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East East Bay Soul
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“I think that we can pull from all of our lives’ experiences and our music. That’s where this is going to come from. It is going to be seasoned. It is going to be like a fine bottle of wine. We are going to uncork it and let it breathe,” says one of the world’s premier smooth jazz trumpeters...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Mark Elf
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Guitarist, Mark Elf, is dedicated to celebrating his music, his career and his life. For more than 30 years, Elf has written songs, played guitar, taught and recorded music. Now head of his own label at www.jenbayjazz.com, Mark Elf is glad to be alive, and glad to be doing what he does, in a voice that’s all his own....
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Artist Interview by Nina Goodrich
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Mark Elf
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New York has many fine guitar players. Mark Elf is one of the finest bop players on the scene today. His resume reads like a who’s who of jazz including work with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Wynton Marsalis, Jimmy Heath and others. Mark Elf’s string of six consecutive #1 recordings since 1997, have established...
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Artist Interview by Dan Clemons
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Kurt Elling
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Recently, I had an opportunity to speak on the phone with jazz vocalist Kurt Elling while he was in the midst of a tour. When one reads an interview with Elling, it would be easy to misconstrue his candor as bordering on pompous, because the reader does not have the advantage of listening to the inflection of his voice,...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Richard Elliot
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Richard Elliot has always been one who has made his own trail to success. The Glasgow, Scotland-born saxophonist started his career by touring with the Pointer Sisters and Natalie Cole and then played as a studio musician for Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, the Temptations and the Yellowjackets. His Yellowjacket work helped Elliot gain a spot on their tour...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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John Ellis
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Creating an eclectic cocktail with the swamp tradition of New Orleans and the suave sophistication of New York, John Ellis has created a cocktail of pure attitude on his new release, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow.
Though geographically hundreds of miles separate the cities, an undefeatable spirit joins them. Both cities have faced recent catastrophes but both are coming...
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Artist Interview by Nina Goodrich
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Dave Ellis
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I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Dave Ellis to discuss his new album State of Mind and his philosophy on creating jazz music. The product of two academic sociologists, it is no surprise that Ellis is keenly aware of the diverse and significant forces that shape his music. Parents, teachers, musicians, and now the...
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Artist Interview by Bill White
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Rik Emmett
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In the 70’s and 80’s, Rik Emmet rose to stardom as a member of the arena rock band Triumph, and to some, Emmet will forever be the axe-wielding power rock icon who penned many great hits. However, the post-Triumph years took Emmet on a different journey; one fueled not by the pursuit of rock stardom or extravagance, but of...
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Artist Interview by Fred 'Starr' Gerantab
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Peter Erskine
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JazzReview.com:
Can you discuss your original influences and what drew you to the drums?
Peter Erskine: I've wanted to play the drums as far back as I
can recall. The first music that I can remember listening to included
recordings my father had of Art Blakey, Henry Mancini, Tito Puente, Esquivel
(!), Julie London, Les Baxter, Martin Denny (!)...
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Wayne Escoffery
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Although his composition skills and his ability to master the tenor and soprano saxophones move him to the head of the class, Wayne Escoffery still relishes those opportunities to perform as a sideman with the ensembles of other leading musicians. It would be easy for a man with his stature in jazz music to become caught up with his...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Falkner Evans
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Falkner Evans Trio: Climbing the Gates
New York jazz pianist Falkner Evans once again joins forces with bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Matt Wilson on the second Falkner Evans Trio album, Climbing the Gates, a fresh approach to mainstream jazz with some diverse play upon the tradition. The CD is full of music that features what Evans calls "complex...
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Artist Interview by H. Allen Williams
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Kellylee Evans
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Try to put singer/songwriter Kellylee Evans into any one musical category, and marvel as she effortlessly soars over, glides under, dances around, or bursts through it. Her electric, eclectic, vibe is a heady brew of jazz, soul, blues, carribean, and more. Evans gained worldwide recognition as runner-up in the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, and her recently...
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Artist Interview by Kevin Cox
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Bill Evans
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The names just keep rolling as if from a waterfall…Miles, and Miles’ alumni, John McLaughlin, Don Alias, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Al Foster, Marcus Miller, Robben Ford — also Randy Brecker, Les McCann, Andy Summers of the Police, Willie Nelson, Bruce Hornsby, Trilok Gurtu, Manolo Badrena, Elements, and many others. All these Evans has worked with in his...
