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News: Education

Kirill Gerstein To Teach At Berklee College Of Music And The Boston Conservatory - First Joint Appointment For The Two Institutions

September 18, 2014

Classical pianist Kirill Gerstein will teach at two of Boston’s prestigious music schools – Berklee College of Music, his alma mater, and The Boston Conservatory. Mr. Gerstein is artist-in-residence in the Piano Department at Berklee and a member of the piano and chamber music faculty at The Boston Conservatory. This is the first joint appointment between ...

News: Event

William Ellis' One LP Project Exhibited At The Archive Of Contemporary Music, September 19 To October 3

September 17, 2014

The ARChive of Contemporary Music is pleased to present its first gallery exhibition by British photographer William Ellis. The exhibition offers 50 portraits of musicians holding one of their favorite albums. Friday September 19 to Friday October 3 ARChive of Contemporary Music 54 White St New York, NY 10013 Each portrait is ...

Article: Album Review

Blue-Eyed Hawk: Under The Moon

Read "Under The Moon" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
September 17, 2014

London-based quartet Blue-Eyed Hawk's debut recording has benefited from three years of gigging and the slow stewing of ideas. Collectively, singer Lauren Kinsella, trumpeter Laura Jurd, guitarist Alex Roth and drummer Corrie Dick sounds like the finished article, which whets the appetite for future chapters. With writing duties spread evenly, the quartet soars over wide stylistic ...

Article: Interview

Wil Blades: Groooooovin'

by R.J. DeLuke
September 17, 2014

"I love the blues," says Wil Blades, a Hammond B3 whiz who didn't come to the instrument until he left his hometown of Chicago and was going to college in California. He doesn't remember specific instances of being struck by a blues thunderbolt, but “I remember hearing it. It's part of the feeling I get when ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Olson: Conversations

Read "Conversations" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
September 17, 2014

For his first recording as a leader, drummer/percussionist Steve Olson asked six of his friends to engage in completely unrehearsed and improvised duo “conversations." Olson states in the notes that in his opinion, “the best music has an element of dialogue in it, both between the musicians, and between the players and the listener ...

Article: Album Review

Sarah Manning: Harmonious Creature

Read "Harmonious Creature" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
September 17, 2014

La giovane sassofonista del New Hampshire, estremo nord-est statunitense, ha certo più di una freccia al suo arco. Ce lo dice con chiarezza questo suo ultimo lavoro, inciso all'inizio del 2013 alla testa del proprio quintetto, entro cui un ruolo quasi altrettanto rilevante della leader gioca il violista Etvind Kang, specificatamente per l'impasto (per certi versi ...

Article: Film Review

Michael Bloomfield: From His Head to His Heart to His Hands

by Maurizio Comandini
September 17, 2014

Michael Bloomfield From His Head to His Heart to His Hands Sony Legacy Music 2014 Il ricordo dell'arte chitarristica sopraffina di Mike Bloomfield va adeguatamente tenuto vivo per i molti estimatori, ma anche per le giovani generazioni che non hanno avuto modo di conoscerlo direttamente. Questo è il compito importante ...

News: Recording

Keyboardist Dan Siegel Returns With A Lush Collection Of Astute Jazz Etched In Melodically Rich “Indigo”

September 17, 2014

Irvine, CA: Having recorded a catalogue of Top 10 albums in a vivid spectrum of jazz hues with topflight musicians for 35 years, Dan Siegel only emerges when he has something engaging to say with his poetic piano and crafty keyboards. Back with his first new statement in five years, Siegel’s DSM record label will release ...

Article: One LP

Kenny Burrell: Duke Ellington, The Great Paris Concert

by William Ellis
September 17, 2014

Kenny Burrell: University of California, Los Angeles, 7th May 2013 The record the maestro recorded in Paris in 1963; there are many great things on this recording. One that I particularly like—it's one of my favorite pieces in all of Ellingtonia and all music—is “Tone Parallel To Harlem," known as “Harlem Suite." ...

News: Website

Jazz Near You Turns Two! Past Accomplishments and Future Plans

September 16, 2014

Time flies! Jazz Near You turns two today! Jazz Near You, the web's premiere jazz events discovery platform serving 250 cities worldwide, celebrates its two year anniversary. We'd like to thank our users, partners, and everyone who has helped spread the word about this important service. About Jazz Near You Jazz Near You is a simple ...