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Article: Album Review

Jax Jazz Collective: All the Things You Are: The Music of Jerome Kern

Read "All the Things You Are: The Music of Jerome Kern" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

This is a marvelous approach to making jazz recordings: picking one Great American Songbook composer at time and exploring a set of his tunes, with a personal touch. Pianist Oscar Peterson released a series of tributes to the Standards tune-smith's on Verve Record back in the 1950s, tagged “Songbooks," celebrating George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

only sky

Read "only sky" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Despite a career that now goes back over three decades, the relative infrequency of releases from guitarist and sound sculptor David Torn renders any new one, at the very least, a cause for speculation...if not enthusiastic anticipation. Beyond the soundtracks that have become one piece of the puzzle that defines who Torn is--and acting as engineer ...

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News: Recording

Thelonious Monk "Complete Riverside Recordings" Coming from Concord on May 19

Thelonious Monk "Complete Riverside Recordings" Coming from Concord on May 19

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP TO REISSUE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING THELONIOUS MONK COLLECTION: THE COMPLETE RIVERSIDE RECORDINGS Reconfigured box set features monk’s entire output for Riverside label, extensive liner notes by compilation producer, the late Orrin Keepnews LOS ANGELES, CA: Concord Music Group is pleased to announce the reissue of its GRAMMY Award-winning Thelonious Monk anthology, The Complete Riverside ...

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News: Recording

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Scheduled For Release July 17

Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Scheduled For Release July 17

MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4 SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE JULY 17 THROUGH COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS FOUR-CD BOX SET TRACKS MILES’ ASCENDANCE OVER EIGHT LIVE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING 20 YEARS IN NEWPORT, NEW YORK, BERLIN, AND SWITZERLAND; 296-MINUTE PROGRAM INCLUDES NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL Newport Jazz Festival To Be Held July ...

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Article: Live Review

Pat Martino Trio at Bucks County Community College

Read "Pat Martino Trio at Bucks County Community College" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

Pat Martino Trio Kevin and Sima Zlock Performing Arts Center Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA April 23, 2015 In the 1960s and 70s, spurred on by the support he received from the great Les Paul, a youthful guitarist Pat Martino evolved his unique style of controlled intensity, “fat" ...

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Article: Nite & Disk

Eliane Elias: Made in Brazil - Swung at Birdland

Read "Eliane Elias: Made in Brazil - Swung at Birdland" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

Eliane Elias is a paradox. An artist of rare talent, experience, and range, she is a keyboard master with few peers whose deep musicality transcends genre. An astonishing singer, composer, arranger, and songwriter, her performances are celebrated for their swing, lyricism, and unique sound. Elias is also a beautiful woman with long blond hair who's been ...

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Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp Trio: To Duke

Read "To Duke" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

So has pianist Matthew Shipp finally clambered aboard the repertory album bandwagon? Certainly on To Duke he addresses seven standards derived from the Ellington Orchestra, alongside four originals. But if you cast an eye over Shipp's discography you'll find such pieces are nothing new. Actually popular songs constitute an enduring part of his repertoire. What's unusual ...

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Article: Album Review

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Impressions

Read "Impressions" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Prossimo ai settanta Mark Harvey continua a guidare l'Aardvark Jazz Orchestra che ha fondato 42 anni fa. La formazione è poco nota fuori degli Stati Uniti ma vanta un percorso glorioso, documentato da dodici album, di cui sette incisi per la Leo Records. Nel corso della sua storia ha ospitato musicisti di primo piano come Jaki ...

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News: Recording

Ellen Johnson's Bold New Recording "Form & Formless" Explores Duality In Creative Improvisation

Ellen Johnson's Bold New Recording "Form & Formless" Explores Duality In Creative Improvisation

“So much of life, like music, is the art of listening and responding,” said west coast vocalist Ellen Johnson about her conceptual new recording, Form & formless, slated for release by Vocal Visions Records on June 9, 2015. Most singers are not comfortable with having to create a song on the spot, out of nothing, but ...

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News: Education

Usdan Center - 5/17 Final Open House - Full Jazz Program

Usdan Center - 5/17 Final Open House - Full Jazz Program

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp whose alumni include Jane Monheit, and whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, will hold its final Open House for the 2015, 48th season on Sunday May 17 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Center will feature new ...


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