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Joe McPhee / Jamie Saft / Joe Morris / Charles Downs: Ticonderoga
by John Sharpe
As the liners explain, this date was inspired by bassist Joe Morris and pianist Jamie Saft's shared love for the seminal John Coltrane Live At The Village Vanguard Again (Impulse, 1966) album. In the subsequent discussion with the other participants, it transpired that reedman Joe McPhee actually witnessed that gig from the center of the front ...
Vocalist / Guitarist / Composer Camila Meza Takes Flight With New Album, "Traces," On Sunnyside Records
Available on February 26, 2016 Featuring Camila Meza (guitar & vocals), Sachal Vasandani (vocals on “Away"), Shai Maestro (piano, Rhodes, wurlitzer, mellotron, pump organ, ampli-celeste), Matt Penman (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Jody Redhage (cello), Matt Pierson (producer). CD Release Celebration February 24, 2016 @ The Jazz Standard January 15, 2016 at ...
Rich Halley 4: Eleven
by Dave Wayne
Rich Halley and Michael Vlatkovich have been on a real hot streak as of late. Halley, who also runs the Pine Eagle record label, continues to maintain a number a groups. Besides the quartet featured on Eleven, he has a new quartet with the excellent LA-based trumpeter Dan Clucas, and continues to work with the legendary ...
JD Allen: Graffiti
by Vincenzo Roggero
La carriera di JD Allen è sempre stata segnata dalle stigmate di appartenenza alla famiglia dei cosiddetti giovani leoni del mainstream, benché nel celebrato album di debutto per Red Record datato 1999--In Search of JD Allen--i segnali di una vivace curiosità e attenzione verso forme meno canoniche di jazz fossero ben presenti. In seguito al trasferimento ...
Kendrick Scott Oracle: We Are the Drum
by AAJ Staff
Primo lavoro per la Blue Note per il gruppo Oracle del batterista Kendrick Scott, formazione robusta e flessibile al tempo stesso, grazie alla presenza di musicisti di buon valore come Taylor Eigsti al piano, Mike Moreno alla chitarra, John Ellis alle ance e Joe Sanders al basso. Un jazz pulito quello del quintetto, ...
Jazz this week: Good 4 The Soul, Midwest Quintet, Cara Dineen, and more
While big-name touring musicians generally are off the road during major holidays, there still are some notable performances by local jazz and creative musicians happening over the next few days in and around St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 23 The Jazz St. Louis Big Band offers their third and final performance of ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 25-31
This must be the super-holiday edition of the Lead Sheet, with the “week" extending from Christmas Day to New Year's Eve. And as such, some venues will be closed or have atypical hours, so jazz fans are urged to check calendars and showtimes and plan accordingly. Fortunately, the holidays also bring some special gigs to town, ...
Tomoko Omura: Roots And Branches
by Ian Patterson
It's been a good year for New York-based, Japanese violinist/composer Tomoko Omura, whose second CD as leader, Roots (Inner Circle Music), has earned high praise from critics and peers alike. The roots of the title refer to Omura's heritage as she reimagines popular Japanese tunes through the prism of jazz. The ten tracks draw inspiration from ...
John Carter: Echoes from Rudolph's
by AAJ Staff
Oggetto del desiderio di collezionisti e appassionati, documento centrale nell'evoluzione del disegno espressivo di John Carter, Echoes from Rudolph's, trova finalmente una sua diffusione in CD grazie alla NoBusiness. Alle tracce del vinile originale, realizzato in un numero limitato di copie su etichetta Ibedon nel 1976, si aggiunge qui un secondo disco registrato ...
Anat Cohen To Kick Off NPR's Toast Of The Nation Broadcast
Clarinetist and Berklee alumna Anat Cohen will kick off National Public Radio’s Toast of the Nation annual coast-to-coast radio broadcast this New Year's Eve, December 31, 2015. Cohen’s concert—a rebroadcast of her acclaimed 2009 New Year’s Eve performance at the Berklee Performance Center—will begin the evening’s festivities at 9:00 pm Eastern time. Heard New Year’s Eve ...
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