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Smooth Jazz Artist Jackiem Joyner Releases New Album, "Church Boy"

October 23, 2012

Chart-topping contemporary smooth jazz artist and producer Jackiem Joyner releases his highly anticipated Gospel music debut Church Boy in stores today on the Artistry Music/Mack Avenue record label. “My new album, Church Boy, stems from my time as a young and eager boy who wanted to play a part in music ministry," states Joyner, who grew ...

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The Waterboys' Mike Scott Goes For Brogue On "An Appointment With Mr. Yeats"

October 23, 2012

Legendary Scottish bandleader and songwriter finds new inspiration in the poetry of W.B. Yeats on the Waterboys’ first new album in a half-decade An Appointment With Mr. Yeats to be released March 26, 2013 on Proper American DUBLIN, Ireland — In what stands as one of the boldest, most ambitious projects of his storied career, Waterboys ...

Article: Album Review

William Parker Orchestra: Essence of Ellington

Read "Essence of Ellington" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 22, 2012

Talk to any member of the so-called avant-garde, and what is immediately apparent is a deep familiarity and love of the tradition. That's not to say that there is a desire to replicate: almost the opposite. New York City bass icon William Parker first began listening to Duke Ellington when he was seven years old. One ...

Article: Interview

Dr. Lonnie Smith: But Beautiful

by Chris M. Slawecki
October 22, 2012

Dr. Lonnie Smith-organist, composer, bandleader and now principal of Pilgrimage Records-is the Cheshire cat of jazz. He's been part of the scene for so long that, even though he's there, he sometimes disappears from view; when you do get a glimpse, the last thing you see and the first thing you remember is his warm and ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Cameron Turner

by AAJ Staff
October 22, 2012

Meet Cameron Turner: Cameron was born in 1975 in Hickory, NC. The son of musical parents, he began an early education in music, learning every bit of information he could about artists, songwriters and every instrument he could get his hands on...Instrument(s): Guitars, basses, keys, drums, percussion, synth programming, rhythm ...

Article: Album Review

Philip Dizack: End of an Era

Read "End of an Era" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
October 22, 2012

Philip Dizack's End of an Era is a resounding album that is solidified by fine ensemble work and composition that breathes emotion and thoughtfulness. Since his 2005 debut, Beyond a Dream on Fresh Sound Records, Dizack has crafted his skill as a trumpeter and composer. This sophomore release is a statement of maturity that is born ...

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Najee: The Smooth Side of Soul

Read "The Smooth Side of Soul" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
October 22, 2012

It's hard to remember, but there was a time when jazz used to be played in clubs where the audience didn't simply sit in their seats listening attentively and applauding politely; they even got up and danced to the music. Jazz you can dance to? That seems almost as foreign as listening to large round black ...

Article: Album Review

Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region: Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region

Read "Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 22, 2012

Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region, the debut album by this eponymous trio led by bassist Thomas--is dedicated, according to Thomas' rather funky website, “to exploring the freedom of a chordless trio." It undertakes this exploration on a series of original tunes--three each from Thomas and drummer Aaron Staebell, one from saxophonist Tony Malaby--and a version of ...

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Chris Stamey's "Lovesick Blues" Due Out February 5 On Yep Roc

October 22, 2012

dB’s founder, esteemed songwriter and Southern alt-pop godfather hits a creative high with intimate, expansive new set CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — “This record is the closest I’ve ever gotten to the sound I hear in my head in the middle of the night,” Chris Stamey says of his new Yep Roc Records release, Lovesick Blues, set ...

Article: Hardly Strictly Jazz

Frank M. Young and David Lasky: The Carter Family - Don't Forget This Song

by Skip Heller
October 21, 2012

Frank M. Young and David Lasky The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song 192 pages ISBN 978081988361 Abrams ComicArts 2012 In recent years, the music biography has turned notable corners. The post-punk generation, coming largely from the world of fanzines and urban weekly newspapers, has become a big chunk ...