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Johannes Linstead
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On February 6, it was announced that Johannes Linstead one of Canada’s top guitarists was nominated for the nation’s top music prize a Juno Award. The Junos are Canada’s equivalent of a Grammy and Linstead’s guitarra Latina CD Café Tropical is being recognized in the Instrumental Album Of The Year category.
When contacted Linstead had this to say about...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Chuck Loeb
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Guitarist Chuck Loeb has been influenced by many things in his career. One thing that influenced him last year was a moment that he never felt before. He says, "I went through an experience last summer where my father in law, who I was very close to, passed away. It was the first time I was with someone when...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Mike Longo
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Uplifting and vibrant is this "Oasis" of rhythmic jazz. Mike Longo and Consolidated Artists Productions have put forth another extraordinary piece of musical delights to add to the jazz culture. Released in 2004, Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble capture the many faces, moods, and inner emotions of what jazz should be to...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Mike Longo
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A famous trumpeter once said, “The first thing we must keep in mind about a musician is that the music he plays is a reflection of his true self.” His music may not be what you, the listener, think he is, but truly, he can no more escape himself through his playing than we can escape the contingent world...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Jeff Lorber
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Keyboardist Jeff Lorber returns to his Philadelphia roots with his debut release for Narada Jazz called Philly Style. For Lorber, it was getting back to the basics of how he got into the music field. He says that the roots grew stronger after he worked with producer and songwriter Steve Dubin on his last release Kickin' It. Lorber says,...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Morrie Louden
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“To me, the most amazing thing as a writer is to get a concept in your mind,
have it come out through your fingers, find it on the piano, write it down, play
it, have someone else hear the melody, and get that same thought and same
feeling that I had originally. That is the ultimate reward as a...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Joe Lovano
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I’m excited to interview Joe Lovano about his impressive 18th Blue Note CD--recorded by James Farber on Blue Note Records at Avatar Studios in New York--in which his producing, composing, conducting, as well as tenor saxophone, alto clarinet and aulochrome talents are displayed. This saxophone giant features a lot of his friends on the “Streams of Expression” CD, out...
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Artist Interview by Carla Rupp
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L Z Love
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LZ Love is no stranger to those in the music industry, but she may not be a household name in Texas. That is about to change. Living in Austin Texas by way of San Francisco, she has her Mojo working. LZ's album "My Higher Ground" will be in the stores on Valentine's Day, and there could not be a...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Dave Love
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Just in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the end of Apartheid in South Africa, Dave Love speaks for the many creative musicians still in that part of the world who as yet, don’t have a voice on the world stage. A remarkable producer, founder and president of Heads Up Records, Dave Love also has a vision: bringing...
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Artist Interview by Nina Goodrich
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Dee Lucas
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Atlanta, Georgia might be known for being the home of the major league baseball team, The Braves, but bravery does not only run in the veins of the city’s sports teams. It is also found in Atlanta's denizen, Dee Lucas, who began playing the saxophone at the ripe age of 28 and bravely took steps to be active in contemporary smooth jazz music. ...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Danny Luciano
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Just a short walk through the corridors of time
will put you in touch with some of the most versatile musicians, vocalists, and
composers who gave us what the music world is proud to call the birth of
Jazz.
What you find is, if music is the language of the world, when it
speaks from the soul..that's blues when...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Pamela Luss
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The voice pulls you in and awakens a pulsation deep within the vault of yesteryear’s memories. Growling with unclassifiable overtones, this furiously adept diva, Pamela Luss, has a purr to unleash.
Savant Records, with their 2008 menu of sounds, again lets a quality entree serve up a classic taste, with this young and insightful songstress. Pamela Luss and her...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Brian Lynch
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Brian Lynch is a very unique artist with a very unique sound. When he does something like record an album with the legendary Eddie Palmieri, well, that is done in a very unique way as well. The first thing that stands out about Brian Lynch is not only how his latest album Simpatico was recorded, but how fans of this artist, or just those who...
