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Article: Album Review

The Lifelike Quartet: Pretending You're Here With Me

Read "Pretending You're Here With Me" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 26, 2013

Tin Pan Alley and the heyday of classy songwriting vanished into the mist of history long ago, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any writing teams today that possess the wit and wisdom to put together smart-and-catchy tunes. Many of these people are still out there, plugging away as they craft clever creation after clever ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Dan McClenaghan

by AAJ Staff
April 26, 2013

I currently live in: Oceanside, CA I joined All About Jazz in: 2002 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I'd always sought out the reviews in the print magazines. Cruising the web, I found All About Jazz and liked it. I contacted Michael Ricci to see if he ...

Article: Jazz Near Me

Getting Closer to the Dream

by Christopher Mote
March 26, 2013

[Editor's Note: All About Jazz, Hidden City Philadelphia, and the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia have collaborated to present a series of articles on the local jazz scene that John Coltrane inhabited, developed in, and ultimately transcended between 1943 and 1958, when he called the city home.] In some ways, John ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Hertenstein - Achim Tang - Jon Irabagon: Future Drone

Read "Future Drone" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 26, 2013

Now residing in New York City, Germany-reared drummer Joe Hertenstein employs musicians from Europe or the US and to some extent, merges the avant-garde strata and stylistic tendencies into an opportunistic creative forum. This trio outing is a prime example. Featuring Viennese bassist Achim Tang and American tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon, the album pronounces a shrewd ...

News: Performance / Tour

Mike Dillon Band to Perform Thursday, June 27 at the Demo

March 26, 2013

The Mike Dillon Band will bring their jazz-funk-punk sound back to St. Louis for a performance at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, June 27 at The Demo, 4144 Manchester Blvd. Dillon, a percussionist, vocalist and composer, has played here before with Garage A Trois and The Dead Kenny Gs as well as with his own eponymous group. The ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz This Weekend and Beyond

March 26, 2013

I'm off for a few days and will augment the weekly suggestions, but for now, here's the jazzy happenings for the coming weekend and beyond.... Hopefully our first spring-like weekend of the season? Highlights This Week Friday, March 29. Once in a while there's a special gig at Jazz Central on a Friday night. Tonight, veteran ...

News: Education

Usdan Center, W/expanded Jazz Program, Holds 4/21 Open House

March 26, 2013

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp on Long Island whose Jazz Dept. was created more in 1986 by Dr. Billy Taylor, announces an Open House on Sunday April 21 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Center's Jazz Dept. has now expanded to have Ensembles for Beginning, ...

News: Recording

Guitar Virtuoso Todd Grubbs Releases Two New Albums – "Best Of The Guests" and "Toddities Volume 2"

March 26, 2013

Tampa, FL: One of the most talented and innovative guitarists to emerge from Florida, Todd Grubbs has released two new albums digitally in March 2013 - 'Best Of The Guests' and 'Toddities volume 2'. Todd Grubbs, who studied at Berklee College of Music, has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’ at the Tampa Bay Music Awards, as ...

News: Performance / Tour

WBGO Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Kids Jazz Concert Series In April & May

March 26, 2013

WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Kids Jazz Concert Series with Five Free, Interactive Programs for Young People 2013 Spring Series Includes Concerts Featuring Bobby Sanabria, Mimi Jones, Lenny White, Lauren Hooker and Michael Wolff NEWARK, NJ: WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM celebrates the 20th anniversary of the award-winning Kids Jazz Concert Series with five, ...

News: Recording

Edward Simon's Upcoming Release: Trio Live In New York At Jazz Standard

March 25, 2013

Release Date: April 23, 2013 Studio recordings are wonderful documents of musicians and ensembles at certain milestones, yet they can be a bit unfair to both listeners and musicians who are interested in the natural development of the music. These recordings remain one of the only reliable ways to disseminate music but are generally recorded with ...