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Article: Album Review

Dave Miller: Old Door Phantoms

Read "Old Door Phantoms" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Guitarist Dave Miller has been all over the jazz, rock and improvisational map, performing with the progressive rock band Algernon and stints with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls amid collaborations with many artists for numerous record labels. However, Old Door Phantoms is Miller's his first solo outing, where he draws upon numerous jazz, pop and rock influences. ...

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Article: Album Review

David Fiuczynski: Flam! Blam!

Read "Flam! Blam!" reviewed by Maurizio Comandini

by Maurizio Comandini

Il chitarrista americano David Fiuczynski si lascia condurre per mano dall'ispirazione che nasce dal canto degli uccelli per questo suo album intrigante e misterioso. Ci vengono subito in mente due esperienze straordinarie come quella dell'Eric Dolphy degli anni sessanta che confidava agli amici di essere stato particolarmente colpito dello stesso fenomeno e di essere impegnato nella ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Danny Green And His Trio In Five California Shows – April 7-26

Danny Green And His Trio In Five California Shows – April 7-26

Pianist/composer Danny Green and his trio—featuring bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julien Cantelm— perform in five California cities as part of a ten-city tour celebrating their new OA2 recording Altered Narratives. Upcoming Tour Thurs., 4/7 at Café Pink House, 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA Also featuring guest saxophonist Harvey Wainapel Two ...

Article: Album Review

Rachelle Garniez: Who's Counting

Read "Who's Counting" reviewed by Luca Muchetti

by Luca Muchetti

Malinconica e ironica, appassionata e legata a un songwriting che riporta dalla sua New York alle strade di Parigi, spesso evocate da una fisarmonica che non fa rimpiangere la scelta, talvolta estrema, di arrangiamenti ridotti all'osso. Rachelle Garniez torna con un album fra i migliori mai pubblicati della cantante statunitense. Un disco che ...

Article: Album Review

Tom Rainey Trio: Hotel Grief

Read "Hotel Grief" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

Se c'è Tom Rainey dietro i tamburi, state certi che la musica palpita, veleggia, s'impenna. Che sia un piano-trio jazz (Kenny Werner, Fred Hersch, Kris Davis) o un gruppo a composizione stratificata e complessa (Tim Berne), oppure un gioco di libera improvvisazione (i Lark, Tony Malaby), il drumming di Rainey è garanzia di sorpresa, tensione drammatica, ...

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Article: Live From Philadelphia

Hiromi: The Trio Project at the Annenberg Center Live

Read "Hiromi: The Trio Project at the Annenberg Center Live" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara

Hiromi: The Trio Project Annenberg Center Live Philadelphia, PA April 1, 2016 She walks onstage without a word, makes sure to gesture towards the other players for their share of applause, and gives the cheering a minute to subside before getting down to business. The first song starts with a light ...

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News: Recording

Singer, Songwriter & Jazz Musician Elizabeth Geyer To Release Long Awaited New Album "The Bridge"

Singer, Songwriter & Jazz Musician Elizabeth Geyer To Release Long Awaited New Album "The Bridge"

“Elizabeth Geyer is a force of nature. An amazing singer and songwriter, original vocalist, wonderful trumpet player and multi instrumentalist. She writes songs directly from the heart!” —Bruce Lundvall, Blue Note Records / EMI An endorsement like that from the man who signed Nora Jones, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis is something to make one sit ...

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Article: Album Review

Jim "Kimo" West: Guitar Stories: Slack Key & Beyond

Read "Guitar Stories: Slack Key & Beyond" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

Guitar Stories presents a lovely, diverse collection of music centered around Kimo West's composing and excellent guitar playing. West is a proponent of the Hawaiian slack key guitar style, a fingerstyle playing technique using various open tunings. He credits the name of the tuning used on each track, as well as including a list spelling out ...

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News: Event

First Fridays in Philadelphia: Great Migration Series April 1, 2016 through August 5, 2016

First Fridays in Philadelphia: Great Migration Series April 1, 2016 through August 5, 2016

First Friday-Rent Parties April 1, 2016 through August 5, 2016 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Celebrating the Great Migration! The Philadelphia Jazz Project and the Arch Street Meeting House present: First Friday Rent Parties! 5 fun-filled Fridays that celebrate the ...

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Article: Album Review

Cameron Mizell: The Edge of Visibility

Read "The Edge of Visibility" reviewed by Jim Olin

by Jim Olin

How the mind liberally generates artistic transcendence is a phenomenal concept, and creating music is a customary form to express the ethereal otherworldliness of what is beyond the mundane. Guitarist Cameron Mizell's fearless spirit travels to a different cosmos with his album The Edge of Visibility. Mizell undauntedly rambles the peripheries of his imagination.


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