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Stockholm Jazz Fest 2009
by Dan Hafstrom
Stockholm Jazz FestivalSkeppsholmenStockholm, SwedenJuly 15-19, 2009 Lee Ritenour/Richard Galliano/Jon Hasse Lennart Aberg/Oddjob/Nina Simone Tribute/SMV/Sonny Rollins Joss Stone/Erykah Badu ---> Lee Ritenour/Richard Galliano/Jon HasseJuly 15, 2009 After financial problems and last year's peculiar bookings, (Patti Smith on a jazz festival ...
Clarinetist/Composer Frank Glover Releases "Politico" on Owl Studios; Street Date July 21
"If the sum of a jazz artist is his musical innovation and integrity, then Glover has reached his pinnacle in this astounding CD" – Chuck Workman, NUVO Newsweekly, from his review of Politico Frank Glover’s new Owl Studios CD, Politico (July 21 national release date) features the award-winning jazz clarinetist/composer in quartet, orchestra and string ensemble ...
Johnny Griffin: The Best Of Johnny Griffin
by Martin Gladu
If big things often come in small packages, then Johnny Griffin's case as one of the music's top “tough tenors" really need not be plead. Affectionately nicknamed “Lil' Giant" for his diminutive stature, the late saxophonist was all but diminutive came time to rip through changes and defend his title--as would a proud, prized champion--as the ...
Jake Langley: Here and Now
by Matthew Warnock
Here and Now is a hard-boppin' and soulful organ trio release by ex-pat Canadian guitarist Jake Langley, who now resides in New York City. After spending several years touring and recording with the Joey DeFrancesco trio, which was featured on Langley's previous album, Langley has opted to feature another trio on this record. It consists of ...
Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington, Vermont: Garden of Musical Delights
by Doug Collette
Discover Jazz Festival 2009: Garden of Delights Burlington, Vermont June 5-14, 2009 ---> Observing how the Queen City of Burlington Vermont comes alive during the ten days of the Discover Jazz Festival is akin to the way the spring and summer evolves in the Green Mountains. The plenitude of rain ...
Mike Arroyo: Transition
by Edward Blanco
Mike Arroyo, from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico is no ordinary jazz artist. He believes in a higher calling where his devotion to music is secondary to his commitment to his faith. Arroyo is a jazz guitarist who is first and foremost a full-time pastor with an almost religious fervor to spreading the music as well as ...
Liner Notes
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
When renowned jazz critic Leonard Feather was asked about this record, he said something favorable. And thus has become the general consensus since its release in late 1959, early 1974, 1989, 1998, and finally in 2004. I'm certain that upon hearing it, you'll feel the same. The fates aligned when this session was recorded. ...
Buddy Montgomery Jazz Pianist and Vibraphonist Dies
Buddy Montgomery, a jazz pianist and vibraphonist best known for his work with the guitarist Wes Montgomery, his older brother, died on May 14 at his home in Palmdale, Calif. He was 79. The cause was a heart attack, said his granddaughter Mykah Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery and another brother, the bassist Monk Montgomery, were members of ...
Ximo Tebar: Steps
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Steps, by guitarist extraordinaire Ximo Tebar, may be his most deceptive yet. At first blush, it appears to channel the funky grooves of latter-day Miles Davis and Marcus Miller. But then, with complex melodic invention and accelerated rhythmic accentuation it soon becomes evident that this music embodies an ebullient sound of surprise. If anything, Tebar channels ...
Kyle Asche Organ Trio: Blues for Mel
by Dan McClenaghan
Chicago-based guitarist Kyle Asche opens his sophomore release, Blues for Mel, with the set's title tune, a tribute to Melvin Rhyne, the organist who most famously played with guitarist Wes Montgomery on four stellar Riverside releases in the late fifties and early sixties. The tune is a cool Montgomery-ish ride, drenched in the organ trio tradition. ...
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