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Marty Ehrlich, William Parker to be Featured in New Music Circle's 2013-14 Season

May 17, 2013

In the spring, the thoughts of performing arts presenters often turn to the announcement of the next season's schedule. Here in St. Louis, the Sheldon Concert Hall already has announced their various 2013-14 season series, and Jazz St. Louis is set to release next year's schedule for Jazz at the Bistro and the Touhill before the ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 17-23

May 17, 2013

Officially, this is Art-a-Whirl weekend in Northeast Minneapolis, but you might as well call it Jazz-a-Whirl in the Twin Cities. Now that spring seems to have settled in for good (meaning, til summer arrives in a few weeks), there's no excuse to not get out and enjoy sunshine, flowers, and some cool gigs: A jazzy birthday ...

Playboy Jazz Festival Presents 1+One, Featuring Patrice Rushen And Ndugu Chancler With Special Guest Paul Jackson Jr. In Free Baldwin Hills Concert Sunday, June 2nd

May 17, 2013

Let the good times roll... and head over to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw for a summer afternoon of jazz and entertainment when the Playboy Jazz Festival presents a free community concert on Sunday, June 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. The illustrious group, 1+One, featuring Grammy-nominated artists Patrice Rushen and Ndugu Chancler with ...

All About Jazz Tops 30,000 Twitter Followers

May 16, 2013

Riffs And Shouts This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

May 16, 2013

p>This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band uses simple, familiar riffs to build entire arrangements and tunes—from originals like “Keep Off the Grass” to standards like “Dinah.” Special guest Bob Barnard joins the band on trumpet. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can ...

Under the Banner of McBride: Two Bass Hits from a Low-End Giant

by Dan Bilawsky
May 16, 2013

Bassist Christian McBride is many things to many people. Leader, sideman, writer, and conceptualist are just a few of the hats that he happens to wear on these two quintet- centered dates. One album puts McBride's name up in lights, while the other finds him in a supporting role, but his work is central to the ...

Will Budget Cuts Hurt Jazz Education's Swing in the USA?

by Joan Gaylord
May 16, 2013

Though economic indicators suggest we are slowly emerging from the Great Recession here in the United States, repercussions could echo through the jazz world for a generation. The past five or so years of extreme cuts to public school budgets--especially the arts programs-- could mean a dearth of well-trained, young musicians.“I am seeing students ...

Take Five With Roger Aldridge

by AAJ Staff
May 16, 2013

Meet Roger Aldridge:I am primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of influences are found in my music including jazz, tango, blues, samba, fusion, new music, and back to American roots music.My exploration of the jazz family tree does not stop at New Orleans. I've gone further back to old fiddle styles--especially, ...

Daniel Bennett Group: Clockhead Goes to Camp

by C. Michael Bailey
May 16, 2013

Colleague Sammy Stein said of Clockhead Goes to Camp: “Clockhead Goes to Camp is an album which is easy to listen to but not easy listening. The tone is light, mellow and uplifting yet it has enough depth to give many surprises." These adjectives all describe Daniel Bennett's music. More ...

Daniel Bennett Group: Clockhead Goes to Camp

by Hrayr Attarian
May 16, 2013

Reedman Daniel Bennett's Clockhead Goes to Camp is a crystallization of the motifs explored in his previous work. The thirteen short tracks--the longest clocking at less than six minutes--are concise, crisp and deceptively simple. The intriguingly surreal ambience results from the mixture of international folk influences and futuristic minimalism.“Last Summer At Camp Creepy" is ...