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News: Festival

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Previews

July 22, 2013

By Matthew S. Robinson Singer Freddy Cole keeps putting the pieces together Growing up in a large family of musicians, Freddy Cole had to do what he could to make his way in the family and in the music business. And yet, over 80 years on, he continues to bring chestnuts. Classics and contemporary gems to ...

Article: Reassessing

Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk: Mulligan Meets Monk

by C. Michael Bailey
July 21, 2013

Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious MonkMulligan Meets MonkOJC2013 (1957) The beauty of the Concord Music Group's treasure trove of a catalog is that it will always provide material for the “Reassessing" column at All About Jazz and similar columns elsewhere. The newest round of re-releases celebrate the 60th ...

Article: Album Review

Ben McDonnell: Aleph Trio

Read "Aleph Trio" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 21, 2013

Guitarist Ben McDonnell's Aleph Trio takes its name from a story by Jorge Luis Borge involving a poet who “discovers a point in space which contains all other points." Aleph Trio, likewise, explores and exploits all points present within McDonnell's compositions on its self-titled debut EP. Cyclical thoughts, complex colors, light and airy ...

Article: Album Review

Howard University Jazz Ensemble: Journey of a Friend

Read "Journey of a Friend" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
July 21, 2013

Although the Howard University Jazz Ensemble isn't quite as dependable as a morning sunrise, it has been present and accounted for in a recording studio once each year since it was formed in 1976 by Fred Irby III, who not only directed that first session but has supervised every one since, right up to No. 37, ...

Article: Album Review

Pete McGuinness: Voice Like A Horn

Read "Voice Like A Horn" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 21, 2013

"Did you hear the one about the singing trombonist?." It's not even a joke because there have been many a fine trombonist that also sing, to wit: beginning with the inestimable Jack Teagarden. Then there's Billy Eckstine, Wycliffe Gordon, Henry Darragh, Natalie Cressman, and one Pete McGuinness who releases his third recording as leader, Voice Like ...

Article: Album Review

Lenny White: Lenny White Live from '97

Read "Lenny White Live from '97" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 21, 2013

Lenny White played powerful funky drums on some of the best records in jazz and jazz fusion history, including Freddie Hubbard's triumphant Red Clay with Creed Taylor (CTI, 1970), Miles Davis' (in)famous Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970), Romantic Warrior (Columbia, 1975) from his tenure in the Return to Forever rhythm section, and more.Lenny White Live ...

News: Performance / Tour

Preview: The Triangle North Carolina 2013-14 Jazz Season By Larry Reni Thomas

July 21, 2013

The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the “Triangle” area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way? The area can boast of several venues that present jazz like, Irregardless ...

News: Recording

Sergio George Releases "Salsa Giants"

July 21, 2013

In the summer of 2012, over 12,000 music fans gathered at the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival to witness a once in a lifetime concert experience as a select group of renowned salsa musicians came together for a historical one night event. That experience has been immortalized forever as Salsa Giants CD/DVD has been released under ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Matt Ulery - Wake an Echo" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

July 20, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Greenleaf Music “Matt Ulery - Wake an Echo“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 19th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Matt Ulery at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

Article: We Travel the Spaceways

Taking stock, a year half over

by Mark Corroto
July 20, 2013

This month, at the halfway point in the year of music, we are taking stock, and there have been so many great discs released. Here is my list (in no particular order) of the best albums so far. I predict many of these will make final top ten 2013 lists. Sorry, I couldn't keep my list ...