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Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center Presents Stephanie Jordan With Rachel Jordan; A Jazz & Classical Musical Christmas

October 31, 2013

NEW ORLEANS - On Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan returns to The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi with her very talented sister Rachel Jordan on the violin with a holiday show that will soothe the humbug out of any Scrooge. These lovely ladies will lead The ...

News: Recording

ECM Records and Vijay Iyer announce collaboration

October 31, 2013

Vijay Iyer recently recorded his first album for ECM at New York’s Avatar Studio, with Manfred Eicher producing. While Iyer has been recognized predominantly for his fresh approaches to jazz, ECM now proposes to document a broader scope of his work, which will highlight his compositions and multi-media pieces, as well as improvisation. The first collaboration, ...

Article: Profile

Art Blakey: The Musical Drummer

by Anton Rasmussen
October 31, 2013

“Jazz Washes Away the Dust of Everyday Life" --Art Blakey So said, Abdullah Ibn Buhaina (1919-1990), more widely known to the world of jazz by his pre-Islamic name: Art Blakey. Blakey was my first introduction into the musicality of jazz drumming and, in some senses, my introduction to a lifelong love of jazz.

Article: Interview

Lorraine Feather: I Love You Guys

by Carl L. Hager
October 30, 2013

The great pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, is credited with the remark that “writing about jazz is like dancing about architecture." But don't dash off and try to authenticate the quote. One, it'll just take you down a rabbit hole, and two, whether or not he ever actually uttered those words doesn't really matter. Because far ...

Article: Album Review

Le Grand Kalle: His Life, His Music

Read "His Life, His Music" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 30, 2013

Singer and composer Joseph Kabasele, aka Le Grand Kallé, is widely credited with the creation of “Congolese rumba," the most popular style in Central and East Africa during the 1960s and 1970s. In reality, Congolese rumba was born of several parents, but Kabasele's role in its creation was far reaching and has become the best documented. ...

Article: Live Review

Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Tracy Nelson and Del Ray at the Musical Instrument Museum

by Patricia Myers
October 30, 2013

Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Tracy Nelson and Del Ray Musical Instrument Museum “Saluting the Pioneers of Women Who Rock" Phoenix, Arizona October 16, 2013 Four women musicians performed a joyous tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie, black pioneers in gospel and early blues styles that became the roots ...

Article: Album Review

Charnett Moffett: Spirit Of Sound

Read "Spirit Of Sound" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 30, 2013

Bassist Charnett Moffett's first two releases on the Motéma imprint came out two years apart; his third and fourth releases for the same label--The Bridge: Solo Bass Works (Motéma Music, 2013) and the outing under discussion here--arrive a mere three months apart. His working pace has clearly quickened, but the quality of the music hasn't suffered ...

Article: Live Review

Lewis Nash All-Stars at the Nash

by Patricia Myers
October 30, 2013

Lewis Nash All-Stars: Randy Brecker, Javon Jackson, George Cables, George Mraz The Nash Phoenix, AZ October 11, 2013 Drummer Lewis Nash led an all-star quintet of Randy Brecker on trumpet, Javon Jackson on tenor saxophone, George Cables on piano and George Mraz on bass to mark the first anniversary of the ...

News: Festival

Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri, Terri Lyne Carrington Headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast To Coast

October 30, 2013

University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute today announced an impressive Grammy Award-winning lineup for its 13th annual Brubeck Festival celebrating the music and life of Dave Brubeck. Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri and Terri Lyne Carrington will headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast, March 27-29, in Stockton. 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast also makes the ...

News: Performance / Tour

James Carter At Chris' Jazz Cafe On November 8 & 9, 2013

October 30, 2013

Chris' Jazz Cafe presents saxophonist James Carter, on November 8 & 9, 2013. Showtime are 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., tickets are $30/$25. James Carter is a powerhouse musician and one of the most admired saxophonists of his generation, garnering plaudits for his role in helping to propel jazz full tilt into the future over the past ...