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George Wein: The Life Of A Legend - October 3 & 4, 7pm, The Allen Room

September 19, 2013

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATES GEORGE WEIN: THE LIFE OF A LEGEND George Wein and the Newport All-Stars Featuring Lew Tabackin, Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash and Host Nate Chinen Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 & 4 at 7pm New York, NY: Jazz impresario and pianist George ...

News: Obituary

Guitarist Jimmy Ponder (1946-2013)

September 19, 2013

By Colter Harper I first met Jimmy when he was teaching at a jazz camp for high school students in Pittsburgh. I was 15, recently turned on to Wes Montgomery, and trying to make sense of the music. Ponder was the first guitarist I had heard in person who embodied the music. He poured himself through ...

News: Obituary

Jimmy Ponder: 1946-2013

September 18, 2013

Soul-Jazz guitarist Jimmy Ponder was well known to serious jazz lovers for his recordings as a leader and appearances as a sideman on 80 albums. His unique bluesy sound, which incorporated Wes Montgomery's approach of playing octaves with the thumb, has influenced other guitarists. Ponder's playing was described as aggressive rhythm-and-blues figurations with swift and lucid ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Four Artists Of The Jazz Clarinet Renaissance

by Dan Bilawsky
September 18, 2013

Since the jazz clarinet never really died, renaissance--or rebirth--may not be the term that best describes what's happening to the instrument in the twenty-first century jazz universe; it is, however, a pretty good one word synopsis. The licorice stick was there at or near the start, tooting along next to the trumpet and ...

Article: Live Review

SubCulture, Grand Opening: Gregg Kallor, Gregory Porter, David Murray Infinity Quartet ft. Macy Gray

by Scott Krane
September 18, 2013

The art of recording has changed music, more so in the information age. Nevertheless, it seems consensus in New York: jazz sounds better live. SubCulture is a new performance space in the district of Manhattan that is called 'NoHo.' The building is located at 45 Bleecker Street right in front of a stop for the B, ...

Article: Album Review

Samuel Blaser Consort in Motion: A Mirror to Machaut

Read "A Mirror to Machaut" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
September 18, 2013

Over the last few years Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser has established himself as a significant presence in the international jazz scene. Recent activity features no less than three consecutive releases; A Mirror to Machaut is the latest in a series of engaging albums, following One From None (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2013), the debut of his ...

Article: Album Review

A Sondheim Jazz Project: A Sondheim Jazz Project: City of Strangers

Read "A Sondheim Jazz Project: City of Strangers" reviewed by David Bittinger

by David Bittinger
September 18, 2013

This CD crosses two soft borders: one between Canada and the U.S, and one between show tunes and jazz. It presents the work of the most famous Broadway songwriter of the past half century as might be heard performed at the Village Vanguard rather than the Winter Garden.Saxophonist and arranger Bobby Hsu's “A Sondheim ...

Article: Album Review

Roberta Piket: Solo

by Dan McClenaghan
September 18, 2013

Listening back on Roberta Piket's discography, with recordings like the trio affair, Love and Beauty (Thirteenth Note Records, 2007) and the ambitious Side, Colors (Thirteenth Note Records, 2013), it's clear that the New York-based pianist has established herself as “an artist deserving wider recognition." With Solo she cements a reputation as a top level jazz artist. ...

News: Recording

UK Prog Group Haken Release Video For Cockroach King

September 18, 2013

Los Angeles, CA: UK prog-metal group Haken will be releasing their fantastic third studio album ‘The Mountain’ in the US on September 17th, as well as performing short run of European shows. The band have now revealed a great video for the track “Cockroach King" which you can check out here. The band had this to ...

News: Recording

Steve Cole's "Pulse" Beating Strongly

September 18, 2013

The saxophonist comes full circle on his seventh album, which was released today. Minneapolis, Minnesota (17 September 2013): Deep soul nuances, rhythm & blues grooves, a wall of horns and hooks that pack a wallop are the heartbeat of saxman Steve Cole’s “Pulse,” his seventh album that was released today by Artistry Music. The record that ...