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Article: Album Review

Haitian Rail: Solarists

Read "Solarists" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

La musica di Haitian Rail si distende al meglio in “Flare Star," diciassette minuti di elaborazione complessa che unisce elementi tematici e improvvisazione collettiva simultanea, in grado di informare sia sulla personalità dei singoli che sulla coesione di gruppo. Il quartetto propone un originale accostamento timbrico tra chitarra elettrica e trombone, sebbene i ...

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Article: Album Review

Bob Albanese: Time Remembered

Read "Time Remembered" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

What of the lunchpail musicians? The blue collar jazz players like pianist Bob Albanese, are craftsmen who work to complete the jazz cathedrals whose foundations were laid by the masters. Albanese acknowledges the jazz icons, yet his artistry is as imaginative as the names written on the cornerstones. Proof positive is Time Remembered with guest Eddie ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more

Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more

This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is jam-packed, with three notable big band performances, two shows benefiting an ailing elder statesman of the local jazz scene, an evening of free-form music from two intriguing improvisors, and much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 30 The eclectic acoustic ensemble ...

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News: Recording

Saxophonist Steven Lugerner & Jacknife To Preview Spring 2016 CD "The Music Of Jackie McLean" With November West Coast Tour Dates

Saxophonist Steven Lugerner & Jacknife To Preview Spring 2016 CD "The Music Of Jackie McLean" With November West Coast Tour Dates

San Francisco Bay Area woodwind expert Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet that Lugerner premiered earlier this year. The group has completed work on an album, The Music of Jackie McLean, slated for release on April 22, 2016, and will be ...

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Article: Live Review

Bob DeVos Quartet at the 12th Annual OSPAC Jazz and Brew Fest

Read "Bob DeVos Quartet at the 12th Annual OSPAC Jazz and Brew Fest" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann

Bob DeVos Quartet Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center 12h Annual Jazz and Brew Fest West Orange, NJ September 19, 2015 A loud, protracted rumble, not unlike the sound of aircraft hovering overhead, briefly marred the second selection of a set by guitarist Bob DeVos' Quartet. It took a minute ...

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Article: Album Review

Josh Shpak Band: Astatic

Read "Astatic" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal

If one is driven to the edge of sound and requested to hear the future of jazz, whoever is spinning the tunes might consider the Josh Shpak Band to open the show with music from Astatic . Led by trumpet prodigy Josh Shpak, who was personally mentored by the legendary Clark Terry, this outfit is propelled ...

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News: Event

Dave Bass Says: Go Inside And Outside

Dave Bass Says: Go Inside And Outside

After the 2015 release of Dave Bass’ NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sound), pianist and composer Dave Bass learned quickly how the venue influences the performance. “When we played at a traditional jazz club like Kitano in NYC, we could bring vocalist Karrin Allyson plus a quartet and make a big sound. But smaller gigs at places ...

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News: Obituary

Delaware Water Gap jazz legend Phil Woods dies

Delaware Water Gap jazz legend Phil Woods dies

Jazz legend Phil Woods died Tuesday morning, according to Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home in Stroudsburg. He was 83 years old. Woods, who lived in Delaware Water Gap since 1976 and is one of the founders of the prestigious DWG Celebration of the Arts jazz and arts festival, recorded with jazz visionaries as Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Thelonious ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Skip Heller: San Fernando Valley Blues and The Hollywood Blues Destroyers

Read "Skip Heller:  San Fernando Valley Blues and The Hollywood Blues Destroyers" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Fred “Skip" Heller. Now there is a rara avis. A musical omnivore as drawn to Glenn Gould as to Roger Miller, Heller's talent and dedication to music and its history deserves so much more than local notoriety in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia areas it enjoys. Then, if I were LA, I would not share him ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Soulful Cabaret Featuring Phillip Brandon Live At The Secret Rose Theatre

Soulful Cabaret Featuring Phillip Brandon Live At The Secret Rose Theatre

TIC Group Entertainment proudly presents: Billboard Smooth Jazz Most Added Artist Soulful Cabaret (feat. Phillip Brandon) Live at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood, CA on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7:30pm. $20 Advance Sale/ $25 Day Of Soulful Cabaret is just as it sounds: an international jazz, funk and soul fusion band offering the ...


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