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Roseman's Rainy Night In NYC
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NYC-based trombonist Josh Roseman is of the newer generations of jazz players who’ll play in a funky groove-oriented band one night, a cutting edge avant garde group the next and a hard bop unit the night after that. In times past, most jazz musicians would find the stylistic “niche” in which they thrive the most and then stay...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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Jazz Crusader Ed Smith Features A Shop & Bop Experience At His Jazz Store
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Ed Smith and his "JAZZ" store celebrate 1st year Birthday Bash with Kirk Whalum, Benita Hill and Rod McGaha to an enthusiastic crowd all day at Bellevue Center Mall. The festivities mark Ed’s first year in business in Nashville and the birthday of his wife Lynn (Dec, 01, 2001), who incidentally, is from the Crescent City. Ed Smith is...
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Viewpoint by Ron Miller
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Nicholas Payton and Bela Fleck perform together at Vanderbilt University
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Nicholas Payton and his 11 piece ensemble offered up a splendid concert performance for a jubilant crowd of a thousand jazz lovers at Vanderbilt. Payton and company performed an exuberant concert program fit for a king at Langford Auditorium including, a healthy dose of ballads, up-tempo blues and Latin. The concert theme is based upon his...
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Concert Review by Ron Miller
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Keeps American Jazz Roots Vibrant
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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been a staple of the crescent city’s (New Orleans for the uninitiated) French Quarter for almost half a century, offering a vibrant look into American roots jazz music. The New Orleans Jazz style along with Dixieland Jazz, encompass the foundation and concepts of modern day jazz as we know it today. The ladies...
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Concert Review by Ron Miller
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2001 Jazz Christmas CDs
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A Nancy Wilson Christmas (MCG Jazz/Telarc). Nancy Wilson’s first ever full-length Christmas album with proceeds benefiting the Pittsburg-based Manchester Craftman’s Guild. Joining Nancy on this benefit holiday album is the Nancy Wilson Trio, The New York Voices, and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Band and guests comprised of Herbie Mann, Monty Alexander, Claudio Roditi, Ali Ryerson, James...
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Viewpoint by Suzi Price
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A Monk and His Music
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While few would even consider arguing the relative importance of the musical genius of Thelonious Monk and his impact on generations of subsequent composers and pianists, dissent can sometimes by heard when considering Monk’s recorded oeuvre which spanned many decades and is documented by several labels. While his Riverside years are universally hailed as the period of greatest...
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Viewpoint by C. Andrew Hovan
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A Gathering of Guitar Slingers
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In the right hands, a guitar is like a piano in that its combined harmonic and melodic possibilities can render a sound that is larger than life. From the 12-string to the kind of hybrid models that give players like Charlie Hunter the ability to play bass lines in tandem with their chords and lead lines, the guitar...
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Viewpoint by C. Andrew Hovan
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Clooney Warms San Francisco Audience
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At a time of frayed nerves and weary hearts, Rosemary Clooney took a San Francisco audience under her care and provided solace. She made her entrance walking across a darkened stage on the arm of her husband. Seeing the shadowy figures, the audience surrounded them with applause. When the lights came on, Clooney was sitting in a chair...
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Concert Review by Donna Kimura
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The Genius of Ken Burns
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After watching all of the Ken Burns "Jazz" movies I am now aware of the significance of Jazz music in America. The documentaries were so informative and so interesting that it is impossible not to learn something new. Jazz is very important to me and it should be important to every American. It is the most...
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Viewpoint by Mike Thomas
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Interzone Live In Chicago
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On a rainy Chicago night, Gregg Bendian brought his Interzone ensemble into the historic Schuba’s Tavern in the city’s Wicker Park area. The small hall was perfect for the mostly acoustic band. The sound was crisp and clear, and full of details. The band was touring in support of its recently released third CD, Requiem For Jack Kirby. Kirby...
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Concert Review by Michael Bettine
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Living up to the Sticker
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There's a promotional sticker on the Dave Holland Quintet's new release ("Not for Nothin'") that says something to the effect of "the best working band in jazz today." A consumer can usually throw such a statement into the waste pile of glib marketing hyperbole. However, after having heard the band at the Regattabar in Harvard Square on Saturday,...
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Concert Review by Joshua Nannen
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Piano Ace Burton Greene Back in NYC
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Pianist/composer Burton Greene was/is one of the First Wave of Downtown
NYC's avant garde/free jazz scene in the 1960s. He has played/recorded with
Marion Brown, Alan Silva, Patty Waters and Pharoah Sanders, and was recorded
on the legendary ESP Disk label (and a really rare one for Columbia!). For
the past several years has been living and working in Amsterdam, both solo
and...
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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2001 Verizon Music Festival
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Verizon sponsored a free Music Festival Sunday September 30, 2001. The festival began at noon in Old Pasadena Central Park. In addition, Portions of proceeds from tickets sells from other, Verizon Festivals held in Los Angeles, September 28 thru October 2, 2001 will benefit victims of terrorist attacks. Collection centers were set up in Central Park where attendees could...
