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Article: In Pictures

Janis Siegel with The Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center

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by Mark Robbins

In 1972 Tim Hauser, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel created a four part vocal group called The Manhattan Transfer. Cheryl Bentyne replaced Masse in 1979 and the group remained intact until October 2014 with the passing of Hauser. Trist Curless replaced Hauser and the four vocalist have been recording and traveling ever since. The ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Birthday Celebrations For Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Miles Davis & More

Read "New Releases, Birthday Celebrations For Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Miles Davis & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin

by Mary Foster Conklin

This broadcast includes new releases from Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Walter Bishop Jr., Ellie Martin, Edward Simon, The JM Jazz World Orchestra, plus birthday shoutouts to Peggy Lee, Yoko Miwa, Caity Gyorgy, Rosemary Clooney, Nadje Noordhuis and Miles Davis among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New York's Smoke Jazz Club Announces Line-up For July Including Miguel Zenon, Tierney Sutton, Ron Carter And More

New York's Smoke Jazz Club Announces Line-up For July Including Miguel Zenon, Tierney Sutton, Ron Carter And More

Rated the #1 Jazz Club in New York City (Secret NYC), Smoke Jazz Club welcomes some of today’s leading artists to the stage during the month of July. Making their Smoke Jazz Club debuts are alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, trumpeter Tony Glausi, and vocalist Tierney Sutton. Many jazz legends return to the Smoke stage including Ron ...

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Article: In Pictures

Samara Joy at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

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by Mark Robbins

When Samara Joy performed last June at the Vocal Jazz Summit in Virginia Beach she was fairly new on the scene and even though she could deliver a song like a seasoned pro she was a little shy interacting with the audience. What a difference one year and two Grammys make. The singer, who appeared at ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shirley Scott, Dave McMurray & Melissa Pipe

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by Joe Dimino

From a modern day multi-instrumental master from Canada, we begin the 805th Episode of Neon Jazz with Melissa Pipe and her sextet and music from Of What Remains. From there, we dig into some new releases from Ben Cassara, Dave McMurray, Shirley Scott, Florian Arbenz and up and comer Sam Butler. We round it all out ...

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News: Recording

Back To Basics covers Wayman Tisdale with 'After The Game' Single on June 9th

Back To Basics covers Wayman Tisdale with 'After The Game' Single on June 9th

"After The Game" pays tribute to the original song written and performed by the late legendary NBA player and multi-award winning bassist/songwriter/producer, Wayman Tisdale. The story begins with Art Dixie who co-wrote the track alongside Tisdale during the mid-1990s. Despite being in his early twenties at the time, Dixie demonstrated remarkable musical talent. Tisdale, who played ...

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News: Recording

Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy - Never-Before-Heard Recording Of Two Of The Most Iconic Forces In Jazz - Set To Debut July 14

Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy - Never-Before-Heard Recording Of Two Of The Most Iconic Forces In Jazz - Set To Debut July 14

In the summer of 1961, John Coltrane headlined at the celebrated music venue, the Village Gate. With a lineup of musicians that included McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, and the fiery playing of Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate captures the creative and transformative spirit that sprang from the pairing of Coltrane and Dolphy, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Previously Unreleased Gems from Abbey Rader's Catalogue

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by Hrayr Attarian

Drummer Abbey Rader is a restless improviser and a master of Eastern spirituality. His artistry and devotional practice are inextricable from one another. This union of meditative philosophy and spontaneous creativity gives Rader's style its uniqueness and his recordings their absorbing quality. In 2023 Rader released two live sessions on his own label that were recorded ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dominic Miller: Don't Give Up Your Day Gig!

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by David Bixler

Vagabond is the latest release from guitarist Dominic Miller on ECM and features Jacob Karlzon on piano, Nicolas Fiszman on bass, and percussionist Ziv Ravitz. In this episode of LINER NOTES Dominic shares the story behind this music that was conceived during the lockdown and talks about how his own projects fit into the demands of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Hot Toddies Jazz Band Kick-Starts Lincoln Center's 'Summer For The City' Series July 6th

The Hot Toddies Jazz Band Kick-Starts Lincoln Center's 'Summer For The City' Series July 6th

Hot Toddies Jazz Band Kick-Starts Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City” Series July 6th NYC's own Hot Toddies Jazz Band plays lively sets of fun-loving swing and hot jazz with an eclectic mix of styles that's perfect for dancing, Lindy hopping, and making beautiful memories. Led by Grammy-nominated Gabe Terracciano (Turtle Island String Quartet, Avalon Jazz ...


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