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Rebirth Of Jazz In Ventura, CA
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In the 1980's Tony's Steak and Seafood was the weekend gig site for such jazz stalwarts as Billy Higgins, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Butler and other luminaries.
Last night, January 16, 2004, jazz again made its debut at this venerable venue.
Under the musical directorship of Drew Salperto, who will be the house pianist and booking person, this promises to...
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Concert Review by John Gilbert
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Best of 2003
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2004 may already be a couple weeks old but it's not too late to run down some of the highlights of 2003. While it seems that playing the time honored game of "things ain't what they used to be" is a perfectly nice thing to do for some jazz fans and critics, the joke is on them if...
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Viewpoint by Edward Kane
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Framing the Gestures
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On the day after Christmas (how appropriate the date), David Arner gave a solo performance at the Performing Arts Center in Rhinebeck, NY.
The spry, tall, thin, angular pianist walked on stage, bowed, sat on the bench in front of a baby grand piano and looked at the keyboard in thought. One hand playing two notes later began the setting...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Hark! The scary angels swing, baby!
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Chicago’s Abbey Pub was host to a terrific hepcat Christmas Pageant. Though this is hardly your parents’ Christmas concert (unless your parents are/were Gomez and Morticia Addams), nobody in this packed house humbugged this show.
The evening was kicked off (literally) by the zany antics of the Legendary Shackshakers. When I reviewed their...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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Getting in the Holiday Spirit with the Klezmer Conservatory Band
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There’s nothing quite like an evening of holiday music to get you into the spirit of the season and, if the musicians are as good as the Klezmer Conservatory Band and the setting as compelling as the breathtaking new Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles, it doesn’t even matter if the holiday that the music belongs to—in this case...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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“Best Bets” for Christmas CD Listening
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Your CD rack is bulging with all those great jazz CDs, but tell me this . . . do you have a portion of your collection devoted to holiday albums? No, you say? Well why not? It’s common knowledge that most of the old jazz dudes and dudettes put out at least one Christmas album during...
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Viewpoint by Unknown User
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Herbie Mann Memorial
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The New York Jazz Flute Quartet, Dave Valentin Group, Trio Da Paz, Lew Tabackin, Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi and special guests.
This Monday evening at the Blue Note saw a gathering of musicians who came together to celebrate the life of flutist Herbie Mann who passed away July 1st after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mann had already been...
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Concert Review by Peter Westbrook
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Rocking the House for Christmas
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Peter White and Mindi Abair rocked St. Louis on December 4, 2003 at the Pageant. Kicking the evening off with a vibrant “O Tannenbaum,” White (guitar) and Abair (sax) blended together in festive layers. Before the evening was through, this pair would have concertgoers dancing in the aisles with pure holiday delight.
White had previously toured with Dave...
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Concert Review by Cheryl Hughey
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Peter White's Christmas Concert Made The Season Bright
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KHJZ 95.7 The Wave, the city's only commercial smooth jazz radio station sponsored "A Peter White Christmas" Friday night. As one of their major concert events of the year, KHJZ has continually brought quality shows to Houston's Verizon Wireless Theater. In bringing guitarist Peter White and Mindi Abair to the city, a merry night of Christmas cheer and jazz...
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Concert Review by Sheldon T. Nunn
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Peter White Christmas in Milwaukee
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Peter White has joined forces with sax player Mindi Abair to bring us
the
Peter White Christmas Tour. I drove two hours to catch this show and it was
worth every mile. With the combination of Peter's guitar and Mindi's
sensational saxophone this tour was able to bring the spirit of Christmas
without getting stuck on just...
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Concert Review by Jim Feagels
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A little Se(l)tzer with my eggnog, please!
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Call me an ol’ Humbug, but I’m generally allergic to most Christmas music – while some of it is beautiful, a lot of it is overly sentimental in that syrupy TV movie of the week way. Perhaps Brian Setzer understands that many feel similar, turning the attention of his big band to some Xmas classics, all the while...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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The Low Down on Innovation
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In an age of decay, destruction, torment and little evident to save us, it is a blessing to know that in existence is a group of musicians like this trio. Led by top-shelf pianist, Dave Burrell, joined by virtuosos, bassist William Parker and drummer Andrew Cyrille, the Full-Blown Trio performed at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Ma...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Lee Konitz at the Iridium
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Lee Konitz appeared at the Iridium, a jazz club nestled just above the jostling and ever-awake Time Square in New York City. Celebrating his 76th Birthday, he appeared with stellar band mates Gary Peacock on bass, Bill Frisell on guitar and Matt Wilson on drums. Not quite packed full, the club must have seated 90-plus patrons. ...
