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G. F. Mlely....A Trail of Endurance
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In 1983, Jazz pianist-composer G. Francis Mlely was on a solo piano concert tour of Europe, when midway along he received information that caused him to suddenly abandon the tour and, because of subsequent events, to leave off playing professionally for nearly two decades. Mlely's 3rd album, "Trio," according to a "Jazz Times" survey, was among the Top...
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Viewpoint by Nathan Gold (Guest Writer)
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Hank Jones Plays the Pabst Theatre
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Despite being in his 80s, master jazz pianist Hank Jones displayed the endurance of a young lion. Two sets of music amounted to roughly three hours of the straight-ahead jazz for which Hank Jones has come to be known. I have attended other jazz shows at this venue that offered only half as much music. The...
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Concert Review by Bryan Zoran
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Back To The Bridge
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Featuring Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone)
Bill Frisell (guitar)
Brian Blade (drums)
Larry Grenadier (standup bass)
I’m a guy who makes things up as I go along so nothing is ever going to be finished… There are so many different ways to approach a piece of music in my mind… That’s why you always have to practice. If you’re...
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Concert Review by Cory Ferber
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The Pat Metheny Group... A Source of Inspiration
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On April 5th, 2002 the Pat Metheny Group put on a show to remember at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts. This was a performance I couldn't wait to go to. I wish I had the money to travel to every city they perform in during 2002. The concert was everything I expected and much...
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Concert Review by Monique Alderman (Guest Reviewer)
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East Coast Jazz 2002
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I walked in the front door of the DoubleTree Hotel Rockville and was greeted not by a member of the hotel, but by the sounds of music... sweet music — horns, piano, drums — and applause. Not every hotel greets its guest this way, except during the East Coast Jazz Festival. Musicians from around the globe are invited to...
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Concert Review by Kim Tucker
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Stefon Harris Quartet Centers Its Vibes Around Improvisation
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The Hal Leonard Jazz Series brings to Milwaukee one of the premier “Young Lions” of the jazz music industry. Imagine seeing the great Lionel Hampton or Milt Jackson when they had just began to crave out their many years of establishing the vibraphone as an accepted part of the jazz music scene. Well the 28-year old Stefon...
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Concert Review by Morrice Blackwell
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Pat Metheny Group in Milwaukee
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Often the best moments of a concert are the unexpected ones. So it was with the Pat Metheny Group’s concert in Milwaukee. Touring behind the band’s latest release, SPEAKING OF NOW (Warner brothers), the concert opened up in an inconspicuous manner, with guitarist/leader Metheny walking out on stage with the house lights still on. He picked up an acoustic...
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Concert Review by Michael Bettine
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Remembering What Sticks
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The second in the Magic Triangle Concert Series out of UMass/Amherst brought to the stage the group BREW, featuring Miya Masaoka on Japanese koto and electronics, Reggie Workman on bass, and Gerry Hemingway on percussion.
Ms. Masaoka definitely acted as the controlling mechanism for these two sets of music. Her selection of musicians to join her trio was...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Hal Leonard Jazz Series Features The Ray Brown Trio
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Now in its tenth year, The Hal Leonard Jazz Series continues to astonish jazz fans in Milwaukee by bringing in the best and biggest names in the world of jazz. This year’s four performance series includes, Stefon Harris Quartet (March 9th), Dr. Billy Taylor Trio (April 13th), Benny Green Trio (May 18th) and starting it all off is...
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Concert Review by Morrice Blackwell
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The Simmer Before The Boil
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As the songwriter, visionary force, and de facto leader of the Chicago octet 8 Bold Souls for over fifteen years, Edward Wilkerson, Jr. has earned a place among the great tenor saxophonists of that city's tenor royalty- Von Freeman, Ari Brown, and Fred Anderson. Although a member in good standing of the south side collective Association for the Advancement...
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Concert Review by Charles Sudo
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The Precedence of Respect
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The Magic Triangle Concerts, sponsored by UMass Residential Arts and
WMUA Student Radio, began its 13th series with an interpretation of Bach¹s
Goldberg Variations by the Uri Caine Ensemble. The ensemble was made up of
Cornell Rochester, drums, Barbara Walker, vocals, Ralph Alessi, trumpet,
Dave Binney, sax, DJ Olive, turntables, Drew Gress, bass, Joyce Hamman,
violin, and Uri Caine, piano.
For the last week, I...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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New Views of the Blues
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Following the most recent batch of Van Gelder reissues that focused on the label’s earliest sides (the current set of Stateside RVG Editions numbers some 56 albums), a new set of titles launched at the start of 2002 attempts to pick up some stray items from the modern period, including several albums that have never been available in the...
