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Article: Album Review

Thomas Marriott: Flexicon

Read "Flexicon" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 30, 2009

If Seattle, Washington-based Origin Records can be said to have a signature sound, trumpeter Thomas Marriott's Flexicon could be picked as an example. The music is mainstream, with two horns and a rhythm section, polished up and modernized with a nice edge, some luminous Fender Rhodes, a solid-yet-adventurous bassist, and a top notch, push-the-tradition-forward drummer. And ...

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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Ken Vandermark: The Passion and Ascension of a Brilliant Mind

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
April 28, 2009

This interview was originally published in 2006. In a world that has difficulty and attitude toward unfamiliar and creative thought, Ken Vandermark is a visionary exploring possibilities with improvisational and compositional forms.A recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, he has used the funding to support his interest in bringing together some of today's ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time

by John Kelman
April 27, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four ---> Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time The Documentary ChannelApril 27, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009After a promising launch on April 20, 2009, with ...

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News: Interview

Drummer/Singer/Songwriter Brian Blade Interviewed at AAJ

April 21, 2009

Known in the jazz world for his slick and superlative drumming skills, Brian Blade is engaged in making other musical statements these days. Statements that are outside the jazz genre, but are an essential part of this enlightened man and serious musician whose musical tastes run “between Bela Bartok and Wayne Shorter to Al Green," who, ...

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Article: Interview

Brian Blade: Songs From His Heart

by R.J. DeLuke
April 21, 2009

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Article: Album Review

Alex Sipiagin: Mirages

by John Kelman
April 15, 2009

With little muss or fuss, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin has been gradually building a first-call reputation. Since emigrating from Russia in the early '90s, he has played with everyone from the late Michael Brecker and James Moody to David Binney and the Mingus Big Band. But it's his association with Dave Holland that's garnered him the greatest ...

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Bassist Tony Grey Interviewed at AAJ

April 14, 2009

Since graduating from Berklee with honors in 2001, Tony Grey has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting bassists of his generation. His debut solo recording ...Moving (Self Produced, 2004) won enthusiastic reviews and revealed a musician gifted with a very strong sense of melody, and songwriting skills which drew from influences far beyond ...

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Article: Interview

Tony Grey: Stepping out of the Shadows

by Ian Patterson
April 14, 2009

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Article: Live Review

Blue Note 70th Anniversary Tour at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
April 10, 2009

The Blue Note 7Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsVerizon HallPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMarch 28, 2008 The legendary Blue Note record label is celebrating its 70th Anniversary this year. To briefly summarize its history and achievements, one can do no better than to quote from the Wikipedia entry on the subject:

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Article: Album Review

Freddie Hubbard: On The Real Side

Read "On The Real Side" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
April 8, 2009

When Freddie Hubbard passed away in December, 2008 at 70, the jazz world lost one of the last true legends of the hard-bop movement. His prolific career spanned 50 years, most of it as a leader on historic dates for Blue Note, CTI and Columbia. He also played on classic sessions by Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, ...