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Article: In Pictures

Marcus Miller At The Meritage 2024

Read "Marcus Miller At The Meritage 2024" reviewed by Walter Atkins

by Walter Atkins

The magnificent composer/bassist/producer Marcus Miller performed in front of a jubilant and full house at the luxurious Meritage Hotel & Spa in pleasantly pastoral Napa, California.The August 30, 2024 date was part of a fantastic musical weekend. His torrid set opened with an arrangement of the Dazz Band's 1982 Grammy-winning track “Let It Whip" and closed ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New ECM Releases, Shorter Live, And More

Read "New ECM Releases, Shorter Live, And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne

by Bob Osborne

ECM records continue to release an eclectic range of remarkable music which transcends narrow genre classifications and offers the listener the chance to explore new sounds and experiences. Four excellent new releases from that label are featured on this episode. In addition there is a fascinating and varied mix of new releases yet again proving that ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Keyboardist Jesse Fischer

Read "Take Five with Keyboardist Jesse Fischer" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Jesse Fischer Known for his vibrant blend of jazz, funk, soul and folk, Jesse's Fischer's uplifting music features rich harmonies, intricate rhythms, and a deep understanding of groove. Catch Jesse play tracks from his recent release Resilience, re-imagined arrangements of classic '60s/'70s jazz from his Flipped series, along with some brand new music. “Jesse Fischer ...

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Article: Album Review

Wayne Shorter: Celebration Volume 1

Read "Celebration Volume 1" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

Wayne Shorter never rested on his or anyone's laurels. So when at the start of this perilous century he convened his great, late-stage quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade it wasn't to take the bandstand and placate audience and skeptics with greatest hits or refurbished takes on old standards. It was to create ...

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Article: Album Review

Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+: Relentless

Read "Relentless" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Rob Parton, who once led the Chicago area's marvelous JazzTech big band, has since moved on to other pursuits, namely mentoring the next generation of jazz trumpeters at the stellar University of North Texas Jazz Lab in Denton. Having released eleven widely acclaimed albums with the JazzTech band, Parton has pared the lineup to nine (plus) ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission

Read "Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Depending on how one figures it, Wayne Shorter's recording history has upwards of half a dozen important chapters. They tell a tale of superheroes, of monsters and demons and, ultimately, of the sight of a new dawn. Just three of the chapters cover the story's ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Cedar Walton One Flight Down

Read "Cedar Walton One Flight Down" reviewed by Thomas Conrad

by Thomas Conrad

They are thinning out: the ranks of pianists who can trace their lineage directly back to primary sources like J.J. Johnson, the early Jazz Messengers of Art Blakey, and the Jazztet of Art Farmer and Benny Golson. In the last few years, we have lost Tommy Flanagan, Mal Waldron, Roland Hanna, Dodo Marmarosa, Russ Freeman, Frank ...

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Article: Album Review

Tony Oxley Quintet: Angular Apron

Read "Angular Apron" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Among the most welcome jazz events of 2024 is the return to active duty of the great British saxophonist Larry Stabbins following an absence of over a decade. Stabbins went into voluntary exile in 2013, after around thirty-five years at the deep end of British jazz. Disenchanted with the culturally regressive direction in which the music ...

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Article: Album Review

Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+: Relentless

Read "Relentless" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert

After many years in the Windy City, most notably as the leader of the JazzTech Big Band, trumpeter Rob Parton wanted a change of scenery, which brought him to the University of North Texas, where he joined the faculty in 2019. And of course, that meant he now had the opportunity to work with lots of ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Milton Nascimento And Esperanza Spalding, Das Rad, Louis Stewart And Jim Hall

Read "Milton Nascimento And Esperanza Spalding, Das Rad, Louis Stewart And Jim Hall" reviewed by Cheryl K.

by Cheryl K.

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, new music from Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Milton Nascimento and US bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding, the Fernando Huergo Big Band, the English septet Das Rad, and Irish guitarist Louis Stewart and US guitarist Jim Hall. Playlist Wayne Shorter “Tarde" from Native Dancer (Columbia) ...


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