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News: Festival

Change Of The Century - New Jazz For The 21st, to Present Cutting-Edge Contemporary Jazz Artists Monthly at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY

February 24, 2013

Beginning in March and continuing into the summer, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY will present a monthly series, “Change of the Century – New Jazz for the 21st”, featuring some of the most exciting figures in contemporary music. Organized by local musician, writer and multimedia artist James Keepnews, “Change of the Century” intends to ...

News: Recording

Drummer EC3 Releases New CD: It's All About The Rhythm

February 24, 2013

“Music and life are really all about the groove,” says drummer and bandleader EC3. “You find harmony and it’s good, you get off the beat and it’s challenging. When I was recording the new CD, the foundation was rhythm heavy and we built on that. I was blessed to play with some of the best cats ...

News: Obituary

Ross Gentile, Former WSIE DJ, Dead at 60

February 24, 2013

Ross Gentile, known to St. Louis jazz fans for more than 15 years as the host of “Standards In Jazz" on WSIE (88.7 FM), has died. He was 60. Gentile, a longtime resident of Glen Carbon, IL, reportedly had been in poor health for some time, and according to friends and published accounts, had been undergoing ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Catching up with Kurt Elling

February 24, 2013

This week, let's take the opportunity to renew our musical acquaintanceship with singer Kurt Elling, who's returning to St. Louis next week to perform Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2 at Jazz at the Bistro. Elling, considered by many critics and fans to be the top male jazz singer working today, has been a regular ...

News: Website

Join the Jazz Near You Community and Support Jazz in Your City!

February 23, 2013

We're looking for savvy fans to help us build and maintain the venue and festival listings at each of our Jazz Near You websites. We're also looking for help in spreading the word about our free Jazz Near You services to local presenters, musicians and fans. Jazz Near You is 100% free to list and we’re ...

Article: The Mort Report

I Was Too Stoned to Perform: A Love Story, Kinda

by Mort Weiss
February 23, 2013

It was some time in the early 1960s and this story finds me, still Mort Wise, and my band--still named the Wisemen--having just signed a contract with World Artist Management services, a very happening company whose roster had names like Red Skelton, Ray Charles, Jacqueline Fontaine and many others. I would be one of the many ...

Article: Album Review

Jon Lundbom's Big Five Chord: No New Tunes

Read "No New Tunes" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
February 23, 2013

Certainly not straight-ahead jazz, decidedly not fusion, and not really free-jazz either, guitarist/composer Jon Lundbom and his Big Five Chord have taken a decidedly idiosyncratic path that simultaneously eschews and embraces all of these sub-genres, while largely rejecting their collective stylistic baggage. This judiciously iconoclastic individualism is what one can expect from Lundbom, a musician whose ...

Article: Book Review

Glen Boyd: Neil Young FAQ - Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker

by Doug Collette
February 23, 2013

Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial RockerGlen Boyd400 pagesISBN: 978-1617130373Backbeat Books2012Glen Boyd's Neil Young FAQ contains plenty of good information and a fair amount of insight into the work of “The Iconic and Mercurial Rocker" referred to in ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Slagle: Evensong

Read "Evensong" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 23, 2013

Saxophonist Steve Slagle is a consummate leader often pegged as a sideman; with a résumé that includes stints with big band legends like Woody Herman and Lionel Hampton, left-of-center trailblazers like pianist Carla Bley, Latin giants like Ray Barretto and modern day marvels like tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, it's easy to see why some people may ...

Article: Album Review

Kathryn Farmer: Moondance

Read "Moondance" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 23, 2013

Vocalist Kathryn Farmer brings a very contemporary vision to her jazz singing, one equally informed from the popular and R&B idioms. Her debut, Moondance, offers a spectrum of music treated to her uniquely informed interpretations. Farmer fearlessly re-harmonizes songs for her own visionary purposes, rendering compelling, if not provocative, performances. Strict constructionists who ...