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Article: Live Review

Joe Jackson at Town Hall

Read "Joe Jackson at Town Hall" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

Joe Jackson Town Hall New York, NY October 21, 2015 Joe Jackson is a musical chameleon. His music easily shifts from genre to genre...and his career output proves that fact. The Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter was born David Ian Jackson on August 11, 1954. During his ...

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Article: Album Review

Lara St. John: Shiksa

Read "Shiksa" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

..."all this music from different countries and cultures pulled together and recorded by a random Canadian chick." And that is the charm of Lara St. John. One-time enfant terrible violinist Lara St. John has morphed into a beautifully iconoclastic and enigmatic cultural presence in the staid world of classical music. ...

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News: Website

All About Jazz Improves MP3 Download of the Day Service

All About Jazz Improves MP3 Download of the Day Service

To our musician, record label and publicity firm partners: We made several recent changes to the All About Jazz Download of the Day service resulting in improved download performance. With the latest upgrade... We replaced the Flash music player with an HTML5 music player that works across all devices; We improved the appearance of the page ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Kocour: Spiffy

Read "Spiffy" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

Keyboardist Michael Kocour revisits his Hammond B3 organ roots in this collection of hard-swinging tunes presented in the tradition of jazz organ legends such as Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, and Don Patterson. McDuff in particular is a stylistic mentor: Kocour met him during his college years while attending the renowned jazz program at the University of ...

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Article: Album Review

Ernest Dawkins' Live in the Spirit Residency Big Band: Memory in the Center, An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela

Read "Memory in the Center, An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Perhaps no statesman (or woman), of the second half of the 20th century, personifies struggle for freedom and human rights as much as Nelson Mandela. This is because the late South African president dedicated his long life to ending apartheid and the injustices associated with it. His perseverance crowned by his success resonated globally.

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Article: Jazz Near Me

Sun and Stars at Montclair Jazz Festival

Read "Sun and Stars at Montclair Jazz Festival" reviewed by Gloria Krolak

by Gloria Krolak

At the 2015 Montclair Jazz Festival, the sun broiled and the stars sparkled over some 6,000 jazz fans, that number announced by emcee Gary Walker, a popular WBGO radio on-air personality. Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor S. Epatha Merkerson, best known for her 17 seasons as Lieutenant Van Buren on NBC's “Law and Order," was ...

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Article: Jazz Near Me

A Stable of Percussionists at the Barnes Foundation

Read "A Stable of Percussionists at the Barnes Foundation" reviewed by Gloria Krolak

by Gloria Krolak

Tony Miceli, A-list vibes player and creator of the online Vibes Workshop, is a generous man. He shared his recent First Friday gig at the Barnes Foundation on Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia with a round-up of the Malletech company's stable of mallet masters. After brainstorming with Leigh Howard Stevens, owner of Malletech, the ...

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Article: Album Review

Marie-Pierre Langlamet: Schubert

Read "Schubert" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Marie-Pierre Langlamet is the principal harpist for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. She recently joined forces with Canadian violinist Lara St. John for a novel take on Bach on Bach Sonatas (Ancalagon, 2012). On Schubert Langlamet takes the helm of a project, released on Lara St. John's label Ancalagon Records, focusing on the music of Franz Schubert ...

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News: Recording

Crooner Russ Lorenson’s “in The Holiday Spirit”, A New And Swingin’ Classic Christmas Album, To Be Released November 6

Crooner Russ Lorenson’s “in The Holiday Spirit”, A New And Swingin’ Classic Christmas Album, To Be Released November 6

Russ Lorenson, often called “San Francisco’s Favorite Crooner,” is releasing In The Holiday Spirit, which teams his warm voice with The Kelly Park Big Band. The new CD balances swinging “up” tunes with tender ballads, while consistently emphasizing the joy and fun of the holiday season. If you grew up listening to the Christmas albums of ...

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Article: Jazz Near Me

The Hunterdon Hills Are Alive With Jazz

Read "The Hunterdon Hills Are Alive With Jazz" reviewed by Gloria Krolak

by Gloria Krolak

The town of Clinton in the green, rolling hills of Hunterdon County, NJ, celebrated her 150th birthday last May and, for an old lady, she looked downright spry. Town planners observed the sesquicentennial with a jazz quartet they know well. Guitarist Arturo--he goes by his first name--and some iteration of his group play the outdoor gig ...


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