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Patrice Williamson
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Vocalist Patrice Williamson recently released her second CD, “Free to Dream,” the follow-up to her acclaimed 1998 debut, “My Shining Hour.” With the sophomore release, Williamson continues to build a solid body of work and expand her growing reputation. More confident than ever, she sings and scats with authority.
Williamson stretches herself with material ranging from Bud Powell’s “Celia”...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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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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Luis Gasca
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“I’m gonna tell you one thing; life is beautiful, and we’re hanging out listening to Miles Davis. Hey! how about the Sugar Time Lounge, mama?” I peer to my left out the car window and see a windowless bar on a curved street. It's the middle of the day, East side. I look at him,...
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Artist Interview by Nisa Onofre (Guest Writer)
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Steve Herberman
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It always amazes me when I come across a musician who has the technical artistry and rich refinement of some of the better-known jazz artists out there today, yet little is known about them. On guitar, Steve Herberman is flawless and enjoyable, yet like many talented artists, paying your dues is double duty in an industry that isn’t...
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Artist Interview by Unknown User
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Claire Daly
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Claire Daly may be a “new” name in jazz, but she’s hardly new to the music scene – she’s been at it for nearly 30 years now. Daly’s accumulated a stunning array of compliments from the press. Like most professional musicians, she’s had to play her share of “pay the rent” gigs, but she’s never lost her...
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Artist Interview by Brian S. Lunde
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Marion Meadows
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Fans of underrated soprano sax man, Marion Meadows, always know what they’re getting whenever this Phoenix-based artist releases a project; inspired blowing, great tunes, and great guest stars contributing excellent performances.
Marion has just released his newest CD, and 3rd project for Heads Up, “In Deep.” Along with a sensual mix of retro-soul and contemporary hip-hop flavor, Marion throws...
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Artist Interview by Gary Nelson
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Erica Mather Trio
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The release party for the Erica Mather Trio’s new CD, The Millennium Song Cycle, did not come off exactly as planned, but good music, especially good jazz, seldom does. It was scheduled to begin at 9:00. I arrived five minutes early only to find the Corral Room, a deep but narrow softly lit space in the basement...
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Artist Interview by Kurt Spielmann
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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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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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Bruce Barth
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Bruce Barth’s original music is a reflection of the life he has led: cherished memories of childhood, significant encounters with teachers and musical colleagues, and collaboration with musical friends. Bruce’s music paints pictures for the listener’s mind of all of these things. The listener can imagine a hero in the Old West while listening to “The Dude” or see...
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Artist Interview by Ann Stahmer
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Reuben Wilson
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Rueben Wilson is a jazz musician with an uncommonly beautiful, energetic sound and elegant ideas. In his latest CD “Organ Blues,” featuring Wilson on B-3, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie-drums, Grant Green, Jr.-guitar and Melvin Butler-tenor sax, Wilson plunges into an intense, high-strung “Blues for McDuff” that keeps the listener bouncing their head as the music is transformed into something...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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David Weiss
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David Weiss is a jazz trumpeter - and happy to be known that way. But don't try to force him into either the hard bop or avant-garde fields. When it comes to his favorite musical pastures, Weiss is squarely on the fence between the two – or Walkin’ the Line, as the inspired title of one of...
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Artist Interview by Brian S. Lunde
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Acoustic Alchemy
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For many years, Acoustic Alchemy has been a group that has combined the sounds of two acoustic guitars, one with nylon strings and one with steel strings, to provide a uniquely distinctive sound. Since 1998, Acoustic Alchemy has gone through many changes. First, the death of its founding member meant the need for a new acoustic guitarist. Next, there...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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René Marie
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Rene Marie is proving that she’s not just another girl singer. Unafraid to take risks, she created one of the most powerful recordings of 2001 with the unlikely pairing of “Dixie” and “Strange Fruit.” In addition to being a bold new interpreter, she showed that she’s a gifted songwriter with three original compositions on the album.
“Vertigo,” her second MAXJAZZ...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Bill Bruford
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Mention the name Bill Bruford to most musicians, especially drummers, and what you get is a response that is usually filled with awe. After helping form the group “Yes” in 1968, Bruford went on to work with a who’s-who of progressive rock groups, including Genesis, Gong, his own band Bruford, and three different stints with Robert Fripp’s King...
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Artist Interview by Michael Bettine
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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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Joe McBride
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Long time fans of Dallas-based pianist/vocalist, Joe McBride, know it’s always a treat when he releases a new project, and his latest CD, “Keepin’ It Real,” does not disappoint. Beginning and ending with versions of “Woke Up This Morning,” the Sopranos theme, the CD fuses funk, soul, Latin and gospel into a rich stew of sounds that are sure...
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Artist Interview by Gary Nelson
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Keter Betts
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Keter Betts is not only a great bass player; he is a pretty fine philosopher. Of course, when you have six decades of influential jazz performances under your belt, you learn a thing or two along the way. “There are six billion people in the world and ironically there are no two fingerprints alike,” said Keter. “You are one...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Maroon
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Thelonious Monk once said, “Jazz and freedom go hand in hand.” There are many ways to approach this tradition; some combine new sounds and meaning, and some find fulfillment in opening up the past and present to the future. Still, others make their own music according to their own light. All these, in their different ways, are what keep...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Will Downing
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A tall glass of cool water, when the sun is shining bright, is always a welcome treat, much like the new “Sensual Journey” CD from the tall glass of cool named Will Downing. The vocalist, who has been wowing us for well over a decade, has just released album number nine, and did not forget the kitchen sink, or...
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Artist Interview by Monica India Johnson
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Rick Washbrook
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Rick Washbrook is like a Pied Piper; wherever he plays his guitar, you want to follow. A little gypsy in his soul, combined with an intense admiration for the stylings of guitar virtuoso Lenny Breau, prompted Washbrook to produce the inspired double CD, “Gypsy’s Bed.” This two-CD tribute set will delight the listener with classic standards such as Autumn...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Claudia Acuna
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It was a Thursday morning when I call Claudia Acuña to conduct this interview. We exchange pleasantries and got ready to settle down to the business at hand when a large truck blew past her apartment blowing its horn like there was no tomorrow. “They get started early here in Brooklyn,” Acuña joked. It was a disarming comment that...
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Artist Interview by Charles Sudo
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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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Ned Otter
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Ned Otter is a powerful, relatively young tenor saxophonist that heads his own record label, Two and Four Recording Company. The label has just released “So Little Time,” which marks Ned’s album as a bandleader after years of playing behind such legends as George Coleman, Dizzy Gillespie, Red Rodney and Clark Terry. And it is quite an impressive band...
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Artist Interview by Edward Kane
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David Hazeltine
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A Milwaukee native, David Hazeltine has arrived not once, but twice, on the New York jazz scene. Each time, he has advanced his career by earning the respect of singers and musicians as a supreme accompanist. And with the release of a string of CD’s that he has led, Hazeltine has established himself as one of the more articulate...
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Artist Interview by Don Williamson
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