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Article: Album Review

Jeff Coffin And The Mu'tet: Into The Air

Read "Into The Air" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 5, 2012

Jeff Coffin has held down jobs with two of the highest-profile bands in contemporary American music, with Béla Fleck = 6 733 and The Flecktones from 1997 to 2010, and with the Dave Matthews Band since 2009. High profile bands have busy schedules, but the saxophonist has also found the time to run his Mu'tet since ...

News: Performance / Tour

Hamonica Master James Cotton to Perform in Galloway October 22

October 5, 2012

Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James “Mr. Superharp" Cotton and his band will perform at the Stockton Performing Arts Center in Galloway on Monday, October 22, 2012. Cotton's latest CD, the Grammy-nominated Giant, is his long-awaited return to Alligator Records. Cotton, who in 2012 is celebrating his 68th year as a professional musician (starting at the age ...

News: Event

George S. Clinton Named Film Scoring Chair

October 8, 2012

Berklee College of Music announces that noted composer George S. Clinton has been named chair of the college’s Film Scoring Department. Clinton will build on the 32-year legacy of the department and ensure that graduates have the skills to thrive in a field that is undergoing continual transformation. Berklee offers the world’s only undergraduate film scoring ...

Article: Live Review

Mel Martin and His Tenor Conclave: Piermont, NY, September 14, 2012

by David A. Orthmann
October 4, 2012

Mel Martin and his Tenor ConclaveThe Turning Point CafePiermont, NYSeptember 14, 2012 Before the first note sounded in a seventy-five minute set by Mel Martin and his Tenor Conclave, there was a false start of sorts. Most of the band was assembled and ready to hit when they were asked ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Coffin Mu'tet: Into the Air

Read "Into the Air" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
October 4, 2012

Emmy Award-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a venerable road warrior who's probably more recognized for his work in the high profile bands of banjoist Béla Fleck and singer/songwriter Dave Matthews , playing to stadiums of 30,000 screaming fans. But he's also at home performing in venues that hold 300 appreciative enthusiasts with his Mu'tet--a longtime ensemble ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Fred Hersch and The Village Vanguard

by C. Michael Bailey
October 4, 2012

If pianist Bill Evans came after Bud Powell and Art Tatum, who came after Bill Evans? Fred Hersch did. It was from Hersch that Brad Mehldau and Ethan Iverson came as his students. Evans' language captivated jazz pianism for decades and needed evolutionary stimuli to further develop. That stimuli was provided by Hersch, who has quietly ...

Article: Album Review

Igor Lumpert Trio: Innertextures Live

Read "Innertextures Live" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 4, 2012

Slovenia-reared tenor saxophonist Igor Lumpert hurdles and leaps onto the progressive jazz radar with his inaugural solo effort for Portugal's highly respected and progressive record label, Clean Feed Records. This live release, featuring a prominent New York City-based rhythm section, highlights the leader's sophisticated outgrowths via the bustling frameworks, often designed with ascending cadences, brisk bop ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Billy Childs Quartet, Tatsuya Nakatani, Mephista, Arturo Sandoval, and More

October 4, 2012

It's another busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a couple of notable concerts of adventurous improvised music, plus an all-star quartet of modern mainstream players, a top Latin-jazz trumpeter, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, pianist Billy Childs' quartet begins a four-night engagement, continuing through Saturday, at Jazz at ...

News: Contest

Enter the "The Bad Plus - Made Possible" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

October 4, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the eOne Music “The Bad Plus - Made Possible“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 5th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of The Bad Plus at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good ...

News: Website

Jazz Near You is Here! Join the Party!

October 3, 2012

Attn: Presenters, Record Labels and Musicians! With the launching of Jazz Near You, All About Jazz has taken a giant step forward in reaching every jazz fan on the planet by creating a network of nearly 200 websites worldwide. If you're a musician or presenter, now's the time to plug in. By submitting your events to ...