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In the Belly of the Beast: The Story of a Recording Session
by Victor L. Schermer
It is no coincidence that jazz emerged around the same time that Edison invented the phonograph. Both jazz and recording by electrical impulses were among the early signs of “modernity. Furthermore, jazz is an improvisational form of music that is composed as it is performed, and, unlike classical music with its well-tempered scale and relatively uniform ...
Bill Mays Trio at the Kitano Hotel: Movie Themes
by Victor L. Schermer
Bill Mays Trio Kitano Hotel New York City April 13-14, 2007 This was my first visit to the jazz club at the Kitano Hotel on Park Avenue in New York. I was spending the day in Manhattan with a lady friend, and when I learned that pianist Bill Mays ...
Experiencing Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
Experiencing JazzRichard J. LawnMcGraw-HillISBN: 00724517932007Newly published, Experiencing Jazz, by Richard J. Lawn, is a multimedia textbook with an accompanying CD-ROM, an online learning center for students and instructors, and an optional CD containing complete music tracks. The book covers all aspects of jazz from its inception ...
Eddie Palmieri and Pancho Sanchez: A Night of Latin Jazz at the Kimmel Center
by Victor L. Schermer
Eddie Palmieri and Pancho Sanchez Bands Mellon Jazz Fridays, Verizon Hall The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFriday, March 2, 2007 “Latin jazz is a very popular genre today. But exactly what is it? Like other current music idioms, it can be hard to pin down, ...
Mulgrew Miller Trio Performs for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
by Victor L. Schermer
Mulgree Miller Trio Philadelphia Chamber Music Concert Series Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall February 16, 2007 Philadelphia is fortunate to have an outstanding ongoing series of concerts sponsored by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. The series is held at various venues throughout the downtown area and offers some ...
Dianne Reeves and Jason Moran at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
by Victor L. Schermer
Dianne Reeves and Jason Moran Mellon Jazz Fridays, Verizon Hall The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA February 2, 2007 This intriguing double bill featuring established jazz diva Dianne Reeves and rising star pianist Jason Moran turned out to be an exciting evening of music which also ...
Dave Douglas at Zanzibar Blue
by Victor L. Schermer
Dave Douglas Quintet Zanzibar Blue Philadelphia, PA January 26-27 As I walked along Broad Street to Zanzibar Blue, I passed the Academy of Music, where some Mummers were tuning up, and went by a huge tent and some media trucks that were set up for the 105th Anniversary celebration ...
Some Notes on Jazz Writing and Scholarship
by Victor L. Schermer
The dawning of the New Year is a good time to reflect on what it is that we do. One of the things that I do, and that I am very proud of, is write articles and do reviews and interviews for All About Jazz. At the same time, I am humbled by the collective knowledge ...
Various: Jazz Piano at UArts
by Victor L. Schermer
On the whole, Jazz Piano at UArts convinced me that, even during a time when the limelight is reserved for a precious few, there is still a helluva lot of great young jazz talent out there, and I can only wish them well in their budding careers. It's great that a school of jazz would produce ...
Butch Ballard: Legendary Philadelphia Drummer
by Victor L. Schermer
George Edward “Butch Ballard is a celebrated drummer, now 88, who swung with the Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie big bands, to mention just a few of the items on his resume. Beyond that, however, this cat is truly an American phenomenon, an African-American from a working class family who realized his childhood dream ...
