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John Proulx: The Best Thing for You

Read "The Best Thing for You" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
November 13, 2012

While female jazz vocalists outnumber male jazz vocalists five to one, it would be a fallacy to believe there is not a wealth of talent among the men singers. With Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker now memories, and Mark Murphy and Jon Hendricks in twilight, as Kurt Elling ascends their throne, there exists a vocal diaspora ...

Article: Live Review

Chick Corea and Gary Burton: Burlington, VT, October 19, 2012

by Doug Collette
November 13, 2012

Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Harlem String QuartetFlynn Center for the Performing ArtsBurlington, VTOctober 19, 2012The sound itself was absolutely sublime as it emanated from the instruments of pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton on October 19, 2012 at The Flynn Center in Burlington, Vermont. The ringing clarity ...

News: Event

Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra Performs Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

November 13, 2012

Sunday, December 2, 5 pm THE BROOKLYN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn's arrangement of “The Nutcracker Suite" Special guest performers include: Grammy-nominated singer Carla Cook and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Vincent Gardner. Special Advanced Holiday Gift Ticket: The Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music have teamed up ...

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Paulette McWilliams Performs Telling Stories at Aaron Davis Hall on December 14th

November 13, 2012

New York, NY: Jazz Diva sensation Paulette McWilliams has recorded and toured with some of the world’s greatest musical artists, such as: Quincy Jones, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, among others, and in commercials as a jingle specialist. Now, she is sharing her dynamic voice and solo work in two musical concerts, Telling Stories (also ...

News: Performance / Tour

Spring 2013

November 13, 2012

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to announce the second half of our 13th season! We have two more shows remaining this year – Unfold Ordinary Mind on December 9, and the Frode Gjerstad Trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten's The Young Mothers on December 14 – and then we take a month off, returning on January 14 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Steve Wilson Returns To The Village Vanguard, December 4-9, Joined By Pianist Renee Rosnes And Bassist Peter Washington

November 13, 2012

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson will headline a week at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City, December 4th through 9th, 2012. Wilson will be joined by pianist Renee Rosnes and by bassist Peter Washington. The collaborative, co-led trio first performed together at Kitano in NYC, a two-night sold-out visit which Wilson fondly recalls as ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Jill Salkin In Cheltenham on Wednesday Dec. 5th

November 13, 2012

Jazz Bridge in Cheltenham! presents singer Jill Salkin, appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts—439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—on December 5th. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. WRTI Radio’s Bob Perkins described Jill Salkin as a genuinely fine jazz voice. Critic and author Scott ...

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Saxophonist Sam Reed In Collingswood on Thurday Dec. 6th

November 13, 2012

Jazz Bridge in Collingswood! presents legendary veteran saxophonist Sam Reed and his group on December 5th at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, New Jersey. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. It would be enough to ensure the legendary status of saxophonist ...

Article: Interview

Bob Mintzer: Amazing Reach

by Bob Kenselaar
November 12, 2012

For about half of his four decade-long career in jazz, Bob Mintzer has been a member of the Yellowjackets, one of the most enduring, distinctive and creative bands in contemporary jazz. But, oddly enough, this association is a relatively small slice of Mintzer's remarkably multifaceted life in music as a saxophonist, bass clarinetist, composer, arranger, educator ...

Article: Album Review

Brandi Disterheft: Gratitude

Read "Gratitude" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 12, 2012

Canada has had its fair share of fine female jazz exports over the past few decades: piano-vocal crossover star Diana Krall; trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and her equally fabulous saxophone playing sister, Christine Jensen; and pianist Renee Rosnes have all made their mark below the 49th parallel. With the release of Gratitude, bassist Brandi Disterheft is poised ...