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Article: Album Review

Hristo Vitchev and Liubomir Krastev: Rhodopa

Read "Rhodopa" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 24, 2013

Bulganin modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev resides in the Bay Area and alternates between a variety of jazz formations. On Rhodopa, which is a mountainous region in Bulgaria (named after the character from the Greek mythology known also as Hera, sister of Zeus) he teams with clarinetist Liubomir Krastev who shares with him Bulgarian roots on ...

News: Radio

Songwriting Bandleaders Of The Swing Era This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

October 24, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalist and Arbors recording artist Rebecca Kilgore joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to celebrate Songwriting Bandleaders of the Swing Era with music by Ray Noble, Isham Jones, Artie Shaw and Duke Ellington. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be ...

News: Recording

Blue Note / ArtistShare Launches Fabian Almazan's Fan-Funded Rhizome CD Project

October 23, 2013

BLUE NOTE/ARTISTSHARE LAUNCHES FABIAN ALMAZAN’S “RHIZOME” CD PROJECT - THE FIRST FAN-FUNDED RECORDING PROJECT FROM THE NEW BLUE NOTE/ARTISTSHARE LABEL THE VERY FIRST ALBUM TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE HISTORIC NEW JOINT LABEL BLUE NOTE/ARTISTSHARE WILL FEATURE YOUNG PIANIST/COMPOSER FABIAN ALMAZAN’S FAN-FUNDED “RHIZOME” CD Almazan is joined by Linda Oh on bass; Henry Cole on drums; ...

News: Recording

Oakland-Based Vocalist Suzanna Smith Debuts Nov. 19 With "Halfway Between Heaven & Love"

October 24, 2013

Suzanna Smith has been a creative force on the rich Bay Area jazz vocal scene since 2005—as a performer and songwriter as well as founder/producer of San Francisco’s long-standing Savanna Jazz vocal jam session and co-founder of the nonprofit Bay Area Jazz & Arts, Inc. Her constant efforts to nurture local jazz have redounded to the ...

News: Education

Indepth Jazz Clinic - The Music Of Herbie Hancock

October 24, 2013

An “In-Depth Jazz Clinic" for adults and older teens will be held on Saturday November 16th from 1pm to 5pm at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852. The clinic will focus on Herbie Hancock's 1965 Blue Note Album, Maiden Voyage. It will cover the five tunes: “Maiden Voyage," “Dolphin Dance," ...

News: Performance / Tour

Maiden Voyage - The Music Of Herbie Hancock - At Twins Jazz

October 24, 2013

Concerts Friday Nov. 15th and Saturday Nov. 16th, 2013, will feature the music from Herbie Hancock's 1965 Blue Note Album, Maiden Voyage Performances are at Twins Jazz (1344 U Street NW Washington, D.C 20009) Shows are at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Admission is $20. Make reservations from twinsjazz.com A concept album relating to the sea ...

News: Award / Grant

Jazz Bassist Eddie Gomez Awarded First Honorary Doctorate At Berklee In Valencia, Spain

October 24, 2013

Legendary jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winner Eddie Gómez was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree by Berklee College of Music in Valencia. Gomez is a native of Puerto Rico who was raised in New York City. This was the first-ever honorary doctorate granted at the college’s new international campus in Spain. The award was presented ...

Article: Album Review

Becky Archibald: Midnight At Monteton

Read "Midnight At Monteton" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 23, 2013

Pianist and composer Becky Archibald's sixth release as a leader, Midnight at Monteton is a diverse collection of highly polished originals with catchy harmonic hooks. Recorded over a span of three years, Archibald is heard mostly with a variety of her regular collaborators creating a relaxed amicable mood that permeates the entire album. The ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Kaze: Tornado

by Dave Wayne
October 23, 2013

With Tornado, pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura may get you shaking your head in wonderment. Firstly, the convergence of metaphors inherent in the album title, the name of the band (kaze means “wind" in Japanese), and the fact it features two trumpeters is enough to bring a smile to anyone's face. More heartening is ...

Article: Album Review

TOTEM>: Voices of Grain

Read "Voices of Grain" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 23, 2013

It took five years for the New York-based trio TOTEM> to release its sophomore album (after Solar Forge ESP, 2008) but the waiting paid off. This leaderless trio--comprised of guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, double bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer Andrew Drury--is more than the sum of its parts and stronger than ever. The ...