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Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia

Read "Dysnomia" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 7, 2013

The script gets flipped in Dysnomia, where calculated syncopations are not generated from laptops or patched-in devices but produced by the post-minimalist acoustic trio Dawn of Midi, paying homage to electronica with 46 minutes of methodically composed music. But then again what is music? As defined by Merriam-Webster: it is a science or art of ordering ...

Article: Book Review

Larry Birnbaum: Before Elvis - The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll

by C. Michael Bailey
September 7, 2013

Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' RollLarry Birnbaum474 pagesISBN: 978-0810886285Scarecrow Press2013 “Rock 'n' Roll is just the blues sped up." That statement might have satisfied a generation of listeners who barely scratched beneath the surface of the genre, looking ...

Article: Live Review

MONK'estra at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
September 7, 2013

MONK'estraSFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CAAugust 22, 2013The music of the legendary Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982) has rarely been heard in a big band setting. The second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, Monk's music is nothing if not popular. While Ellington composed over a thousand songs, Monk penned only ...

Article: Album Review

Rodger Fox Wellington Jazz Orchestra: The Capitol Sessions

Read "The Capitol Sessions" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 7, 2013

In July 2012, trombonist Rodger Fox brought his Wellington Jazz Orchestra all the way from New Zealand to Los Angeles to record at the famed Capitol Studios, thus confirming Fox's confidence in the ensemble--one doesn't undertake a trip like that accompanied by musicians whose talents are less than exemplary--while producing an album that is superlative from ...

Article: Album Review

Avi Avital: Bach

Read "Bach" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
September 7, 2013

Johann Sebastian Bach never composed for the mandolin. And that never stopped any mandolin players from appropriating Bach's work, especially for lute. Punch Brothers' Chris Thile recently released his take on the first half of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (Nonesuch, 2013), and is merely the latest non-classical artist to take on the great ...

Article: Album Review

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Read "The Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Jimi Hendrix Experience" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante
September 7, 2013

Originally released in 2000 on Sony/Legacy, the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set featured 56 then-previously unreleased concert and studio recordings that spanned the late guitarist's career, covering the years 1966 through 1970. The box set has been hailed as one of the best multi-disc compilations ever released.The 2013 edition of the four-CD set has ...

Article: Album Review

Billy Bang: Da Bang!

Read "Da Bang!" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 7, 2013

Da Bang was recorded two months before violinist Billy Bang's battle with cancer ended in April, 2011. The album title is lifted from Bang's former FAB Trio band mate, drummer Barry Altschul. Indeed, Bang was an influential presence, partly due to his cutting-edge improvisational faculties. He was an artiste markedly comfortable in most any setting. On ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 6-12

September 7, 2013

It's early for fall harvest, but there's sure a cornucopia of music this weekend and through the coming week, from the eclectic Concrete and Grass Festival at Mears Park to a first CD release for one of the area's most exciting new ensembles, a homecoming for harmonicist Clint Hoover, auditions for the Dakota Combo, a rare ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Satoko Fujii - Gen Himmel" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

September 7, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Libra Records “Satoko Fujii - Gen Himmel“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 7th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Satoko Fujii at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck!

Article: Album Review

Roberto Magris: Ready for Reed

Read "Ready for Reed" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 6, 2013

Italian-born Pianist Roberto Magris, never one to let labels stand in the way of tasteful and invigorating music, skates from funk to fusion, blues to bop and even ballads on this prismatic album with guest alto Sam Reed, a longtime trouper on the Philadelphia scene who cut his musical teeth with the likes of trumpeter Ted ...