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Article: On and Off the Grid

All About Sonny

by Dom Minasi
June 24, 2013

I bet you thought I meant Sonny Rollins. When you hear the name Sonny, it's usually synonymous with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Fortune or even Sonny Sharrock; all of them jazz heroes. But there is a Sonny you probably have never heard of before who is a super hero.Who is he? His name ...

Article: Album Review

Bob Dorough: Duets

Read "Duets" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
June 24, 2013

Is vocalist/pianist/composer Bob Dorough the Mose Allison of Cherry Hill, Arkansas or is Mose Allison the Bob Dorough of Tippo, Mississippi? The two are famously linked by geographic origin: the country South, time period: '50s to the present, and vocation: singing, songwriting jazzmen. The two also share timeless voices, full of Southern dry dust and humus. ...

Article: Album Review

Michel Camilo: What's Up

Read "What's Up" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor
June 24, 2013

Jazz piano virtuoso Michel Camilo is known for his bombastic technique. For example, after a set at the Monterey Jazz Festival a couple of years ago, I stuck around and talked to the piano-tuner hired to rejuvenate the strings. He stood shaking his head in dismay after Camilo's hard driving workout, which had been a crowd-pleaser. ...

News: Recording

Steve Weingart And Renee Jones Return With Transcendent Jazz-Fusion Album

June 24, 2013

That Steve Weingart and Renee Jones would have NASA-oriented imagery on the cover of their new album, Observatory, is not a random decision, and nor is the Salvador Dali-inspired surrealism on the back. Weingart and Jones transcend the boundaries of jazz even further, producing an album that echoes the futurist pulse of ‘70s progressive rock and ...

News: Obituary

Jeanne Arland Peterson, matriarch of Minnesota jazz, dies at 91

June 24, 2013

Her two daughters escorted the frail woman to the piano at Hopkins Center for the Arts. After she sat down and put her fingers on the keys, Jeanne Arland Peterson couldn’t have seemed more at home. Her timing was impeccable, her melodies ornate and her sense of rhythm swinging. For her swan-song performance on a cold ...

News: Recording

Guitar Legend Steve Hillage Releases Rare Live In England 1979 CD/DVD Set

June 24, 2013

London, UK: Steve Hillage is widely considered a guitar innovator, and is associated with the Canterbury scene, working in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his critically acclaimed solo recordings, along with Gong, Steve has been a member of the ensembles Khan and System 7. Much to the excitement of his fans worldwide, Gonzo MultiMedia ...

News: Recording

Internationally Acclaimed Pianist, Composer & Humanitarian Keiko Matsui Creates Ground Breaking, Thought Provoking & Inspirational New Music On Soul Quest Out July 30, 2013

June 24, 2013

Keiko Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of US Recording Career With Star-Studded CD featuring Narada Michael Walden, Chuck Loeb & Kirk Whalum Among Others “Creating this album was like going on a soul quest, as I tried to figure out how to express the things I was thinking and experiencing during this past year,” confides pianist, composer and ...

News: Festival

10 Reasons Why The West Coast Party At Sea Is Different Than Previous Sailings Of The Smooth Jazz Cruise

June 24, 2013

West Coast Jazz Party at Sea prepared to be hit by a tidal wave of live music Many firsts are in store for the star studded cruise hosted by Brian Culbertson & Boney James sailing to the gorgeous Mexican Riviera. St. Louis, Missouri (24 June 2013): If there has been one complaint among passengers who have ...

Article: Hardly Strictly Jazz

Pryor Experiences

by Skip Heller
June 23, 2013

If it seems like everything is being anthologized into a box set these days, that's because it is. While on a trip to Amoeba Music (the enormous record store from where I live about a block), I took stock of all kinds of box sets. There was even one of the Mitch Miller Sing Along With ...

Article: Album Review

Keith Tippett/ Giovanni Maier: Two For Joyce

Read "Two For Joyce" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 23, 2013

Two For Joyce, that's James Joyce the title is referring to. And the 'Two' is a reference to the two musicians, pianist Keith Tippett and bassist Giovanni Maier, because Two For Joyce is one long (50 minute) improvised recorded live performance.Captured May 2012, during the “Le Nuove Rotte del Jazz" (New Routes in Jazz) ...