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Sam Rivers / Dave Holland / Barry Altschul: Reunion: Live In New York

Read "Reunion: Live In New York" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
September 25, 2012

There will be no more opportunities to experience saxophonist Sam Rivers, who passed away in 2011, at 89. Then again, you probably hadn't caught him live in decades, since he chose to live in Florida from the early 1990s, although he did release several large ensemble sessions. His 1960s Blue Note Records and 70s Impulse! dates ...

Article: Album Review

Alan Broadbent Trio: Live At Giannelli Square: Vol. 2

Read "Live At Giannelli Square: Vol. 2" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
September 25, 2012

Promise of more to come came with the numerical tag at the end of pianist Alan Broadbent's superb Live At Giannelli Square: Vol. 1 (Chilly Bin, 2010); two years later, he's made good on that promise. Live At Giannelli Square: Vol. 2, recorded as its predecessor was just seeing release, finds Broadbent and his brilliantly understated ...

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Ferenc Nemeth: Triumph

Read "Triumph" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 25, 2012

A couple of spins of Ferenc Nemeth's Triumph reveals an artist with an ear for the big picture. The Hungarian-born drummer has assembled an all-star jazz quartet and slipped in some subtle woodwind section undercurrents on an all-original outing focused on his personal life experiences, with titles like “Purpose," “Joy" and “Sorrow and Wishful Thinking." On ...

News: Performance / Tour

Wendy Gordon, Jeanne Trevor and Friends Going "Under the Rainbow" on Sunday, October 14 at Florissant Civic Center Theatre

September 25, 2012

Wendy Gordon is staging another production in her “A Jazz Heaven" series that promises to be the most ambitious yet in the singer's budding career as a concert presenter. Set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, October 14 at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, “Under The Rainbow" will feature a dozen St. Louis singers and musicians in a ...

News: Radio

"Let's Talk Jazz" With Gary Giddins On Riverwalk Jazz This Week

October 8, 2012

Film critic Richard Schickel wrote in the Los Angeles Times: “We see our culture more clearly because of [Gary Giddins’] force, intelligence and alertness to overlooked detail.” Giddins is our guest this week on Riverwalk Jazz. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand ...

News: Event

Aaron Neville & Branford Marsalis Added To NOJO 10 Anniversary At Carnegie Hall

September 25, 2012

THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, FEATURING IRVIN MAYFIELD AND SPECIAL GUESTS AARON NEVILLE, BRANFORD MARSALIS, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER AND OTHERS CELEBRATES 10 YEARS, ONE NIGHT AT CARNEGIE HALL OCTOBER 8, 8:00 PM This Carnegie Hall debut is part of THE NOJO 10 concert series celebrating the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s 10th anniversary with 10 signature Jazz ...

News: Recording

Jonathan Butler Releases New Album, "Grace And Mercy"

September 25, 2012

A life well lived is often the best foundation for compelling art and there’s no denying Jonathan Butler has been blessed with a fascinating life. A South African native whose expansive musical gift has earned accolades in the R&B, contemporary jazz and gospel fields, Butler’s new release Grace and Mercy is filled with the soulful sounds ...

News: Recording

Saxophonist Tia Fuller Marks Her Evolution On Angelic Warrior

September 25, 2012

Tia Fuller's third release on Mack Avenue Records, Angelic Warrior, marks her deep-rooted evolution as an instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. After five years in Beyoncé's band, the pop diva's attention to detail in the studio rubbed off on Fuller. She has since developed a heightened focus in the editing, mixing and mastering process of Angelic Warrior, ...

Article: Album Review

Ferenc Nemeth: Triumph

by Dan Bilawsky
September 24, 2012

Hungarian-born drummer Ferenc Nemeth is primarily known as the percussive presence behind the music of one-of-a-kind guitarist Lionel Loueke, but roles are reversed on the drummer's triumphant sophomore album. Loueke, saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Kenny Werner join forces with, and in support of, Nemeth, forming one of the most potent foursomes on record in 2012. ...

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Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet: Stellar Pulsations

Read "Stellar Pulsations" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
September 24, 2012

Originally schooled in the foundations of hard bop, cornetist Rob Mazurek, quickly surpassed the form's conventional limitations; his multihued electro-acoustic work over the past two decades has subsequently drawn inspiration from numerous genres besides jazz. Mazurek's unfettered creativity and stalwart leadership skills have thereby cemented his reputation as a key figure in the Chicago scene--primarily as ...