Home » Search Center » Results: United States

Results for "United States"

Article: Album Review

Noertker's Moxie: Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 2)

Read "Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 2)" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 1, 2013

In the liners to Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 2), bassist Bill Noertker provides insight into his penchant for gleaning inspiration from visual artists and extending the Germany-based Blue Rider Movement that was formed in 1911 by artists, armed with disparate creative ideologies. Noertker's compositions derive inferences from nouveau classical concepts, dance, minimalism, mainstream jazz, ...

News: Recording

High Brow And The Shades Brew Spicy Funk And Jazzy Rock On New CD

January 1, 2012

Toss in the sardonic observations and mélange of jazz and rock of Steely Dan, and then spice it up with the sweaty funk and Latin pulse of Earth, Wind & Fire. The resulting dish? None other than the Minnesota band High Brow and the Shades. In an age of gimmicky, computer-controlled dance acts, High Brow flash ...

News: Event

Dafna Naphtali, Michael Gregory, Jen Baker and Ras Moshe at Spectrum in NYC on January 3

January 1, 2012

Spectrum January 3, 2013 at 7:00pm 121 Ludlow St. New York, NY, 10002 Michael Gregory Jackson, Clarity, Circle, Triangle and Square” The opening “Clarity” begins with terse acoustic guitar arpeggios, keening flute and tenor, and then moves through an evenly-spaced upward tone row, following along a path outlined by Smith’s ...

News: Recording

Xenat-Ra Releases Debut Studio Album, Science For The Soundman

January 1, 2013

Jazz/hip-hop/progressive rock collective Xenat-Ra are pleased to announce the release of their debut studio album Science for the Soundman. While many bands claim to be eclectic, Xenat-Ra truly lives it. Based in Corvallis, OR, Xenat-Ra is the result of years of shared musical experiences and a rich sonic vocabulary. Xenat-Ra owes allegiance to no particular genre, ...

News: Recording

Christina Britton - Debut Album

January 1, 2012

Scottish jazz singer, Christina Britton, is gearing up for the release of her debut album “Oh, Charlie” in the spring of 2013. The album gets it name, from you guessed it, Charlie Chaplin. With Christina’s love for the old movies, she couldn’t resist adding a touch of the silver-screen to her newest album. Christina has been ...

Article: Live Review

Jonathan Batiste: New York, NY, December 12, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
December 31, 2012

Jonathan Batiste and the Stay Human Band National Jazz Museum in Harlem Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church New York, NY December 12, 2012Go to any of the major New York City jazz venues and you'll sometimes get the feeling you're in church. The crowds are polite and ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Dezron Douglas

by AAJ Staff
December 31, 2012

Meet Dezron Douglas: On Dezron Douglas: Live at Smalls, the bass prodigy is presented with a band of his peers: the highly original Stacy Dillard, the fiery Josh Evans, pianist David Bryant and the veteran drummer Willie Jones III.Hailing from Hartford, CT, Douglas is a product of the Jackie McLean institute. Quickly establishing himself ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Coffin Mu'tet: Into the Air

Read "Into the Air" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 31, 2012

It's albums like Into the Air that accentuate the refreshing aggregation of ideologies and styles of Nashville, TN., where disparate genres align into nicely flavored outputs. Indeed, Coffin's sixth album leading the Mu'Tet, is a colorific offering that integrates funk, soul, and ballsy blues with electro-organic jazz phrasings, jazz-fusion and other cohesively interwoven stylizations.Bassist ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Neil Cowley Trio - The Face of Mount Molehill" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

December 30, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Naim Label “Neil Cowley Trio - The Face of Mount Molehill“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 29th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Neil Cowley at AAJ automatically enters you in the ...

Article: Live Review

Duduka Da Fonseca & Helio Alves: New York, NY, December 22, 2012

by Dan Bilawsky
December 30, 2012

Duduka Da Fonseca and Helio AlvesDizzy's Club Coca-ColaNew York, New YorkDecember 22, 2012The air in New York's Central Park carried a chill on the Saturday night before Christmas, 2012, but a balmy Brazilian atmosphere was keeping folks warm a stone's throw away, inside Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and ...