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Jeff Ballard Trio: Time's Tales

Read "Time's Tales" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 5, 2014

Drummer Jeff Ballard sure knows how to pick his playmates. In drafting one-of-a-kind guitarist Lionel Loueke and the focused-yet-irrepressible Miguel Zenon on saxophone, Ballard managed to create the most exciting trio to emerge in recent memory. While this album is Ballard's long-awaited leader debut, it's more tempting to dub it a leaderless or ...

Article: Album Review

Mimi Jones: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
February 5, 2014

Virtuoso bassist and superlative bandleader Mimi Jones' (AKA Miriam Sullivan) Balance is a delightful album filled with 79 minutes of engaging music. Despite the title, however, it is an unevenly structured work. The edgy, dramatic “The Incy Wincy Spider" for instance completely deconstructs the children's rhyme into an intriguing, darkly hued and haunting piece. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Meets Sports At NJPAC

February 5, 2014

Why do jazz musicians share a longstanding affection and admiration with athletes and vice-versa? Besides having some obvious commonalities—great hand-eye coordination, for instance—it all points to high-octane performance. “Preparation, performance and the ability to change things up and make decisions and movements freely, on the spot,” says Doug Doyle, News and Sports Director at WBGO Jazz ...

News: Event

New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents Jazz And The Struggle For Freedom & Equality

February 5, 2014

Performed by the NEC Jazz Orchestra on Thursday, February 27 at Jordan Hall WGBH Jazz Host Eric Jackson to Narrate Mingus’ “Freedom” Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality featuring some of the landmark compositions associated with the battle against ...

News: Recording

Offiong Bassey Thinks Globally, Acts Locally In Support Of Her Self-titled Debut Album

February 5, 2014

Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet promotes the release with a hometown concert and multiple Boston television and radio performances. Boston, MA: Global soul singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey is embarking upon a flurry of activities this week in the Nigerian-American’s hometown of Boston in conjunction with today’s release of her self-titled debut album. Bassey began the day taping back to back ...

News: Recording

Free Nelson Mandoomjazz Debuts On Rarenoise With Double Ep, The Shape Of Doomjazz To Come / Saxophone Giganticus

February 5, 2014

With a crunching sound that is as teeth-chatteringly heavy as metal icons like Slayer and Megadeth or ferocious grindcore groups like Napalm Death and Brutal Truth, yet is imbued with the freedom principle of such avant-garde jazz icons as saxophonists Marshall Allen, Albert Ayler and Peter Brötzman, the formidable instrumental power trio from Scotland known as ...

News: Recording

Bassists Lorenzo Feliciati And Colin Edwin Join Forces On Twinscapes Powerful Debut Release Scheduled For March On Rarenoise

February 5, 2014

Two bassists from two different continents—Italian Lorenzo Feliciati of the adventurous jazz-rock band Naked Truth and the intensely searching nu jazz group Berserk! and Australian Colin Edwin of the longstanding prog-rock band Porcupine Tree and the heavy-duty, experimental Metallic Taste of Blood as well as Ex-Wise Heads and Burnt Belief—come together to make one potent statement ...

News: Recording

Cynthia Basinet Reveals A New Direction In Her Latest Single, "Eventually"

February 5, 2014

Los Angeles - The actress.singer, Cynthia Basinet releases a new crossover single, “Eventually". For over a decade, Cynthia is best known for her sultry and playful iconic rendition of “Santa Baby", oft miscredited to Marilyn Monroe. The heart tugging ballad, “Eventually" taps into her soulful side. “For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument. In ...

Article: Album Review

John Clayton: Parlor Series, Vol. 1

Read "Parlor Series, Vol. 1" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 4, 2014

The Parlor Series was conceived of long before it came into existence. Bassist/Composer/Arranger/Educator extraordinaire John Clayton had long hoped to explore the piano-bass duo medium on record. He had admired albums like This One's For Blanton (Pablo, 1974), which paired his mentor--bass legend Ray Brown--with the great Duke Ellington, and Steal Away (Verve, 1995), which brought ...

Article: Live Review

Dianne Reeves at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver

by Geoff Anderson
February 4, 2014

Dianne Reeves Boettcher Concert Hall Denver, CO January 25, 2014 Let's get right to the most important fact: Dianne Reeves is the greatest living jazz singer. And she gives the dead ones a run for their money too. Pick any aspect: phrasing, intonation, soul, emotion, interpretation, range, control, improvisation. She ...