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Article: New York Beat

Ellis Marsalis: New York City, NY, November 9, 2012

by Nick Catalano
December 8, 2012

Although pianist Ellis Marsalis has garnered countless plaudits for his teaching at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and as chair of the Jazz Studies department at the University of New Orleans he rarely gets critical notice in these parts for his pianism. For decades, he has shaped the lives of countless jazz musicians including ...

Article: Album Review

Karl 2000: Karl 2000

Read "Karl 2000" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
December 8, 2012

Imagine a melding of saxophonist Albert Ayler's frenetic pacing and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann's raw power and the result would be the thematic nature of Karl 2000's self-titled debut. Though saxophonist Daniel Rovin is billed as this power trio's co-leader, he is clearly the musical force throughout this collection. Along with eight original improvisations, Karl 2000 includes ...

Article: Live Review

Dori Caymmi: Half Moon Bay, California, November 11, 2012

by Bill Leikam
December 8, 2012

Dori Caymmi QuartetBach Dancing & Dynamite SocietyDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaNovember 11, 2012Brazilian veteran acoustic guitarist, singer, composer, and arranger Dori Caymmi engaged the audience at the Bach Dynamite & Dancing Society, aka the Douglas Beach House, with some of the most heartfelt songs of all time sung ...

Article: Album Review

Andrea Brachfeld: Lady of the Island

Read "Lady of the Island" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
December 8, 2012

Flautist Andrea Brachfeld has always professed an affinity for jazz and, though her background clearly demonstrates varied musical tastes, she has always been a hard bop musician at the core. Lady of the Island is the realization of a dream where the music selected reflects the jazz styles that tugs at her heart the most. Begun ...

News: Music Industry

Russian Guitarist Is Hooked On DPA Instrument Mic

December 8, 2012

When Russian guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko was booked to play a Jubilee concert with legendary guitarist Larry Coryell at the Moscow International House of Music, he knew he would need a first class microphone to truly capture the sound of this prestigious event. DPA Microphone’s Russian distributor I.S.P.A arranged for Roman to test a DPA d:vote 4099G ...

News: Award / Grant

Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Receives Grammy Nomination For "Best Traditional R&B Performance”

December 8, 2012

Acclaimed Vocalist's Second Grammy Nomination Is for Track from Be Good, His Sophomore Release on Motema Music Acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter has received a Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category for the song “Real Good Hands," a track from his second Motema Music album, Be Good. This marks Porter's second Grammy nomination. His ...

News: Music Industry

Concord Music Being Shopped to Private-Equity Firms, Not Strategic Suitors

December 8, 2012

Reports that the Concord Music Group is up for sale are true, knowledgeable sources say. But there is one key factor that appears to have been overlooked thus far: management is controlling the company's sale process so far. Consequently, Concord is being shopped to private-equity firms and not to strategic suitors, according to some strategic sources ...

Article: Album Review

David Gilmore: Numerology: Live At Jazz Standard

Read "Numerology: Live At Jazz Standard" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 7, 2012

Numbers and music are inextricably linked together. Numbers exist within every musical impulse and control the very nature of music through their connective ratios and relationships. This concept is explored to the fullest, without coming off as inaccessible “math music," on guitarist David Gilmore's Numerology: Live At Jazz Standard. Gilmore--not to be confused ...

Article: From Far and Wide

Shakespeare's Sonnets Sung to a Jazz Beat

by Fradley Garner
December 7, 2012

Shakespeare's Sonnets Sung to a Jazz Beat“If music be the food of love, play on." And while you're at it, set 16 of Shakespeare's sonnets to music, and play and sing them to a jazz beat. Which, by my troth, is exactly what Caroll Vanwelden has done. The comely Belgian pianist wanted to produce ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Boni Trio: Scott Boni Trio

Read "Scott Boni Trio" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
December 7, 2012

Washington, Pennsylvania is no hot spot for jazz music. With one possible exception (Al & Reuben's Restaurant), you are more likely to hear the latest hits from Brad Paisley or Carrie Underwood; no, let's face it, you are more likely to hear dead silence than jazz in almost any establishment in or around this small city ...