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Article: Album Review

Steve Heckman: Born to be Blue

Read "Born to be Blue" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
May 3, 2013

Much is made of the influence of John Coltrane on multi-reedist Steve Heckman. His third recording, Born to be Blue finds Heckman delving deeper into the standards territory, Coltrane's residual influence showing up in Heckman's slightly raspy, dry tone, but not anything as caustic as Coltrane's take-no-prisoner timbre. This is not Heckman's pass at Ballads (Impulse!, ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Hardcastle: VII

by Jeff Winbush
May 3, 2013

Paul Hardcastle's greatest strength? Consistency. Paul Hardcastle's greatest weakness? Also consistency. Before you applaud or boo Hardcastle you must admit this: the man knows what he does best and he is not about to stop doing it based on what critics say when his global audience tells him that's exactly the way they like it.

News: Recording

Eclectic Second Release By Netherland's Mr Averell Features Lene Lovich, Mike Garson, John, Ellis, Members Of Van Der Graaf Generator And Others

May 3, 2013

The Netherlands – Avant-Garde music aficionados across the globe are excited about the forthcoming second album by Dutch visual sound artist René van Commenée under the guise Mr Averell titled 'Gridlock'. Van Commenée is known in The Netherlands for his music (sound) art objects, theatrical performances and soundtracks for theatre, fireworks spectacles and film. Over the ...

News: Festival

Jazz This Week: Jazz St. Louis All-Stars and Sean Jones, Dan Thomas and Voyage, Miles Davis Jazz Festival, and More

May 3, 2013

While not every week here in St. Louis can be as packed with touring jazz and creative music talent as was the end of Jazz Appreciation Month last week, our local and regional musicians nevertheless are serving up plenty of noteworthy performances over the next few days. So, let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the funky ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet

May 3, 2013

It's May, so “it might as well be spring" although Mother Nature seems unable to commit. It's much easier to commit to supporting live jazz, and there are plenty of opportunities in the coming week, from Bill Carrothers' return to the Artists Quarter with the old After Hours Trio to birthday cake with Charmin Michelle at ...

News: Education

Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet Named Tops -- Twice

May 3, 2013

University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet this week garnered top honors—twice—from a national jazz magazine. DownBeat magazine in its 36th annual Student Music Awards poll named two separate Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintets the best in the category that covers undergraduate college jazz groups. It is the first time two different Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintets ...

News: Radio

Jazz Ballads This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

May 2, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, it's “Gentle Giants: The Beauty of The Jazz Ballad." The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Alone Together: Charnett Moffett and Marc Cary on Motéma

by Dan Bilawsky
May 2, 2013

Motéma Music has a tremendous amount of material coming through the pipeline as the imprint celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2013. Drummer Jaimeo Brown's forward-thinking debut, vibraphonist Joe Locke's take on the mellow and bluesy, vocalist Rondi Charleston's most mature outing to date, and a trio release from pianist Eldar Djangirov are all hitting shelves around ...

Article: Album Review

Kendrick Scott Oracle: Conviction

Read "Conviction" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
May 2, 2013

From the selfless prayer in the opening track to the sampled words of wisdom from martial arts great Bruce Lee in the track “Be Water," drummer Kendrick Scott's Conviction is an extension of self-motivated and thoughtful music that was witnessed in his 2007 debut The Source on his fledgling World Culture Music label. There is a ...

Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

On Facebook: April 20 - April 30, 2013

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
May 2, 2013

April 30Happy International Jazz Day! To celebrate, we're going to drive our vintage 1979 International Harvester Scout to the International House of Pancakes while listening to Akira Jimbo's “Jimbo Gumbo." Afterwards, we will return to AAJ Headquarters and have some Maxwell House International Coffee.How do you plan on celebrating this global event?