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The Fat Babies: Chicago Hot

Read "Chicago Hot" reviewed by Jack Huntley

by Jack Huntley
November 17, 2012

What 's old is new again--or maybe it's more accurate to say, what used to be hip is hot again. The Fat Babies' Chicago Hot harkens back to the early jazz-blues amalgamation of King Oliver, and is as vibrantly interpreted by this seven-piece ensemble as it was when the music was originally pressed onto 78 RPMs. ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Phil E. Clem

by AAJ Staff
November 17, 2012

Meet Phil E. Clem: Phil E. Clem is all about music without restrictions, making the connection, touching lives, taking music to new heights, creating new possibilities and stages for contemporary instrumental and nu jazz. Practical connection with music began with his association with gospel/church music in his high school years; beginning with drumming and ...

Article: Album Review

Acid Mothers Temple and Melting Paraiso UFO: Son of a Bitches Brew

Read "Son of a Bitches Brew" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
November 17, 2012

One would have to be living in a cave not to know that trumpeter Miles Davis' electric music has become a bit of a cause célèbre amongst forward-thinking jazz artists. Love it or hate it, Davis' radical experiments with funk, acid rock, and Stockhausen-inspired sound painting has quickly gone from much-maligned to iconic over the past ...

News: Recording

Visionary Songwriter Otis Taylor Returns With His Powerful And Unique Blend Of Roots Music And Narrative Poetry

November 17, 2012

My World Is Gone explores the struggles of Native Americans with contributions from Indigenous frontman/guitar virtuoso Mato Nanji BOULDER, Colo. — Roots music visionary Otis Taylor’s 13th album, My World Is Gone, set for release February 12, 2013 on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, is a lightning bolt of musical creativity and social commentary. ...

News: Recording

Grammy-Nominated Bluesman Bobby Rush Stakes His Claim As A Living Legend

November 17, 2012

New studio album Down in Louisiana, due February 19, 2013, updates the sounds of the swamps and the juke joints JACKSON, Miss. —Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana is the work of a funky fire- breathing legend. Its 11 songs revel in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dan Hicks to Perform Wednesday, March 13 at the Wildey Theatre

November 17, 2012

Singer-guitarist Dan Hicks (pictured) and His Hot Licks will be returning to the St. Louis area next year for a performance at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 13 at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville. Hicks, who's been combining jazz, Western swing, folk, Gypsy music, blues and rock with wry humor since the late 1960s, played here most ...

News: Video / DVD

John King to Record Live DVD on Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups

November 17, 2012

Bassist John King (pictured), known for his work with Good 4 The Soul, saxophonist Jim Stevens, and numerous other St. Louis musicians and groups, will launch his new solo project with the recording for DVD of a live performance at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. The gig, billed as “John ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz This Weekend!

November 17, 2012

A compact version of The Lead Sheet this weekend as I am “on the road." But I'll be back in time to catch a lot of good music— and add an update for the rest of the week! Jazz Highlights This Weekend! One of the real gems of Twin Cities culture has long been the experimental ...

Article: Album Review

The Whammies: Play the Music of Steve Lacy

Read "Play the Music of Steve Lacy" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
November 16, 2012

The rich legacy left by Steve Lacy has been the source of numerous tributes since his untimely passing in 2004. Among the most devoted interpreters are Ideal Bread--a New York-based quartet led by baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton, who worked with the iconic soprano saxophonist, and The Rent--a Canadian ensemble founded by trombonist Scott Thompson, who took ...

Article: Big Band Report

Did Stan Kenton Swing? You Bet Your Walkin' Shoes He Did...

by Jack Bowers
November 16, 2012

I've been listening to a lot of Stan Kenton's music recently while coming to grips with the age-old question, did the Kenton orchestra really swing? The answer, to me, is a no-brainer: Yes, Kenton swung. Liberally and often. [Note: This of course depends on how “swinging" is defined; opinions may vary]. In his own way--although he'd ...