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Lee Morgan Birthday Radio Special On WCOM-FM

July 12, 2013

Listen to “Sunday Night Jazz,” with host Larry Reni Thomas, on WCOM-FM (wcomfm.org), Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina, July 14, 2013, from 9pm-12midnight, for A LEE MORGAN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL. The program will feature three hours of Morgan’s music and the airing of a profile and interview of Helen Morgan, the lady who shot the trumpet legend. She ...

News: TV / Film

Preservation Alliance-Produced Coltrane Documentary Screenings at International House on August 7

July 12, 2013

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia invites you to two free screenings of Coltrane's Philadelphia Coltrane’s Philadelphia explores John Coltrane's remarkable Philadelphia years and features captivating interviews including those with renowned saxophonist and Coltrane peer Odean Pope and The Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and historic footage of Philadelphia illustrating the urban context in which Coltrane moved ...

Article: Album Review

Johannes Richter: 13 Pieces

Read "13 Pieces" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
July 11, 2013

One man, one piano, and no score. That is the protocol for Danish musician Johannes Richter's 13 Pieces, a heartfelt and honest session of instantly composed music. Much like Craig Taborn's Avenging Angel (ECM, 2011), Richter constructs magic from thin air.His approach, like that of Keith Jarrett's early solo work, is scarcely recognizable as ...

Article: Album Review

Ben McDonnell: Aleph Trio

Read "Aleph Trio" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
July 11, 2013

Featuring the building blocks of free improvisation and an earthy rock music persuasion, London based guitarist Ben McDonnell presents his engaging Aleph Trio, a bold set that's both aesthetically pure and melodically pleasing. Its in-the-moment vibe feels like a live studio recording that highlights the trio's vigor, inventiveness, and cohesiveness. The set maintains ...

Article: Album Review

Natalie Dietz: Believe In Love

Read "Believe In Love" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 11, 2013

A humid breeze blows through the four pieces, one standard and three originals on vocalist Natalie Dietz's EP, Believe In Love. Fronting an empathetic guitar-piano quintet specializing in the gentle percussion of the Caribbean, Dietz sings with a relaxed, languid quality that makes her singing easy and effortless, carefully cloaking a realized confidence that drives her ...

News: Radio

Benny Goodman Small Combos Tribute This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

July 11, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, guests Allan Vaché and Chuck Hedges on clarinet, vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, and John Sheridan on piano join the Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a tribute to the Benny Goodman small combos. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand ...

News: Interview

Interview: Andy Waddell

July 11, 2013

Q: What are your goals as an artist? A: My main goal is to create music that touches people or at least moves someone who is listening. Even if it reaches only one person in the audience, in my mind I have succeeded. Since I am an instrumentalist, obviously the music I write doesn't have any ...

News: Contest

Jim Hall: Live! Vol. 2-4 Box Set Giveaway Contest

July 11, 2013

We are pleased to announce the Jim Hall: Live! Vol. 2-4 Box Set giveaway contest. For a limited time, we are offering you access to two previously unreleased tracks from Jim Hall: Live! Vol. 2-4. In addition, three lucky Jim Hall fans who redeem the exclusive giveaway contest offer (detailed below) will win Jim Hall: Live! ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Support Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz - 4th CD "A View from Below" at Indiegogo

July 10, 2013

About A View From Below A View From Below marks an exciting turning point for my Pandeiro Jazz project as this is the first recording comprised entirely of original compositions of mine. Sonically speaking, it's also completely different from my previous three CDs, which were more acoustic in nature. A View From Below features a unique ...

Article: Album Review

Daniel Rosenboom: Book of Omens

Read "Book of Omens" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
July 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based trumpet player Daniel Rosenboom is quickly becoming a ubiquitous presence in the West Coast's creative jazz scene. His credits include a variety of endeavors, from challenging sideman work with venerated scene leader Vinny Golia to membership in the radical young Balkan ensemble PLOTZ! His 2006 solo debut, Bloodier, Mean Son (Nine Winds) established Rosenboom ...