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Article: Extended Analysis

Tonbruket: Nubium Swimtrip

by Andrew Luhn
October 6, 2013

Tonbruket is a band that defies categorization. The Swedish band's name roughly translates into English as “Tone Workshop," and they describe their music as “sticking closely to the essence of a composition's tone, melody, and groove." Bassist Dan Berglund, formerly of the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, founded the group in 2009 with multi-instrumentalist, Johan Lindström, after the ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Agenor Garcia

by AAJ Staff
October 6, 2013

Agenor garcia or, “age garcia," as his friends call him, is a “sound poet." He Usually prefers the absence of formal structure to evoke aesthetic to his music, in addition to or in place of the prosaic ostensible meaning. Agenor is fascinated by the idea of transforming the structure of music, which ...

Article: Album Review

Ry Cooder: Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos - Live in San Francisco

Read "Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos - Live in San Francisco" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
October 5, 2013

Ryland Peter Cooder is the quintessential American Music iconoclast who spent more of his career creatively south of the border. Early American jazz and blues, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Cooder loved them all and delved deeply into each. A slide guitarist comparable to peers Duane Allman and Mick Taylor, it was Cooder who turned Keith Richards on to ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Kuniko: At The Bare Minimalism

by C. Michael Bailey
October 5, 2013

Percussionist Kuniko Kato is a total package who redefines our awareness of the vibraphone, marimba, indeed the entire percussive spectrum. If we think of the “vibes" as Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Victor Feldman, Gary Burton and Joe Locke then we are missing a full half of the population of players. On her debut and sophomore releases ...

Article: Album Review

Dayna Stephens: I'll Take My Chances

Read "I'll Take My Chances" reviewed by Andrew Luhn

by Andrew Luhn
October 5, 2013

For his second Criss Cross release I'll Take My Chances, saxophonist Dayna Stephens has put together an impressive recital showing off his skill for composition, arranging, and improvisation. The ten tunes presented here are a nice mix of Stephens's originals, an Ellington classic, and original tunes from contemporary pianists Brad Mehldau and Aaron Parks. The tunes ...

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Take Five With Kosi

by AAJ Staff
October 5, 2013

Meet Akosua Gyebi: I am a songwriter born and raised in New York City. Instrument(s): Vocalist. Teachers and/or influences? Salim Washington, Katchie (Katchie) Cartwright, Miles Griffith, Abbey Lincoln, Jill Scott, Gregory Porter, and Nina Simone. Your sound and approach to music: I've ...

Article: Album Review

Ron Aprea: Remembering Blakey

Read "Remembering Blakey" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
October 5, 2013

Legendary drummer Art Blakey, he of the eponymous Jazz Messengers, is regularly attributed with saying: “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." Well, if that's the case, this superb recording from saxophonist Ron Aprea and his cleaning crew certainly left the studio spotless, and themselves, to be somewhat crude but oh-so accurate, assless.This ...

Article: Album Review

Stephen Stills: Carry On

by Carlo Wolff
October 5, 2013

Stephen Stills is a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who has contributed remarkable, deeply human--and humanizing--songs to the rock 'n' roll canon for going on 52 years. An unabashed liberal who has contributed to numerous political campaigns over the years, Stills puts passion and conviction into his artistry. He always has. Remember the first time you heard ...

News: Performance / Tour

SFJAZZ Collective Releases The Music Of Chick Corea & New Compositions, Announces Fall Tour Dates

October 5, 2013

SFJAZZ today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s ninth limited-edition set, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Chick Corea and New Compositions, Live at SFJAZZ Center. Only 2,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ the deluxe, hand- numbered 2-CD set is the definitive recording of this all-star jazz ensemble’s ninth year. Recorded live March 28-31, ...

Article: We Travel the Spaceways

The Dude Abides

by Mark Corroto
October 4, 2013

To paraphrase Jeffrey Lebowski, aka The Dude (or El Dudarino, if you are not into the brevity thing), “I've had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Grateful Dead, man." Actually, The Dude said the “Eagles" (and I guess I'm obliged to agree with him), but for me the Dead seem to always get under ...