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Article: Album Review

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Now Here This

Read "Now Here This" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

Without a doubt, guitarist John McLaughlin is one of the most adventurous, unique and engaging musicians ever to pick up an electric guitar. The acclaim that has come his way during his long and illustrious history is almost unparalleled, as he has explored every corner of music, from jazz fusion and classical to electronic and world ...

News: Performance / Tour

Charles Lloyd 75th Birthday Concerts at the Met Museum and Kennedy Center

Charles Lloyd 75th Birthday Concerts at the Met Museum and Kennedy Center

Tenor saxophone titan Charles Lloyd has been hailed as one of the most restlessly inventive musicians in jazz history. His current quartet - with Jason Moran, piano; Reuben Rogers, bass; and Eric Harland, drums - was honored as the 2011 “#1 Acoustic Group" by the JazzTimes critics poll. “Follow the career of Charles Lloyd," said The ...

News: Recording

Agogo Records Announces Mop Mop "Isle Of Magic"

Agogo Records Announces Mop Mop "Isle Of Magic"

Anyone familiar with Mop Mop will already know that their refined style has already lend them a unique place somewhere between the worlds of jazz, funk, Latin and the Italian Postmodern style allowed the band to enter the international film business as part of Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love movie soundtrack. But with this latest ...

News: Recording

Indonesian Guitar Legend Dewa Budjana Releases "Dawai In Paradise" on MoonJune Records

Indonesian Guitar Legend Dewa Budjana Releases "Dawai In Paradise" on MoonJune Records

MoonJune Records is proud and pleased to present the incredible artistry of legendary world-class guitarist, Dewa Budjana. Renowned throughout his native Indonesia, his status as a maestro is well-deserved and immediately apparent. Dewa's fifth solo album, Dawai In Paradise, explores his vast, diverse array of guitar stylings in a host of fresh, powerful, intriguing musical settings. ...

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News: Recording

Antonio Adolfo - "Finas Misturas/ Fine Mixtures" (AAM 0705)

Antonio Adolfo - "Finas Misturas/ Fine Mixtures" (AAM 0705)

The immortal composer/arranger/ pianist Tadd Dameron was once overheard telling his ensemble “It has to swing, sure, but it has to be beautiful.” That quote could be a sub-title for composer/arranger/pianist Antonio Adolfo's brilliant new CD, Finas Misturas (fine mixtures) on AAM Music (AAM 0705). Drawing heavily on a musical history that combines his Brazilian heritage ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Howie Smith / Mike Nock: Opal Dream

Read "Howie Smith / Mike Nock: Opal Dream" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

Although their paths didn't cross until 1988, when they first met and performed together in Sydney, Australia, saxophonist Howie Smith and pianist Mike Nock are both important figures in the development of jazz Down Under. Nock, a native of New Zealand, returned to Australia in 1985 after working 25 years in the U.S. with ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Laura Nyro Project

Read "The Laura Nyro Project" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

The combination of a unique and beautifully au courant voice with an equally rare and manifold composing talent makes for compelling listening. When the voice is that of vocalist/songwriter Mark Winkler and the songs are by Laura Nyro, the resulting project reaches criticality rapidly. Winkler has been composing and recording for the better part of 30 ...

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Article: Live Review

Dave Holland: San Francisco, CA, February 7-10, 2013

Read "Dave Holland: San Francisco, CA, February 7-10, 2013" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser

by Harry S. Pariser

Dave Holland ResidencySan Francisco Jazz CenterSan Francisco, CAFebruary 7-10, 2013 Dave Holland was beaming ear to ear. And he had every reason to be, as the 66-year-old bassist was center stage helping to inaugurate a magnificent new hall, the showplace of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. The past two weeks had ...

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Article: Album Review

Yuhan Su: Flying Alone

Read "Flying Alone" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Vibraphonist Yuhan Su's debut album Flying Alone is a collection of ten elegant and sophisticated originals that unfold like poems for multiple voices. Her effective yet subtle leadership of her international band allows the instruments to echo and support each other in haunting choruses and contemplative dialogues. The futuristic “Difficulties" builds an intriguing ...

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Article: Album Review

Creole String Beans: Shrimp Boots & Vintage Suits

Read "Shrimp Boots & Vintage Suits" reviewed by Chuck Schultz

by Chuck Schultz

Somewhere, Ernie K-Doe is smiling.On Shrimp Boots &Vintage Suits, the Creole String Beans uncork a letter-perfect recreation of “Here Come the Girls," a sexy, Allen Toussaint-penned K-Doe strut. Elsewhere, the group aces the swamp pop chestnut “Shirley," Lloyd Price's “Just Because" and Fats Domino's “Be My Guest." But the Creole String Beans is more ...


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