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Article: Album Review

Cory Wright Outfit: Apples + Oranges

Read "Apples + Oranges" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 27, 2013

Oakland, California based reedman Cory Wright (Anthony Braxton, Vinny Golia & Yusef Lateef delivers a manifold and juxtaposing ensemble date on Apples + Oranges. It doesn't take too long to determine that the album poses a surfeit of diagonally opposed viewpoints. Other than the highly emphatic and synergistic group-centric output, Wright's compositions hit the mark, and ...

News: Radio

This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: NYC All-Stars & A New Year's Jam

December 27, 2013

This week The Jim Cullum Jazz Band swings in the New Year with featured artists—Dan Barrett on trombone, piano legend Dick Hyman, Broadway’s Carol Woods, jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian and Marty Grosz on vocals and guitar. Also on the bill—trumpeter Doc Cheatham, who was then 88 years old. The program is distributed in the US by ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 27 - January 2

December 27, 2013

Year-end celebrations dominate jazz this week, but one is certainly bittersweet as the Artists Quarter closes out its St. Paul run, at least for now. But the AQ will exit on a chorus of high notes, with a weekend “Jam" of surprise guests and a sold-out New Year's Eve finale. Add in a four-night residency with ...

News: Recording

Sembeh Ma Fa Fe (Roots Volume) Released December 2013

December 27, 2013

In this follow-up to their earlier Guinean compilation, Stronghold Sound releases Sembeh Ma Fa Fe: Roots Volume, a lively selection of home-grown soul, folk, salsa and traditional djembe percussion from this musically rich West-African country. After focusing on the Middle East in their most recent full length release, Khat Thaleth: Arab Hip Hop in the wake ...

News: Recording

Camper Van Beethoven's 'Our Beloved Revolutionary...' & 'Key Lime Pie' Reissued on 25th Anniversary

December 27, 2013

When indie superstars Camper Van Beethoven signed with Virgin Records in the late ’80s, it seemed inconceivable. How could that irreverent act, a band with great wit and wide-ranging instrumentation, move to a major label without “selling out” and sacrificing all that made them great? As it turned out, the first three tracks on Our Beloved ...

News: Recording

Mwalim Daphunkee Professor Signs With Spirit Wind Records. Set To Release NDN Jazz Album In New Year

December 26, 2013

From the 2013 Native American Music Awards, Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor, a soul- funk- jazz musical artist and member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe took home two Top Nominee medals and an offer from Donald Blackfox to join the Spirit Wind Records family of traditional and contemporary Native American recording artists. Mwalim, a veteran songwriter, producer, session ...

News: Website

All About Jazz: Year in review and looking ahead!

December 25, 2013

Dear friends, What a magnificent year! In 2013, we transformed All About Jazz to expand coverage, improve ease of use, and make it more useful to all our readers. Jazz Near You took a major step forward with the release of the Jazz Near You app. Fans from 250 cities worldwide receive our event information across ...

Article: On and Off the Grid

A Jazz Musicians' Guide to Living In The Universe

by Dom Minasi
December 25, 2013

I've been on Facebook for three years and many of my friends and colleagues have posted quotes from musicians and philosophers. I've decided to start writing my own quotes about what I have learned and experienced through the years. Since I've been a professional musician since 1957 and playing the guitar over 63 years, I have ...

Article: Album Review

Xiu Xiu: Nina

by Mark Corroto
December 25, 2013

Like a horrendous and gruesome accident you pass on the expressway, listening to the Jamie Stewart's covers of Nina Simone's music is both repulsive and abhorrent, but ultimately impossible to escape. Seems you just have to listen. Stewart and his avant-garde group Xiu Xiu probably have never had their discs filed in ...

Article: Album Review

Victor Haskins: The Truth

Read "The Truth" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
December 25, 2013

Many years ago, there was a radio then television show called “Truth or Consequences." The premise was rather sophomoric: contestants were asked trivia questions and, if they failed to answer correctly, they were “buzzed off" and subsequently given goofy “tasks" which usually resulted in laughs at the contestant's expense. With The Truth the consequences for Richmond-based--but ...