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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Few Minutes with Billy Childs

September 30, 2012

This week, let's spend a few minutes with some videos of pianist Billy Childs, who will be in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, October 3 through Saturday, October 6 at Jazz at the Bistro. Although the gig is billed as the Billy Childs Quartet, the group - ...

News: Technology

Jazz-singing robot could shed light on consciousness

September 30, 2012

ROBOTS and humans will soon be living in harmony. A singing robot is being taught to improvise jazz duets with a human in a project that researchers hope will shed light on the nature of consciousness. Antonio Chella at the University of Palermo, Italy, is working with a Telenoid robot, developed by the Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory ...

Article: From Far and Wide

Record-Busting 100+ Bassists Serenade Tivoli

by Fradley Garner
September 29, 2012

Record-Busting 100+ Bassists Serenade TivoliThe seeds were planted by Oscar Pettiford, the seminal American cellist and bassist who put down roots in Copenhagen in 1958, and by the homegrown virtuoso Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, who played his vintage Italian bass like the nimblest-fingered guitarist when he wasn't bowing like Giovanni Bottesini. In August, 2012, the ...

Article: Live Review

Florence + The Machine with The Maccabees: Wantagh, NY, September 15, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
September 29, 2012

Florence + The Machine with The Maccabees Nikon At Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, New York September 15, 2012 On a crisp September evening, two of South London's newest music exports invaded Long Island. The evening's opening act, Britain's The Maccabees, released its first single, “X-Ray" on Promise Records in November, ...

Article: Album Review

Harold Mabern: Mr. Lucky

Read "Mr. Lucky" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
September 29, 2012

Pianist Harold Mabern's Mr. Lucky is a bon-bon: all sugar, with no protein or vitamins. For a veteran like Mabern, who's made some great jazz records over the years, and who can play fine blues with real grit, this one is confusing. Sure, making homage to Sammy Davis Jr. sounds like a good idea, but did ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute

September 29, 2012

Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at the Scottish Rite Theater September 29, 2012, 6:00 pm and 8:30pm Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at the Scottish Rite Theater Austin, TX: NPR affiliate KUT describes jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton as “... a veritable jazz virtuoso. Comparisons are frequently made to Miles Davis - and rightfully so." ...

News: Interview

Belated Cheers to Buddy Guy

September 29, 2012

Buddy Guy is Best of the Blues A bit late on the draw, but one of the great blues man of all time has been named a recipient in the next round of Kennedy Center Honors, a prestigious national award in the field of the arts. Sonny Rollins is a recent recipient. Buddy Guy is one ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Simcock/Garland/Sirkis - Lighthouse" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

September 28, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ACT Music “Simcock/Garland/Sirkis - Lighthouse“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 28th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Gwilym Simcock at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your ...

Article: Inside AAJ

Jazz Near You Needs You!

by Michael Ricci
September 28, 2012

With the launching of Jazz Near You in nearly 200 cities worldwide, Max, Anna and myself (a.k.a. the development team) are planning the next phase of the project to refine the website and develop new features.Jazz Near You functions beautifully and we are anxious to improve our service, but we realize that our service ...

Article: Album Review

Marc Johnson / Eliane Elias: Swept Away

Read "Swept Away" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 28, 2012

Swept Away is certainly a collaborative effort--co-led by Eliane Elias and bassist Marc Johnson--but it seems more like the pianist's set. The Sao Paolo-born pianist, Elias, penned five of the disc's eleven tunes, and co-wrote two more with her musical/life partner, Johnson. The duo, in league with drummer Joey Baron and, on five tunes, saxophonist Joe ...