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John Pizzarelli
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John Pizzarelli is full of surprises: surprising influences, surprising insights, and surprising selections on his Richard Rodgers tribute disc, With A Song In My Heart, released on Telarc Jazz on August 19. Also surprising, given the seven-string guitarist’s long-standing relationship with the jazz canon and his penchant for thematic albums, is that he hadn’t done a Rodgers album before...
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Artist Interview by Richard C. Anderson
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John Pizzarelli
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Dear Mr.
Sinatra not only pays tribute to some of the greatest songs ever performed
during the past century, but highlights the remarkable talent of
singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli. He teamed up with arranger John Clayton and
The John Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra to provide brilliant interpretations of
songs such as "Ring A Ding Ding," "I've Got You Under My Skin,"...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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John Pizzarelli
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John Pizzarelli’s rise to stardom, though consistent, has not been meteoric. It wasn’t sudden and fast. He has been on the scene a long time. Music has been #1 with him all his life. However, very few jazz stars have been on all the top late night talk shows as this wonderful guitarist/vocalist. In an hour-long, informative, morning...
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Artist Interview by Carla & Jason Rupp
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John Pizzarelli
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John Pizzarelli is not only one of the finest musicians on the contemporary jazz scene,
following in his father Bucky's footsteps on the seven string guitar, he's one of the finest jazz entertainers. In some ways it's his skill as an entertainer, over and above his
skill as a vocalist and guitarist, that makes his contribution to jazz...
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Artist Interview by Shaun Dale
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John Pizzarelli
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Unassuming, carefree, and humble are words that describe John Pizzarelli. In fact, humility is one of Pizzarelli’s most amazing qualities; one that was instilled in him at an early age by his father, the legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. It is that sense of respect towards the great musicians that have gone before him that has formed most of...
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Artist Interview by Charles Sudo
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John Pizzarelli
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THE CD
As I sit back and listen a fourth
time to John Pizzarelli's latest CD, "Let There Be Love," (Telarc 2000) I let
out a lovesick sigh. Reaching over and picking up the jacket, I stare at the
front cover and something comes over me. There he is on the cover, smiling
while sitting on a beach...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Kerry Politzer
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Labyrinth is the third album by jazz pianist Kerry Politzer. Of her music Kerry Politzer says “improvisation over a melody and changes, it definitely is that.” To me it is some strikingly good straight ahead jazz with Brazilian and classical influences.
On her third CD “Labyrinth” Kerry plays piano and has composed all ten of the works. She is...
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Artist Interview by Gerard W. O'Brien
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Kerry Politzer
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Listening to Kerry Politzer’s new CD, Watercolor, is like spending a peaceful afternoon with a friend looking at beautiful paintings in a museum. Each song brings forth different moods and shades of emotion. Kerry’s music speaks to the inner child in all of us who wants to explore the world and find out what’s out there to...
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Artist Interview by Ann Stahmer
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Jean-Luc Ponty
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Jean-Luc Ponty has
had a busy 3 decades. He's not only defined his role in music history, but has
re-defined the role of the violin through the clever yet tasteful fusion of
jazz, rock and world music covered in over 15 albums since 1975. This is in
addition to some classic collaborations and stints with the likes of Elton
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Artist Interview by Fred 'Starr' Gerantab
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Jonathan Poretz
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Some artists might consider a musical theater role portraying a legend like Frank Sinatra to be A potential career killer because of the comparisons to Ol’ Blue Eyes, and then the prospect of not being able to get out from under that shadow and assert your own individuality as a singer. That, however, is not the situation with Jonathan...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Doc Powell
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Doc Powell is a guitarist who started as a session musician and worked on projects ranging from radio and TV commercials, to movie soundtracks and live studio recording. During that time, he performed with such other session musicians like bassist/producer Marcus Miller, drummer Yogi Horton and pianist Kenny Kirkland. Powell was in demand at the time and says his...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Doc Powell
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Gifted guitarist, producer and arranger, Doc Powell, pays tribute to an era in the melting pot of New York where music was hot, and both veteran and upcoming musicians were on the same stage.
I had an opportunity to talk to Doc Powell as he pays homage to heroes from an earlier generation.
