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Rick Lawn: The Evolution of Big Band Sounds in America

by Victor L. Schermer
July 2, 2019

From the latter part of the Jazz Age through the Swing Era, big bands dominated the jazz scene and a large part of the entertainment industry. After World War II, their fortunes declined, but their music soared to new heights, spurred on by innovative leaders, instrumentalists, and very importantly, the composers/arrangers who worked behind the scenes ...

Article: Live Review

David Bond at Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
July 1, 2019

David Bond Quartet Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA June 26, 2019 Alto saxophonist David Bond is new to Philadelphia and probably unfamiliar to jazz fans here. I went to hear him because I am always interested in hearing someone new, and two of the personnel listed were revered ...

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The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia with Joey DeFrancesco at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
June 4, 2019

The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia with Joey DeFrancesco Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA June 1, 2019 The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia (JOP), under the leadership of trumpeter Terell Stafford, has produced a series of action-packed concerts at the Kimmel Center, featuring special guest artists, all ...

Article: Album Review

Alex Delcourt: To My Brothers

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by Victor L. Schermer
May 19, 2019

This album by bassist Alex Delcourt is a treasure of a recording, a contemporary mirror of the hard bop movement of the past. It's as if that music awakened from its sleep years later and is as fresh today as it was then. Except for seasoned valve trombonist and trumpeter John Swana, the personnel consists of ...

Article: Film Review

Buddy Bolden: Out of History's Shadows

by Victor L. Schermer
May 3, 2019

Bolden Directed by Daniel Pritzker Abramorama; King Bolden LLC Release Date: May 3, 2019 Buddy Bolden was a legendary African American New Orleans cornet player at the turn of the twentieth century. His career was cut short by a psychiatric condition initially diagnosed as alcoholic psychosis but later ...

Article: Live Review

Odean Pope "Harp" Quartet at Chris’ Jazz Café

by Victor L. Schermer
May 1, 2019

Odean Pope Quartet: Harp, Violin, and Two Saxophones Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA April 27, 2019 Time honored saxophonist Odean Pope has always been creative with fresh musical ideas. Who knew that this time he would field an unusual ensemble of harp, violin, and two saxophones without ...

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Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble "Bebop" Concert at Woodmere Art Museum

by Victor L. Schermer
April 10, 2019

Bebop: The Music of Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble Woodmere Art Museum Philadelphia, PA April 5, 2019 The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble occupies an almost legendary status in the Philadelphia jazz scene, and their ongoing jazz series at the Woodmere Art Museum in the outer ...

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Salvant, Skonberg, Aldana And More At Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 30, 2019

Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bria Skonberg, Melissa Aldana, Christian Sands, Yasushi Nakamura and Jamison Ross Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Monterey Jazz Festival On TourPhiladelphia, PA March 23, 2019 While some jazz festivals sponsor tours that highlight their more seasoned icons, Monterey was different in ...

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Byron Stripling and the Philly Pops at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 5, 2019

Byron Stripling and the Philly Pops “Uptown Nights" The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA March 1, 2019 The Philly Pops' “Uptown Nights," as the title implies, revealed itself to be a festive show that featured the music of the 1920s through the 1940s when ...

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Dave Liebman: On the Corner Live!

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by Victor L. Schermer
March 5, 2019

When the Miles Davis album On the Corner (Columbia, 1972) was released, Davis had already begun to engage in electronic instrumentation and jazz fusion with soon to be revered recordings: In A Silent Way (Columbia, 1969), Bitch's Brew (Columbia, 1970) and Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1971). On the Corner, however, was so experimental and funky that it ...