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News: Performance / Tour

The Wee Trio Live At Subculture On Thursday, June 6!

May 29, 2013

James Westfall (vibes), Dan Loomis (bass), Jared Schonig (drums) SubCulture is located at 45 Bleecker Street, NYC, doors 6:30 show 7:30, $12-15 For more info & TKTS call 212 533 5470 The Wee Trio will perform music from their critically acclaimed discography: Capitol Diner Vol. 1, Capitol Diner Vol. 2 - Animal Style, Ashes to Ashes ...

News: Radio

WBGO Jazz 88.3 Wins 3 NY Association Of Black Journalist Awards

May 29, 2013

WBGO JAZZ 88.3 RECEIVES THREE AWARDS FROM NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS AT 25TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET NEWARK, NJ: The New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ) recognized the work of area journalists, including the presentations of three honors to WBGO Jazz 88.3, at its 25th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet, which took ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Joshua Redman - Walking Shadows" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

May 28, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records “Joshua Redman - Walking Shadows“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 24th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Joshua Redman at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck!

Article: Jazz Humor

Hot Rod Jazz God, Part 2: An Open Letter to Rod Stewart

by Jason West
May 28, 2013

Um, Mr. Stewart, if you're reading this, first I want to apologize. In the past I wrote some things that you may have found slightly offensive.Like those bits about harmless Uncle Rod who shows up on holidays with a bottle-shaped microphone and comparing your interpretation of standard jazz melodies to a bull in downtown ...

Article: Album Review

Gilad Hekselman: This Just In

Read "This Just In" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
May 28, 2013

If Gilad Hekselman's previous releases caused a few ripples then his fourth album, This Just In should make a splash. The Israeli-born, New York-based guitarist has garnered attention as a rising fret-board wizard from the wellspring of notable peers such as Lage Lund and Miles Okazaki; fresh voices with plenty of technique but of equal importance ...

Article: Album Review

Eugenie Jones: Black Lace Blue Tears

Read "Black Lace Blue Tears" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
May 28, 2013

Seattle-based vocalist/composer/arranger Eugenie Jones didn't start out as such. A business and marketing major in college, Jones graduated and went on to be a business owner, consultant and all-around marketing roustabout. But life is never so simple and after her mother's death, Jones decided that it was time to pursue music as a vocation. On her ...

News: Event

Aguilar Amplification Announces Master Class With John Patitucci!

May 28, 2013

Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce the re- launch of their Artist Series Master Classes on Thursday, June 20, 2013 with Jazz great John Patitucci. In addition to the clinic’s topic for the evening – Bass: The Funkiest Natural Element – John will also be ...

Article: Book Excerpts

Love for Sale and Other Essays

by Clifford Thompson
May 27, 2013

This article appears from the story “For Bean" Love for Sale and Other Essays by Clifford Thompson (Autumn House Press, 2013). I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in a semi-detached brick house in Washington, D.C. The house from which it was not detached belonged to my aunt and uncle; my ...

Article: Album Review

Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden: Unfolding

by Dave Wayne
May 27, 2013

Imagine what it would be like to grow up in a household in which both parents are exceptional jazz musicians, a childhood completely immersed in live music and performance. Natalie Cressman, daughter of vocalist Sandy Cressman and trombonist Jeff Cressman, has had just such an upbringing, and her debut album Unfolding indicates that she is making ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Drew Gress: The Sky Inside

by John Kelman
May 27, 2013

Bassist Drew Gress returns with the same quintet with whom he's been recording since 2005's 7 Black Butterflies (Premonition). Don't fix it if it ain't broke, they say, and if, with the addition of trumpeter Ralph Alessi to the core quartet that also recorded 2001's Spin & Drift (Premonition (and with Craig Taborn replacing original pianist ...