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News: Performance / Tour

Mark Berman Debuts New Power Trio At 78 Below, Wednesday January 9

January 4, 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 ...

Article: Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum

January 2013

by Mr. P.C.
January 3, 2013

Dear Mr. P.C.:I was playing at a club in town, a pretty fancy place, the gig all the guys in town want. On the break a pretty woman in the audience came up to me and complimented my playing. So far so good! But then she asked if I play professionally! What should I ...

Article: Album Review

Jackie Ryan: Listen Here

Read "Listen Here" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 3, 2013

Jackie Ryan isn't simply a singer; she's a force of nature. Her voice possesses a weighty power, yet soars with grace and ease. Her ability to transmute into different characters and forms, as dictated by the song, lyrics and style, makes her one in a million and she's managed to parlay that unique gift into project ...

Article: Album Review

Pete La Roca: Basra

by Greg Simmons
January 3, 2013

Pete La Roca was one of those musicians with a long but under-sung career. He was a sideman to some great Blue Note leaders including saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, and Joe Henderson, but he only ever recorded one date (1965's Basra) under his own name during the label's heyday, and indeed only three records total ...

Article: Big Band Report

Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature

by Jack Bowers
January 3, 2013

Dave Brubeck wasn't really a big-band kinda guy; in fact, he was seldom seen in groups larger than four or five. On the other hand, he was an extraordinary musician, one whose influence will no doubt be felt for generations to come. Brubeck, who remained active almost to the end of his life, died December 5 ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Petros Klampanis

by AAJ Staff
January 3, 2013

Meet Petros Klampanis: Bassist, composer, and arranger Petros Klampanis grew up on the Zakynthos Island in Greece, a place with a very rich musical heritage, where Italian and Balkan music traditions melt together.This music amalgam was Petros' first major influence and seed of inspiration to pick up the piano and guitar, and start singing ...

Article: Album Review

Hardcoretet: Do It Live

Read "Do It Live" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 3, 2013

Hailing from Seattle, Hardcoretet convey glimpses of vintage jazz fusion along with inferences to the region's renegade stylistic tendencies, topped off with youthful fortitude. Essentially, the group packs a big punch into this LP-length outing. A tight-knit and well-rehearsed unit, the musicians also delve into loose-groove frameworks, awash with clear and articulately executed sax and keys ...

News: Radio

Dancehalls, Dives And Bordellos: Early New Orleans Jazz Scenes This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

January 3, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, New Orleans natives Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to bring to life in narrative and music the atmosphere of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, where strains of early jazz were heard. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and ...

News: Event

Cold War Jazz At The Coral Springs Museum Of Art, FL

January 3, 2013

Cold War Jazz is a music project sponsored by the Coral Springs Museum of Art and a grant from the Chautauqua Institution. On January 5, 2013, at 3PM the Coral Springs Museum of Art csmart.org will host the International Jazz Ensemble to play music, discuss the issues and display artwork of Cold War era by jazz ...

Article: Album Review

Jonathan Saraga Quintet: First Vision

Read "First Vision" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 2, 2013

When young artists release their first album, it's always tempting to say they “show potential" or “are off to a good start," but those comments tend to be kindly veiled takes on “you get an A for effort, but should have waited a bit longer." Jonathan Saraga need not worry about having such pacifying comments thrown ...