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The Shape of Sound
by AAJ Staff
Jazz is much more than elegant dinner music. To the open-minded, improvisation can provide a means of transportation to unpredictable new domains of the mind and spirit. Since the very early days, jazz has also been an ally of other art forms, including dance, poetry, and visual art. In the balance, the superimposition of styles provokes ...
The Jazz Legacy
by AAJ Staff
The music we love is about a century old, which makes it more than a tradition. By this point it's a legacy. Some people don't like to use that word to describe a vibrant living art form like jazz, because it suggests images of old guys in black and white obsolescence, the kind of ...
Surveying Jazz
by AAJ Staff
In the leadup and aftermath of the US elections of November 2, we learned a lot about the social and cultural forces that fuel American politics. One of the tools which has come into increasing vogue--and become disturbingly useful to campaigns--is the opinion poll . It's hard to escape if you follow any type of media ...
Musical Culture
by AAJ Staff
To many armchair consumers, music is something you store on the shelf and bring to life by pressing play on a black box. (Newer fangled types might use an iPod or hard drive instead, but the net result is basically the same.) And it is indeed possible to come to an appreciation of music from around ...
Under the Hood
by AAJ Staff
Every month we publish almost 200 CD reviews and nearly 100 articles ; you'll find that content grabbing the spotlight front and center on the home page at All About Jazz. A lot of work goes into making sure we keep abreast of what's going on in the world of jazz, from Down Under to the ...
Destination: Canada
by AAJ Staff
Canada has produced its share of jazz figures, including Oscar Peterson, Gil Evans, and Diana Krall, and it continues to be a breeding ground for new talent. But Canada also provides several platforms for international artists to get public exposure, including this summer's crop of jazz festivals in Ottawa , Montreal , Toronto , and Victoriaville ...
First Person Plural
by AAJ Staff
At first glance, the internet can seem to be an impersonal place. It's a collection of solitary computers connected by wires (and wireless) to each other around the globe. But the important part of that description is the word “connected." We firmly believe that the internet brings people together more than it drives them apart. All ...
Right on Time
by AAJ Staff
They say that April showers bring May flowers... and there's some truth to the equation. The rain and the flowers don't always arrive on schedule, but that's another matter. (People south of the equator have to wait another six months for the magic to happen anew. Sorry about that.) It's a good thing our ...
We're Listening
by AAJ Staff
In the midst of all the changes we're constantly making to All About Jazz, we regularly stop to consider the most important aspect of what we do. Who reads these words, looks at these images, and listens to this music? And more importantly, what do these people want out of a jazz publication? If we intend ...
Fire and Ice
by AAJ Staff
With spring now along its way and days getting longer in a hurry (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), change is afoot. And for those in higher latitudes, it's none too soon. There's some intangible feature of sunlight that dramatically affects our mood for the better. Not the least of it is the fact that when ...
