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Clairdee
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Clairdee is one of the most refreshing and original jazz
vocalists to appear recently in the jazz world. She has a voice that is pure,
straight-forward, and sensitive in approach to singing, a voice that will
delight, entertain, and captivate audiences everywhere! Clairdee is a treasure,
a vocalist with a genuine touch and feel for interpreting the American
Songbook....
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Artist Interview by Lee Prosser
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Debbie Deane
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Sometimes
a new face just seems to come out of the blue. A talent that wasn't there one
moment and just then was the next. For Debbie Deane...it was the usual 10+ year
'overnight' success that just appeared to be instantaneous. Judging from those
she chose to accompany her on her maiden voyage, she did it right though.
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Danny Gottleib
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If you don't know
drummer Danny Gottleib or you know him from only the earliest incarnations of
the Pat Metheny Group, there's a lot you don't know about this talented,
multi-faceted musician. Not complacent to rest on past laurels of any kind,
Gottleib currently juggles percussion duties with more groups and ensembles
than many work with in a lifetime,...
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Artist Interview by Mike Brannon
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Jesse King
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Jazzreview.com: What prompt you to contact
jazzreview.com?
Jesse King: I initially contacted Morrice
(publisher of jazzreview.com) because he has a really great laid out site, with
a lot of good contacts and I thought it would be great if we looked into doing
something with each other to help promote each other's
site.
Jazzreview.com: It's a practice more people need to...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Joe Sherbanee
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Technical virtuosity combines with emotional depth in the music of Joe Sherbanee. With eloquent writing and vivid themes. The Road Ahead, Sherbanee's daring debut album for Native Language music, breaks down music barriers. Fusing together contemporary jazz with funk, blues, and pop influences, the crossover appeal becomes obvious in a style that cannot be categorized.
JazzReview.com : You were taught...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Rick DellaRatta
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DellaRatta is a crafter, not solely of music in the
general sense, but of a specific ambiance. A jazz artist with a distinctive
style augmented by equally distinctive accompanying musicians. DellaRatta
doubles as the vocalist and pianist in a swinging quartet. He is equally in
depth in both roles.
JazzReview.com: Tell me about the earliest experience with
music...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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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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Joe Fuentes
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Where would you find Joe
Fuentes hangin' out when he's not performing in and around San Francisco?--a
coffee house naturally! In fact, some of his best compositions are inspired in
just such a place, like the selection, Slow Brew, from his soon to be released
CD, "A Good Cup of Joe." Over Cappuccino and Latté at Cafe de la...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Dave Frank
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Dave Frank, the slightly zany, incurably creative
pianist, composer, author, and educator, lives in Medford, MA. When you ask
Frank about his current plans, be prepared for the barrage. You feel guilty
you're taking up his time by asking the question! As we speak Dave has several
concert/clinic tours upcoming in the US and around the world.
Dave
Frank...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Grant Geissman
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Through the years jazz has come to mean different things to different people, branching and rejoining itself in a myriad of styles. Here is one jazz performer defining and redefining what jazz means today.
A San Jose native, who later moved to the Los Angeles area, Geissman grew up on the sounds of the Beatles, Eric Clapton, surf guitar...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Wayman Tisdale
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Reaching the heights of success in two worlds is a feat that few people can accomplish while keeping a level head and staying true to themselves. On his aptly titled Atlantic Records album Decisions, Wayman Tisdale has reached that level and affirmed his position in the big leagues of jazz with the talent and heart to back him up....
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Artist Interview by Lee Prosser
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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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Jeffery Smith
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Apart from "Old Blue Eyes,"
Ella, and Tony Bennett, I'm not really a huge fan of jazz singing. I'll take a
John Coltrane record any day, but even I have been jonesing for someone to
bring the format back into mainstream prominence. Jeffery Smith could finally
be the male jazz vocalist that I have been craving. Granted there is...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Michel Petrucciani
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"My philosophy," said Michel
Petrucciani, "is to have a really good time and never to let anything stop me
from doing what I want to do." Nothing unusual about that, one might think. But
since Petrucciani was an adult standing only three feet high and weighing 65
pounds, one might expect his ambitions to have been, so to speak,...
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Artist Interview by Steve Voce
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Loston Harris
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When I received Loston Harris's debut in the mail, I actually laughed out loud that the press release described his vocal quality as to that of a cigar. Being a cigar smoker myself, I was curious as to how that comparison would be drawn. I put the CD on and I soon began to understand why. This young man...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Dave Scott
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I first ran into trumpeter Dave Scott at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Every Friday night, LACMA provides a year round showcase of some of the finest jazz on the West Coast, and it's free. I was familiar with Scott because he was an instructor for the jazz department at my alma mater, the University of...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Ray Drummond
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As a student enrolled in Stanford Business School, Ray Drummond could have chosen a much easier life than that of a jazz musician. The mere fact that he left school to journey down that difficult road is a testament to the bassist's love for the music. He is one of the most in-demand bassists of our time. Christian McBride...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Benn Clatworthy
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It would be difficult for me to think of a harder
working musician than Benn Clatworthy. A tenor saxophonist that is every bit
the player that Joshua Redman is, Clatworthy has been a staple in Los Angeles
clubs for the past two decades. He has a brand new album, "Let's Face the
Music" (available by calling 562-698-8267 or by email Mmaestro@aol.com) and we
spoke...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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Joanne Brackeen
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I was mortified to see an unnamed guitarist (Mark
Whitfield) on stage at an undisclosed location (The Iridium) in a major
metropolitan city (New York) play some sort of instrumental pop, smooth,
crossover, hybrid. What had led such a promising young musician to abandon his
once true calling? After all, he (Mark Whitfield) was touted by most members of
the selective media and his...
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Artist Interview by Fred Jung
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