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Vinnie Colaiuta
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Vincent Colaiuta is a highly regarded drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year, Colaiuta relocated to Los Angeles and made a mediocre living playing with lounge bands. His break came in April 1978 at the age of 22, when he auditioned for Frank Zappa, an audition that involved performing the notoriously difficult piece entitled "The Black Page". The audition was successful and Colaiuta went on to work with Zappa as his principal drummer for studio and live performances
Antoine Fafard, Markus Reuter, Sons Of Ra, Claudio Scolari Project, Wayne Krantz, Miles Davis
by Len Davis
Discover fresh sounds from Antoine Fafard Quadra Spherium, Markus Reuter returns with Truce 3, A collaborative album with bassist Fabio Trentini and drummer Asaf Sirkis. The Hypersonic Factor's Benvolent Beasts delivers dynamic fusion, while Sons of RaStandard Deviation offer avant-garde jazz fusion. Australian guitarist James Muller The Exhibits and Italy'sClaudio Scolari Project Bloom explore modern jazz ...
Joni Mitchell Jazzed: Ten Essential Mitchell Covers
by Ian Patterson
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's spectacular transition from acoustic folk singer in the '60s through folk-rock 'n' roller in the early '70s to leader of jazz-inflected bands in the mid-'70s was a gradual process. This musical transformation can be traced over the course of five albums for Asylum, beginning with the multi-million seller and Grammy-winner Court and ...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024
by Geoff Anderson
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024 Aspen, Colorado June 20-22, 2024 The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience returned this year with 20 acts performing over the course of three nights in various venues around downtown Aspen. JAS has been sponsoring two festivals (or “Experiences") each of the last several years. The June ...
Dean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid
by Jim Worsley
In memory of Dean Brown. This interview was first published at All About Jazz on April 23, 2021. From the outset, the equation was simple enough. Jazz + rock = fusion. However, whether it was Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, or any of the pioneers of fusion, the music has always been far ...
XYZ
By Jeff Richman
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: XYZ; Be Cool; Optamystical; Ray Barretto; Left Right Here; Lost Daze; Likewise; Bar 55; She's Got To Be Somewhere.
Land of Enchantment
By Todd Mosby
Label: mmgmusic
Released: 2023
Track listing: Place in the Sun; Moonrise Samba; Native Dancer; A Distant Light; Georgia’s World; Norwegian
Wood; Emerald Springs; By the Time I Get to Phoenix.
Chris Botti Vol. 1
By Chris Botti
Label: Blue Note
Released: 2023
Track listing: Danny Boy; Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered; Two For The Road; Paris; Blue In Green; Someday My Prince Will Come; Time
On My Hands; My Funny Valentine; Fix You; Old Folks;
Georgia's World - single
By Todd Mosby
Label: MMG Records: Jeff Weber Producer
Released: 2023
Track listing: Georgia's World
Todd Mosby: Land of Enchantment
by Jack Bowers
As Land of Enchantment is New Mexico's state motto, it is not hard to ascertain the motive behind Missouri-bred guitarist Todd Mosby's latest album. As for its target, that would seem to be the light or smooth jazz market, as there is an abundance of rhythmic flow but a lack of what could be considered improvisational ...
