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Terrie Odabi: My Blue Soul
by James Nadal
Blues singers have always been scarce, maybe that's why they are so special. It requires real-life experience, intense commitment and a profound sense of emotion to interpret this music, which represents so much for so many. After paying dues in her hometown of Oakland, blues singer Terrie Odabi finally steps into the national spotlight and tells ...
Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9: Viper's Drag
by Angelo Leonardi
Cosa unisce la dissacrante verve di Steven Bernstein -estroverso leader dei Sex Mob e animatore di vari progetti con la Tzadik di John Zorn-col virtuosistico pianismo di Henry Butler, fortemente intriso di blues? Questa rilettura sul primo jazz di New Orleans è una delle risposte. La passione per la tradizione ha accomunato i due ...
Saxophonist/Composer Will Vinson Releases "Perfectly Out Of Place" - Available Now!
Alto saxophonist/composer Will Vinson possesses many gifts; incredible power, dramatic sensitivity, prodigious technique, and perhaps most importantly, a captivating sound that you want to hear again and again. John Fordham of The Guardian described a “superb solo of rugged leathery sounds turning into mellifluous high notes", with “secure control and storming energy". While JazzWise Magazine has ...
Aaron Parks Group and Joel Ross at the SOUTH Jazz Kitchen
by Asher Wolf
Aaron Parks Group SOUTH Jazz Kitchen Philadelphia, PA May 4, 2016 I apologize in advance if the following descriptions come off as grandiose. But regarding the Aaron Parks Group, anything that doesn't walk the line of hyperbole feels like an undersell. They were one of the most exciting acts ...
Darren English: Imagine Nation
by Mark Sullivan
South African trumpeter Darren English (now living in Atlanta) makes an impressive debut on Imagine Nation, a mix of originals and standards. The album's centerpiece is formed by three compositions that are part of a suite paying tribute to freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. The title tune opens the album, an anthemic piece played by English with ...
Take Five with Chuck Redd
by AAJ Staff
About Chuck Redd Chuck Redd is an internationally well-known performer on both drums and vibraphone. He began his career when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio at the age of 21. He also became a member of the Great Guitars (Barney Kessel, Byrd, and Herb Ellis.) To his credit are 25 European tours and six ...
Frank Kimbrough on Newvelle: Meantime
by C. Andrew Hovan
With the resurgence of the LP being what it is today, it should come as no surprise that some entrepreneur would decide to establish a subscription series solely devoted to music pressed on vinyl. In an era of grassroots projects and self-starters, the time had come for such a project, a point not lost on musician ...
Michael Dease: Father Figure
by David A. Orthmann
Never underestimate a jazz musician's capacity for drawing on material from vastly different sources, deflating the ostensible dissimilarities, and producing vibrant sounds that don't hew to convention or expectations. From the music's early years, resourceful artists have been confounding audiences and critics alike by putting their stamp on anything that strikes their fancy, from gutbucket blues ...
Beninghove's Hangmen: Pineapples and Ashtrays
by James Nadal
Picture an imaginary drive-in theater at the edge of a cliff. The movie is an assortment of grainy black and white vignettes of spaghetti westerns, furtive foreigners smoking, and retro surfing footage. The soundtrack is Pineapples and Ashtrays, performed by Beninghove's Hangmen. These guys play what they call 'creeptastic surf noir,' which defies further definition, but ...
Rick Bogart Trio With Louisa Lee At Toshi's Living Room - Free Every Tuesday
Rick Bogart Trio With Singer Louisa Lee FREE Every Tuesday 7pm-10pm Toshi's Living Room! Appearing Weekly at Toshi's Living Room! 1141 Broadway at W. 26th St. 7:00pm- 10:00pm Reservations are suggested. Please call 917-432-8810. Toshi's is a lovely venue in the Flatiron Hotel. There is no ...
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