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Article: Year in Review

Mark Corroto’s Best Releases of 2012

by Mark Corroto
December 25, 2012

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of the death of jazz have been greatly exaggerated. 2012 has been an outstanding year for jazz and improvised music. Here is a list of some of the best. Stephen GauciThunk! (Not Two Records) Matt Wilson/Arts & Crafts Attitude For Gratitude(Palmetto) Rivers/Holland/Altschul Reunion: Live ...

Article: Album Review

Jonathan Saraga Quintet: First Vision

Read "First Vision" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
December 25, 2012

Trumpeter Jonathan Saraga opens his debut, First Vision with the eleven-and-a-half-minute original, “Guidance," a probing rumination that flares up during his solo. The tune as a whole is a slow burn, but it bursts into high flames as it comes to its conclusion.The leader has assembled a fine quintet of standard configuration--two horns, a ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Idan Raichel Project Live in NYC January 12 & 13

December 25, 2012

Since bursting onto the international music scene in 2003, The Idan Raichel Project has shattered expectations of Israeli pop with their unique blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern sounds, coupled with a spectacular live show. The project continues to push musical boundaries garnering strong critical praise and winning over audiences worldwide. On January ...

Article: Album Review

Mort Weiss: I'll Be Seeing You

Read "I'll Be Seeing You" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
December 24, 2012

Clarinetist Mort Weiss is a character. That much is readily evident by reading his All About Jazz column, The Mort Report. He is opinionated and passionate, both driving forces that easily season his playing in such a way that when Weiss plays, he's readily recognizable. Since returning to recording in 2001 after nearly 30 years away, ...

Article: Interview

Mort Weiss: Mort to Come

by Sammy Stein
December 24, 2012

Mort Weiss is a clarinetist with attitude. He has also achieved what few would dare--taking a break from music for almost 40 years and then making a successful comeback. Every man is a sum of his parts, his life story put together like pieces of a jigsaw. For some, the puzzle is simple, pieces slot together ...

Article: Year in Review

Troy Collins' Best Releases of 2012

by Troy Collins
December 24, 2012

Considering the quantity of recordings released in a year's time, attempting to compile an end of the year list mentioning every first-rate session would be difficult at best. The ten titles included below are among the most exceptional new jazz albums I've heard in 2012. Jason Robinson Tiresian Symmetry Cuneiform Records

Article: Live Review

All That Jazz Month: Phoenix, AZ, November 9-30, 2012

by Patricia Myers
December 24, 2012

All That Jazz MonthMusical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZNovember 9-30, 2012All That Jazz Month, in November 2012 at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), featured a star-studded concert series that included the saxophonist Branford Marsalis Quartet, vocalese masters Manhattan Transfer, DIVA Jazz Trio with saxophonist Grace Kelly, and a Django Reinhardt Tribute, all staged ...

News: Event

NEA Announces Live Webcast of 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert

December 24, 2012

As a music form born and bred in the United States, jazz has committed fans throughout the world. On January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., EST, the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, will hold its annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, located at ...

News: Advocacy

A Christmas Day World Record for Charity

December 24, 2012

In an urgent appeal to help families in need, Danny Kastner will create personalized Holiday Request Song Videos on YouTube for 100 donors on Christmas Day. The families, nominated by participating Boys and Girls Clubs across the US, will benefit in the New Year through donations on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Kastner, once known as the Troubadour ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Henderson / Jeff Berlin / Dennis Chambers: HBC

by Glenn Astarita
December 23, 2012

Not simply a super-group, but more like a jazz-fusion superpower as this formidable trio melds classic fusion works amid a few originals on its debut release, although the artists have crossed paths over the years. Bios and resumes would transcend the limitations of a review or analysis. So, it's the in-your-face attitude, creative impetus, and the ...