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Article: Album Review

Stirrup: Sewn

by Mark Corroto
April 7, 2013

It's apparent why Ken Vandermark invited cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm to join the now defunct Vandermark 5 a decade ago. His versatility allows him to play a full spectrum of music from chamber jazz to stadium rock. One minute he's Pablo Casals, the next Jimi Hendrix. His adventures have taken him from Peter Brotzmann's Tentet ...

Article: Album Review

Iva Bittova: Iva Bittova

Read "Iva Bittova" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
April 7, 2013

The catch-all term avant-garde is often used to describe singer/violinist Iva Bittová's music, but in truth her musical language--kaleidoscopic in color and unique in presentation--is essentially unclassifiable. A well known actress, Bittová expanded her horizons to music in the early eighties, since when she's bounced from Bartok to experimental rock, and from folk-influenced jazz to her ...

News: Festival

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2013

April 7, 2013

This week, let's take a brief look at some of the musicians who will be coming to St. Louis this month for the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which takes place Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center and Jazz at the Bistro. Student jazz bands from around the area ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Lisa Hilton - Getaway" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

April 6, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Lisa Hilton - Getaway“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 5th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Lisa Hilton at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Getaway Getaway is ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective

by C. Michael Bailey
April 6, 2013

If a musical note has a soul, Duane Allman could slide up to it and hold it beneath a Coricidin bottle in a tremolo seizure of sonic perfection until it screamed. Whether it is the whiplash introduction to “Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" or the most perfect electric blues performance recorded on “One Way Out," Allman had ...

Article: From Far and Wide

Saving Old Records to L.A. Throwback Bands

by Fradley Garner
April 6, 2013

Library of Congress Acts to Save Old RecordingsMore than half of the oldest sound recordings, including some masters by George Gershwin, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, have been lost over the years, according to the Library of Congress. Patrick Loughney, chief of the library's audiovisual conservation division, believes the nation has developed a “cultural ...

Article: Album Review

Karen Souza: Hotel Souza

Read "Hotel Souza" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
April 6, 2013

There is a 19th Century short story by author Frank Stockton entitled, The Lady, or the Tiger? The hook of that work is the teaser leave-you-hanging ending: is there a Lady or the man-eating Tiger behind the door that is selected and “opened." With Hotel Souza, her second CD, Buenos Aires-based vocalist Karen Souza leaves little ...

News: Performance / Tour

Martha Lorin Returns To Metropolitan Room With Mother's Day Show

April 6, 2013

Martha Lorin Returns to the Metropolitan Room for a special afternoon of jazz in: “My Mother’s Favorite Songs" Featuring Harvie S (bass), Ralph Lalama (alto saxophone), and Richard Siegel (piano). One Show Only! Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) Music Cover: $20.00. Two Drink ...

News: Economics

Impact Study: Newport Jazz & Folk Festivals Contribute Millions To RI Economy

April 6, 2013

Economic Impact Study Commissioned by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Estimates Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals Contribute Millions to Rhode Island Economy NEWPORT, RI: At the request of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. commissioned a study designed to measure the economic impact of the 2012 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals ...

News: Recording

Hilde Hefte Releases "Short Stories" on Ponca Jazz Records

April 5, 2013

Six years have past since Hilde Hefte released the album An evening in Prague together with jazz quartet and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; a record which got the most wonderful reviews from all around the world. So what do you do after such a success? Well, Hilde turns around and do the quite opposite ...