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David Neves: Progress Report

Read "Progress Report" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 10, 2014

At twenty-five years of age, Boston-based trumpeter David Neves can't be expected to boast a big recorded with/played with resume. But he can boast a first rate education--Berklee and the New England Conservatory. And with his Progress Report, a marvelous debut as leader, Neves blows way beyond expectations for a new kid on the block.

Article: Live Review

Miguel Zenon Quartet at 36th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

by Hrayr Attarian
September 10, 2014

Miguel Zenon Quartet Millenium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion 36th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Chicago, IL August 31st 2014 The last evening of the festival was pleasantly warm and mild and the millennium park, around the Jay Pritzker Pavilion band shell was packed with people. The Frank Gehry designed signature stainless ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Marko Churnchetz: Devotion

by Phil Barnes
September 10, 2014

Recorded in Brooklyn in April 2012 this excellent modern Quartet session led by Slovenian born pianist and composer Marko Churnchetz (native spelling is Črnčec) only recently saw the light of day in July 2014 courtesy of London's enlightened Whirlwind label. The delay is all the more inexplicable given the prominent contributions of hot saxophonist Mark Shim, ...

Article: Album Review

Arve Henriksen: Arve Henriksen: The Nature of Connections

Read "Arve Henriksen: The Nature of Connections" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
September 10, 2014

There are musicians who defy compartmentalization based on ever shifting interests and styles. Fewer are those like trumpeter Arve Henriksen whose organic nature precludes musical definition. Throughout his career as a leader on the Rune Grammofon label, he has created collections that seem bound together only by his presence. The delicate Asian influences of Sakuteiki (2001), ...

News: Interview

Jazz "Messengers" Spread The Word At 2014 Jazz In The Valley

September 10, 2014

By Charley Rosen On a glorious summer day in August, the fifth and final set of the 14th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival was thrilling, nostalgic, even historic; transporting the seven musicians and hundreds of enraptured witnesses into Jazz Heaven. Six of the jazzmen had been members of various editions of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messenger, ...

News: Event

Free Improv Pioneer Evan Parker To Give Master Class At NEC

September 10, 2014

Thursday, September 18 at 3 p.m. As Part of Nearly 100 Free Events for 2014-2015 NEC Season A pioneer of free improvisation, Evan Parker is considered one of the most influential saxophonists in the post-Coltrane era. Since the late 1960s he has remained a dynamic and innovative voice who has expanded the range of his instrument ...

News: Event

The September Concert: The Heart Of Jazz For 9/11- Now In Its 10th Year

September 10, 2014

The September Concert: The Heart of Jazz for 9/11- now in its 10th Year. On Thursday, September 11, 40 of NYC’s top jazz artists will meet at Somethin' Jazz Club, 212 E 52nd St. NYC from 7pm - 1am, to play their take on various facets of that wretched day & its aftermath. They’ll be playing ...

Article: Album Review

Walter Smith III: Still Casual

Read "Still Casual" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 9, 2014

There are countless musicians who perform but few that can make their instruments breathe as melodically as saxophonist Walter Smith III. In the opening track “Foretold You" from his release Still Casual, it's as if his horn is an extension of his thoughts and will--notes burning, graceful and flowing like a stream of ideas. Yet with ...

Article: Album Review

Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood: Juice

by Troy Collins
September 9, 2014

For over two decades, keyboardist John Medeski, percussionist Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood's abiding fascination with the endless possibilities of groove-based music has taken them from intimate jazz clubs to outdoor festival stages. Their eclectic efforts have included a number of high-profile collaborations; the most prolific and successful has been with esteemed guitarist John Scofield. ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jason Jackson: Inspiration

by Victor L. Schermer
September 9, 2014

Jason Jackson is an outstanding versatile and well-heeled New York-based trombonist. Somehow, you don't hear his name mentioned along with peers like Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre, Steve Davis, John Fedchock, and Conrad Herwig. Perhaps that's because Jackson plays first chair in big bands, studio work, and Broadway musicals. He doesn't often link up with small groups ...