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Phantom Orchard Orchestra: Trouble In Paradise

Read "Trouble In Paradise" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
January 9, 2013

Phantom Orchard began as an experimental duo comprised of two innovative figures from the experimental New York downtown scene: Ikue Mori, who exchanged the drummer position in the No Wave band DNA for a unique exploration of electronic sounds; and Zeena Parkins, who has expanded the vocabulary of the harp in acoustic and electric contexts. The ...

News: Recording

Danielle Freeman Releases "Argyle"

January 9, 2013

Digital Single Release - January 15, 2013 Baroque flower reborn in modern sun, acoustic to jazz, electrophonic one - a violin and voice duo recording. “With the poise of an opera diva and an ability to scat like Ella Fitzgerald, New York-based singer Danielle Freeman possesses a voice that commands attention with beauty and control...” —Mark ...

News: Performance / Tour

Mark Berman Power Trio Tonight At 78 Below (NYC) at 8PM

January 9, 2013

Mark Berman, whose iconic montuno piano playing on the theme to “Sex and the City" assured his place in the pop culture pantheon, brings his hard-hitting power trio to 78 Below, 380 Columbus Avenue at 78th Street, on Wednesday, January 9, from 8 pm until 10 pm. Berman, whom Oscar host and Hollywood star Hugh jackman ...

News: Event

Indelible Festival, Friday, January 11 At Highline Ballroom: Produced By Jill Newman Productions

January 9, 2013

Meshell Ndegeocello presents Spirit Music Jamia, Cecil Taylor, DJ ?uestlove, AYO, Guy Davis, Grégoire Maret, The Dust Rays ft. Kirk Douglas & Mark Kelley of the Roots & Ricc Sheridan from Earl Greyhound INDELIBLE FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO ABBEY LINCOLN WITH A TRIBUTE TO LIVING LEGENDS CECIL TAYLOR AND RUBY DEE Friday January 11, 2013

News: Recording

Singer Amanda Brecker Pays Homage To Carole King & James Taylor, Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of "Tapestry", With 2/26 Decca CD "Blossom", Produced By Jesse Harris

January 9, 2013

Singer-songwriter Amanda Brecker pays homage to Carole King and James Taylor, and commemorates the 40th anniversary of ‘Tapestry’, with her beautiful new CD ‘Blossom’, produced by Grammy winner Jesse Harris (Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, more,) and featuring musicians from the original ‘Tapestry’ recordings. The 12 song collection, set for a February 26th North American release on ...

News: Event

Stephanie Jordan Pays Tribute To Lena Horne During Southern Mississippi’s Mlk Birthday Celebration

January 9, 2013

Ocean Springs, MS - In conjunction with the Committee for Coast-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, New Orleans jazz singer Stephanie Jordan is gracing the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center stage, 1600 Government Street in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday, January 19, at 7:00pm, with a tribute to the fabulous ((Lena Horne}}. Seating is ...

News: Website

Help All About Jazz Support Jazz

January 8, 2013

Dear friends, All About Jazz has been a leading advocate for jazz music since 1995. Longtime readers have watched us transform our website over the past 18 years, keeping the spirit of the music firmly in mind along the way. We've also done our best to keep pace with technology while finding new ways to report ...

Article: Album Review

KyungGu Lee: New Song

Read "New Song" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 8, 2013

Jazz is all about artistic growth and an individual's willingness to move outside of his/her comfort zone to make it happen. Tenor saxophonist KyungGu Lee has firsthand knowledge of this fact; the Korean-born Lee had settled into a comfortable musical life in his native land, playing the clubs, teaching, and working the theater and television sides ...

Article: Album Review

Alberto Mizrahi: Matzah to Menorah: A Holiday Jazz Celebration

Read "Matzah to Menorah: A Holiday Jazz Celebration" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
January 8, 2013

There is a well-established legacy of fusing the sacred with the secular in jazz. Pianist Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music (RCA, 1966) is, perhaps, the most ceremonial example of this but there is a myriad of other recordings. Guitarist Grant Green's gospel-inspired Feelin' the Spirit (Blue Note, 1962), pianist/harpist Alice Coltrane's exploration of Hinduism and ...

Article: Album Review

Dennis Haklar: Lizard's Tale

Read "Lizard's Tale" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 8, 2013

There's always been an implicit connection between progressive rock and jazz fusion. Years of Internet-based collaborations with fabled prog-rock vocalist Jon Anderson (Yes) led to his appearance on several tracks for New Jersey-based studio engineer and session guitarist Dennis Haklar's debut solo effort. The guitarist also employs former instructor, jazz guitar legend Larry Coryell, along with ...