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BoB: a Palindrome
by Chris M. Slawecki
The roll call of great bass players from Detroit includes Ron Carter, Paul Chambers and Doug Watkins. Robert Hurst, another Motor City musician, has for the past several years made a compelling case for his name on that list.Hurst picked up the bass at age 14 and was soon performing with Detroit trumpeter Marcus ...
Russell Schmidt: Anachromysticism
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianist/composer Russell Schmidt takes acoustic jazz right to the edge of where it is supposed to be. Intelligent, melodic, and harmonically grounded, Schmidt's sound is fresh and invigorating. Schmidt is a faculty member at the School of Music, University of Utah. Anachromysticism is his second recording, following 2007's Season Of Change (Orchard Records). Where Season Of ...
Analog Players Society: Hurricane Season in Brooklyn
by Chris M. Slawecki
Hurricane Season in Brooklyn marks the debut of the Analog Players Society (APS), an extension of the lifelong pursuit of the groove by the percussionist, engineer and producer known as Amon, who first discovered Turkish, West African and Middle Eastern music in college--and then dropped out to tour with a circus multi-instrumentalist.“I ...
SFJAZZ Center Announces 2013-2014 Season Artist Lineup
SEASON RUNS SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 – JUNE 8, 2014 Randall Kline, Founder and Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ, today announced artist lineup for the SFJAZZ Center’s 2013-2014 Season running September 5, 2013 to June 8, 2014. The award-winning SFJAZZ Center opened on January 21, 2013 in San Francisco’s vibrant Hayes Valley and has already been recognized ...
Jazz Lovers Series: Clint Eastwood
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
It goes without saying that those who appreciate Jazz are a special lot. You will rarely find lovers of Our Music who have not managed to distinguish themselves in their chosen vocations, be it in the arts, business, the humanities, or the kid at Subway who earned Employee of the Month honors while listening to The ...
Dan Lehner's Memory Field: Spoken Migration
by Dan Bilawsky
Spoken Migration--the debut EP from trombonist Dan Lehner's Memory Field--is as auspicious as they come. It's true that comments like that are typically reserved for the end of music reviews, but it's hard not to gush from the get-go with this one; Lehner, after all, doesn't waste any time in delivering the musical goods with this ...
UNI Jazz Band: The Hard Way
by Jack Bowers
UNI stands for the University of Northern Iowa whose tradition of producing first-rate big-band recordings spans more than two decades, first under director Bob Washut and more recently under his successor, Chris Merz (The Hard Way is the twentieth album by the university's Jazz Band One in my library). This is a “semi-live" date on which ...
Abigail Riccards: Every Little Star
by C. Michael Bailey
Abigail Riccards may not be known yet but Jane Monheit is, and on Riccard's Every Little Star, the famous jazz chanteur is both a mentor and co-producer. The Chicago-based Riccards began appearing in New York City in the early 2000s, garnering a good deal of critical attention from her live performances and her debut recording, When ...
Days Between Stations: In Extremis
by Glenn Astarita
The band moniker, Days Between Stations is named after Steve Erikson's 1985 novel and perhaps intimates an ongoing musical transition set forth by Southern California-based multi-instrumentalists, Oscar Fuentes Bills and Sepand Samzadeh. In Extremis is the duo's second release following its self-titled 2007 album. Here, the artists employ fabled progressive-rockers--keyboardist Rick Wakeman, bassist Tony Levin, XTC ...
Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival Features Meshell Ndegeocello, Will Calhoun Trio, Christian Scott And More
On September 28, music lovers of all ages will gather for the 13th Annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival in Boston’s historic South End – home to several legendary clubs during Boston’s jazz heyday. The all-day, free outdoor event will offer contemporary jazz, Latin, blues, and soul acts on three stages. Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM), one ...
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