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News: Interview

Dancing On The Wide-eyed Edge With Pianist Leslie Sharp

September 8, 2012

Q: How would you describe your new album, Dancing on the Wide-Eyed Edge?　 A: If you forgive my quoting myself, I use these words: warmly re-visited, uniquely re-constructed, and virtuosically refreshed songs from the days of swing and jazz, a delightfully eclectic collection. This was truly what I experienced while envisioning the project and during the ...

News: Music Industry

Charlie Harrington Named Invitational Judge For Drum Off Competition

September 7, 2012

Award-Winning Acclaimed Artist, Charlie Harrington, has accepted an invitation to judge Guitar Center's 2012 Drum Off Competition. Charlie, an active touring and session drummer, is in high demand not only as a performer but as an educator as well. He has shared the stage with jazz legends such as Woody Herman, Freddie Green, Kirk Whalum, Larry ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bulgarian Modern Jazz Guitarist Hristo Vitchev's 2012 West Coast Tour Dates

September 7, 2012

Referred by the media as one of the newest voices in jazz guitar, Hristo Vitchev's music has been captivating audiences all across the globe. At only age 31 he has already released four critically acclaimed albums as a leader plus two more releases as a co-leader. As JazzTimes magazine describes his music: “Vitchev's sophisticated and adventurous ...

Article: Live Review

Voices of the Wetlands All-Stars: Schwenksville, PA, August 19, 2012

by Wade Luquet
September 7, 2012

The Voices of the Wetlands All-StarsPhiladelphia Folk FestivalSchwenksville, PAAugust 19, 2012The farmland northwest of Philadelphia is a long way from the swamps of Louisiana, but the two came together for a good cause at the 51st annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in Schwenksville, PA. Closing out the Saturday evening set at the ...

Article: Album Review

Forgas Band Phenomena: Acte V

Read "Acte V" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 7, 2012

Drawing comparisons to a pro football team, this band would most assuredly make the playoffs every year. Highly acclaimed, the French unit led by drummer Patrick Forgas looms as a proven commodity within the upper echelon of progressive rock. The album presents a potpourri of fusion and jazz-rock that translucently incorporates the blitzkrieg improvisational segments of ...

Article: Live Review

Dwight Trible: Pasadena, CA, August 11, 2012

by Chuck Koton
September 7, 2012

Dwight TribleBoston Court TheaterPasadena, CAAugust 11, 2012Unique: from the Latin unicus, denotes “one of a kind; being without equal." Its connotation, a bit less restrictive, expands the definition to include: rare and uncommon. Even with the significantly more liberal definitional range, “unique" remains one of the more egregiously abused words in ...

Article: Album Review

Kevin Coelho: Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3

Read "Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
September 7, 2012

Kevin Coelho's debut, Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3, is a tight trio affair that showcases the young organist's versatility as he successfully cooks his way through originals, R&B songs and fusion and bop standards. Coelho brings a religious celebratory feel to teacher Randy Master's “Take A Stand," as his Hammond B3 ...

News: Recording

New Album By An American Drummer In Iceland

September 7, 2012

Scott McLemore, the American drummer living in Iceland has a new album. Remote Location features a quintet of Icelandic musicians, including Sunna Gunnlaugs on piano, saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson (known for his work with Mezzoforte, Søren Dahl Jeppesen and Skúli Sverrison), guitarist Andrés Thor and bassist Róbert Thórhallsson. The album is a collection of original music that ...

News: Performance / Tour

Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman Coming to the Jazz Standard October 25th thru 28th, 2012.

September 7, 2012

George Coleman would be a legendary figure in jazz for his crucial role in the Miles Davis Quintet of 1963-64, even if he'd never recorded a string of fine albums as a leader. Coleman fans have heard him most often in an acoustic setting with longtime Memphis running partner, pianist Harold Mabern. But this week at ...

News: Performance / Tour

Origin Records "Human Spirit" 2012 Upcoming Tour Dates.

September 7, 2012

“...(Human Spirit) pushes forth the definition of the new West Coast jazz..." —C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz October 5 - 6: ANDY'S JAZZ CLUB, CHICAGO, IL 11 E. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 642-6805, 9:30pm Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Mark Taylor (saxophone), Chip Stephens (piano), Matt Ulery (bass) and John Bishop (drums) West Coast Tour ...