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Pharoah & The Underground: Spiral Mercury

Read "Spiral Mercury" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
July 31, 2014

With Pharaoh & the Underground we have two generations of musicians whose common bond is their greatness. Tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders--heir to his friend and colleague John Coltrane--and Rob Mazurek, the most inventive cornetist since Louis Armstrong are captured together on Spiral Mercury . The album is a document of a 2013 concert, one of the ...

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Yosvany Terry: Yosvany Terry: New Throned King

Read "Yosvany Terry: New Throned King" reviewed by Steve Bryant

by Steve Bryant
July 31, 2014

Yosvany Terry is part of the new wave of young Cuban players who have come to these shores during the last decade and established a solid presence based on their artistry and virtuosity. What has distinguished Terry from his counterparts, however, is that while most of the Cubans are either pianists or drummers, his instruments of ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Smoke Sessions: Cyrus Chestnut, Orrin Evans and Eric Reed

by C. Michael Bailey
July 31, 2014

Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies Smoke Sessions 2014 Elegance and economy characterize Cyrus Chestnut's art. Chestnut's career was the one Kenny Kirkland could have had had Kirkland's fate been different. Chestnut (and Evans and Reed) represent the generation given way to with the passings of Mulgrew Miller and Cedar ...

News: Performance / Tour

New Music Circle 2014-15 Season to Include Roscoe Mitchell and Craig Taborn, Tim Berne, Thumbscrew, and More

July 31, 2014

New Music Circle has announced their 2014-15 season, with seven concerts featuring what looks to be an intriguing mix of edgy jazz and improvised music, electronics, and contemporary composition. The schedule kicks off with a concert by Thumbscrew, featuring guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, on Friday, September 12 at Joe's Cafe, ...

News: Website

Musician's Past Events Now Viewable at Jazz Near You

July 30, 2014

Thanks to the suggestions from a few astute musician users, we now make a musician's past calendar publicly available to musicians, presenters, booking agents, and fans at Jazz Near You. Event history can be accessed from a musician's profile page by clicking “Events Calendar" in the calendar box. Example... Here's an example of saxophonist Ken Fowser's ...

Article: Album Review

Tom Chang: Tongue and Groove

Read "Tongue and Groove" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
July 30, 2014

It's a natural extension of New York guitarist Tom Chang's repertoire to combine heavy metal with jazz improvisation in “Spinal Tap/Goes to 11" the opening track of his release Tongue and Groove. Born in South Korea, he moved to Canada with formative teen years listening to rock icons like Joni Mitchell and Led Zeppelin. What comes ...

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Roger Davidson: Temple Of The Soul: Rhapsodies & Meditations For Solo Piano

Read "Temple Of The Soul: Rhapsodies & Meditations For Solo Piano" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 30, 2014

Pianist Roger Davidson isn't a fan of repeating himself. With each album he's shined a light on a different facet of his artistry, marrying a classicist's outlook and touch with a fascination for anything and everything musical. He's looked at the sounds of Brazil from different perches, explored the tango in detail, tackled the music of ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Jazz Quanta July: Larry Goldings, Sean Jones and Todd Bishop

by C. Michael Bailey
July 30, 2014

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Ramshackle Serenade Pirouet Records 2014 The organ trio in jazz has always been one of the more durable formats. Wild Bill Davis, John Patton, Shirley Scott, Richard Groove" Holmes, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young have all led important trios each giving the ...

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Hush Point: Hush Point

Read "Hush Point" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 30, 2014

Se tra i dieci brani contenuti in Hush Point due portano la firma di Jimmy Giuffre, se la front-line del quartetto pianoless è formato da tromba e sax, e se il trombettista del gruppo ha mosso i primi passi nella California degli anni sessanta, qualche indizio su quello che si andrà ad ascoltare ci viene pur ...

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The Hot 8 Brass Band: Tombstone

Read "Tombstone" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 30, 2014

Parte integrante dell'afro-american community di New Orleans, l'Hot 8 Brass Band torna con un nuovo album, riproponendo l'incendiaria miscela di soul, rap, funk, hip hop e jazz in chiave di marchin' band.Fondata nel 1995 dal tubista Bennie “Big Peter" Pete e dal trombonista Jerome “Baybay" Jones, la formazione è sopravvissuta alla tragedia dell'uragano Katrina ...