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Article: Interview

Mica Bethea: Quintessential Band Geek

by Barbara Salter Nelson
January 29, 2018

It's Sunday afternoon. Mica Bethea rolls into the Cue Note Billiard Room in Palm Coast, Florida. The 34-year old arranger, composer, bandleader and entrepreneur has arrived for Cue Notes weekly Sunday Afternoon Jazz Rendevous. Bethea (sounds like 'buffet') is the “Note" part of Cue Note, which he co-owns with partner and pool guru John ...

News: Award / Grant

60th GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners

January 29, 2018

And the winners of the 2018 GRAMMY Awards are... 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) ...

Article: Interview

Abby Lee: Born to Sing

by Victor L. Schermer
January 28, 2018

The early development of jazz singers tells us a lot about them. Often, they struggle until they are finally recognized. Jimmy Scott was unknown for many years. Billie Holiday took whatever jobs she could get until she made her first recordings. Ella Fitzgerald's childhood was uprooted and traumatic, and music helped her find her way to ...

News: Recording

Aussie-NYC-Based Saxman Evan Harris Delivers With "Skylines"

January 28, 2018

Skylines Debut Release by Evan Harris All Originals with Wisdom of the Masters Australian Tenor Saxophonist Earns Respect in NYC! As Featured On the International Program “ABC Jazz" Debut album Skylines from New York-based Australian saxophonist Evan Harris, documents a deeply personal journey by a young saxophonist at the top ...

Article: Live Review

Bobby Zankel,The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, and Guest Saxophonist David Murray at the Painted Bride

by Victor L. Schermer
January 27, 2018

Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Special Guest: David Murray Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia, PA January 20, 2018 The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, under the leadership of saxophonist Bobby Zankel, continue to deliver outstanding concerts featuring special guest musicians who are virtuosos on the cutting ...

News: Performance / Tour

Drummer Extraordinaire Ronnie Burrage's Artist In Residence / Masterclass / Performance Schedule

January 27, 2018

Ronnie Burrage has performed with Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner... Holographic Principle Tour Thursday Jan. 25th: Masterclass at Berklee- Ryles Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA) Friday Jan. 26th: Side Door (Old Lyme, CT) Sunday Jan. 28th: Baby Grand Jazz (Hartford, CT) Feb. 2nd: Sixth Street Community Center (New York, NY) Feb 3rd: ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz At Atlas Presents New Standard Trio To Kick Off 2018 Concerts On March 24

January 26, 2018

“Over a career now spanning nearly thirty years, Jamie Saft has established himself as one of the visionaries of contemporary American music. As a composer, pianist and keyboard innovator, and collaborator of music icons such as Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, the B-52s, Donovan, John Adams and John Zorn, he has been fearless in his pursuit of ...

News: Recording

Surprises Abound In New As Is Release “Here’s To Life” Featuring Alan And Stacey Schulman Available February 16, 2018

January 26, 2018

Here’s To Life is the newest CD by AS IS, featuring jazz guitarist ALAN SCHULMAN and jazz vocalist STACEY SCHULMAN. The CD is an eclectic mix of tunes that showcases Stacey’s versatile vocal stylings and Alan’s soulful acoustic and electric jazz guitar playing. Their debut CD, A Love Like Ours, was a duo project that hit ...

Article: Interview

Nels and Alex Cline: 50 Years in the Making

by Jonathan Manning
January 25, 2018

On their sixty-second birthday, Nels Cline and Alex Cline realized they had been playing music together for fifty years. Since their very youngest days playing music, finding inspiration in The Byrds and King Crimson and exploring jazz and experimental music most of their peers wouldn't bat an eye at, the twins have developed recordings and performed ...

Article: Live Review

Nnenna Freelan With The Charleston Jazz Orchestra at Charleston Music Hall

by Rob Rosenblum
January 24, 2018

Nnenna Freelon with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra Charleston Music Hall Charleston, SC January 18, 2018 If you were expecting fireworks and bombastic performances of favorite pop tunes, jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon might have disappointed you in her Charleston debut last Friday night at the Charleston Music Hall. But if your ...