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News: Obituary

Jazz Face: Mulgrew Miller, 1955-2013

May 30, 2013

I first encountered pianist Mulgrew Miller at a performance of the Contemporary Piano Ensemble at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul, probably around 1993 given the ensemble's touring history and my limited memory. The ensemble was a unique collaboration of five jazz pianists ranging from a 20-something-year-old Geoffrey Keezer to veteran Harold Mabern, with Miller, James Williams ...

News: Obituary

Jean Bach, Jazz Documentarian and Fan, Dies at 94

May 30, 2013

Jean Bach, a lifelong jazz zealot whose fascination with a photograph of the titans of jazz gathered in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958 led her to make a prizewinning movie about that moment, “A Great Day in Harlem,” 36 years later, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 94. The photographer ...

News: Recording

Songstress Shelea Announces The Release Of Her Debut Album, Love Fell On Me, Available June 18, 2013

May 30, 2013

SONGSTRESS SHELEA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM, LOVE FELL ON ME, AVAILABLE JUNE 18, 2013 Love Fell On Me Features Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder and A Collaboration with Narada Michael Walden Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) announces the release of her debut album, Love Fell On Me to be released on June 18 with Breath of ...

News: Event

Sol Roots Trio Performs As Part Of The DC Jazz Festival

May 30, 2013

With more than 125 performances in dozens of venues across the city, the DC Jazz Festival is the largest music festival in Washington, DC and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation. Artists performing as part of the DC Jazz Festival include: John McLaughlin, Pharoah Sanders, Lionel Loueke, Lonnie Liston Smith, Johnny ...

Article: Album Review

Bill Cunliffe Trio: River Edge, New Jersey

Read "River Edge, New Jersey" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 29, 2013

River Edge, New Jersey is like a trip down memory lane for pianist Bill Cunliffe. The California-based ivory tickler looks back to his days as an East Coast resident, teaming up with two highly capable, once-upon-a-time colleagues--bassist Martin Wind and drummer Tim Horner--who call New Jersey home. He further taps into the nostalgia well by visiting ...

Article: Interview

Alan Light: Songs of Perseverance and Survival

by Nenad Georgievski
May 29, 2013

Every once in awhile there comes a music book that ventures far beyond mere celebrity biography or fan appreciation. In a vigorous discourse combining excellent writing, shrewd criticism, and a kaleidoscope of people from all walks of life, Alan Light's The Holy or the Broken (Atria Books, 2012) traces the life of one unknown song, or ...

Article: Live Review

Terell Stafford Quintet: Tempe, AZ, May 10, 2013

by Patricia Myers
May 29, 2013

Terell Stafford QuintetTempe Center for the ArtsTempe, AZMay 10, 2013Trumpeter Terell Stafford and his East Coast quintet delivered dynamic ensemble work and memorable solos in a concert on the theme, This Side of Strayhorn. A third of the evening's repertoire came from the leader's 2011 MAXJAZZ album of the same name, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Scott Joplin House to Host Free Ragtime Concert on Wednesday, June 12

May 29, 2013

The Scott Joplin House State Historic Site and the Friends of Scott Joplin will present a free concert of ragtime music from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 in the New Rosebud Cafe at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site (pictured), 2658 Delmar at Beaumont. The event will feature performers drawn from the ...

News: Award / Grant

Matt Glaser Wins Prestigious American String Teachers Association Award

May 29, 2013

The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) awarded Berklee's Matt Glaser the prestigious Artist Teacher Award at its annual convention, held this year in Providence, RI. Glaser is the first non-classical string teacher to win the award, which is considered the ASTA's highest honor. Past recipients include Joseph Szigeti, Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Dorothy DeLay, ...

News: Obituary

Mulgrew Miller, Dynamic Jazz Pianist, Dies at 57

May 29, 2013

Mulgrew Miller, a jazz pianist whose soulful erudition, clarity of touch and rhythmic aplomb made him a fixture in the post-bop mainstream for more than 30 years, died on Wednesday in Allentown, Pa. He was 57. Mr. Miller developed his voice in the 1970s, combining the bright precision of bebop, as exemplified by Bud Powell and ...