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James Brandon Lewis e il Questionario di Proust
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. James Brandon Lewis: Le emozioni e il suono la fanno da padrone! Le melodie, sia predeterminate che spontanee. Musica angolare, onesta, vulnerabile, rischiosa, urgente, con groove, funky e libera, che viene dal cuore. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano ...
Jazz this week: All That Tap XXIV, "Swinging for the Fences," Good 4 The Soul, and more
It's another sultry mid-summer week in St. Louis, and though there are no major touring headliners in town this week, there's plenty of activity involving local jazz and creative musicians, offering sounds ranging from nostalgic to experimental. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, July 29 Tonight, the Spiritual Revolution Ensemble will make their official debut at ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 31-August 6
The Young Lions" and Old Tigers" are at it again, gigging with and beside each other in another jazz-filled week. Two more opportunities to hear visiting bassist Brian Courage before he heads back to New York, including a reunion of Courageous Endeavors; even younger bassist Charlie Lincoln plays one of his last gigs before starting college ...
Photographer Richard Corman Plans Roadtrip To Benefit Jazz Foundation Of America
Wendy Oxenhorn, Executive Director of Jazz Foundation of America, has launched an Indiegogo campaign. Oxenhorn plans to send photographer Richard Corman, whose photo work spans Bill Clinton to Madonna, and videographer Alan Gastelum across the United States to meet with and profile 50 jazz and blues greats. I cannot keep watching such great individuals pass with ...
Charlie Hunter Trio featuring Bobby Previte and Curtis Fowlkes: Let The Bells Ring On
by Glenn Astarita
7-string guitar master, Charlie Hunter shares the spotlight with longtime colleagues, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes and drummer Bobby Previte, who are recognized for their pivotal work within New York City's progressive jazz circuit and beyond. Let The Bells Ring On is an atypical jazz groove effort of substantial proportions, not simply due to the slightly unorthodox trio ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Irvin Mayfield - The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Dee Dee's Feathers
by Angelo Leonardi
Tornata a vivere negli Stati Uniti dopo molti anni di residenza parigina, Dee Dee Bridgewater ha inciso un nuovo disco, affidandosi alla guida di un produttore, cosa cha aveva sempre rifiutato nella sua vita professionale da leader. Negli States non mi concederebbero mai un contratto da produttore -diceva anni fa in un'intervista-Essere in mano a un ...
Chihiro Yamanaka At San Jose Jazz Summer Fest (Aug. 8) & Don Quixote's (Aug. 6)
The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform August 8, 2015 at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest in San Jose, CA, and will precede the festival appearance with an August 6 concert at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall in Felton, CA. The trio, led by jazz pianist/composer Chihiro Yamanaka, a Blue Note Records recording artist, features bassist Yoshi ...
A New Album, "Predawn Shenanigans Club" By Wataru Uchida
Born in Japan, tenor saxophonist Wataru Uchida was compelled by the power of swing to move to New York, only to come under the spell of Latin rhythms such as samba, Baião and Maracatu that form the core of a new release entitled Predawn Shenanigans Club. A specially recruited lineup of Brazilian jazz players bring life ...
Kevin Hays: New Day
by Luca Muchetti
Jazz ma ancora più soul e funk segnano il ritorno in studio di Kevin Hays, il quarantasettenne pianista newyorkese che per la Sunnyside licenzia questo piacevole New Day, album da gustare tutto d'un fiato lungo le 12 tracce che, insieme a tanti brani originali, includono anche un paio di cover eccellenti. La parata ...
Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra: Hot Town
by Vincenzo Roggero
Brian Carpenter e la sua Ghost Train Orchestra proseguono la meritevole opera di recupero e talvolta di riscoperta della musica americana della prima metà del secolo scorso. Se nel precedente Book of Rhapsody l'attenzione era rivolta a quegli autori -Alec Wilder, John Kirby tra gli altri -alla ricerca di una via che apparentasse il jazz tradizionale ...

