarinet...not completely unheard of, Eric Dolphy played a mean one, but one ...

Article: Album Review

Harry "Butch" Reed: 1st Time

Read "1st Time" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
May 2, 2014

The attributes of exceptional drummers include superb timing, sensitive touch and self-expression of which Harry “Butch" Reed displays on his auspicious debut 1st Time . The Philadelphia-based player is a prime example of a talented musician that's worked to hone his craft over time. In a satisfying program that includes straight-ahead jazz delivered by Reed and ...

Article: Album Review

Eric Alexander: Chicago Fire

Read "Chicago Fire" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 2, 2014

When weighing the merits of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, two words spring readily to mind: prolific and consistent. Alexander, an implacable workhorse even in his mid-40s, has since 1992 recorded no less than thirty-seven albums as leader of his own groups and appeared on many others as a sideman. As for consistency, Alexander has been widely ...

Article: Album Review

Trio WUH: Live at Jazzinec

Read "Live at Jazzinec" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 2, 2014

Founded in January, 2012 in Prague after an almost impromptu first gig together as a group, Trio WUH--which, although had been a part of a previous recording from the Prague Castle along with several other groups--present their solo debut album Live at Jazzinec taken from a 2013 live recording in Trutnov, Czech Republic. Spending his time ...

News: Music Industry

Local Jazz Gets a Mighty Fine Bonus

May 2, 2014

Jazz fans at JD's Bistro & Grill in Port Charlotte expecting to hear drummer Patricia Dean's fine trio got an added bonus Thursday night. Jacksonville-based singer Lisa Kelly and trumpeter J.B. Scott sat in during the second and third sets. The husband-and-wife educators at the University of North Florida were in the area for two days ...

News: Recording

Kapland Records Is Pleased To Announce The Release Of Its Latest Recording Ron Kaplan Retro

May 2, 2014

This four disc retrospective, each with its own unique title and flavor, flow seamlessly from Singer Ron Kaplan's distinctive warm voice, presenting classic songs of the Popular and Jazz Standards of the Great American Songbook from six of Kaplan's titles on Kapland Records featuring a superb cast of musicians. A Twist Of Latin, Ring-A-Ding-Swing, Balladeer, & ...

News: Recording

2nd CD "Caravan" Released By Dave Chamberlain's Band Of Bones

May 2, 2014

Caravan, the latest release by Dave Chamberlain's Band of Bones, is getting considerable airplay around the country following its March release. As of May 2, it has climbed to #26 on the Jazz Week charts! Featured as guest artists are STEVE TURRE and Hendrik Meurkens. Turre contributes an original composition, “V.O.", and plays both shells and ...

News: Recording

MoonJune To Release New Studio Album By Indonesian Guitar Master Tohpati Featuring Jimmy Haslip And Chad Wackerman

May 2, 2014

New York, NY - With Tohpati’s 3rd release (2nd as a trio) on MoonJune, recorded in Los Angeles in September 2013, we see the Beckian progressive metal riffing of 2012’s Tohpati Bertiga 'Riot' supplanted by a pairing of compositional dexterity along with the unique guitar voice that is the essence of Tohpati, one of Indonesia's most ...