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Article: Live Review

31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

by Matt Marshall
May 27, 2010

31st Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio April 15-25, 2010 In its 31st offing, the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland followed a familiar yet engaging formula. One that, over the years, has made it the largest music festival in Ohio and the largest educational jazz festival in the country. The clinics and workshops for ...

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Article: Album Review

Misha Piatigorsky: Paris Troika

Read "Paris Troika" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 21, 2010

Popular music and jazz have always been connected but, over the years, a bit of a divide has developed. A large portion of songs lumped under the Great American Songbook heading were the popular music of their day. As folk and rock began to eclipse jazz in the public eye, some people refused to get on ...

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News: Obituary

Remembering Hank Jones

May 17, 2010

Hank Jones Biography Henry “Hank" Jones (born July 31, 1918; died May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored Hank Jones with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Tom Lagana

by AAJ Staff
May 3, 2010

Meet Tom Lagana:Tom Lagana graduated from Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music in 1992 and began his career as a musician in the Walt Disney Jazz Band.Upon returning to Maryland, jazz legend Charlie Byrd took an interest in Lagana after hearing him play in a local coffeehouse saying, “Tom Lagana is one ...

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Article: Interview

Andre Matos: Fantasies Realized

by William Carey
April 29, 2010

There is no doubt that André Matos has chops to burn. Placed firmly in the tradition of John Abercrombie and Pat Martino, with a bit of Sonny Sharrock at moments, a lot of Berklee (College of Music) influence is readily apparent, but with a bit of headiness that also reflects the guitarist's time at the New ...

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Take Five With Art Hodges

by AAJ Staff
April 22, 2010

Meet Art Hodges: Art Hodges is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher currently residing near Tokyo, Japan. For over 25 years, he has studied, mastered, performed, and taught a variety of guitar styles and musical genres (including jazz, rock, blues, and classical). At Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, he avidly ...

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News: Interview

Guitarist Chuck Anderson Interviewed at AAJ

April 20, 2010

Chuck Anderson's guitar artistry is a cut above the jazz standard. The quality of his execution is so fine that on first hearing, it is literally stunning. His recent CD, Freefall (Dreambox Media, 2010) consists of musical gems--all-original compositions, woven into a tapestry worthy of a master classical guitarist. Yet it is all straight-ahead mainstream jazz ...

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Article: Interview

Chuck Anderson: Guitar Reemergence

by Victor L. Schermer
April 20, 2010

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Article: Live Review

Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery

by Victor L. Schermer
April 20, 2010

Chuck Anderson Trio New Hope WinerySat, April 10, 2010, 8 pm(First of two sets) Having been impressed with Chuck Anderson's new CD, Freefall, the current reviewer recently interviewed this master guitarist in process of renewing his playing career after a period in the wings due to a couple of untoward life ...

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Guitarist Steve Howe Interviewed at AAJ

April 19, 2010

Steve Howe has been a major figure in contemporary music for over 40 years. He first came to international prominence with Yes; he's a key figure in rock supergroup Asia; and his distinctive guitar style makes him one of the most recognizable players on the scene. His love of jazz is less well-known but it has ...