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News: Recording

Sax Man Elan Trotman Gets Autobiographical On "Tropicality”

December 4, 2012

Sax man Elan Trotman gets autobiographical on “Tropicality” The star-studded set slated for release February 19th chronicles his journey from Barbados to Boston while celebrating island culture. Boston, MA: Rihanna may be the most famous Barbadian making worldwide headlines, but saxophonist/flautist Elan Trotman is another gifted islander who is bringing the Caribbean island’s culture to the ...

News: Recording

Ghostlight Records Announces The Release Of The New CD From Grammy Award-nominated Singer Sandy Stewart And Her Son, The World-Renowned Jazz Pianist Bill Charlap

December 4, 2012

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced the release of the new CD from the Grammy Award-nominated vocalist SANDY STEWART, and her son BILL CHARLAP, the world-renowned jazz pianist. Something To Remember will be available on Tuesday, December 4 on iTunes, Amazon and other music retailers. In addition to classic songs by Rodgers & Hart (“Where Or When”), Henry ...

News: Performance / Tour

Hotel Monteleone Presents Songstress Stephanie Jordan At The Carousel Bar And Lounge

December 4, 2012

Vocalist Stephanie Jordan, whom critics have compared to Nancy Wilson, Norah Jones and Diana Krall will perform at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar & Lounge every Wednesday during the month of December from 8:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight. Located in the heart of New Orleans' famed French Quarters at 214 Royal Street, the Carousel Bar & ...

News: Recording

"Lovely Days," New Duo Album By Vocalist Sherri Roberts With Pianist Bliss Rodriguez, Due Jan. 15

December 4, 2012

On her three previous albums, San Francisco vocalist Sherri Roberts collaborated with jazz masters like Phil Woods, Chris Potter, Lew Soloff, and bassist Harvie S, who also presided as producer/arranger for the highly-regarded small-group sessions. Roberts takes a different tack on Lovely Days, her fourth album as a leader and her second for Blue House Recordings/Pacific ...

Article: Interview

Jacqui Sutton: At the Edge of the Frontier

by C. Michael Bailey
December 3, 2012

Vocalist/bandleader Jacqui Sutton has a vision that was fully realized by the time she started recording. Her vision had a long incubation period, spent in a variety of musical wood sheds all leading to her debut, Billie and Dolly (Toy Blue Typewriter, 2010). And this was only the beginning.All About Jazz: In your press ...

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

Best of 2012

by Mr. P.C.
December 3, 2012

Dear Mr. P.C.:I've noticed that when a lot of the younger groups rearrange a standard or pop song, they take out a beat here and there. It keeps me off guard and if I don't count I lose track of the downbeat. But that's fine. What I'm wondering is: Where do those beats go?

Article: Album Review

SM Quinteto: Stories, Tales and Songs

Read "Stories, Tales and Songs" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 3, 2012

Bassist Sammy Morales may call Puerto Rico his home, but he embraces the entire Latin Diaspora in his music. Born in the Bronx but relocating to San Juan, Morales creates compelling modern jazz built on a pan-Latin platform, ably erasing the boundary lines between Puerto Rico, Argentina, Spain, Brazil and Cuba on this, his longtime-coming debut. ...

Article: Album Review

Kim Kashkashian: Kurtag/Ligeti: Music for Viola

Read "Kurtag/Ligeti: Music for Viola" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
December 3, 2012

There are more jokes about the viola, perhaps, than any other member of the violin family, but there are also exquisitely written pieces of music that in the hands of virtuosos come alive with vivid emotion and erudite articulation. Boston-based Kim Kashkashian is one of the premier violists in the world and has ...

News: Radio

Zach Brock Quartet Featured On WNYC Soundcheck December 10

December 3, 2012

Violinist and composer Zach Brock will be at WNYC FM studios in New York City on Monday, December 10 for an interview and performance on the show SOUNDCHECK with host John Schaefer. The session will stream live and air in early January. Catch Zach and his quartet the next day, December 11, at their debut at ...

News: Recording

Barry Cleveland Reissues Critically Acclaimed 1986 "Mythos" Album

December 3, 2012

Originally released on Larry “Synergy" Fast's legendary Audion Recording Company label in 1986, Mythos combined Barry Cleveland's processed, layered, and looped guitars with Michael Masley's otherworldly bowhammer cymbalom, and Bob Stohl and Kat Epple's woodwinds, synths, and light percussion. “Mythos was, and remains, a great album." —Larry Fast The 2012 reissue of Mythos makes the entire ...