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Jeff Berlin: Low Standards

Read "Low Standards" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 15, 2013

Indeed, bassist and educator Jeff Berlin is a modern era pioneer amid accolades that have piled high, spanning several decades via his astounding technique and contributions to progressive-rock, jazz fusion and modern mainstream jazz. Following up his jazz trio outing High Standards (2010, M.A.J. Records) also featuring bassist, pianist Richard Drexler, the core differentiator on Low ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Joseph David Howell

by AAJ Staff
June 15, 2013

Meet Joseph David Howell: Dr. Joseph D. Howell has gone from being a mostly self-taught musician from a poor small-town family to earning a Doctor of Musical Arts from a prestigious conservatory. Today he professionally performs, composes, and teaches music of many styles and instruments while maintaining an artistic focus on jazz clarinet and ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Grandmothers Of Invention Featuring Legendary Zappa Alumni Don Preston & Napoleon Murphy Brock To Embark On 'one Size Fits All And More' Us Tour

June 15, 2013

Los Angeles, CA - Having just completed a month long European tour of performances in the CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, the GrandMothers Of Invention, featuring legendary Frank Zappa Alumni Napoleon Murphy Brock and special guest artist Don Preston, once again will tour America. This time around the ensemble will be performing the ...

News: Radio

Artie Shaw: Portrait Of Perfection This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 14, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Jim Cullum and the Band pay tribute to Artie Shaw, the only serious rival Benny Goodman had to his title as “The King of Swing." By the time he was 30, Shaw’s effortless clarinet solos, his innovative musical arrangements, and his unusual band instrumentation earned him a place in the pantheon ...

Article: Big Band Report

Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread?

by Jack Bowers
June 14, 2013

Betty and I returned to Albuquerque on Memorial Day after attending Swingin' on a Riff, the latest in a series of marvelous semi-annual events presented by Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute for more than twenty years at venues in and around L.A. This one was held May 23-26 at the Los Angeles Marriott ...

Article: Album Review

Jonathan Finlayson: Moment and the Message

Read "Moment and the Message" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
June 14, 2013

For those who've been watching the rise of trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson in recent years, his long awaited debut, Moment & The Message, not only displays his insightful playing and individualism but also some imposing composing skills. A prodigy who impressed pioneer saxophonist Steve Coleman when he performed in high school, Finlayson later moved to New York, ...

Article: Album Review

Frank Rosaly: Cicada Music

Read "Cicada Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 14, 2013

What to expect, when you are expecting a drummer-led recording? Certainly, the mix should include the drums more upfront, or perhaps longer solos? If so, then you might be taken aback by Frank Rosaly's first official release as a band leader. The cornerstone of many innovative bands like Jason Stein Quartet, Valentine Trio, Rolldown, Scorch Trio, ...

Article: Album Review

The Garth Alper Trio: Deflection

Read "Deflection" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
June 14, 2013

The third album from The Garth Alper Trio, Deflection delivers a selection of eleven original and mostly soft-textured compositions fitting quite nicely in a colorful landscape of modern light jazz. Pianist and educator at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Dr. Garth Alper anchors a well-read traditional piano trio consisting of fellow educators Dr. Bob Nash ...

News: Festival

Newport And The Jazz Festival: A Symbiotic Relationship

June 14, 2013

2013 Festival Set for August 2-4 at International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park NEWPORT, RI – For one weekend every August, the idyllic setting of Newport combusts with the passion of jazz to produce the Newport Jazz Festival. It’s a symbiotic relationship. Since its beginning in 1954, the festival has delivered line-ups ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Terence Blanchard, Willie Akins and Montez Coleman, Chesterfield Jazz Festival, Voicehandler, and More

June 14, 2013

Though it's not officially summer for another week or so, the steamy weather associated with that season in St. Louis is already here. Fortunately, there's a variety of jazz and creative music events on tap over the next few days, both indoors and out, to help you cool out and beat the heat. Tonight, trumpeter, composer ...