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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Tim Wolfe, Jr.

Read "Take Five With Tim Wolfe, Jr." reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Tim Wolfe: Bassist Tim Wolfe, Jr. keeps a busy schedule as a performer, recording artist, and educator. Wolfe has performed across the eastern seaboard, internationally, the greater Philadelphia area and central Pennsylvania. Tim earned his master's degree in jazz studies from The University of the Arts. He is an adjunct professor of music at ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Billy Carrion Jr.

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by AAJ Staff

Meet Billy Carrion Jr: I've been around music since I was in my mother's womb. My dad-- singer, Billy Carrion Sr. --would play sounds of Batacumbele through headphones over my mom's belly. My first saxophone experience came at nine. After being taught to read and write, I started my musical journey. At 16, I was ...

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Article: Album Review

Clovis Nicolas: Nine Stories

Read "Nine Stories" reviewed by Gabriel Medina Arenas

by Gabriel Medina Arenas

Ron Carter's judgment regarding the talent of a fellow double bassist can't be wrong. The acclaimed musician, who has recorded more than 2,500 albums and was a fundamental member of the Miles Davis Quintet, highly praises the sound and compositions of Clovis Nicolas. Carter wrote the liner notes to Nicolas' Nine Stories, the first ...

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Article: Album Review

The Inventions Trio (Marvin Stamm, Bill Mays, Alisa Horn): Life's a Movie

Read "Life's a Movie" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo

In un avvincente incontro tra jazz e mondo classico si sviluppa questo splendido progetto in cui riluce il palpitante violoncello di Alisa Horn. Gli equilibri interni sono dettati da Bill Mays, ma è il camerismo della Horn a brillare in un percorso di grande nitore formale. Il suo toccante eloquio nella rilettura dell'evansiano “Turn Out the ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeff Platz - Kit Demos - Fabio Delvò - John McLellan: Differential Equations

Read "Differential Equations" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Da una parte l'elettricità--la chitarra di Jeff Platz, il basso di Kit Demos--dall'altra la componente acustica--la batteria di John McLellan, il sax contralto di Fabio Delvò-. Che Differential Equations sia un album dai ruoli definiti e dalle sonorità equamente ripartite come ogni buona dimostrazione matematica? Niente affatto perché le rasoiate, le tangenti alle ...

News: Radio

Women Of The Harlem Renaissance This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, singer and actress Carol Woods—known for her many roles on Broadway and in the movies—joins us to remember the Women of the Harlem Renaissancen and celebrate their work. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests perform the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson. The program is distributed in ...

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News: Recording

Pianist Christian Jacob Steps Out Solo On "Beautiful Jazz (A Private Concert)", April 1 Release From Wilderjazz

Pianist Christian Jacob Steps Out Solo On "Beautiful Jazz (A Private Concert)", April 1 Release From Wilderjazz

Grammy nominated pianist and arranger Christian Jacob presents his first solo piano recording, Beautiful Jazz: A private concert, aptly titled as this intimate solo recording is a dedication to the music that drew him away from the classical world and introduced him to the beautiful world of jazz. The release will be available on CD as ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Luiz Ebert & Fidel Cuellar - Audiograph" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Enter the "Luiz Ebert & Fidel Cuellar - Audiograph" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Luiz Ebert & Fidel Cuellar - Audiograph“ download giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 6th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Fidel Cuellar at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

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Article: Album Review

Billy Hart Quartet: One is the Other

Read "One is the Other" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

There's little doubt about the value of longevity and ongoing musical relationships. It's been nearly a decade since Billy Hart assembled the group that would turn out to be his longest-standing, releasing Quartet (HighNote) in 2006. But it was with 2012's All Our Reasons that the drummer moved to ECM, reaping the benefits of the label's ...

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Article: Album Review

Max Johnson Trio: The Invisible Trio

Read "The Invisible Trio" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

The musical lineage within the small circle of bassist Max Johnson's trio is unquestionably among the finest in cutting-edge jazz. The leader has played with bassist William Parker, alto legend Anthony Braxton, trombonist Steve Swell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. In the case of Johnson's current trio, his drummer, Ziv Ravitz, is also a member of the ...


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