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News: Festival

The 5th Annual Alternative Guitar Summit: February 4, 2015 @ Shapeshifter Lab And February 6-8, 2015 @ Rockwood Music Hall

February 5, 2015

Presenting 22 Guitarists, New Podcast Featuring Nels Cline, Plus Masterclasses @ Spectrum The 2015 AGS will feature 22 Guitarists!: Ben Monder, Steve Mackey, Scott Johnson, Lee Ranaldo, Liberty Ellman, David Gilmore, Joel Harrison, Miles Okazaki, Kenny Wessel, Doug Wamble, Adam Levy, Sheryl Bailey, Michael Gregory Jackson, Anders Nilsson, Aaron Dugan, Marco Cappelli, Gyan Riley, David Fiuczynski, ...

News: Event

Wayne Krantz 2015 World Tour Announced!

February 5, 2015

Known for his uncompromising musical vision, unique rhythms and deep reserves of soul, guitarist Wayne Krantz ventures beyond the guitar’s limitations to create an identifiably original style and sound. On the heels of a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s show in London, Krantz sets to embark on his Good Piranha/Bad Piranha World tour, starting on February 11th in ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Vijay Iyer Trio: Break Stuff

by John Kelman
February 5, 2015

When it comes to jazz/improvised music, there are those who, like pianist Keith Jarrett, prefer to approach it with a blank slate, clearing their minds of everything in order to find a way to pull form from the ether. Then there are those who spend considerable time formulating their approach, and coming up with a philosophy, ...

Article: Album Review

Matt Pavolka: The Horns Band

Read "The Horns Band" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
February 5, 2015

A dispetto della sua ventennale presenza sulla scena musicale newyorchese, apprezzato e trasversale collaboratore di musicisti quali Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Ben Monder, Tony Malaby, per citarne alcuni, Matt Pavolka è solamente al suo secondo album da leader. Inspiegabilmente aggiungiamo noi, perché questo The Horns Band è album con i fiocchi e rivela le eccellenti doti ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz this week: Kenny Barron & Stefon Harris, No BS! Brass Band, Branford Marsalis, and more

February 5, 2015

Considering that it's still mid-winter and pre-Mardi Gras, it looks like there's a nice variety of jazz and creative music over the next few days in St. Louis, with everything from intimate duets to roaring big bands on the musical menu. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 4 Pianist Kenny Barron and vibraphonist Stefon Harris ...

Article: Catching Up With

Herb Alpert: In the Mood for Excellence

by Nicholas F. Mondello
February 4, 2015

While he has been bestowed endless awards--nine Grammys, a presidential Medal of the Arts, enshrined in the Rock Hall of Fame--and has sold over 72 million records, Herb Alpert is a trumpet player at heart and an artist in his soul. What emanates from that trumpet and its player's mind is pure creative expression. And, in ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Noah Haidu

by AAJ Staff
February 4, 2015

Meet Noah Haidu: Pianist and composer Noah Haidu is evidence that 21st century jazz can be adventurous, fresh and swing hard; that an exciting, modern pianist can play memorable melodies and soulful grooves. His powerful Posi-Tone Records CDs Slipstream and Momentum garnered an impressive response: write-ups included All About Jazz, JazzTimes, The Financial Times, ...

Article: Album Review

Tom Harrell: Trip

by Glenn Astarita
February 4, 2015

Since the 70s, trumpeter Tom Harrell has branded a prolific stature within the annals of modern jazz as an artisan who possesses an enviable technique marked by his exquisite phrasings, silky tone and fluid progressions. Even during pieces constructed on gutsy or penetrating ensemble work, Harrell has an uncanny way of dishing out ferocious licks with ...

News: Performance / Tour

Keith Jarrett Solo Concert at Carnegie Hall on March 3rd at 8pm

February 4, 2015

Keith Jarrett returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perleman Stage on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM to perform one his rare solo piano concerts. The concert will feature an entire evening of solo piano improvisations and will be his only solo concert appearance worldwide in Winter 2015. A recipient of a NEA (National Endowment of ...

Article: Genius Guide to the Good Life

Brew Note

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
February 3, 2015

In the fourteen years I've been with All About Jazz, a lot has changed in the world. One can no longer get on an airplane without undergoing an MRI and a colonoscopy; the Internet now lives mostly on smartphones and tablets (and phablets, whatever the hell those are) instead of desktops and laptops; Madonna is no ...