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News: Performance / Tour

Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra To Appear At Bohemian Caverns

January 6, 2014

The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra formed 10 years ago by bass clarinetist Todd Marcus, features outstanding musicians from many states. Its rich sound incorporates straight-ahead jazz with other influences from classical to Middle-Eastern. The orchestra explores a range of moods while swinging hard and showcasing the individual talents of each ensemble artist. The group’s Bohemian Caverns ...

News: Recording

Josh Deutsch's Pannonia To Release Debut CD "Another Time, Another Place"

January 6, 2014

TRUMPETER/COMPOSER JOSH DEUTSCH & HIS BAND PANNONIA TO RELEASE DEBUT RECORDING ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 02/04/14 Album To Be Showcased @ CD Release Gig @ Korzo Brooklyn on 02/11/14 Formed in 2011, trumpeter/composer Josh Deutsch’s Pannonia plays “traditional folk music from an imaginary place.” The band features the unusual frontline of trumpet, trombone and violin, creates ...

News: Performance / Tour

Miles Smiles Concert And Clinic at An die Musik Live on January 24

January 6, 2014

InDepth Jazz Clinics and Concerts opens its 2014 season by presenting music from the formidable album Miles Smiles, recorded by iconic trumpeter Miles Davis in 1967. The recording features fabulous compositions and group interplay and had a far-reaching effect on the jazz idiom. On January 24, 2014 all six tunes from the album will be performed ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Rob Parton Big Band: Christmas Time Is Here

by Jack Bowers
January 5, 2014

The only plausible impetus for releasing an album of Christmas themes so close to the holiday itself is the inclusion of music that transcends the season and may be auditioned and appreciated throughout the year. Trombonist Chris McDonald accomplished that with his splendid album In the Mood for Christmas, and trumpeter Rob Parton has mirrored that ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Doug Robinson

by AAJ Staff
January 5, 2014

Meet Doug Robinson: Born in San Diego, multi-instrumentalist and composer Doug Robinson started playing drums in the Crawford High jazz ensemble in the '70s. Robinson studied with Frank Rehak and has recorded with notable artists like Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, and many more. Instrument(s): Piano, organ, bass, drums, guitar, and ...

Article: Year in Review

Nenad Georgievski's Best Releases of 2013

by Nenad Georgievski
January 5, 2014

From jazz to disco/dance, from alternative rock to world music, 2013 proved to be a really fruitful one. It was a banner year for good and colorful music that showed that audiences really respond to good music and this year, unlike many in recent times, it overflowed with such. It was a great year for older ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Shlomi Cohen - Breather" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

January 5, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Shlomi Cohen - Breather“ download giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 4th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Shlomi Cohen at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Shlomi Cohen ...

Article: Book Excerpts

How to Know: Spirit Music - Crazy Wisdom, Shamanism And Trips To The Black Sky

by Ken Hyder
January 4, 2014

The following is an excerpt from the “Instability as an Aid to Spirit Music" chapter of How to Know by Ken Hyder (Amazon Digital Services, 2013). There is a tension between precision and looseness. In jazz, the tension is minute, but it makes all the difference to whether the music swings ...

Article: Album Review

1032K: That Which Is Planted

Read "That Which Is Planted" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
January 4, 2014

When trumpeter/ trombonist Frank Lacy appeared with the Mingus Big Band this past summer at the Caramoor Jazz Festival, he stole the show in the company of fourteen top-shelf musicians. The live performance venue in which Lacy thrives isn't diminished in the smaller group setting as proven out in the 1032K trio debut That Which Is ...

Article: Album Review

Edward Simon: Venezuelan Suite

Read "Venezuelan Suite" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 4, 2014

Venezuelan Suite is pianist Edward Simon's love letter to his homeland, but that's not all it is; it's the perfect confluence of Venezuelan ideals, jazz language and chamber-esque sophistication. In short, it's a masterpiece. While every country has its musical adherents in American jazz circles, some are sorely underrepresented. That's why it's so ...