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A Well of Intimacy
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It had been raining. In the west toward the Hudson Valley, the sun broke through. The apparitions of how we are in the universe were evident. A stark contrast of clouds in the sky yawned with slate blues, grays and bright whites. The dark rich black-greens of the tree lines were slapped against the surface of the sky. The...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Erik Truffaz 4et: The Walk of the Giant Turtle
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Erik Truffaz is right when he highlights the difference between his own music, set towards research, and Miles Davis’s style. Although some critics have often matched his musical style to Davis, in actuality, he presents this no more than other jazz trumpet-players, since the Miles Davis style is, inevitably, the expressional template posed from bebop on. This difference is...
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Concert Review by Antonio Terzo
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The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Stays Close to Tradition
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Jazz in all of its flavors was alive and well at Jones Hall on the night of October 2nd in Houston. Presented by the Society for the Performing Arts, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis played to a near capacity crowd that night. As one of the finest organizations in the United States, the LCJO is...
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Concert Review by Sheldon T. Nunn
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Bates Scores at the Venice Biennale
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Django Bates (Synt/Sampling), Julian Siegel (sax), Josefine Lindstrand (voice), Martin France (Drums), Michael Mondesir (Bass)
The Smith Quartet:
Ian Humphries (violin), Charles Mutter (violin), Nic Pendlebury (viola), Deirdre Susanna Cooper (Cello)
Joining in on one of the most controversial musical ‘Biennali’ of all times, Django Bates and his Human Chain project – together with the Smith Quartet – made a strong impact...
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Concert Review by Lara Bellini
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J-Walkin' Hollywood Boulevard
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Bay Area jazz singer Jennifer Lee recently came down to Los Angeles to give a performance celebrating the release of her debut CD J-Walkin' at Catalina's Bar & Grill. Leading a drummer-less trio, Ms. Lee's nearly two-hour set naturally highlighted numbers from that collection and was most interestingly included several bossa novas and folk songs sung convincingly in...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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J-M Pilc's Power Trio?
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Jean-Michel Pilc is a French piano player (let’s say post-bop, or hard bop with occasional avant-garde overtones) whose touring travels brought him to Chicago’s Green Mill (one of the oldest – if not THE oldest – jazz clubs in town) with a talented trio consisting of bassist Toma Bramerie and drummer Ari Hoenig, and we in Chicagoland (what “we”...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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All That, And Then Some
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Vail Jazz Foundations’ 9th Annual Labor Day Jazz Festival Weekend Party was as well orchestrated as a symphony. This elegant event was conducted by the VJF’s ensemble of volunteers and was hosted by Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, the “jazziest resort in Vail”. Composed of many world- renowned jazz musicians and in celebration of Colorado’s 40th year...
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Concert Review by Mary Ellen Malloy
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A Summit of B-3 Organ Generations
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In three short years, Tony Monaco has gained nationwide attention for his deep groove and over-the-top energy on the Hammond B-3 organ. Unmistakably evident on his four Summit Records releases, his overflowing enthusiasm for the instrument reaches even higher levels when he performs before an audience. Every time. Perpetually in motion as he plays, Monaco’s arms flail, his body...
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Concert Review by Don Williamson
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When A Monk Meets a Dolphin...
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Green Dolphin Street – a classy Chicago jazz bistro/supper club – was the setting for a two-night stand of drummer T.S. Monk’s sextet. It was essentially the same grouping of players as their latest platter Higher Ground (Thelonious/Hyena), albeit with two substitutions: Nick Rolfe, piano, and Keith Newton, reeds, in place of Ray Gallon and Willie Williams, respectively;...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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The Message Lives
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The Chicago Jazz Festival, which has always been admission free, began this year with a paid event, a tribute to the late drummer/bandleader Art Blakey before a capacity crowd at Chicago’s Symphony Center, A former member of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Branford Marsalis, and a group of former Jazz Messengers named the Alumni All-Stars were the featured performers, but it...
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Concert Review by Greg Turner
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Soweto Kinch Winner of MOBO Award for Best Jazz Act 2003
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British saxophonist Soweto Kinch has been honored with the MOBO Award for Best Jazz Act 2003, at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The MOBO Awards – whose aim is to celebrate and give support to Music Of Black Origins, is one of the highest prizes of its kind. Winners – as for the BBC Jazz Awards – are decided...
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Viewpoint by Lara Bellini
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95.7 The Wave Concert Series Scores Another Hit
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Jazz concerts in the City of Houston are rarely if ever have a predictable measure of success. In many ways, they can best be compared to the flip of a coin, heads I win, tells you lose. Sometimes shows are successful, and to a large degree there are those instances when they are not. The reason being, Houston is...
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Concert Review by Sheldon T. Nunn
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Eddy Sambuaga Trio - Jazz the way it was meant to be!
