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All About Jazz Forum relaunches! New and much improved!

September 14, 2013

We have great news! The All About Jazz forum is back and better than ever. For longtime members, welcome back! For those not familiar with the bulletin board, please check it out here: forums.allaboutjazz.com We apologize for the protracted outage and explain what happened here. Forum membership requires a separate registration as the vBulletin forum software ...

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Chicago Jazz Festival 2013

by Mark Corroto
September 14, 2013

Chicago Jazz FestivalChicago, ILAugust 29-September 1, 2013Chicago is...You get the feeling it is a jazz city when, waiting in line at the airport, you overhear a conversation about Anthony Braxton's first meeting with Derek Bailey. Then, your suspicions are confirmed in the taxi, on the drive to the 2013 Chicago Jazz ...

Article: Album Review

Joey Baron: Just Listen

Read "Just Listen" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 14, 2013

Drummer Joey Baron and guitarist Bill Frisell have collaborated on and off for three decades, and both artists are firmly ensconced within the modern era's jazz transformation, spanning avant-garde, modern mainstream jazz, jazz-rock and so on. Frisell is a guitar hero, while Baron's far-reaching influence needs no elaboration here. This album denotes the output from a ...

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Ralph Alessi: Baida

by John Kelman
September 14, 2013

With 2013 heading into fall, it's a good time to take stock of a label that has all too often been (falsely) accused of minimizing the country where jazz began. Excluding reissues, this year's ECM regular series releases represent about thirty percent American leadership; given jazz's increasingly global nature, hardly a bad number--and better still, when ...

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Matt Savage: A Bigger Celebration

Read "A Bigger Celebration" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 14, 2013

Pianist / composer Matt Savage's career has been on an upward curve since he recorded his first album--before his tenth birthday! Now twenty-one and a recent graduate of Boston's Berklee School of Music, Savage and his trio have released their tenth album, A Bigger Celebration, this one employing the services of some heavy-swinging guest artists including ...

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Cheap Trick at NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
September 14, 2013

Cheap Trick NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY August 24, 2013Since its debut, Cheap Trick has been blending Beatlesque pop with elements of arena/classic rock, hard rock, punk, modern rock and even a touch of blues. Its sound is instantly recognizable, its lyrics are definitely sly, wry and tongue-in-cheek. Overall, the ...

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Jamie Baum: In This Life

Read "In This Life" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
September 14, 2013

From its first penetrating flute notes the sonic textures of South Asia frame Jamie Baum's ambitious collection In This Life, which successfully spotlights her compositional acuity, instrumental prowess, and talents as a bandleader.As the title track “Nusrat" implies, the album is inspired in no small measure by internationally influential performer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, ...

News: Recording

Jump Onboard The Magical Airborne Voyage Into The Silver Skies

September 14, 2013

Airborne is proud to announce the release of Silver Skies, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of this dynamic band. This project with all new compositions is a testimonial to the wisdom, endurance, determination, spirit and extraordinary talents of the contemporary jazz group Airborne. The formation of Airborne was in the early 1980s by Thomas Sansone, Thomas ...

News: Recording

Allen Weber And His Band Hot Shock Finalizing Debut Album

September 14, 2013

Jacksonville, FL: After months of planing, writing, and rehearsal, jazz fusion guitarist Allen Weber and his band Hot Shock have just finished recording the debut album. The recording was done in the storied Jacksonville FL studio Warehouse Studios—Ryan Turk engineered the recording. It is being mixed at“TrueTone Studios with Andrew Perlowich engineering the mixing. When asked ...

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Piloo Records To Release CD/DVD Set Randy Brecker's The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion

September 14, 2013

AVAILABLE ONLINE SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 AVAILABLE IN STORES OCTOBER 8, 2013 Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, trumpeter Randy Brecker and his younger, sax-playing brother Michael helped define a sub-genre by blending sophisticated jazz harmonies and searing solos with slamming funk grooves and a visceral energy that grabbed rock ears. The Philly-born Brecker Brothers set ...