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Concert Review by Phillip Wong
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Belonging to Moments of Mastery
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The Solos & Duos Concert Series at UMASS Amherst closed on November 20 with an unforgettable performance by Rashied Ali on drums and Sonny Fortune on alto sax.
Both of these musicians played so freshly and intensely with each other that their long term musical relationship made sense. Never in my experience with the music, have I heard a duo...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Denys Baptiste at the London Jazz Festival
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The Queen Elizabeth Hall is packed for Denys Baptiste and his London Jazz Festival gig - not even one seat left unsold. His latest release by Dune, ‘Let Freedom Ring!,’ proves captivating for audiences of the most diverse backgrounds (the majority of which of African or Caribbean origin) here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King’s...
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Concert Review by Lara Bellini
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Carmen Lundy, Close to Home
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Carmen Lundy has been living in Los Angeles for over a decade but her recent engagement at the Jazz Bakery represented an all-too-infrequent local appearance from the talented singer and songwriter. Backing her on stage, as on her excellent new Justin Time recording Something to Believe In, was Regina Carter, the very talented and busy violinist. In...
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Viewpoint by Edward Kane
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Seeing Beyond with Geoffrey Keezer
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Pianist Geoffrey Keezer kicked off his new CD, “Falling Up” at Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis, Missouri on November 1, 2003. Flowing easily into the opening song, Keezer was coolly vibrant. Backed by an acoustic bass and drums, this trio played lightly in unison. Weaving a delicate tale, “Beatrice” painted an enchanting evening with a warm glow.
Addressing...
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Concert Review by Cheryl Hughey
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CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA
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It is rare to find a gig where so many levels of artistic expression are touched, and with such intelligence.
Thus full marks to the Cinematic Orchestra and their Shepherds Bush Empire gig in London; full marks to the visionary choice of tantalizing their audience with scores not only directly inspired by the movie image, but in actual fact...
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Concert Review by Lara Bellini
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Guess who didn't come to swing?
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Robert McArthur was saxophonist Donald Walden’s special guess Wednesday night at the second concert for the Jazz Forum. But there was nothing particularly special about McArthur’s performance. McArthur a native Detroiter has gigged with Walden before, and is one of his favorite singers.
“He sings better than a lot of vocalist in Detroit who...
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Concert Review by Charles L. Latimer
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Bobby Martinez and Latin Elation
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Tenor Saxophonist Bobby Martinez debuted his new group “Latin Elation” at the opening of a new series of Latin Jazz nights hosted by a new club in Madrid called “Shaman” which will feature every Thursday night in November some of the best Latin Jazz artists in Madrid.
The regular trumpet player with Latin Elation was unable to perform...
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Concert Review by Turiya Mareya
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Nnenna Freelon Says A Little Prayer For Southern California
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Southern California is noted for its periods of craziness, and right now certainly seems to be one of them. Still trying to make sense of the tragicomedy of the statewide recall election and the ascendancy of the Governator, the Southland has been further challenged by strikes affecting the area’s largest grocers and public transit authority and, last but...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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Bob Sand´s Big Band Performs at Madrid´s Cafe Berlin
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New Yorker Bob Sands came to Europe 11 years ago with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and decided to stay to broaden his horizons He was young and qualified having graduated from Eastman with a degree in Classical Saxophone and did his graduate work the The Manhattan School of Music studying Jazz. He originally planned to base in Paris....
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Concert Review by Turiya Mareya
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Dave Douglas in the Village
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Dave Douglas and his sextet played at the venerable Village Vanguard located in the heart of the Village in New York City. It was a balmy and warm evening on the foot trek over to the set. Washington Square was aglow with pedestrians, students and stragglers. A lone man was heard on the saxophone playing Horace...
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Concert Review by Phillip Wong
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Reunion in the Garden
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The reunion of Marcus Belgrave and David “Fathead” Newman was the most anticipated event of the Jazz in the Garden concert series. But according to Belgrave organizing it was a nightmare. Alexander Zonjic, the coordinator of the series, asked Belgrave to participate. The concerts are Thursdays in the atrium of the GM Renaissance Center. Belgrave wanted...
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Concert Review by Charles L. Latimer
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Nights at Cafe Berlin
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A true Diva needs more than attitude and bravura. She has to deliver and back it up with chops and skill as well as power of presence. Columbian vocalist Martha Patricia is a Latin Diva who takes the stage and commands your attention and involvement with her musicality, originality and true love of Jazz. At a recent concert...
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Concert Review by Turiya Mareya
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