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Article: Interview

Glenn Zottola: A Jazz Life - On the Road and In Demand

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 20, 2015

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 World-renown trumpeter, saxophonist, musical director, producer and entrepreneur. These are but a mere handful of words that describe the vast talent in Glenn Zottola's bag of musical marvels. There are others: child prodigy, creative genius, “musical natural" and aural savant also percolate rapidly to mind. Now ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Why Everybody Digs Bill Evans

by Mark Sabbatini
March 20, 2015

Arguably the greatest jazz pianist of the 1960s and '70s, Bill Evans is generally acknowledged as the most influential pianist since Bud Powell and a primary influence on players such as Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. Evans co-wrote Kind Of Blue with Miles Davis and some consider the pianist's Sunday At The Village Vanguard the best ...

News: Recording

Motema Music Proudly Announces The Release Of Joe Locke's Most Personal & Emotive Work To Date, "Love Is A Pendulum"

March 20, 2015

Available May 26, 2015 Featuring Joe Locke (compositions, vibes), Robert Rodriguez (piano), Ricardo Rodriguez (bass), Terreon Gully (co-producer, drums) With Special Guests Rosario Giuliani, Donny McCaslin (saxophones), Paul Bollenback (guitar), Victor Provost (steel pan) and Theo Bleckmann (voice) Joe Locke is a musician's musician, an artist for the ages, a man who has been gracing stages ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Presents Grammy Winning Artists Trio Globo

March 20, 2015

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) explores the rich global influences in jazz in two concerts on Friday April 24 at the North Shore Center for the Arts in Skokie, and on Sunday April 26 at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago. “Four Corners of the World” will feature the CJP Chamber Ensemble performing with internationally acclaimed ...

Article: Album Review

Dave Bass: NYC Sessions

Read "NYC Sessions" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 20, 2015

Life has a funny way of bringing us back to what we love. Need proof? Just look at Dave Bass. After starting on a musical path in Cincinnati, heading to Berklee for a spell, studying with George Russell and Madame Margaret Chaloff, touring with vocalist Brenda Lee, and setting up shop in the Bay Area, where ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp: I've Been To Many Places

Read "I've Been To Many Places" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
March 20, 2015

In 2013 pianist Matthew Shipp, tongue firmly-in-cheek, issued Greatest Hits, which sampled his Thirsty Ear catalogue. With I've Been To Many Places, his 9th solo album, he takes a different approach to revisiting his back pages, by reprising standards and favorites from previous releases albeit this time in an unaccompanied rendition. These sit alongside a selection ...

Article: Album Review

The Evergreen Classic Jazz Band: Early Tunes: 1915-1932

Read "Early Tunes: 1915-1932" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
March 20, 2015

The first incarnation of jazz that is, rightly or wrongly, referred to as Trad Jazz or Dixieland, is not merely confined to historical releases or to the Preservation Hall in New Orleans. There are still many proponents of the style spread out across the US and abroad. One such ensemble is the Seattle based ...

Article: Live Review

Jeff Sipe Trio at Independent Public Alehouse

by Mark Sullivan
March 20, 2015

Jeff Sipe Trio Featuring Mike Seal And Taylor Lee Independent Public Alehouse Greenville, SC March 5, 2015 The Jeff Sipe Trio began their set with a surprising cover version of Weather Report's “Black Market." Not a tune that could be easily rearranged for a guitar/bass/drums trio, but they made it ...

Article: Rediscovery

Jack DeJohnette's Directions: New Rags

by John Kelman
March 20, 2015

Jack DeJohnette's DirectionsNew RagsECM Records1977 Today's Rediscovery is an album that, despite never being released officially on CD, is a relatively regular play chez Kelman, getting spun at least a couple times every year. New Rags (ECM, 1977), the third and, sadly, final recording by drummer Jack DeJohnette's Directions group, pares ...