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Article: Extended Analysis

Yo Miles! Revisited: Lightning and Shinjuku

Read "Yo Miles! Revisited: Lightning and Shinjuku" reviewed by John Kelman


Amongst the plethora of tributes to trumpet icon Miles Davis' electric period on Columbia, beginning with 1969's In a Silent Way and ending with 1975's Agharta and Pangaea, only a few stand out as being truly reverential--not just to the electrified energy and jungle funk of the music, but to its undeniably avant leanings as well. ...

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News: Interview

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Interviewed at All About Jazz....And More!

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Interviewed at All About Jazz....And More!

Wadada Leo Smith's career as a creative musician spans more than forty years. The trumpeter/composer's myriad accomplishments have been well-documented, particularly recently, as his recoding and performance career have undergone a marked renaissance, the success of which has shown a spotlight not only on his recent undertakings, but also inspired a reexamination of his past works. ...

Article: Album Review

Wadada Leo Smith - Ed Blackwell: The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer

Read "The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


C'è voluto un quarto di secolo perchè questo meraviglioso lavoro venisse pubblicato, ma mai come in questo caso l'attesa è stata premiata dalla combinazione tra un esito artistico di grande emozione e una collocazione storico/cronologica ancora più definita. È un incontro magico quello fra la tromba di Wadada Leo Smith e la batteria di Ed Blackwell ...

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All-Star Jazz Trio Fieldwork Showcased in Concert Series Presented by Ars Nova Workshop in Philadelphia

From March 11 to March 13, Ars Nova Workshop will showcase the work of widely celebrated and critically acclaimed trio Fieldwork. The three-night concert series, Composer Portrait: Fieldwork, offers a rare opportunity to experience both the collective and individual work of pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Steve Lehman, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, making the series a truly ...

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Article: Album Review

Seval: i know you

Read "i know you" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Jazz fans and speech pathologists may disagree on the technicalities, but analogies between vocals and instrumentation date back to Billie Holiday. Holiday referred to her own singing as feeling like, ..."I'm playing the horn." If validation of the theory were in doubt, Ethiopian-born, Vietnamese-raised vocalist, Sofia Jernberg lays it to rest. The very inventive vocalist is ...

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Mathilde 253 with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Cork and Dublin, Ireland: March 2011)

Mathilde 253 with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Cork and Dublin, Ireland: March 2011)

(Cork, Ireland) Expect powerful and inventive musical interactions as internationally renowned composer-improviser Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith performs with the virtuosic, cross-idiomatic ensemble Mathilde 253 (Charles Hayward, Han-earl Park and Ian Smith) in Cork and Dublin, Ireland in March 2011. This two-date tour marks Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith's first appearance in Ireland, and the Irish debut of ...

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Spiritual Dimensions

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: CD1:Al-Shadhili's Litany of the Sea: Sunrise; Pacifica; Umar at the Dome of the Rock, Parts 1 & 2; Crossing Sirat; South Central L.A. Kulture. CD2: South Central L.A. Kulture; Anglela Davis; Organic; Joy: Spiritual Fire: Joy.

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The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer

Label: Kabell Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Uprising; Love; Seeds of a Forgotten Flower; The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer; Mto: the Celestial River; Don't You Remember; Sellassie-I; Seven Arrows in the Garden of Light; Buffalo People: A Blues Ritual Dance; Albert Ayler In a Spiritual Light.


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