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Article: Album Review

Alexis Cuadrado: A Lorca Soundscape

Read "A Lorca Soundscape" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
August 30, 2013

When times are tough, injustice is in the air, and something needs to be said, jazz always finds a way to do the talking. In times past, it was Billie Holiday singing “Strange Fruit" at Cafe Society, drummer Max Roach and vocalist Abbey Lincoln pouring their hearts out on We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Jazz Professors: Live from the UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival / Do That Again

by Jack Bowers
August 30, 2013

The Jazz Professors aren't wearing any hats they don't own; the fact is, they really are Professors in the Jazz Studies program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Instead of letting the students have all the fun, however, the Professors have recorded three albums of their own, the second Live from UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival, ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Axel Schultheiss

by AAJ Staff
August 30, 2013

Meet Axel Schultheiss: I started playing the guitar at 15 and soon got into finger-style guitar when I heard players like Leo Kottke. Shortly after this I started to compose my own music and played concerts. My sound began to emerge more and more once I started combing acoustic finger-style techniques with delay and loop pedals. ...

Article: Album Review

Agachiko: Agachiko: Yes!

Read "Agachiko: Yes!" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 30, 2013

Agachiko is a band led by Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Agachiko, bringing together an impressive array of musicians that includes saxophonist Russ Gershon of the Either/Orchestra, and Ken Field of the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, both distilling their amply-endowed playing down to a bare essence where all that remains is the music to support an exceptional voice and ...

News: Festival

Hot Jazz And Soul In The Desert

August 30, 2013

Robin Thicke, Maxwell, Charlie Wilson, Erykah Badu, Keyshia Cole and jazz headliners will heat up the Arizona Jazz Festival on October 25-27, 2013. Phoenix, AZ: The endless Arizona sky will be filled with a galaxy of stars day and night during the Arizona Jazz Festival slated for October 25-27, 2013 at the Arizona Grand Resort & ...

News: Event

Outlook Great For Orange County (CA) Jazz Fans For Upcoming 2013-14 Season

August 29, 2013

In Southern California, Orange County’s jazz fans have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming 2013-14 season. Events begin September 17 at Segerstom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa with Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club showcasing the magical music of Cuba. The club presents some of Cuba’s finest jazz artists: singer–Omara Portuondo, guitarist Eliades Ochoa, ...

News: Radio

Catherine Russell And Dick Hyman In Riverwalk Jazz Jam Session

August 30, 2013

For this week’s Riverwalk Jazz radio show, bandleader Jim Cullum welcomes two guest artists. One is piano master and old friend Dick Hyman, a guest on our first radio show in 1989. The second is a new friend, making her Riverwalk Jazz debut in 2010—jazz singer Catherine Russell. The program is distributed in the US by ...

News: Radio

WBGO Launches Ad Campaign And Social Media Contest #makejazz In NJ & NY

August 30, 2013

WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Launches Media Campaign with Billboards and Kiosks in New Jersey and New York Varick Street Billboard Sparks Friendly Controversy and Host-An-Hour Social Media Contest NEWARK, NJ: Do you want to be a guest DJ on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM? Here’s how: Find WBGO ads on telephone kiosks, street pole banners, billboards and ...

News: Recording

"Pacific Premieres: New Works By California Composers," New CD From Quartet San Francisco

August 30, 2013

Quartet San Francisco, the acclaimed cross-genre string quartet, received Grammy nominations for their 2006 Látigo, 2007 Whirled Chamber Music, and 2009 QSF Plays Brubeck. Now they are preparing to release a dazzling new CD, Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers, on ViolinJazz Recordings. The disc, due out September 24, delivers a program featuring two swinging ...

News: Event

Studio A Sessions Begin This September!

August 29, 2013

Todd Horton's Soulsearch Music with Ill Eagle Productions will present a series of special concert events, called “Studio A Sessions", once a month, beginning this September at Studio A Philly, located in South Philadelphia. These events will be filmed and recorded for future broadcast. Each concert will feature an artist of exceptional talent and virtuosity. Their ...