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Article: Live Review

Al Di Meola at the Soiled Dove Underground, Denver

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by Geoff Anderson

Al Di Meola Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO October 19, 2015 Jazz and rock began their courtship in the late 1960s. For a while, it seemed like they would never get together. From the beginning of rock 'n' roll in the '50s, the two genres had kept their distance from one ...

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Article: Live Review

Badi Assad at Iridium Jazz Club

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by Ernest Barteldes

Badi Assad Iridium Jazz Club New York, NY October 20, 2015 Backed solely by her nylon-string electric guitar, Brazilian singer and guitarist Badi Assad took to the stage in her first U.S. tour since 2007 in support of her 2015 release Hatched (Quatroventos, 2015). Before playing, she ...

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Article: Album Review

Karl Berger/Kirk Knuffke: Moon

Read "Moon" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Cornetist Kirk Knuffke joins veteran German vibraphonist Karl Berger for a poised meditative duet on Moon. The origins of the set lie in a meeting at a concert celebrating drummer Ed Blackwell in New York City after which Berger invited Knuffke to his Creative Music Studio to teach. So successful was the endeavor that the duo ...

Article: Album Review

Painting: Gravity

Read "Gravity" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Tedesco trapiantato a New York, di professione pianista, Emanuel Ruffler è il deus ex machina dell'etichetta che pubblica questo breve CD (poco più di venti minuti, non a caso definito EP) in cui trovano posto sei brani di durata a loro volta medio-breve (ma in compenso con titoli quasi sempre chilometrici) che lo vede abbinato al ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Kat Edmonson, Houston Person, Dave Dickey Big Band, and more

Jazz this week: Kat Edmonson, Houston Person, Dave Dickey Big Band, and more

While goblins, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and zombies may rule the upcoming Halloween weekend, there's also plenty of live jazz and creative music to be found in and around St. Louis over the next few days. Here's a brief look at some of the most noteworthy shows... Wednesday, October 28 Multi-instrumentalist Lamar Harris and singer Anita Jackson ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 30-November 5

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 30-November 5

Along with assorted ghosts and goblins, we have some of the area's best jazz musicians delivering their own tricks and treats this week. Big Gigs This Week Friday, October 30.  Tonight (and tomorrow night), start your evening at Crooners where accordionist/keyboardist Denny Malmberg plays the Happy Hour sets— featuring polkas! Dinner sets at the Icehouse tonight ...

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Article: Album Review

Billie Davies: Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon

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by Roger Farbey

Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon is a heartfelt homage to the artist Serge Vandercam (1924-2005) whose paintings, depicted on the inside CD cover, originally inspired this suite of collaborative improvisations. Initially the inspiration drew from a period of three days of the full moon in 1995 when the artist was influenced by ...

Article: Album Review

Marike van Dijk: The Stereography Project

Read "The Stereography Project" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Il fermento creativo in ambito orchestrale che caratterizza oggi la scena statunitense si arricchisce di una talentosa giovane sassofonista e compositrice olandese: Marike van Dijk. Trasferitasi a New York nel 2008 dopo un lunga pratica al sax contralto (dall'età di 11 anni) e un master degree al conservatorio di Rotterdam, la van Dijk ha ...

Article: Take Five With...

Devin Gray e il Questionario di Proust

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by AAJ Staff

All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Devin Gray: L'improvvisazione. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. D.G.: La consapevolezza. AAJ: Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice. D.G.: Quando sento che il pubblico sta ...

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Article: New York Beat

Juilliard Jazz Ensemble at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Read "Juilliard Jazz Ensemble at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola" reviewed by Nick Catalano

by Nick Catalano

One of the most important booking traditions established early on at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola is “Monday Student Night" where pupils are admitted for a small fee and are able to see and hear outstanding musicians. Very quickly, Mondays became showcases for two of Gotham's premier music schools--The Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School of ...


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