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Article: Live Review

Tri-Centric Orchestra Commissioning Series at Roulette

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 7, 2013

The Tri-Centric Orchestra Roulette Tri-Centric Orchestra Commissioning Series Brooklyn, NY Sept. 24-25, 2013 Addressing the audience at Roulette on Sept. 24, halfway through the first of two nights of the Tri-Centric Presenting Series, trumpeter and foundation executive director Taylor Ho Bynum acknowledged the influence of Artistic Director and spiritual godfather ...

Article: Album Review

Frank Potenza: For Joe

Read "For Joe" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 7, 2013

Joe Who? Joe Pass. Not a difficult question, given that it's Pass' image that dominates the front cover of For Joe. A quick glance at the track listing makes it pretty clear too. Then there's the rhythm section of Jim Hughart on bass, Colin Bailey on drums and John Pisano on second guitar: men whose working ...

Article: Album Review

Lin Rountree: Serendipitous

Read "Serendipitous" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
October 7, 2013

When a musician goes into the studio the opportunity always exists for something special to come out. They can really go for it and go in a bold, fresh, new direction and see if something innovative and exciting is the result.Or they can just make the doughnuts. Serendipitous is the sound of Detroit-based trumpeter ...

News: Event

Jazz Walk In Fairmount Park on Sunday, October 13th, Noon-4pm

October 7, 2013

Philadelphia Jazz Project presents JAZZ WALK Take a stroll with the PJP in beautiful Fairmount Park around the  East Park Reservoir starting at 33rd & Diamond Streets or 33rd & Oxford Streets. JAZZ WALK is a FREE event, featuring Jazz Performances, free snacks & water. Wear comfortable shoes or sneakers for walking and if you need ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Pianist George Kahn Performing At Santa Monica College October 18th

October 7, 2013

JAZZ PIANIST GEORGE KAHN BRING HIS “SECRETS" TO THE WEST SIDE PERFORMING AT SANTA MONICA COLLEGE OCTOBER 18TH Los Angeles Favorite, Jazz Pianist George Kahn, brings his “Secrets" Quintet to Santa Monica College for a rare Westside performance, on Friday October 18. It will feature an incredible International Band of All-Stars: The lineup is George on ...

News: Education

Berklee Celebrates Achievements Of Largest Global Network In Contemporary Music Education With Free Concert Featuring Alumni And Students On October 16

October 7, 2013

Berklee College of Music hosts 19 educational partners from contemporary music schools, colleges and universities around the world for a two-day summit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berklee International Network (BIN). The BIN was established to promote and ensure that the best in modern and contemporary music education is available and accessible to all ...

News: Recording

Revolutionary Album Set To Blend Latin Rhythms With Big Band

October 7, 2013

Tumbao 21, a collaborative music project, is making headway in the Latin music scene, with an album that will pay homage to Latin Big Band, “The Big Three” (Tito Puente, Machito, and Tito Rodríguez) and West Coast Latin musicians, creating a new paradigm for Latin music. Tumbao refers to a drum or bass pattern of Afro-Cuban ...

Article: Book Review

Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat

by Chris Becker
October 6, 2013

Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat Michael Veal ISBN: 978-0-8223-5591-5 Duke University Press 2013 First of all, drummers are going to love this book. With so few autobiographies of drummers in print, the publication of Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp: Piano Sutras

Read "Piano Sutras" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 6, 2013

There is a sort of primitivism that can be found at the edges of advanced physics and mathematics. The same sort of primitivism is at the heart of pianist Matthew Shipp's music. Just as one can speak of the sweet science (or art) of boxing, the pianist plays with a violent beauty.Piano Sutras is ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos: Live in San Francisco

by Nenad Georgievski
October 6, 2013

Over the course of his illustrious career, visionary guitarist/producer Ry Cooder has been one of the most prolific and restlessly creative forces in contemporary music. For a period of over four decades his music and songs have helped shape the American music landscape by filtering the roots of his country's musical history through his own personal ...