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News: Performance / Tour

Mays & Company Revisit The Seasons

October 9, 2015

This weekend, The Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima, Washington, marks its 10th anniversary with two concerts by pianist Bill Mays, the hall’s first performer. In its early years the decommissioned Christian Science Church, an acoustic marvel, was dedicated to presenting classical music and jazz. Its policy then broadened to encompass other styles of music including blue ...

News: Performance / Tour

Exploring the Great American and Jazz Songbooks

October 9, 2015

Singer-pianist Danny Sinoff let his piano chops carry most of the load Thursday when his trio opened the South County Jazz Club's 2015-2016 matinee season at the Venice (FL) Art Center. While he is busy with steady club gigs, principally in Fort Myers and Port Charlotte, this was Sinoff's first appearance in Venice. Sinoff is best ...

Article: Live Review

Doug Webb at The Turning Point Cafe

by David A. Orthmann
October 8, 2015

Doug Webb The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, NY September 28, 2015 The Monday Jazz Sessions, a fixture at The Turning Point Café since 2007, are a product of the dauntless efforts of series curator John Richmond. Among other responsibilities, Richmond books the musicians, publicizes the events, enthusiastically greets visitors, tends to ...

Article: Live Review

Ornette Coleman Tribute at Blue Note NYC

by Tyran Grillo
October 8, 2015

Dave Liebman & Friends Blue Note New York, NY June 23, 2015 It's not often one can claim a musician to have redefined the jazz landscape, but that's exactly what saxophonist Dave Liebman said of the late Ornette Coleman (1930-2015), subject of a spontaneous tribute at the Blue Note in ...

Article: Live Review

John Zorn and Bill Laswell at The Stone

by Tyran Grillo
October 8, 2015

John Zorn/Bill Laswell The Stone New York, NY June 25, 2015 Associations between composer John Zorn and bassist Bill Laswell go back at least to the formation of their band Painkiller (with drummer Mick Harris) in 1991, and it was trailing the shadows of that potent abyss that they reconvened for ...

Article: Album Review

The Kora Band: New Cities

Read "New Cities" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
October 8, 2015

Pianist Andrew Oliver formed The Kora Band in 2008 following a tour in West Africa and a chance meeting with a kora player, leading him to track down Kane Mathis, whom he recruited and whose presence naturally gave birth to the group's name and its idiosyncratic sound. Mathis is one of the foremost kora players in ...

News: Event

3rd Annual Bob Stewart "Tuba Competition" on October 10th at Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

October 8, 2015

The 3rd Annual Bob Stewart “Tuba Competition" is back! Saturday, October 10, 2015 Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-622-3300 Schedule of Events 3:00-5:00pm - Masterclass for Strings and Winds Led by Bob Stewart (Tuba) and Curtis Stewart (violin). All levels welcome. 6:30pm - Third Annual ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 9-15

October 8, 2015

A vibes trio revival at the Black Dog, another round of “jazz painting" at The Nicollet, an irresistible songstress presenting covering an iconic songwriter, the Twin Cities edition of a modern “Modern Jazz Quartet," a tribute to one of the greatest vocalist of all time from one of the Twin Cities' best, and a visit from ...

News: Recording

Charles Ruggiero Releases "As Heard On TV"

October 7, 2015

Rondette Jazz announces second solo album from drummer Charles Ruggiero, As Heard On TV. On October 16, As Heard On TV will be available through Rondette Jazz on CD and via digital download on iTunes. Limited edition vinyl will also be available. A CD release party will be held Friday, October 9 at Smalls Jazz Club ...

Article: Drum Addiction

The Jazz Instrument

by Mat Marucci
October 7, 2015

As the old saying goes, “You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing. Let's start at the beginning. Bear in mind that the drum set is the only instrument that was specifically ...