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Article: Album Review

University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band: Lab 2013

by Jack Bowers
November 9, 2013

The University of North Texas is situated in Denton, a city of roughly 120,000 less than an hour's drive northwest from Dallas / Fort Worth. To students at UNT as well as its year-round residents, Denton is home, even if in the former case a home away from home. And speaking of home, the university is ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Ben Scholz

by AAJ Staff
November 9, 2013

Meet Ben Scholz: Ben Scholz is a drummer and percussionist who lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. A native of Portland, Oregon, Ben began playing classical piano at eight years of age and continued his studies through college. When he was in middle school his grandparents found his dad's snare drum, a gift William Ludwig ...

Article: Album Review

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival

Read "Miami Pop Festival" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
November 9, 2013

An adjunct to the DVD release of Hear My Train A Comin', an installment of the PBS 'American Masters' series, Miami Pop Festival captures the original Jimi Hendrix Experience flush with success and the rightful expectation of more to come. At the time of this May 1968 appearance, the threesome was recording Electric Ladyland (Reprise, 1968) ...

Article: Album Review

Jay Geils: Toe Tappin' Jazz

Read "Toe Tappin' Jazz" reviewed by Charlie Ricci

by Charlie Ricci
November 9, 2013

Toe Tappin' Jazz, released near the end of 2009, is the most outstanding new jazz CD I've heard in many years. The band leader is guitarist Jay Geils, formerly known as J. Geils, founder of Boston's famous party band of the 70s and 80s whose biggest hits were “Lookin' For a Love," “Give It To Me," ...

News: Technology

Saxophonist/Composer Roger Aldridge Launches New Website

November 9, 2013

A selection of Roger Aldridge's original music can be heard at rogeraldridge.com. In addition, to recordings and videos, the new site includes the latest news about his music projects, biography, articles, and a page having a featured composition each week. One of the articles at Roger's site describes his concepts of writing for mid-size jazz ensemble. ...

News: Event

The TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival celebrates Newark author Amiri Baraka’s “Blues People” at 50

November 9, 2013

Past and present journeys of all kinds – spiritual, professional, musical and cultural—intersected at the Newark Museum, where poet and playwright Amiri Baraka was honored and musician Craig Harris was featured during NJPAC’s TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival. The celebrated Newark author was there in recognition of his seminal exploration of African-American music and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band on Nov 21-24 at Dizzy's Club

November 9, 2013

Multi-Grammy Nominated Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Debuts Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola November 21-24, 2013 7:30pm & 9:30pm Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage Month Reservations: 212-258-9595 Come see the debut of the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on November 21-24. For the first time ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Gregory Porter - Vinyl LP" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

November 9, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Motema Music “Gregory Porter - Vinyl LP" giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 9th. Each winner will receive the vinyl editions of Gregory Porter's Motema releases, Water and Be Good. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming ...

Article: Album Review

Gerry Gibbs: Thrasher Dream Trio

Read "Thrasher Dream Trio" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
November 8, 2013

A trio that clings together and swings together. Drummer Gerry Gibbs calls this a “dream trio," a description that seems as appropriate as any. Surely, having pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Ron Carter as teammates must seem like a dream come true for any timekeeper. To summarize the point clearly, Barron and Carter are quite simply ...

Article: Interview

Steve Wilson: Lifetime of Study

by George Colligan
November 8, 2013

Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to interview a musician that I've worked with a lot over the years. When people say that a musician has worked with everybody in the business, Steve Wilson has literally worked with everyone in jazz. ...