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Dann Zinn 4: Grace's Song

Read "Grace's Song" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 10, 2013

Saxophonist Dann Zinn's third release as a leader, Grace's Song, is an intriguing and charismatic album. Interestingly, however, the very feature that makes it consistently engaging also results in a lack of thematic unity. This unevenness can simultaneously delight and frustrate, depending on circumstances.Zinn is a virtuoso tenor saxophonist inspired by saxophone master Sonny ...

Article: Album Review

Eskelin - Alcorn - Formanek: Mirage

Read "Mirage" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 10, 2013

The Rolling Stones, Yes, and other prominent bands have incorporated the pedal steel guitar into the rock vernacular. Here, pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn extends this instrument beyond customary Americana or Country & Western formats and becomes the link between modern jazz champions, tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and bassist Michael Formanek. She builds a bridge for ...

News: Education

First Ever Master's Degree Students To Graduate From Berklee In Valencia, Spain

July 10, 2013

Berklee College of Music, the world’s leading college for contemporary music education, announces that 74 students from 27 different countries will be the first-ever to graduate from its inaugural master’s programs launched in September 2012 at its new international campus in Valencia, Spain. The graduates will be awarded degrees in one of three programs: Contemporary Performance; ...

News: Recording

The Wrong Object Returns with "After the Exhibition" (MoonJune)

July 10, 2013

Belgian prog heavyweights The Wrong Object make a spectacular return to center stage, with a studio album of brilliant original compositions — and monumental significance! After a five-year absence, After The Exhibition showcases a variety of fresh, powerful material, masterfully delivered by a capable, cohesive new lineup. With their aesthetics still rooted in an array of ...

News: Recording

David Chesky Releases "Jazz in the New Harmonic" (Chesky Records)

July 10, 2013

David Chesky’s Jazz in the New Harmonic (Chesky Records) puts the acclaimed pianist and composer’s own personal twist on bridging the disparate worlds of jazz and classical. The music has its roots in Third Stream, the hybrid term coined in 1957 by Gunther Schuller to identify a new emerging musical sensibility that was essentially a confluence ...

Article: Interview

Talking Jazz Guitar With Peter Bernstein and Jimmy Bruno

by Scott Krane
July 9, 2013

For many years Les Paul held a regular concert at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan on Monday nights. After his death in 2009, others who are loosely considered to be in the same genre as Les Paul's jazz trio have performed the traditional gig at the Iridium. On Monday, July 8, on the ...

Article: Interview

Derrick Hodge: Raw, Unabashed Honesty

by DanMichael Reyes
July 9, 2013

Versatility is a trait that any young musician wishes to attain in his/her career. While the ability to seamlessly flow in and out of any musical situation or genre can be attained by spending countless hours in the shed and listening to an array of records, a unique musical environment helps immensely in shaping a young ...

Article: Live Review

Fieldstone Jazz Festival: Great Neck, NY, June 29, 2013

by Dan Bilawsky
July 9, 2013

Fieldstone Jazz FestivalGreat Neck, NYJune 29, 2013 While jazz is often performed in spaces befitting its stature--like theaters, auditoriums and swanky supper clubs--it also has a very long history as an alternative venue-housed art form. Over the past century, it's gone from the brothels of New Orleans to the rent parties of ...

Article: Album Review

Harris Eisenstadt September Trio: The Destructive Element

Read "The Destructive Element" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
July 9, 2013

In a jazz setting, the traditional role for a bassist is to keep time, and in effect be the glue that holds a composition--and essentially the jazz unit--together. Maybe that is the reason is why drummer Harris Eisenstadt chose to construct his September Trio sans bassist. Aptly named, The Destructive Element follows the September Trio of ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Julphan Tilapornputt

by AAJ Staff
July 9, 2013

Meet Julphan Tilapornputt:Julphan Tilapornputt is a Boston-based jazz guitarist originally from Thailand. Julphan attended Berklee College of Music, where he has studied under jazz masters Mick Goodrick, Tim Miller and Larry Baione. He has earned a scholarship from Berklee in writing and composition, been a part of ASAB (Asian Students at Berklee), and Berklee's ...