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Moppa Elliott: Still, Up In The Air
by Luca Canini
Non è facile volere bene a quel brontolone del contrabbasso quando decide di mettersi in proprio. Il legno, le corde, l'archetto, il suono goffo e introverso, le note slabbrate, imprecise, la fatica immane di cavare sangue dal più rapa degli strumenti: poche altre situazioni in ambito improvvisativo sanno essere più scorbutiche e meno amichevoli. Eppure la ...
Adam Rudolph - Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra: Turning Towards The Light
by Mario Calvitti
Il percussionista e compositore statunitense Adam Rudolph è uno di quei musicisti ai quali qualsiasi etichetta va stretta. Basta scorrere la lista degli artisti con cui ha collaborato per rendersene conto: personaggi come Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, Sam Rivers, Pharoah Sanders, L. Shankar, Fred Anderson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Wadada Leo Smith, Omar Sosa, e soprattutto Yusef ...
World's Only Imrat Guitarist Todd Mosby Debuts Album With Six Grammy Winning And Nominated Artists
The Walking Cradle Co. presents acoustic and Imrat guitarist, composer and improviser Todd Mosby, who debuts his genre-defying music—On Eagle Mountain. A unique blend of new age, jazz, and world music, with hints of folk, bluegrass and classical North Indian flair—Mosby will kick-off the tour from the 'Focal Point' in St. Louis on Saturday, April 30, ...
Nicole Henry: The Vocalist Who Sings Rainbows
By Maria Cabeza I happened to be in West Palm Beach when Nicole Henry was giving a show, so without hesitating I went with my eleven-year-old son and my friend and PR specialist Scott Thompson. What you surely know: Nicole Henry is a North American internationally acclaimed jazz soul vocalist whose career started in 2004. Her ...
Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight
by David A. Orthmann
Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight Frank R. Hayde 224 Pages ISBN: #13-978-1-59580-086-2 Santa Monica Press 2016 During the course of Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight, Frank R. Hayde integrates Levey's personal perspective by frequently including excerpts of interviews released with the cooperation of the drummer's family. In a little over ...
Gideon King: New York and Music
by Sammy Stein
Gideon King is a New York City boy. He was born and raised in the city. He is a composer, guitarist and producer and has worked with some of the finest musicians. He has been involved in projects which cover a range of music genres including pop, funk, jazz and fusion and has produced and collaborated ...
James Hughes & Jimmy Smith Quintet: Ever Up & Onward
by Mark Sullivan
Detroit was once a vital jazz center, contributing some of the major hard bop artists of the 1960s: Hank, Thad, and Elvin Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, and Ron Carter, just to name a few. The James Hughes & Jimmy Smith Quintet honors that tradition by playing mostly original hard bop with ...
You Too Can Be A Jazz Fan!
by AAJ Staff
No jacket required—no SUV or Ph.D., either...Jazz is intimidating. Now I know those of you who live and breathe jazz are probably shaking your heads in pity, but speaking for those who haven't been fully initiated into the mysteries of jazz, trust me—it's intimidating.Part of the problem is that, for an art ...
Prince: Let’s Go Crazy (Prince and the Making of Purple Rain)
by Nenad Georgievski
Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain Alan Light 304 pages ISBN: 1476776725 Atria Books 2014 Musician Prince is one of the enduring enigmas of today's pop music. Throughout the years this eclectic, mercurial and prolific genius has dazzled, enraged and confused audiences and music ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 22-28
A salute to our jazz elders highlights the weekend, while welcome visits from veteran and up-and-coming artists keep jazz in high gear all week. Jazz This Week Friday, April 22. They call the trio at Jazz Central tonight “Father Son Pancake Breakfast," and there really is a father and son team— pianist Javi Santiago and drummer, ...
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