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Article: Album Review

George Benson: Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole

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by Bruce Lindsay
June 3, 2013

Million-selling, hugely popular and readily recognisable jazz artists are a bit thin on the ground these days. So when one such giant records a tribute to another it's something of an event. George Benson's Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole certainly falls into that category: an album of songs from one of the biggest stars ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Billie Davies

by AAJ Staff
June 3, 2013

Meet Billie Davies:Drummer and band leader Billie Davies is mostly an autodidact whose natural talent, relentless, explorative spirit, and multifaceted experiences have led to an innovative approach to jazz. With a background in classical and jazz along with a lifetime of musical experiences in jams, performances, recordings, and music production, the listener is treated ...

News: Education

Maryland Summer Jazz Camp Returns In July

June 3, 2013

The Maryland Summer Jazz Camp returns on July 13 for its ninth season. The inspiring workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers take place through July 26. Drawing adult learners and listeners from both coasts, the top-rated event hosts brilliant jazz artists on stages and in classrooms, where they encourage amateur and ...

Article: Album Review

Jutta Hipp: Lost Tapes: The German Recordings 1952-1955

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by Dan McClenaghan
June 2, 2013

German-born pianist Jutta Hipp (1925-2003) was enticed to travel to New York in 1955 by jazz writer/historian Leonard Feather. She was signed by Alfred Lion to Blue Note Records where she very quickly--within an eight month period--recorded three albums for the label: At the Hickory House, Vol. 1 (1955); At the Hickory House, Vol. 2, and ...

Article: Album Review

Raquel Bitton: Rhythm of the Heart

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by C. Michael Bailey
June 2, 2013

There are two powerful aural cues on Raquel Bitton's Rhythm of the Heart. The first is Edith Piaf. I don't suspect that any song sung in French does not cue a thought of Piaf. The second cue is that of the Latinesque music often featured on the Lawrence Welk Show, the only place to hear this ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Julian Shore: Filaments

by Dave Wayne
June 2, 2013

There is nothing wrong with mellow jazz. As long as distance can be maintained from the hackneyed, dialed-in feel of smooth jazz, it can be a refreshing change of pace from the intensity and analytical focus of a lot of modern art music, jazz or otherwise. Listening to pianist Julian Shore's Filaments, there's the sense that ...

Article: Film Review

Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker

by Wade Luquet
June 2, 2013

James Booker Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker Lily Keber 2013 Ask jazz fans outside of New Orleans if they have heard of James Booker and most will lean back, rub their chin and say they know they have heard the name. Unless you lived in Europe in the ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Terence Blanchard Sampler

June 2, 2013

This week, let's take another look at trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who's been in and out of St. Louis a lot over the last year. That's because he's been working with Opera Theatre St. Louis on Champion, a new opera he composed that will receive its world premiere at OTSL with six performances taking place between June ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Michael Feinberg: The Elvin Jones Project

by Dave Wayne
June 1, 2013

Electronic boops and beeps are the first thing you hear on bassist Michael Feinberg's The Elvin Jones Project. This could either be a good sign or a bad one. Fortunately it's the former, and it acts as an effective reminder that drummer Elvin Jones was a pioneering and exploratory musician whose legacy extends well beyond his ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Pat Metheny: Tap - John Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20

by Nenad Georgievski
June 1, 2013

Literary, anything and everything can and will happen in composer John Zorn's constantly evolving musical world. Within that world, surprise and exploration are an important ingredients, as much as the cross-styling or the plethora of approaches for the different kinds of collaborative compositions he has created for the players involved. This surprising crossed paths of Zorn ...