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News: Performance / Tour

The Green U.S. Tour And New Single

September 28, 2012

CHART-TOPPING REGGAE BAND FROM HAWAII EMBARKS ON 30-CITY HEADLINING TOUR The Green's 30-city Liars & Lovers Tour kicked off September 26th in Jacksonville Beach, FL. On September 11th, they released their new single “Liar” on Easy Star Records. This is the first new music from the celebrated Hawaiian band since its 2011 album, “Ways & Means," ...

News: TV / Film

Jazz Film Uncovers Washington, D.C. Jazz Treasures

September 27, 2012

Stefan Immler has taken Washington’s love for jazz to new heights with his seminal documentary Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz. This full-length documentary, which took the German-born jazz lover more than three years to make, reveals many surprising new facts about jazz in the nation’s capital. Immler’s film will be the opener for the Third ...

Article: Inside AAJ

Jazz Near You: Top to Bottom

by Michael Ricci
September 27, 2012

Though Jazz Near You is modeled after All About Jazz and has an intuitive interface, we wanted to explain each section in detail to help you quickly ramp up. Top Section Once logged in, drag your mouse over “Hi, [Your Name]" for fast access to your member account information, your uploaded photos, your musician ...

Article: Album Review

John Yao Quintet: In The Now

Read "In The Now" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
September 27, 2012

Freedom and streamlined focus don't often get along on jazz recordings, but when they do, it can make for an inspired outing. Trombonist John Yao managed to merge these divergent pathways into a single direction on his debut album, creating a flavorful feast for the senses. Yao's music is teeming with danger and uncertainty, yet it ...

Article: Album Review

Bradley Williams / Eric Hochberg / Jim Widlowski: 3

by Ian Patterson
September 27, 2012

Stalwarts of the Chicago music scene and veterans of an impressive array of collaborations with a who's who of jazz, pianist Bradley Williams, bassist Eric Hochberg--who together penned all the tunes-- and drummer Jim Widlowski make their debut trio recording with 3, an elegant, straight-ahead set of originals. Much of Williams' recorded output over the past ...

Article: Extended Analysis

William Parker: Centering - Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

by John Sharpe
September 27, 2012

William ParkerCentering: Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987No Business Records2012Nobusiness Records has been building up to this monumental, six-disc cache of unreleased early recordings by bassist William Parker for some time. The Lithuanian label's unsurpassed documentation of the New York City loft jazz era has so far encompassed reissues and ...

Article: Contributor News

Jazz Near You and You and You!

by Michael Ricci
September 27, 2012

Three years of planning, one year of coding, and mission accomplished! Jazz Near You launched on Monday, October 24th. Please read on for the thrilling story... Jazz Near You in a Nutshell Jazz Near You is a network of 200 jazz websites and counting. We aggregate and deliver all kinds of ...

News: Radio

Bricktop’s Jazz In 1930s' Montmartre This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

September 27, 2012

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, actors Topsy Chapman and Vernel Bagneris offer narratives drawn from the memoirs of Ada ‘Bricktop’ Smith and Langston Hughes. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and the Hot Club of San Francisco give us a musical tour of Paris in the '30s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio ...

News: Award / Grant

RFT's 2012 "Best of St. Louis" Winners Include Peter Martin, Jazz at the Bistro, Wsie

September 27, 2012

The Riverfront Times' annual “Best of St. Louis" issue is out, and the winners for 2012 include pianist Peter Martin for “Best Jazz Artist" and Jazz at the Bistro (pictured) for “Best Jazz Club." Among the other winners of interest to fans of jazz and creative music: WSIE for “Best Radio Station"; swing band The Sidemen ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Marco Benevento, John Scofield Trio, Matt Ulery's Loom Trio, Bett Butler, and More

September 27, 2012

There's lots of jazz and creative music going on this weekend in and around St. Louis, including visits from a New York keyboardist, a Chicago bassist, a singer from Texas, and the return of one of the top guitarists in electric jazz. Let's go the highlights... Tonight, keyboard player Marco Benevento brings his trio to the ...