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Cecil Taylor: FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY!

Read "FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY!" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 14, 2012

83 years old and approaching ninety releases as a leader, pianist Cecil Taylor's place in the history of jazz may already rest assured, but he's more cited than seen these days. He may not come up as a primary influence as often as usual suspects Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner or Herbie Hancock, but in ...

Article: Live Review

Minus the Bear: New York, NY, September 29, 2012

by Christine Connallon
October 14, 2012

Minus the Bear Best Buy Theater New York, NY September 29, 2012 On a crisp, clear fall Saturday night under an enormous harvest moon, a steady stream of concertgoers filed into the Best Buy Theater on Broadway in the heart of Times Square in New York City to see Seattle-based rock/pop band, ...

Article: Album Review

Spero: Acoustic

Read "Acoustic" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
October 14, 2012

Greg Spero is a man of many parts in his approach to the piano. Based in Chicago, he has been involved in the city's adventurous jazz scene, having played with trumpeter Corey Wilkes and bassist Harrison Bankhead. But he goes beyond these boundaries, finding inspiration in hip-hop and electric distortion, which is quite a way from ...

Article: Album Review

Alex Machacek: FAT

by Ian Patterson
October 13, 2012

Alex Machacek has been turning heads with his incendiary guitar playing and striking writing since he burst on the scene with Featuring Ourselves (Next Generation Enterprises, 1999). Whilst drummer Herbert Pirker and bassist Raphael Preuschi have a less visible profile, their equally outstanding chops play a big part in the success of FAT. These musicians also ...

Article: Album Review

Roy Assaf: Respect, Vol.1

Read "Respect, Vol.1" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 13, 2012

Innovation and as-yet-unheard-of ideals tend to sell headlines in jazz, but they mean nothing without respect for those who paved the road to the present. Many young emerging talents seem content to walk into jazz without doing their due diligence in discovery and digestion, but that often puts them in a peculiar position of being a ...

Article: Live Review

Fitz & The Tantrums: Huntington, NY, September 21, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
October 13, 2012

Fitz & The Tantrums The Paramount Huntington, New York September 21, 2012 Fitz & The Tantrums possess one of the most inventive names ever conceived, but the band has much more than just a great moniker. Its music is a true hybrid---a modern soul/funk, with a heavy dose of indie ...

Article: Album Review

Lou Marini: Starmaker

Read "Starmaker" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 13, 2012

Lou Marini's Starmaker is a reflection of the veteran reedman's professional life, with eight originals ranging from jazz, to blues and other related genres. Known by the moniker “Blue Lou," Marini has starred in the classic “The Blues Brothers" and has played with such diverse ensembles as Woody Herman's orchestra, Blood, Sweat and Tears, guitarist/composer Frank ...

Article: Live From Philadelphia

September 2012: Exuberance

by RJ Johnson
October 13, 2012

Exuberance Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA September 12, 2012Amongst the diverse array of working jazz groups encompassing the Philadelphia jazz scene, Exuberance--a band which performs a book of entirely original music--has emerged as a popular interest amongst musicians and non-musicians alike. By combining thoughtful writing with an intricate ...

News: Performance / Tour

Human Spirit Kicks Off Their West Coast Tour

October 12, 2012

Starting Monday, October 15, Human Spirit will kick off their West Coast Tour which starts nearly on the one-year anniversary of their live recording which resulted in their current release, Dialogue, on Origin Records. Joining them will be pianist Orrin Evans and bassist Essiet Essiet who are also featured on the CD. Seattle appearances include a return engagement at the Earshot ...

News: Advocacy

Singer, Actress Cynthia Basinet Petitions The United Nations

October 13, 2012

Singer, Actress Cynthia Basinet Petitions the United Nations Sixty-seven General Assembly Fourth Committee on behalf of issues facing the Western Sahara. From the UN official site: CYNTHIA BASINET, a singer, actress and humanitarian, said there was a recent trend “spoken aloud and unabated” asking what percentage of care, value and support was owed to the marginalized. ...