JazzReview: Congratulations as the bandleader on the sell-out...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Michael Powers
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Jimmy Reed, the bluesman who wrote “Honest I Do,” and “Boy, What You Want Me To Do?” later covered by Elvis, taught Michael Powers the barre chording technique on a guitar. He grew up listening to Vanilla Fudge rehearse in his neighborhood and when he was a boy, his grandmother hauled his butt into the living room to watch...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Bobby Previte
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Counterclockwise, Bobby Previte and his working unit Bump's latest release on Palmetto Jazz, is said to be a "follow-up" to his 2001 Just Add Water. But in addition to a key personnel change, the new disc has a very different feel. Recorded more or less live at an unlikely studio on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, its energy...
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Artist Interview by Richard C. Anderson
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Jack Prybylski
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Jack Prybylski (pronounced purr-bill-ski) began playing the saxophone in elementary school and just never stopped. All through school and college, making music played a significant role in his life. Encouraged by his parents and teachers, he became a dedicated student and pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music education and music performance at the State University of...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Tito Puente
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We were fortunate enough to have been present when Tito
Puente performed at the "PAINT IT JAZZ 2000" FESTIVAL in the beautiful
Caribbean country of Barbados. It was January 15, day four of the festival. The
venue has shifted to Farley Hill Park for an afternoon "Concert on the Hill".
The grand stage was erected in front of the...
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Artist Interview by Dave Stephens & Susan Randles
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Flora Purim
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One way to address the question of women's roles in jazz would be to talk about those with the highest profiles, women who have made records. These women are generally vocalist, such as Ella Fitzgerald or Billy Holiday whose contributions to jazz are widely acknowledged.
One of these women known for her distinctive style and immediately recognizable musical approach is...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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QB3
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On any given Friday night, the packed house in a tucked away bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side moves to danceable grooves and drum ‘n bass, nods to sophisticated jazz and sways to funk and soul flavored rhythms; but it’s not coming from a DJ or the night’s roster of bands..it’s coming from one trio: QB3.
QB3 is Christopher “Root”...
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Artist Interview by Morrice Blackwell
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Alvin Queen
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There are two types of great drummers in jazz, the impeccable time keepers and the ones who bring something more to both the instrument and the pieces/group in which they appear. Alvin Queen is of the latter group, possessing a casual grace and instantly recognizable sound. He is in a direct line of artistic descendents from such other great...
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Artist Interview by Maxwell Chandler
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Adam Rafferty
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Jazz is very much like a tree, with numerous branches reaching out, allowing it to finally define it’s identity. However, without that artiste to water and nurture it, the identity is lost and it’s existence becomes meaningless. Adam Rafferty is one of those few artistes’ who waters and nurtures growth into jazz every time he touches a string, or...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Hugh Ragin
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I have a soft spot for the more adventuresome aspects
of jazz, the avant-garde, free, way out, loft scene stuff. And I have been a
Hugh Ragin devotee since my first experience hearing him on a David Murray
album. When I heard he was set to release an album on Justin Time, I knew I had
to talk to him about it. We...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Darren Rahn
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Contemporary jazz producer and saxophonist Darren Rahn has a reason to smile not only because he is married to the most beautiful woman in the world in his eyes, but also because his second solo album Once In A Lifetime on NuGroove Records is a nominee for Best Album of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards....
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Kenny Rankin
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Some vocalists merely sing the words to a song, but when you hear an extraordinary artist like Kenny Rankin pour out life’s emotions through words and music, the experience is long remembered. Singer, songwriter and accomplished guitarist, Rankin has the ability to keep listeners spellbound while he weaves a certain magic to a variety of songs straight from...
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Artist Interview by Unknown User
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Mark Rapp
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Part Two: THE JOURNEY
“Something in those musical vibrations hit me and had a very real effect on me. Even now as I think about it, I feel something churn inside me.” Composer, trumpeter, didgeridoo player, Mark Rapp recently completed mixing his first record. In this second part of a three-part series, he shares with JazzReview his musical journey.
JazzReview:...
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Artist Interview by Veronica Timpanelli
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Mark Rapp
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Mark Rapp
Composer, trumpet, didgeridoo
Part One
HERE AND NOW
"After more than a decade of practicing, gigging, school, work, travel - everything and anything – in essence, living life - all the while, never giving up on my dream – I find myself in preparations to showcase for numerous record labels, PR Firms, celebrities and more."
At 33, South Carolina born trumpeter,...
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Artist Interview by Veronica Timpanelli
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