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News: Recording

Pianst Lisa Hilton Release "Day & Night" on Ruby Slippers Productions

December 28, 2016

Nineteen albums in, after working with the top-drawer jazz masters, like Antonio Sanchez, Christian McBride, Nasheet Waits, Sean Jones, Marcus Gilmore, Steve Wilson, Jeremy Pelt, Lewis Nash, Billy Hart, Larry Grenadier, Rudy Royston, and Bobby Militello, among others, LISA HILTON strips her music down to the essentials and returns to the solo format with Day & ...

News: For Sale

Whirlwind Recordings Winter Sale - 25% Off All Site Products Until December 31st

December 27, 2016

This month Whirlwind releases our 86th album since we began in early 2010, and we’d like to thank everyone for their continued support of our artists and their music in 2016. Whirlwind-signed musicians performed over 700 concerts this year and as a label we released 17 eclectic albums, inlcuding recent releases from John O'Gallager, Ingrid Jensen, ...

News: Website

Jazz Near You Event Spotlight Service Improves—Allows For Patron Support

December 26, 2016

Jazz Near You has boosted the visibility of spotlight events and has vastly improved spotlight appearance to make a stronger impression at the Jazz Near You website. In addition to service improvements, jazz patrons can now support local events through the Spotlight service. Businesses with an interest in supporting their local jazz community can purchase a ...

News: Website

Spread Good Cheer: Support All About Jazz and Jazz Near You

December 25, 2016

Your friends at All About Jazz want to wish our readers, especially our registered members, a joyous holiday season filled with family and fun. We have several big projects in store for 2017 including the doubling of Jazz Near You events, a Jazz Near You website upgrade, web site navigation improvements, a community blog, badges, expert ...

Article: Book Review

Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth

by Ian Patterson
December 25, 2016

Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth Josef Woodard 229 Pages ISBN: 978-1-935247-13-5 Silman-James Press 2016 A book on Charles Lloyd--one of the most celebrated and enigmatic jazz musicians of the past fifty years--has been a long time coming. It's been a while in the making too, for author ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Pi Recordings 2016 Releases

by Hrayr Attarian
December 24, 2016

Over the 15 years of its existence, Pi Recordings has been the home of musical innovators both established and up and coming. Its catalogue includes works by such legends as composer and woodwind player Henry Threadgill, pianist Muhal Richard Abrams and other members of the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). The imprint is also ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 23-29

December 24, 2016

Even for Minnesota, our recent weather has created a wild ride, from way below zero to over 40 above, and maybe our music reflects this as well—in this coming week, you can hear it all, from Bourbon Street to Gershwin to the Bad Plus, from our veteran elders to our youngest upstarts. What a way to ...

News: Recording

New Origin Records CD By Pianist/Composer Bill Anschell, "Rumbler," Set For January 20 Release

December 23, 2016

One of the most valuable players in Seattle’s thriving jazz scene, pianist Bill Anschell is a prolific composer and adept arranger who’s explored those aspects of his craft since debuting on disc 20 years ago. His new Origin Records CD, Rumbler, which will be released January 20, is Anschell’s ninth album as a leader and his ...

Article: Interview

D'Vonne Lewis: It's About the Love

by Paul Rauch
December 22, 2016

On the Seattle jazz scene, no musician is more visible than drummer D'Vonne Lewis. Whether he is touring and playing with his band Industrial Revelation, leading his flexible and innovative combo, D'Vonne Lewis Limited Edition, or playing as a sideman on multiple projects around town, Lewis brings to the bandstand a remarkable versatility, and musical identity ...

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Article: Live Review

Lloyd Gregory And Tony Lindsay at Biscuits & Blues

by Walter Atkins
December 22, 2016

Lloyd Gregory And Tony Lindsay Biscuits & Blues San Francisco, CA December 11, 2016 Accomplished jazz guitarist Lloyd Gregory (Stanley Clarke, Tower of Power) and vibrant vocalist Tony Lindsay (Santana, Spangalang) helped to warm up San Francisco's Union Square for the Christmas season at the fabled Biscuits & Blues on Mason ...