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Viewpoint by C. Andrew Hovan
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A Second Chance at Life
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When it comes to the opportunity to expose some of the many talents that got lost in the shuffle during the ‘50s and ‘60s, no other concern has more to unearth than Fantasy’s group of associated labels, including Prestige, Riverside, and Contemporary. Through their Limited Edition Series, Fantasy is able to present releases that will undoubtedly appeal to...
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Viewpoint by C. Andrew Hovan
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Uberjam
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The evening was ripe for the band to be in a festive mood. The date marked the release of their new album, Uberjam, and the opening night of their American tour. Two high-energy sets were testimony to the celebration. Early in the first set, one of Scofield’s pedals wasn’t working. He needed batteries. One...
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Concert Review by Bryan Zoran
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The Pat Martino Trio - Iridium Jazz Club - New York
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Human beings possess certain biological traits. Simple things that we consider essential to living like walking and breathing. Pat Martino adds an extra element to his list. He plays the guitar. When the virtuoso lost most of his memory after the removal of a brain aneurysm in 1980, Martino was forced to take on the staggering feat of re-learning...
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Concert Review by Celeste Sunderland
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Lukas Ligeti & Mai Lingani + Guests: Music For Voices and Electronics - Live NYC
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First off: electronics are not The Devil’s Toenails – there’s precious little difference between a flute made from a hunk of wood and a digital sampler. Both are designed to help us humans make sounds that we otherwise could not. But then: some of us have from heard from seers, egotistical performers and critics, hypeheads and trendy jackasses...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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When The Muse is The Music
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After a long absence, the Amherst Meetinghouse Music Series, put on by Michael Ehlers, resumed with a startling performance by The Clarinet Trio with Walter Perkins on drums & vocals, Perry Robinson on clarinets and William Parker on bass, flutes, vocals & reed instruments.
This group is not at all presumptuous. I could tell that they came together because they...
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Concert Review by Lyn Horton
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Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner
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In 2001, a duet CD hit the European shelves. Each CD was sold with a small pack of tissues. Its title, “Hard to Say Goodbye, the Very Best of Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner.” Verve Music Group, North Sea Jazz.
With the concurrent release in the United States on March 5, 2002, Americans will now understand what...
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Viewpoint by Suzi Price
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Oliver Lake & Andrew Cyrille Duo - Live NYC Museum For African Art
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In (early) observance of Martin Luther King Day, New York City was treated to a concert by two of the most joyfully fieriest jazz players the 60s and 70s produced, respectively: Andrew Cyrille and Oliver Lake. This took place in the performance space of Manhattan’s Museum For African Art, a small but impressive museum and store. Both...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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Barbados Jazz Festival
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During a week of warm January sunshine, and an occasional cool rain shower,
the 9th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival brought an assortment of musical
talent to this lovely Caribbean island.
As festival promoter Gilbert Rowe said, following a stirring performance
by drummer Sonny Emory, “We took a chance this year on not running a pure
jazz...
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Concert Review by Ron Bernthal
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Andrew Hill vows, ' I'll take Manhattan '
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Pianist/composer Andrew Hill has been on the fringes of the jazz scene for decades – a flurry of activity, discs on Blue Note, Soul Note and Palmetto, then back to low profile-land. But if it’s quality not quantity you value, Hill fills the bill and then some. In recent years he’s taken to performing with a quintet...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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Chick Corea & Gonzala Rubalcaba
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Most legendary artists, especially after 4+ decades, would take it easy on their 60th birthday. Chick Corea decided instead to throw a party, and invite
some of the hottest talent, legendary and new, to join him for a week long engagement at NYC's jazz staple, the Blue Note. We had the pleasure of catching Chick in the duo setting with...
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Concert Review by Fred 'Starr' Gerantab
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One Night in NYC - A Long Ways From The 'Midnight Cowboy' Era
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The NYC jazz club/restaurant Iridium used to be located in the upper west side, near Lincoln Center – now, it’s located near the heart of the bustling Times Square area. (For the benefit of those not familiar, the streets are lousy with people virtually ‘round the clock.) It’s at the bottom of a stairway, and has two...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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Chick Corea Celebrates his 60th Birthday Bash at The Blue Note
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Chick Corea is a musician of extraordinary abilities; he’s one of the most influential jazz pianists since the 1960s. His virtuosi technique encompasses classical precision, free improvisation, Latin rhythms, and electronic innovations.
In a stunning ending of week 2 of a 3-week birthday bash; opens with the innovative sextet, Origin; featuring the collective talents of: Steve Davis (trombone), Steve Wilson...
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Concert Review by Beatrice Richardson
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The Tom Harrell Quintet
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Tastefully proving his compelling genius, Tom Harrell performed at the infamous Blue Note with quintet members Marcus Strickland - sax (filling in for Jimmy Greene), Xavier Davis –piano, Quincy Davis – bass and Ugonna Okegwa – drums. The early show was sparse, nonetheless enjoyable, but by the second set of the evening, the house was full of anticipating...
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Concert Review by Suzi Price
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