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Jimmy Heath Opens The TD James Moody Democracy Of Jazz Festival

November 7, 2013

Jazz commands a certain amount of reverence for the God-given talents of its best practitioners, so a house of worship is where NJPAC’s TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival each year unfolds its first concert like an opening prayer. And it might go something like this: For what we are about to receive—a fine headful ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Bob Ross To Release Debut Album "Arriving"

November 7, 2013

Arriving, the new release from Bob Ross, has arrived and is capturing a musical journey already in progress Cincinnati, OH – On June 25th, 2013 guitarist Bob Ross brought years of self discovery and composition into a single focal point with his debut album, Arriving. The ascending artist brings forth an array of original material that ...

Article: Interview

Billy Kilson: Nasty Pitch

by Trish Richardson
November 6, 2013

Here's the wind up. And the pitch. Whoa, did you see that one folks? That pitch was just nasty. In baseball, occasionally a ball gets thrown by the pitcher that is so good, so perfectly placed, so unbelievable, the announcer calls it nasty. The opposing batter doesn't have much chance of hitting it, but ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Kari Ikonen: Bright and The Helsinki Suite

by John Ephland
November 6, 2013

Kari Ikonen Trio Bright Ozella Music 2013 The 40-year-old Finnish keyboardist Kari Ikonen--first heard by this reviewer in a live context in his native homeland with another, much more open and unconventional trio Slo Motive--lets his jazz chops shine, his groove glisten and his range within the music flourish with these ...

Article: Album Review

Jon Lundbom: Liverevil

Read "Liverevil" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 6, 2013

Like Stiff Records from the 1970s and '80s punk era, Hot Cup Records always delivers music that is a sharp shot to the solar plexus. Home to the renegade jazz ensemble Mostly Other People Do The (MOPDTK), the avant-jazz country-music cover band Bryan And The Haggards, and guitarist Jon Lundbom's Big Five Chord, Hot Cup always ...

Article: Book Review

Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker

by C. Michael Bailey
November 6, 2013

Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker Stanley Crouch 365 Pages ISBN: # 978-0-06-200559-5 Harper 2013 Ross Russell, in the cover blurb of his biography of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker Bird Lives--The High Life and hard Times of Charlie “Yardbird" Parker (Quartet Books, 1973), asks “Why ...

Article: Album Review

William Shatner: Ponder The Mystery

Read "Ponder The Mystery" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 6, 2013

Fundamentally, the notion of actor William Shatner reciting his poetic verse atop progressive rock compositions--performed by many of this genre's elite--including solo spots by Rick Wakeman (keyboards), Steve Vai (guitar), and Edgar Froese (guitar) may seem like an anomalous concoction. It doesn't end there. Jazz-fusion icon Al Di Meola (guitar) amid county music and rock stars ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dimitrije Vasiljevic Quartet Performs At The Iconic Metropolitan Room In NYC

November 6, 2013

Fresh off holding a sold-out solo piano concert in October, Dimitrije Vasiljevic will again join forces with his jazz quartet for a performance at the iconic Metropolitan Room in New York City on November 11, 2013. Dimitrije Vasiljevic is a New York-based award-winning pianist and composer who has been hailed by jazz masters as one of ...

News: Event

Newark Arts High With Don Braden To Perform At WBGO Gala Concert

November 6, 2013

WBGO Provides Free Gala Concert Tickets to Students from Newark Arts High to Honor the City’s Bright Future of Music Star-studded Evening Features Performances by Inside Straight: Christian McBride, Carl Allen, Christian Sands, Jaleel Shaw & Warren Wolf Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; Michael Wolff & Mike Clark; Ray Vega; Kenny Barron & Gretchen Parlato; Melissa Aldana; Jazz ...

News: Obituary

Father John D'Amico, jazz piano player, composer and teacher

November 6, 2013

If his smile was like a warm hug, as a fan put it, his piano playing was like a mellow caress. Father John D'Amico was not only an outstanding jazz pianist who gathered fans wherever he played throughout the city, but he was also a warm and fuzzy friend and a man devoted to social causes. ...