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The Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

The Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

This week our radio show explores the Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions. Joining The Jim Cullum Jazz Band are master pianist Dick Hyman and Portland, OR-based vocalist Rebecca Kilgore. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also ...

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Article: Album Review

Janek Gwizdala: Theatre By The Sea

Read "Theatre By The Sea" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Inside a decade, English musician Janek Gwizdala has positioned himself as one of the top electric bassists in New York, boasting a technique and a melodic ear that places him alongside bassists Gary Willis and Matthew Garrison. His acclaimed debut, Mystery to Me (Self Produced, 2005) featured rising stars such as saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Tim ...

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Article: New York Beat

Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves at 54 Below

Read "Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves at 54 Below" reviewed by Nick Catalano

by Nick Catalano

One of Gotham's newest music rooms 54 Below has decided to feature Brazilian music this summer and two veteran Brasileros--Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves--recently added their contributions. Performing music from Milagre (ZOHO, 2013), the duo invited clarinetist Anat Cohen and percussionist Cyro Baptista for the date. Brazilian vocalists have been populating the jazz ...

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Article: Live Review

Clifford Brown-Max Roach Project at the Piedmont Piano Company

Read "Clifford Brown-Max Roach Project at the Piedmont Piano Company" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser

by Harry S. Pariser

Clifford Brown-Max Roach ProjectPiedmont Piano CompanyOakland, CAAugust 10, 2013“[Clifford Brown's] technique was, for him, to use the facility and bring up the quality of a trumpet player in relation to having his trumpet expressed as a voice. He not only had the technique, he had the love. The sound he would ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Dresser Quintet: Nourishments

Read "Nourishments" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Influential master bassist Mark Dresser leads his first quintet outing in nearly two decades. His complex compositions span an abundance of odd-metered time signatures, whether the song forms are buoyant, temperate or soul-searching. It's a very involved storyline that yields fruitful rewards. Indeed, the program is a kaleidoscopic ride that includes brash or probing solos by ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Dresser Quintet: Nourishments

Read "Nourishments" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

Master double bassist Mark Dresser's first quintet recording since Force Green (Soul Note, 1995) works in several courses. Its compositions are centered around Dresser's personal approach to the jazz tradition and the song form, emphasizing the charismatic playing of all the quintet members, the importance of the beauty of the melody, and cyclical forms. At the ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Shane Cooper - Oscillations" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Enter the "Shane Cooper - Oscillations" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Shane Cooper - Oscillations“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on September 24th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Shane Cooper at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Oscillations Shane Cooper, ...

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Article: Album Review

Bobby Lyle: The Way I Feel

Read "The Way I Feel" reviewed by Chris Becker

by Chris Becker

Pianist and composer Bobby Lyle's first encounter with the great Hammond B-3 player Jimmy Smith was in a Minneapolis nightclub called Big Al's, where the then-teenaged Lyle performed as the “local talent" on the downstairs stage. Upstairs, Smith was playing as the headliner and Lyle, after finishing his set as quickly as possible, raced upstairs to ...

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Article: Book Review

Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker by Charles Haddix

Read "Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker by Charles Haddix" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie ParkerCharles Haddix190 PagesISBN: 025203791University of Illinois Press2013 Charlie Parker shares with delta blues legend Robert Johnson the lack of a comprehensive and academically-sound biography. Johnson's biographical material is strewn across several books, the earliest riddled with ...

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Article: Album Review

Arborea: Fortress of the Sun

Read "Fortress of the Sun" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

This duo from Maine casts a post-psychedelic, homespun folk vibe with a few subtle twists, signaling a nouveau spin on bands such as '70s British folk denizen Pentangle, and a classic Haight-Ashbury trippy street fair. Featuring sustainable and impressive compositions, Shanti Curran's virtuous vocals impart a spell of transcendental wonderment, sprinkled with dreamy atmospherics.


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