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Article: Film Review

Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions

Read "Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Pat Metheny Unity Group The Unity Sessions Eagle Eye Media 2015 With the release of the The Orchestrion Project (Eagle Eye Media, 2012) DVD/Blu Ray video and associated The Orchestrion Project (Nonesuch, 2013) two-CD set released just over three months later, Pat Metheny changed his approach to the live recordings that ...

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News: Festival

Randy Brecker, Frank Vignola, Greg Hopkins To Headline Pittsfield Cityjazz Festival, Oct. 9-18

Randy Brecker, Frank Vignola, Greg Hopkins To Headline Pittsfield Cityjazz Festival, Oct. 9-18

Berkshires Jazz, which organizes and presents festivals, concerts, and other jazz events in Berkshire County, has announced the lineup for the 11th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival. A signature event of the fall foliage season in western New England, the festival runs Oct. 9-18, 2015. The wide-ranging lineup includes the first pairing of 6-time Grammy winner Randy ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 11-17

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 11-17

Fall is in the air, you can almost hear the seasonal changes—or is it chord changes?  With so many jazz sets to choose from, it's hard to keep up with the schedules of favorite performers and visiting dignitaries. There's plenty of each this week, from “homecoming" gigs of native sons, tributes to local and national legends, ...

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News: Recording

Piloo Records To Release "RandyPOP!" By Randy Brecker

Piloo Records To Release "RandyPOP!" By Randy Brecker

A LIVE RECORDING RE-IMAGINING RANDY BRECKERʼS SEMINAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF POP Available In Stores And Online September 18, 2015 Randy Brecker: Trumpet witheffects, Voice Kenny Werner: Piano, Keys, Arrangements David Sanchez: Tenor Saxophone Amanda Brecker: Vocals Adam Rogers: Guitar John Patitucci: Bass ...

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Article: Album Review

Pete McCann: Range

Read "Range" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey

This is the fifth album as leader by NYC-based guitarist Pete McCann and demonstrates just what heights the jazz guitar is capable of reaching when placed in the hands of an expert who understands the meaning of balance and finesse. Opening with the breezy “Kenny," a paen to the late Kenny Wheeler (with whom Pete McCann ...

Article: Album Review

Plunge: IN For The OUT

Read "IN For The OUT" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

A capo del gruppo Plunge, il trombonista Mark McGrain è uno dei protagonisti del jazz a New Orleans nel decennio post Katrina. Dopo il debutto nel 1995 (Falling with Grace, Accurate Records) in un organico comprendete Bob Moses alla batteria, Avishai Cohen al contrabbasso e Marcus Rojas alla tuba, il trombonista ha ricostituito il ...

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Article: Opinion

The Creative Music Studio Goes To College!

Read "The Creative Music Studio Goes To College!" reviewed by Karl Berger

by Karl Berger

This article was originally published in 2005. In 1972 I founded the Creative Music Studio (CMS) with Ingrid Sertso and Ornette Coleman. Many luminaries were among the initial advisors: John Cage, Gil Evans, Gunther Schuller, Alan Ginsberg, George Russell, Don Cherry, Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland, Frederic Rzewski, Anthony Braxton and Jack DeJohnette, ...

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News: Recording

"An Evening Of Indigos," 2-CD Set By Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger Bill Kirchner, Due Oct. 16 From Jazzheads Records

"An Evening Of Indigos," 2-CD Set By Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger Bill Kirchner, Due Oct. 16 From Jazzheads Records

Renowned as a renaissance man of jazz—as an influential bandleader, sideman (on all of the saxophones, clarinets, and flutes), composer, arranger, record and radio producer, educator, writer, and editor—Bill Kirchner is also one of jazz’s most deeply soulful soprano saxophone stylists. He plays soprano exclusively on his forthcoming album An Evening of Indigos, a 2-CD package ...

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Article: Album Review

Pete McCann: Range

Read "Range" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Wisconsin-born guitarist Pete McCann has been a mainstay in the New York City jazz scene for over 25 years, yet mysteriously continues to elude widespread recognition, despite his impressive virtuosity. McCann's enviably diverse skills are well-documented on the aptly titled Range, the fifth release issued under his name. Joined by alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher, keyboardist Henry ...

Article: Album Review

AA.VV.: Salsa de la Bahia vol 2, Hoy Y Ayer

Read "Salsa de la Bahia vol 2, Hoy Y Ayer" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

A distanza di un anno dal primo volume, esce il secondo capitolo della raccolta dedicata alla Salsa e al Latin jazz di San Francisco. Se il primo raccoglieva gruppi e incisioni del periodo 2000-2010 stavolta il curatore Wayne Wallace documenta gli anni dal 1980 al 2000, più una puntata sull'attualità, dal 2010 al 2013. Non a ...


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