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Article: Extended Analysis

Bill Frisell: Big Sur

by John Kelman
June 11, 2013

Most, if not all, musicians value the relationships--both musical and friendship--that they build over the years, but few are as loyal as guitarist Bill Frisell. One look at his various releases over the past couple of decades and it becomes instantly clear that, once he has established a successful working and personal relationship with another musician, ...

News: Website

SoundCloud Added To All About Jazz Musician Profile

June 10, 2013

If you're a musician and use SoundCloud, you can now embed your SoundCloud widget into your All About Jazz musician profile page. Just paste the widget code from your SoundCloud page into the “Audio" box on your musician profile edit form like this... ...and your SoundCloud player will appear when a reader clicks the “Audio" tab ...

Article: Album Review

Made To Break: Provoke

by Mark Corroto
June 10, 2013

The evolution of Ken Vandermark continues with his new quartet Made To Break, an electric/acoustic ensemble that bridges his musical strengths of composition, organization, and improvisation. Founded in 2011, the saxophonist drew together bassist Devin Hoff (The Resonance Ensemble), drummer Tim Daisy (Vandermark 5, The Frame Quartet, Sound In Action Trio, Bridge 61), and a new ...

News: Contest

Enter "The VJE - It's About Time" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

June 10, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter “The Verve Jazz Ensemble- It's About Time“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 8th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of The Verve Jazz Ensemble at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Einar Scheving: Land Mins Fodur

by Alex Franquelli
June 10, 2013

It is jazz, all right. But it is that kind of jazz that manages to flow in a natural, effortless way. The rigid canons of composition are refined by a clever approach to folk music, which in Land Míns Föður (The Land of My Father) ceases to be a mere echo in an otherwise contemporary context ...

Article: Album Review

The Rosenthals: Fly Away

Read "Fly Away" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 9, 2013

In many ways, trumpeter Daniel Rosenthal has always been the odd man out in the Rosenthal clan. The members of this tight-knit, literal-cum-musical family have long been known as a folk and bluegrass breed, but Daniel took a turn toward jazz and never looked back; that is, until recently. After leaving the New ...

Article: Album Review

Hush Point: Hush Point

Read "Hush Point" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 9, 2013

The quartet Hush Point conjures the possibilities of small group hipness. One that quips instead of guffaws, and prefers covertness to the obvious. Led by John McNeil, this quartet of saxophonist Jeremy Udden, bassist Aryeh Kobrinksy, and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza may be new, but McNeil's sage coolness isn't. The sixty-something trumpeter has been delivering ...

Article: Jazz Emerges

Part 7: Sing Miller: This Little Light of Mine

by William Carter
June 9, 2013

Born in 1914, pianist/vocalist Sing Miller was active on the New Orleans scene from the late 1920s until his death in 1990. If Sing didn't like something, he'd let you know. “Man...that ball don't bounce," is a Sing-saying drummer Jeff Hamilton remembers.Early one winter morning in Iowa in 1984, when I was traveling as ...

Article: One LP

Annie Ross: Billie Holiday, Lady in Satin

by William Ellis
June 9, 2013

She was my hero, she was my mentor, she was my idol. I got to know her very very well and I was very proud that I did, because she was a real buddy of mine. I think there's a whole life in this voice for her to sing the songs that she sings; ...

Article: Album Review

Noah Preminger: Haymaker

Read "Haymaker" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
June 9, 2013

Tenor saxophone phenomenon Noah Preminger's third release as a leader Haymaker is a uniformly engaging album with a strong poetic sense. The ten uncluttered compositions serve primarily as vehicles for Preminger's intelligent expressions of creative spontaneity as well as those of his highly sympathetic band-mates.On the title track Preminger's melodic and angular monologue evolves ...