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Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

First single from the soul-jazz guitarist’s “Train Keeps A Rolling” album tops the Billboard chart. New York, NY: If “It ain’t no. 1 until it is no. 1 in Billboard,” guitarist Jeff Golub can justifiably claim to have a no. 1 single with his ripping retelling of the gritty Curtis Mayfield street chronicle, “Pusherman.” The first ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Dimitrije Vasiljevic, Pianist And Composer, Promotes His Debut Album In NYC

Dimitrije Vasiljevic, Pianist And Composer, Promotes His Debut Album In NYC

Dimitrije Vasiljevic debut album as a leader, The Path of Silvan is set for release on September 24th at New York City's club DROM. This album consists entirely of original compositions. Cover song “Silvans' Dance“ which was AllAboutJazz.com featured as download of the day in August 2013 was the #1 downloaded song for the entire month ...

News: Event

President Obama To Keynote Annual CBCF Awards Dinner With New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan As Featured Performer

President Obama To Keynote Annual CBCF Awards Dinner With New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan As Featured Performer

President Obama will be the keynote speaker during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCF) 43rd Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in D.C. The dinner, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is the signature event of a four-day conference focusing on public policy impacting black communities in America ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bob Mover Quartet Sept. 23 At Lilypad In Cambridge, MA

Bob Mover Quartet Sept. 23 At Lilypad In Cambridge, MA

The Bob Mover Quartet will perform at Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on Monday, September 23 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Saxophonist/vocalist Mover will be joined by guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Will Slater and drummer Bob Gullotti. Lilypad is at 1353 Cambridge St. at Cambridge's Inman Square. Tickets for the performance are $15, or $10 with ...

News: Festival

Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, Brubeck Brothers To Perform Tributes To Dave Brubeck At Monterey Jazz Festival

Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, Brubeck Brothers To Perform Tributes To Dave Brubeck At Monterey Jazz Festival

There is everything hip about a pair of horned-rimmed glasses. University of the Pacific alumnus and jazz great Dave Brubeck ’42, namesake to the Brubeck Institute, made that clear throughout his storied career. Brubeck’s long and rich musical association with the hugely influential Monterey Jazz Festival continues this weekend with a discussion of that very hipness. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 20-26

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 20-26

Diane Witherspoon returns for a rare hometown gig; Katie Gearty, a jazz band and dance ensemble collaborate on Belmont Hotel; the “galician bagpipe diva" brings improvisation and a wide swath of music to the Dakota where the Great Lady of Soul (Bettye Lavette) returns a night later; Fat Kid Wednesdays is featured on the upcoming two ...

News: Video / DVD

World Without Walls Reunion Video and Live Streaming Concert 10/16/2013

Ancient Future Concert to Stream on ConcertWindow.com 'World Without Walls' Reunion Concert Streams Live October 16 at 8 PM PDT In a first for Ancient Future, their upcoming 'World Without Walls' reunion concert at the Freight & Salvage will be available for viewing anywhere in the world as a live stream. This is a very rare ...

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Article: Album Review

Chris Thile: Chris Thile: Bach - Sonatas & Partitas

Read "Chris Thile: Bach - Sonatas & Partitas" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

At first blush, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin played on the humble mandolin might be akin to making a Rusty Nail with single-malt scotch. A successful performance will require, at the very least, great virtuosity and vision: both of which Chris Thile possesses in impressive amounts. Banjoist Bela Fleck's superb 2001 recording Perpetual Motion ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Stories of Friendship and Family Ties: The Gonzalez Clan Rides Out

Read "Stories of Friendship and Family Ties: The Gonzalez Clan Rides Out" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

The family unit of trumpeter Dennis González and his sons bassist Aaron González and drummer Stefan González, known as Yells At Eels, has been operating since 2000. Dennis González played and recorded with countless innovative musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, and in recent years solidified his musical bonds with Polish and Portuguese musicians. His ...

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Article: Album Review

Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Live At "A Space" 1975

Read "Live At "A Space" 1975" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

The Canadian label Sackville released a series of exceptional albums throughout its forty plus year existence. A fair number of these document free-jazz concerts by American luminaries that took place in its hometown of Toronto. When the company folded, Chicago based Delmark purchased its Avant-Garde catalogue and has released expanded versions of these records on CD.


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