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Article: Book Review

Dexter Gordon: Portrait of a Sophisticated Giant

by S.G Provizer
December 30, 2018

Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon Maxine Gordon 261 Pages ISBN: #9780520280649 University of California Press 2018 Maxine Gordon was the last of Dexter Gordon's several wives and she has written a biography of Gordon, a task with which he charged her before he died in ...

Article: Live Review

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with Lucinda Williams at Zellerbach Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
December 29, 2018

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with Lucinda Williams Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA December 6, 2018 It isn't often that a pedal steel guitar is found in a jazz ensemble. And it is even less frequent that a country music singer-songwriter joins one on vocals. But this iconoclastic collaboration had its genesis ...

Article: Live Review

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra at The NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

by Mike Perciaccante
December 29, 2018

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2018 Tour Uniondale, NY December 20, 2018 It was a rainy and somewhat miserable evening in Nassau County, NY. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra touched down at the NYCB Live at the ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Markus Reuter Releases First Christmas Album

December 28, 2018

Poly-disciplinary musician and touch guitarist Markus Reuter has just released his first Christmas album—a free, limited-availability-period recording of five traditional Christmas songs (each of which has been given Markus’ distinctive loop/solo/soundscape treatment). As with much of Markus’ music, the pieces are accessible and enjoyable while concealing hidden depths. Beneath and behind Markus’ soulful touch guitar renditions ...

News: Recording

Jessica Jones And Tony Jones Two New Releases January 22! Jessica Jones Quartet Continuum (with Special Guest Ambrose Akinmusire) & Pitch, Rhythm And Consciousness Quartet

December 29, 2018

Jessica Jones Quartet CONTINUUM with Special Guest Ambrose Akinmusire PLUS: PITCH, RHYTHM AND CONSCIOUSNESS QUARTET Tuesday, January 8th at 7pm Reva Records 'Live' Recording featuring vocalist Candace Jones (during Jazz Congress week. Join us!) ShapeShifter Lab 18 Whitwell Pl. Brooklyn, New York 11215 phone: ...

Article: Live Review

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels with Lucinda Williams at UMS

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 26, 2018

Charles Lloyd and The Marvels with special guest Lucinda Williams Michigan Theater University Musical Society 25th Annual Jazz Series Ann Arbor, Michigan December 8, 2018 Memphis native Charles Lloyd has seen a lot in his eighty years on the planet. His own musical voyage is the stuff of legend and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jerry Vivino, Ken Burns Jazz, Quincy Jones and More

by Joe Dimino
December 24, 2018

The long-time member of Conan O'Brien's Basic Cable Band Mr. Jerry Vivino kicks off this week's episode with music from his latest album Coast to Coast recorded with his good friend and legendary jazz cat Bucky Pizzarelli. From there, we move into another great album by the Organ Jazz Trio, a Kansas City institution led by ...

News: Advocacy

Path Ventures And Pianist George Kahn 2018 Jazz Night Fundraiser For The Homeless Raises Over $120,000

December 22, 2018

On Thursday, October 18th, 2018 PATH Ventures celebrated their 11th year by hosting their 11th Annual Holiday Jazz Night, an unforgettable evening of dinner, music, and fun at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. The event featured Jazz Pianist and Composer, George Kahn with his all-star Jazz & Blues Revue. The 8-piece band features Courtney ...

Article: Live Review

Joe Locke / Pat Bianchi / Marvin "Smitty" Smith at Detroit Groove Society

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 21, 2018

Joe Locke/Pat Bianchi/Marvin “Smitty" Smith Detroit Groove Socirty West Bloomfield, Michigan December 7, 2018 One of the key elements of jazz over the history of the music has been the social aspect that is inherent in the type of musical communication that marks improvised music. During the swing era, if you ...

Article: Live Review

Mary Ellen Desmond: Comfort and Joy at St. Luke's Church

by Victor L. Schermer
December 21, 2018

Mary Ellen Desmond Comfort and Joy Church of St.Luke and the Epiphany Philadelphia, PA December 16, 2018 Mary Ellen Desmond is one of the most treasured Philadelphia-based vocalists, and for the last fifteen years she has provided the inspiration for and fronted the same top of ...