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Yoichi Uzeki
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A native of Tokyo, a pianist, composer and arranger, Yoichi Uzeki has received his bachelor's degree at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and his master's degree and the Sir Roland Hanna Award from Queens College, City University of New York. Yoichi played the piano on a historical recording session with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Ornette Coleman in 2010. This "For The Love of Ornette" CD is available world-wide. Currently, Yoichi has several own projects from trio to big band in the United States and Japan, and he is a music faculty at York College, City University of New York
Carl Bartlett, Jr.: Promise!
by Don Phipps
Winner of the USA 2015-16 International Songwriting Competition Jazz Category, Carl Bartlett Jr. showcases his skills on PROMISE!. The album's warm, vivacious compositions offer plenty of cheer and good feelings. The result is guaranteed to bring a Billy Higgins smile to your face. Bartlett's alto sax playing is equally sunny. Like Bobby Watson or Donald Harrison, ...
Celebrating Ornette Coleman at the Painted Bride Art Center
by Victor L. Schermer
Denardo Coleman Group and Jamaaladeen Tacuma Band The Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia, PA March 21, 2014 This concert was the second in a series curated by saxophonist, band leader, and composer/arranger Bobby Zankel entitled Still the New Thing" honoring three icons of avant- garde jazz: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, ...
Coltrane Configurations: Funky Trane Is On The Road
by Alex Martynov
Coltrane Configurations DK Metallurgov Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine April 17, 2009 John Coltrane resides in the pantheon of most, if not all, jazz lovers. Both fans of post-bop harmonies and free-jazzers appreciate his contribution to music. Many of his compositions became standards that have been played again and again by his ...