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Artist Interview by Jim McElroy
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Frank Macchia
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Like the way a photographer immortalizes new discoveries and awe-inspiring images with a camera, composer/saxophonist Frank Macchia does so with his music. His repertoire is a collection of culinary delights. He designed horror story images in a theater radio format for his demo series Little Evil Things. He re-created the sounds of the Galapagos Islands on his disc The...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Gigi MacKenzie
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Gigi MacKenzie’s vocals soar like a choir of archangels on her debut album Skylark, captivating the listener with a siren’s enchantment and nurturing warm sensations. She sings, as well as plays the guitar and drums on her solo album, produced by herself and her keyboardist Bobby Zee. Her selections of smooth jazz melodies and upbeat propulsions nourish her emotional...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Lils Mackintosh
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Holland's Lils Mackintosh won
this year's prestigious National Edison Jazz Award at the North Sea Jazz
Festival 2000 for her latest CD "Black Girl," a tribute album to Huddie
Ledbetter, better known as "Leadbelly." The Edison Jazz Awards can be compared
to the American Grammy awards and Lils did an outstanding job with her modern
interpretation of the songs...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Janiva Magness
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“I am very vulnerable, very fragile and sometimes just very human. Overall, we are talking about the human condition and I think about things like that. Why are we here in the first place? It isn’t to be separate. Music is a way of connecting with people and a way of connecting with me. I can’t sing about great...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Kevin Mahogany
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“Time and change are constants in the universe. They are also constants in our everyday life. Time goes on. Change is inevitable. Both are sayings used on any given day and in a variety of settings.
When I first discovered vocal jazz, I believed that I was born too late. I should have been hanging out with Joe Williams in...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Russell Malone
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Russell Malone has been turning the heads of jazz lovers for over a
decade with his versatile guitar playing. Frequently named in lists
and polls of players deserving wider recognition, he may finally get
his due with his new Verve release Heartstrings, his sixth as a
bandleader. The recording notably features the guitarist performing in
front of both gorgeous string sections and...
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Artist Interview by Edward Kane
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Monica Mancini
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This year is the Year of Mancini.
In celebration of Henry Mancini, one of the 20th century’s most prolific and honored composers, Concord Records has teamed with his daughter, Monica, to release Ultimate Mancini on March 23. Many of Mancini’s most memorable songs have been re-recorded, in some cases using the original arrangements.
In addition to Monica Mancini, the CD...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Mat Maneri
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For a long time, I can’t be specific, Mat Maneri’s playing has fascinated me. I have sought the door to open to reach Mat for an interview. The door finally opened and I walked through.
We arranged to speak over the phone on a Sunday around noon. Nervousness abounded, butterflies rose and fell inside of me and I made...
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Artist Interview by Lyn Horton
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Manhattan Transfer
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Four gifted artists, four separate styles, but together they will always be one of the industries most flamboyant, charismatic, feel good architects of song to hit the circuit in the past three decades. Some may feel that the Manhattan Transfer had their day in the sun and may be setting for them now. How misguided these poor, unfocused...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Michael Manson
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Michael Manson, from first-touch, has an uplifting spirituality to his approach, which sensitizes the temperament of the listener. Each melodic tone signifies a gentle calmness, similar to a wave’s final act of existence. This peaceable guitarist is grounded, not only in his craft’s prowess, but his life’s values. Mr. Manson, on all accounts, is that stable force one yearns...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Michael Manson
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Jazz bass guitar player and composer Michael Manson was relaxed and in a jovial mood as he spoke to me from his home in Chicago, shortly after returning from a gig as a feature guest artist on the Brian Culbertson jazz cruise.
“Brian and I are old friends and I had a great time playing. As musicians we don’t...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Marcomé
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In the depths of the creative atmosphere that comforts us musically, a fresh resonance with a spirit so animated and enchanting (that cataloging is an exercise in futility) has emerged. The sound is that of Canadian, Marcome’, (Mar-ko-may), a multi-artistic phenomenon that will, I assure, change the way you perceive composition and performance along your journey through musical exploration.
Marcomé...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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