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Bill Evans
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When Miles decided to come off a nearly seven year hiatus two decades ago to put together his "final" super band, a then unknown Bill Evans was chosen for the tenor/soprano chair as a foil to Davis' often-somber trumpet. As always, Miles was picky. It wasn't just anyone he'd allow to share his stage night after night. Though...
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Jenny Evans
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Born in London, England,
British jazz singer Jenny Evans lights up the night and day with her beautiful
vocals. A woman with many gifts and abilities, she lives in Munich, Germany
since 1976. A fascinating personality with a voice to match, Jenny Evans is a
treasure for jazz listeners throughout the world!
JAZZREVIEW.COM:
Jenny Evans, it is a pleasure...
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Artist Interview by Lee Prosser
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Jon Faddis
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There has been a guiding light in Jon Faddis' musical career: Dizzy
Gillespie. So much so that most listeners can his Gillespie's unmistakable
influence on Faddis' style. Very few trumpeters can play Gillespie's works
with the same degree of articulation, range and fire. But Faddis can. Having
met Gillespie when he was but 12 years old, Faddis was with...
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Artist Interview by Don Williamson
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Danny Federici
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Known to many rock and rollers as "Phantom" of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, keyboardist Danny Federici feels that his new self-titled smooth jazz CD is a return to his roots. Federici is a classically trained musician who moved into rock and roll because it "was a great departure from classical lessons. This is what I really like to...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Michael Feinstein
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Michael Feinstein and George Shearing have just released an album on Concord Records entitled "Hopeless Romantics" [catalog 2152] that combines their unique vocal and piano stylings with the beautiful music of unsung composer, Harry Warren.
Michael Feinstein was introduced to Harry Warren by Ira Gershwin, for whom he worked as a secretary. After his introduction, Michael spent many days hanging out...
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Artist Interview by Gerard W. O'Brien
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Michael Feinstein
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Michael Feinstein is a critical link in America’s musical chain. On one side, he’s helping push it forward with his own new recordings. His most recent Concord Records release teams him with the renowned Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Together, they offer lush new treatments of a dozen standards by Gershwin, Hammerstein, Loesser and others. It’s a rare occasion...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Russell Ferrante
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When you think about long lived, constantly adapting and evolving jazz bands, how often does The Yellowjackets come to mind? I must confess that I had largely forgotten The Yellowjackets when the Jazz Fusion movement ebbed. Well, that was my mistake because Russell Ferrante (piano and electronic keyboards), Jimmy Haslip (electric bass), Bob Mintzer (tenor...
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Artist Interview by Jeff Winbush
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Victor Fields
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Victor Fields sings really, really well with a voice that covers a double range from baritone through tenor, and a very skillfully developed delivery. I put VICTOR, Mr. Fields latest release on Regina Records, on the office CD player and all of my office mates really dug it. They even let me play it again, which isn’t usual for...
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Artist Interview by Gerard W. O'Brien
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Amina Figarova
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Pianist/Composer Amina Figarova’s new recording “Come Escape With Me” is another welcome step in this artist’s positive direction. Ms. Figarova is equal parts writer and player and very adept in both roles. She’s based in one of the more fertile “non-American” jazz epicenters, The Netherlands, giving her a different perspective through which to filter her jazz concepts. The results...
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Artist Interview by John Dworkin
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Charlie Fishman
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Watching Charlie Fishman at work is an exercise in perpetual motion. He is everywhere at once, making sure that details are taken care of for the latest Duke Ellington Jazz Festival. The festival is his personal campaign to awaken and enlighten jazz enthusiasts to the unlimited possibilities that Washington, D.C. offers. There is always music playing, whether it is...
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Artist Interview by Ann Stahmer
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Bela Fleck
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“I was driving around Nashville when I stopped to get a Coke. I was only going to be a minute so I left my banjo in the car, but when I got back someone had broken in and left another banjo!” Ok, we’ve probably all heard that one a time or two and I’m sure Bela Fleck’s heard it...
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Elli Fordyce
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There is an old cliché that goes something like this, ‘If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck.’ That cliché may apply to some people and most certainly is applicable to ducks, but it relates in no way to the life of jazz singer Elli Fordyce or the attitude with which...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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