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Article: Album Review

Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1

Read "Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Vibraphonist Joe Locke doesn't seem to want to put his mallets down for very long. As soon as he arrived at Motéma Music, he released the modern-leaning Signing (Motéma Music, 2012) with the Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group, and partnered up with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra for the somewhat serene Wish Upon A Star (Motéma Music, 2013). Now, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz St. Louis Announces Summer Lineup for Jazz at the Bistro

Jazz St. Louis Announces Summer Lineup for Jazz at the Bistro

Jazz St. Louis has announced the lineup of local acts that will play this summer at Jazz at the Bistro. The schedule is: Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1: Two Times True with Larry Johnson Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8: Rick Haydon Group Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15: Willie Akins/Montez Coleman ...

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News: Music Industry

Metadata Confusion Costing the Industry More than Money, Delegates Told at NARM "Music Biz" Summit

Misspellings, multiple identities for a single artist, and multiple release dates are costing the music industry a lot of money and causing great confusion among customers, according to a day-long summit on metadata held at the NARM “Music Biz" gathering at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. As the music industry becomes more dependent ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Armen Nalbandian Publishes First Book: Portrait Of An Artist As A Young Improviser

Armen Nalbandian Publishes First Book: Portrait Of An Artist As A Young Improviser

Musician Armen Nalbandian has published his first book; Portrait of an Artist as a Young Improviser, featuring essays and articles written during his tenure as Artist-in-Residence and Musical Director of the Fresno Art Museum, in addition to chronicling the creation if his classic album Manchester Born. From Blacksmith Brother: A look inside Armen Nalbandian's thought process ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Geri Allen: Apollo's Muse

Read "Geri Allen:  Apollo's Muse" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar

by Bob Kenselaar

Pianist/composer Geri Allen is gearing up for her role as artistic director for an especially ambitious production of the 2013 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival at the Apollo Theater. Presented as “Geri Allen & Friends Celebrate the Great Jazz Women of the Apollo," the program will offer two shows on May 11, 2013 that explore the legacy ...

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Article: Album Review

Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Serendipity

Read "Serendipity" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Currently in the midst of an unprecedented mid-career renaissance, wildly prolific tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman has been recording for Leo Records at a frantic pace, typically issuing several new albums at a time. Released concurrently with The Edge and The Art of the Duet, Volume One is Serendipity, a title that bears out its namesake. Taped ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Heckman Quartet / Quintet: Born To Be Blue

Read "Born To Be Blue" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Saxophonist Steve Heckman often intentionally stands in the shadow of John Coltrane, as demonstrated on With John In Mind {World City Music, 2003) and Live At Yoshi's (World City Music, 2005), but he's no Coltrane clone. Heckman has absorbed bits and pieces of many masters, so a less exuberant, matte finished take on Sonny Rollins, a ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Oswanski: December's Moon

Read "December's Moon" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Keyboardist Ron Oswanski is known primarily as an audacious organist. He does, however, also bring a unique agility to the accordion and is endowed with a lyrical touch on the piano as his debut album December's Moon amply demonstrates.The dozen tunes cover modern jazz compositions, Oswanski's originals and a Led Zeppelin anthem. The wide ...

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Article: Album Review

Sean Nowell: The Kung-Fu Masters

Read "The Kung-Fu Masters" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

New York City-based saxophonist Sean Nowell has found a home with the increasingly prominent West Coast modern jazz record label, Posi-Tone Records. His fourth release highlights the turbo-powered acoustic-electric band, The Kung-Fu Masters. Word has it that the ensemble has been creating a buzz in The Big Apple, and in recent times has acted like a ...

News: Recording

Koby Israelite Balkanizes the Blues (and Vice Versa) on "Blues from Elsewhere"

Koby Israelite Balkanizes the Blues (and Vice Versa) on "Blues from Elsewhere"

If Jimmy Page played accordion, and if Taraf de Haidouks sang the blues, they’d be partying along side Israeli-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite. With devil-may-care daring, the Balkan and blues-loving maverick brings together the coolest sounds of gritty roots, hard-hitting rock, and the joyous mayhem of a good East European wedding band on Blues from Elsewhere ...


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