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Concert Review by Gloria Ellis
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The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
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The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will
embark on a 46-city U.S. United in Swing Tour beginning September 13, 2001,
drawing on a vast repertoire from the history of jazz to the delight of
audiences around the country, with an emphasis on Coltrane and Mingus, and
original works.
Speaking as a designated UN Messenger of Peace,...
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Concert Review by Suzi Price
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Ron Brown's Jazz In The Spirit
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Gospel Jazz is fast gaining credibility as a musical genre to be reckoned with, and saxophonist Ron Brown's "Jazz In The Spirit" concert this past July helped to certify its musical strength. Over 1400 people filled Greater Bethany Community Church in Los Angeles as Ron Brown, Kirk Whalum and guitarist Doc Powell brought their powerful musicianship and even more...
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Concert Review by Jabari Warfield
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Satoko Fujii Trio Tonic
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Composer/pianist Satoko Fujii makes it to NYC about once a year or so, so this show was indeed An Event. Though she lives in Japan (and she studied music at Berklee, incidentally), she's maintained a semi-regular American trio with Mark Dresser (bass) and Jim Black (bass), with who she's recorded several CDs on the Tzadik, Enja and Ewe labels....
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Concert Review by Mark Keresman
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This Just In…Diana Krall and Wynton Marsalis
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The divine demoiselle, Diana Krall, performed Sunday night,
singing selections from her new CD "The Look of Love," which is scheduled for
release September 19. Reviews in local daily newspapers that one could find
around this charming jazz-drenched village were not really positive about Diana
Krall's performance, crowning her with the label "Miss Cool!"
"She
shows no emotion...
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Viewpoint by Suzi Price
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Sandip Burman in Concert
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Sandip
Burman's all-star ensemble blew a cross-cultural wind into Milwaukee's Shank
Hall on a hot August night. Sandip (pronounced San-deep) is a master tabla
drummer from Calcutta, India. He used his energy and charm to convince some of
fusion's biggest names to take a chance on playing his Indian music. The band's
line up is: drummer Steve Smith (Journey/Vital...
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Concert Review by Michael Bettine
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From A Drop of Water to Dancing On the Water
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It's never a good sign when you roll up on the theatre where a favorite musician is scheduled to perform and you see something dreadful on the marquee.
No, not "cancelled." Much worse than that, though after a jarring trek over a pothole-riddled interstate a cancelled show would be a major depressant. No, some idiot has actually misspelled the name...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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Great Food In NOLA For Pops 100th
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Louis Armstrong's recipe for Red Beans and Rice has inspired not only an event in honor of his 100th Birthday but a slew of kidney bean recipes to feed SATCHMO SUMMERFEST attendees, August 3-5, 2001 in New Orleans. Imagine joining Louie's table at his home in Corona, Queens, NY for his "Creole Rice 'n Beans" made by his wife...
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Viewpoint by Lee Prosser
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Ray Brown Trio a Treat
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Catalina's in Los Angeles was lucky to host the Ray Brown trio July 25-30. Bassist Ray Brown was joined by Karriem Riggins on drums and Seattle-based Larry Fuller on piano. The trio played standards in a straight-ahead but expressive style, never moving too far away from the essential melodic line. The three are tight even on slow ballads -...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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Part Six - North Sea Jazz Festival The Hague, Netherlands
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This was the second year Russell Malone performed with his own band at the North Sea Jazz Festival. This was yet another mid-size concert hall that was standing room only, proving the ever-increasing popularity of these exceptionally talented jazz musicians of the younger generation.
Russell has really come into his own after making a name for himself backing Diana...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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Chico Hamilton & Euphoria
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Drummer/bandleader Chico Hamilton has, like Ellington, Mingus and Blakey, a tradition of his bands being 'finishing schools' for jazz musicians: Larry Coryell, Eric Dolphy, Paul Horn, Arthur Blythe, Fred Katz and Gabor Szabo are among those passed through the ranks of his various organizations. Hamilton, unlike some jazz players, has not stood still in his career, style-wise: bop, cool,...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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Daryl Stuermer
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Daryl Stuermer cast a spell over a hometown crowd at the city's outdoor music festival. The band started with 'Icarus Banjo' off of his LIVE AND LEARN CD. The curiously named tune features a jangly guitar and piano that is reminiscent of early Bruce Hornsby. It took little time for Stuermer to show he is the master of lyrical...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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Taking a CAB in Milwaukee
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The term "super group" may be overused, but a true all-star quartet hit the stage in Milwaukee this past Thursday night. On the third date of their inaugural fourteen date midwest-eastcoast tour, the quartet known as CAB (drummer Dennis Chambers, guitarist Tony McAlpine, bassist Bunny Brunel, and keyboardist Brian Auger) laid down two sets of intense instrumental fusion. With...
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Concert Review by Lee Prosser
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