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News: Recording

New John Serry Album, "The Shift," Released

February 2, 2013

The new album, The Shift (SPCo Records) from pianist/composer John Serry is now released and will be available at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Music Store and other online outlets, as well as directly from the artist. John Serry received a Grammy Nomination in 1979 for his arrangement of his composition, “Sabotage," on his debut ...

News: Recording

"Lush" - New CD By Joe Clark Big Band (Featuring Jeff Hamilton) - Set For Feb. 12 Release

February 2, 2013

From the liner notes by Mark Hiebert: The title of this album is Lush. The word “lush” by itself can describe a man who drinks and becomes flirtatious, or it can depict something that is savory and appealing to the senses. The album includes a little of both, with characters like the Femme Fatale living in ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Scott McLemore - Remote Location" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

February 2, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Sunny Sky Records “Scott McLemore - Remote Location“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 1st. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Scott McLemore at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Relaunches Popular Articles and Similar Artist Pages

February 1, 2013

The most popular articles and album reviews page and the most recommended articles and album reviews page are back! To access them, click the “Home" link (in the top left), click “Articles" on the menu bar, then click “Most Read" from the dropdown list. Here's the direct link. We also launched the new “Similar Artists" page. ...

Article: Interview

Jef Lee Johnson: It's Been So Long Since I've Seen with My Eyes

by Phil DiPietro
February 1, 2013

[ Editor's Note: This 2002 article was republished in memory of Jef Lee Johnson who died at age 54 on January 28, 2013. ]Jef Lee Johnson is a true American original and a true American gift to the musical world. Guys like Jef are the embodiment of every reason to use the phrase, “He's ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Yelena Eckemoff: Glass Song

by Dan Bilawsky
February 1, 2013

Pianist Yelena Eckemoff got a late start as a full-fledged jazz recording artist but she's making up for lost time. Eckemoff entered the artistic world as a young classical pianist in the Soviet Union, but she chose to put her work on hold for a spell while raising her children. Eventually, she returned to the piano ...

Article: Album Review

Ilia Skibinsky: The Passage

Read "The Passage" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
February 1, 2013

The youthful saxophonist/composer Ilia Skibinsky strikes a thoughtful pose, gazing down at his horn on the nicely designed cover of his debut, The Passage. The substitution of a much older visage would have been believable, given the depth and beauty of the playing, and the writing on the set's nine original compositions.Born in Russia, ...

Article: Album Review

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo: Melody Magic

Read "Melody Magic" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 1, 2013

In the same adventurous spirit as Polkastra's “I Do" The Wedding Album (Ancalagon, 2013), a spirit that transcends genre, style, and even musical phyla, guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, using the vehicle of the Hot Club gypsy swing jazz to transform a recital ranging from Beethoven and Bizet to The Beatles and Sting. Vignola provides ...

Article: Album Review

Eberhard Weber: Résumé

Read "Résumé" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
February 1, 2013

Composer/bassist Eberhard Weber has been one of the heritage artists to define and exemplify the standards of Manfred Eicher's ECM Records. Résumé continues the tradition of both the label and Weber with an unusually structured collection of live performances culled from more extended pieces. This global collection of bass solos, culled from live Jan Garbarek Group ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Vocalist Jane Monheit and Special Guest Mark O'Connor Take the Annenberg Center Stage This Spring

February 1, 2013

Philadelphia, PA—The Annenberg Center continues its jazz series with a performance by Grammy nominee and audience favorite Jane Monheit. Known for a smoky, romantic jazz tone, Monheit is “endowed with improvisatory skill and a voice of singular plushness” (New York Times). She will be joined by Grammy®-winning fiddler, Mark O’Connor, the man dubbed “one of the ...