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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Pablo Records and My Introduction to Jazz

by C. Michael Bailey
August 26, 2013

Right on the heels of its celebration of Riverside Records' 60th Anniversary, Concord Music Group celebrates Pablo Records' 40th Anniversary with remasters from its deep and broad catalog. My first brush with jazz came from a Pablo release and I wanted to share some thoughts on the label, the friends that turned me onto jazz and, ...

Article: Book Excerpts

Beyond A Love Supreme

by Tony Whyton
August 26, 2013

The following is an excerpt from “Composition/Improvisation" chapter of Beyond A Love Supreme by Tony Whyton (Oxford Univ. Press, 2013). Composition/Improvisation A good example of the way in which binaries shift according to context can be seen when A Love Supreme is described either as a composition or an improvisation. Conventionally, ...

Article: Album Review

Leslie Lewis: Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen in New York

Read "Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen in New York" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 26, 2013

Vocalist Leslie Lewis' previous recording, Midnight Sun (Self Produced, 2012), revealed a a thoughtful and well-managed talent able to imbue her music with a dark pathos. Not dark in any negative sense of the word, but rich and romantic. Her followup, Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen in New York, made with her husband/pianist, distills Lewis' talent ...

Article: Album Review

E. Normus Trio: Love and Barbiturates

Read "Love and Barbiturates" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
August 26, 2013

These Asheville, NC musicians started collaborating in 2007, leading to this debut release that skirts the boundaries of jazz-rock, free-jazz and progressive metal-jazz. The jazz and improvisational elements accentuate most of these works, fueled by adrenaline rushes amid the trio's broad arsenal.Excitable but largely cohesive, lead soloist and clarinetist Steve Alsford bridges torrid breakdowns ...

News: Education

Latest Issue Of Scooby-sax Newsletter

August 26, 2013

The latest issue of the Scooby-sax Newsletter has been published. In this issue, one chorus of a Phil Woods solo on the tune “Solar" is examined. A number of improvisation exercises are developed using the raw material from the solo. Starting from a given phrase that Phil Woods played, different options are shown to transform the ...

News: Event

Jazz "Musician's Artist" 100th Birthday Commemorated With New Fine Art Collection

August 26, 2013

The centennial birth year of acclaimed modernist jazz illustrator David Stone Martin marked by release of 100 limited edition prints. In the world of jazz there’s one artist collected the world over who’s never played a note of music yet left an indelible mark on jazz culture and modern art & design. David Stone Martin (1913-1992) ...

News: Performance / Tour

Derek Gripper - Kora Guitar at DROM on September 10th

August 26, 2013

Derek Gripper - African Kora For Guitar First Time Ever Sept 10 - at DROM - One Night Only - 8pm Come see the music of the African string-instrument, the Kora, performed as never before - on the guitar! This is unique music from a rich culture that will broaden your personal ...

News: Recording

Vocalist Judy Wexler Releases New Cd - What I See - On Jazzed Media

August 26, 2013

Judy Wexler’s fourth and newest CD, What I See (Jazzed Media, September 10, 2013 drop date) follows her acclaimed 2011 release, Under a Painted Sky (4-star review in Downbeat, top 10 on JazzWeek radio chart), and 2008’s Dreams & Shadows (profiled on NPR, debuted at #2 on JazzWeek) with another stunning, out-of-the-box collection of tunes. Since ...

News: Recording

Jessy J Inspires With Second Chances Featuring Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Jimmy Haslip & Johnny Britt

August 26, 2013

Album Includes Renditions Of Classics by Roberta Flack & Sérgio Mendes Label Debut For Shanachie Entertainment Due Sept 10, 2013 Los Angeles, CA: Jessy J burst onto the contemporary jazz scene in 2008, blending her love for Latin rhythms and jazz on her chart-topping, award-winning debut album Tequila Moon. Jessy earned the Radio & Records' ‘Debut ...

News: Recording

Free Jazz Tenor Sax Titan Ivo Perelman Joins Joe Morris & Balazs Pandi On Provocative Improv Outing "One"

August 25, 2013

IVO PERELMAN - tenor sax JOE MORRIS - electric bass Balazs Pandi - drums AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE OCTOBER 1ST, 2013 AND THROUGH RARE NOISE RECORDS ON CD, VINYL AND HI-RES DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. One brings together the potent forces of Brazilian tenor saxophonist and prolific free jazz icon Ivo Perelman, veteran ...