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Article: Album Review

Scott Kinsey: Near Life Experience

Read "Near Life Experience" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

It's been a full decade since Scott Kinsey last released an album under his own name (the 2006 Abstract Logix debut, Kinesthetics) and, if anything, Near Life Experience manages to trump actually its predecessor in both ambition and Kinsey's significant cast of invited contributors. Near Life Experience also continues to hone the cinematic keyboardist's increasingly expansive, ...

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News: Recording

Roberto Magris Trio Release New CD "Need To Bring Out Love”

Roberto Magris Trio Release New CD "Need To Bring Out Love”

Need to Bring Out Love is a beautifully written straight-ahead jazz project by the Italian jazz pianist and Maestro Roberto Magris. The project boasts six original compositions with two cover tunes. One is an amazing energy packed arrangement of jazz pianist Don Pullen’s “Joycie Girl” and the second introduces the jazz world to a “new” versatile ...

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Article: Live Review

Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ

Read "Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser

by Harry S. Pariser

Miles Electric Band SFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CA June 11, 2016 Since his death in 1991, one month after his final performance at the Hollywood Bowl, there has been a vacancy in the jazz trumpet chair. While many have risen as stars on the instrument, no one has quite matched Miles ...

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Article: Album Review

Lucio Capece/Kevin Drumm/Radu Malfatti : The Volume Surrounding The Task

Read "The Volume Surrounding The Task" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Let this recording, The Volume Surrounding The Task, be your guide to Buddhist meditation. While the current trend in corporate America (and Europe for that matter) is to foist meditation practices upon employees to gain a competitive advantage, let's head in another direction. CEOs want to sharpen workers' concentration, but minimalist improvisation like this conjured by ...

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News: Recording

Trumpeter David George Releases A New Jazz Take On "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Trumpeter David George Releases A New Jazz Take On "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Trumpeter David George has released a fresh jazz interpretation of “Bohemian Rhapsody" unlike anything you've heard before. The track features David George on trumpet in an intimate conversation with Earshot Magazine’s Vocalist of the Year nominee, Kate Voss, intertwining George’s improvisational prowess with Voss’s stunning vocals. Every nuance of George’s fresh interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody is ...

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Article: Album Review

Louis Heriveaux: Triadic Episode

Read "Triadic Episode" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Where has Louis Heriveaux been hiding? That's the first question/thought that pops into the head after hearing this music. But truth be told, Heriveaux hasn't been hiding at all. We--the jazz public at large--just haven't had enough exposure to his talent(s). Heriveaux has racked up sideman credits with major jazz figures like guitarist Russell Malone and ...

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Article: Album Review

Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Getaway

Read "The Getaway" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

All the surface evidence on The Getaway suggests that the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, for most part, is steering its music towards unfamiliar territory. This change of sound first began on I'm With You, (Warner Bros. 2011) the first recording the band did without one of its key members, guitarist John Frusciante who left to ...

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Article: Live Review

Joe Walsh and Bad Company: One Hell Of A Night Tour

Read "Joe Walsh and Bad Company: One Hell Of A Night Tour" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

Joe Walsh and Bad Company Nikon at Jones Beach Theater One Hell Of A Night Tour Wantagh, NY June 14, 2016 On this pleasant mid-June Evening it was “Classic Rock Hitmakers Night" at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Joe Walsh and Bad Company produced a relentless hit-after-hit onslaught that ...

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Take Five with Alex Gershman of Sasha’s Bloc

Read "Take Five with Alex Gershman of Sasha’s Bloc" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

About Alex Gershman An intriguing ensemble founded in 2012, Sasha's Bloc is an amalgam of varied artists, nationalities and experiences, all fueled by bassist and songwriter Alex Gershman. This collective delivers a sound that is consistently big, boisterous, full of spirit and rich in everything that makes jazz linger as an American phenomenon. The ...

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News: Recording

The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman Release 22nd Album "True Stories" June 24 In Celebration Of 30th Anniversary Year On Peak Records/Entertainment One

The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman Release 22nd Album "True Stories" June 24 In Celebration Of 30th Anniversary Year On Peak Records/Entertainment One

True Stories recorded over an intensive three-month span, is a refreshing elixir that will delight devout fans of The Rippingtons and attract new ones. Joined by original Rippington, alto and soprano saxophonist Brandon Fields, drummer Dave Karasony, bassist and rhodes player Rico Belled and special guest Jeffrey Osborne, Freeman orchestrates ten compelling originals. On True Stories ...


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