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Marc Copland: Some More Love Songs
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Marc Copland--who, oddly, began his jazz career as a saxophonist--took an artistic leap forward with his three New York Trio recordings on Pirouet Records. Employing a rotating crew of bassists with Gary Peacock, Drew Gress, and drummers Paul Motian and Bill Stewart, the pianist rose to a higher profile via his nearly unsurpassed musical excellence. ...
Ron Carter: The Right Notes, Alright
by R.J. DeLuke
There can't be any jazz musician or jazz listener who doesn't know Ron Carter and his standing as one of the most successful and influential bass players in the history of music in America. He's a musician of the highest order, with a rich, immediately identifiable sound that has resonated in the jazz world for some ...
Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up: The Air Is Different
by Robert Bush
Boston-born and Brooklyn-based drummer Tomas Fujiwara has been stirring things up in the New York City creative music scene for some time now, working with a wide variety of players including cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and guitarist Mary Halvorson.His working ensemble, Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, features Halvorson--one of the brightest voices in ...
BAM: Bremen Art Music?
by Francesco Martinelli
[Editor's Note: It's been quite a few years since Italian writer, music educator and general provocateur Francesco Martinelli last contributed to All About Jazz. Having recently returned home from Jazzahead! 2012 in Bremen, and with the current debates about the meaning, future and relevance of the word “jazz" fresh in his mind, Martinelli posits an alternate ...
Taylor's Universe: Kind of Red
by Dave Wayne
Danish multi-instrumentalist Robin Taylor is something of a musical polymath who's recorded extensively in a number of disparate musical arenas, including free improvisation (with his group Taylor's Free Universe), hard rock (with Art Cinema), electronic soundscapes, and jazz-rock fusion. With Kind of Red, Taylor's stylistic focus is firmly in the general area of instrumental progressive rock.
Yanna Fabian: Los Angeles, CA February 3, 2012
by Chuck Koton
Yanna Fabian MiMoDa StudioLos Angeles, CAFebruary 3, 2012A decidedly European vibe permeated the MiMoDa Studio in LA's creative La Brea district on February 3, 2012. Spanish, Russian, French and even English tongues could be heard mingling prior to the presentation of the Thea Project, Yanna Fabian's multimedia creation. Fabian, who relocated ...
Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2012: Days 1-5
by Matt Marshall
Days 1-5 | Days 6-12 33rd Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OhioApril 16-April 29, 2012 In the weeks leading up to the 33rd Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, the town was abuzz with rock 'n roll. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies were back in Cleveland--as they are now ...
Less Magnetic: Tricknology
by Daniel Lehner
By now, making a jazz fusion record is like making a genre homage film: without in-depth knowledge of the medium's history, a strong original intention and talented people involved, it's going to come off derivative and what's worse, extraordinarily cheesy. Fortunately, Less Magnetic, who can say they sport members from multiple backgrounds like metal and Middle ...
Danilo Perez and Friends Celebrate McCoy Tyner: Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2012
by Victor L. Schermer
Danilo Perez QuartetJazz Up Close SeriesPerelman TheaterKimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAApril 14, 2012In the 2011-2012 concert season, the decade-long Jazz Up Close series curated by artistic director Danilo Perez has featured tributes to legendary Philadelphia jazz musicians, including the Heath Brothers, Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, ...
Take Five With Aidan Carroll
by AAJ Staff
Meet Aidan Carroll: Originally from Oklahoma, now living in New York and on the road, Aidan Carroll is an acoustic/electric bassist, composer, and educator. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma on full jazz scholarship, attended the Banff Workshop following college, and subsequently moved to New York for a Masters Degree at City College ...
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