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There is an amazing trio you will know about sooner or later anyway so I want to be the one to tell you about it - that way you can all see how hip I am. The Eddy Sambuaga Trio are based in the San Francisco Bay Area and I caught one of their first bi-weekly shows...
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Concert Review by Unknown User
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In His Element In His Trio
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We only live once. And for some, to be able to experience pianist Brad Mehldau in his Trio with Larry Grenadier on bass and Jorge Rossy on drums more than once is surely a blessing.
Last night in the small but densely cultured town of Northampton, MA, in a club which Mehldau visits frequently, the SRO audience was vocally aghast...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Trum-pede!
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Marcus Belgrave believed a trumpet God blessed the 11 players who participated in his Trumpet Summit. For three afternoons, at the 24th annual Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival (FDIJF) the ensemble played as if the trumpet God had anointed their horns.
“Jazz music is all about love, and the trumpet is the instrument of...
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Concert Review by Charles L. Latimer
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Full house in Soho for Soweto Kinch
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It is a full house at The Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, with people lining up outside, trying to squeeze in for tonight's gig, the second and last by Soweto at the club - after which he is to continue with his hectically busy touring schedule.
Soweto proves to be an excellent be-bopper, and also an amazing hip-hopper: not...
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Concert Review by Lara Bellini
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Emerging Jazz Vocalist visits Los Angeles
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It appears that the Pearly Gates were left open for a little on Tuesday night allowing Los Angeles to enjoy a voice from above. Jacki DePiro wowed a packed house at Level One Supper Club to a diverse and flavorful set of originals and jazz standards.
Exuding confidence, Jacki entered the stage waving to fans and smiling; enjoying the...
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Concert Review by Sam Giamendi (Guest Writer)
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Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana Live at Victors in San Diego
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It must be the pure love of the music that drives them – Jane Bunnett and husband Larry Cramer. The rigors of the road can take a toll as they shepherd their ever-evolving band of Cuban artists and they do it in a home-style relaxed manner with Trumpeter Larry Cramer also serving as road manager for the crew. For...
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Concert Review by Turiya Mareya
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Osby: Wizard
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[For a description of the remarkable old, old-school rococo, slightly funky Chicago institution The Green Mill, please refer to my concert review of the Matt Wilson Quartet elsewhere on this very site.] The 40-something Greg Osby is one of the premier alto saxophone wizards of his generation, that generation of musicians whose commitment to jazz is unwavering, but...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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A Great Weekend in Long Beach
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The Long Beach Jazz Festival is an event remarkable for the way it involves and reflects the community it serves. It is not designed for jazz purists; popular artists are booked, players that can project a certain vibe and know how to create and sustain a good groove. The musical fare is heavy on smooth jazz, R&B...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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A Tribute To Charlie Parker by Freddie Redd
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To call last nights performance a 'gig' is like calling the Bolshoi Ballet a dance team from Russia.
A very expensive lithograph of Charlie Parker was on display near the bandstand and it was more than just decoration it was a reminder that this presentation was honoring a man who changed the course of musical history with his genius....
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Concert Review by John Gilbert
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Suzanne Pittson Quartet
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It has often been opined by your 'humble correspondent' that the human voice is the ultimate musical instrument. The ability of the voice to give life to a tune not only by way of the lyrical aspect but by the nuances that it can generate, makes it unique.
Certainly the brasses and the woodwinds and some percussion ie; the...
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Concert Review by John Gilbert
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Wayne Shorter: Life & Music
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Wayne Shorter stands as one of the living giants of jazz, a towering presence over the last half-century of the music both as a saxophonist and a composer. With his seventieth birthday coming on August 25th, a celebration entitled “Wayne Shorter: Life & Music” was held at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the Wednesday Night Jazz...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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Improvisation as Salvation
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Southern California area fans of avant-garde improvised music received a rare treat on Monday night when New York reed player Rob Brown gave his first area solo performance on alto saxophone and flute, followed by the first public performance by the locally based free jazz trio of Dan Clucas, Henry Grimes and Rich West, the trio marking a further...
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Concert Review by Edward Kane
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Nu-Jazz at the Jazz Café - Nuspirit Helsinki
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Okou: Vocals; Daddy Ous: Vocals; Teppo Mäkynen: drums; Abdissa ‘Mamba’ Assefa: percussion; Jukkis Kiviniemi: bass; Kim ‘Kasio’ Rantala: keyboards; Jukka Eskola: Trumpet; Aleksi Ahoniemi: sax; Matti Lappalainen: trombone; Tuomas Kallio: guitar/sampler.
Nuspirit Helsinki couldn’t choose a better venue for their London gig – the Jazz Café (www.jazzcafe.co.uk,) its lounging atmosphere and the coolest of reputations, proved the perfect frame for...
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Concert Review by Lara Bellini
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