11 May
A Brief History Of [Jim] Miller Time by Jim Miller
Sunday, 11 May 2008
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Recently, many jazz enthusiasts outside of Philadelphia are re-discovering the talent there which never went away, even though the jazz press may have turned much of its at…
07 May
Hemispheres by Jim Hall & Bill Frisell
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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The release of any Jim Hall recording is cause for celebration.... among fellow guitarists, among jazz enthusiasts, or even among those who appreciate disarming but challen…
After a sixteen year run with Blue Note records, heralded saxophonist/composer Greg Osby opts for the Indie label route on this 2008 effort, which also stands as his fir…
28 Apr
Runaway by George Collignon
Monday, 28 April 2008
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George Colligan’s new CD Runaway contains a combination of mainstream, fusion and new age jazz, in all originals by the leader. To this listener, the most successful…
This is the second edition reissued on the Swiss hatOLOGY record label. Originally released in 1986 for the now defunct hatART catalogue; pianist, arranger…
The Revolutions cd is a Jim Beard led project with collaboaration from Vince Mendoza and the Dutch based Metropole Orchestra. Mendoza and Beard reviewed Beard’ s …
17 Apr
Shivers by New Guitar Summit
Thursday, 17 April 2008
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While Duke Robillard has been an integral part of many musical collectives over the years (Roomful Of Blues, the Pleasure Kings, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, his namesake …
While e.s.t. has been on the music scene for about 10 years, this was my first exposure to the trio, which recently lost a key third of its essence when Swedish pianist/…
14 Apr
Symbiosis by Joost Swart Saxion V Gustav Klimt String Quar
Monday, 14 April 2008
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Symbiosis. Now, here’s some jazz and classical fusion with flair that’s sure to appeal to jazz experimentalists everywhere. Expressive, harmonious horns, lively…
14 Apr
The Othello Syndrome by Uri Caine Ensemble
Monday, 14 April 2008
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Uri Caine’s The Othello Syndrome. What an interesting and definitely unique potpourri of music focused on Shakespeare’s Othello. Certainly being no Shake…
13 Apr
Mutopia by Jeff Coffin’s Mu’tet
Sunday, 13 April 2008
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Whether Jeff Coffin’s ensemble Mu’tet are washed away by the lithesome passing of Coffin’s breezy saxophone glides or latch onto grand-slam ragtime riverboat jamborees, …
06 Apr
Life Changes by The Alex Yellowlees Band
Sunday, 06 April 2008
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Life Changes, the latest CD of Scottish gypsy jazz violinist Alex Yellowlees, attempts to introduce a lot to the newbies to this subgenre while apparently conti…
31 Mar
The Tortoise by Rob Mosher’s Storytime
Monday, 31 March 2008
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Composer, reed and woodwind instrumentalist Rob Mosher takes awe-inspiring flights with his chamber music group Storytime in his compositions for their debut album Th…
23 Mar
Currents by Wolfert Brederode Quartet
Sunday, 23 March 2008
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This band led by Dutch pianist Wolfert Brederode operates within a translucent type musical setting, steeped in the integration of chamber music and progressive jazz. In…
20 Mar
Esperanza by Esperanza Spalding
Thursday, 20 March 2008
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Get ready for an exceptionally sensual listening experience when plugging into Esperanza Spalding’s latest release simply titled Esperanza on the Heads Up Interna…
19 Mar
Beat Street by Bill King's Rhythm Express
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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Bill King is a jazz renaissance man! He’s the co-founder and editor of the increasingly popular and informative EjazzNews.com website and noted jazz photojournalist. Mor…
19 Mar
Beat Street by Bill King's Rhythm Express
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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Bill King is a jazz renaissance man! He’s the co-founder and editor of the increasingly popular and informative EjazzNews.com website and noted jazz photojournalist. Mor…
17 Mar
Across The Crystal Sea by Danilo Perez
Monday, 17 March 2008
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Across The Crystal Sea is a lively, melodic jazz journey utilizing various jazz styles and world music. One of its great charms in the hypnotic, complex piano s…
05 Mar
Incandescence by Bill Stewart
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
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Drummer Bill Stewart’s musical persona is largely about grace, panache and enviable chops. Gaining notice while performing with guitarist John Scofield several years ago, t…
02 Mar
World People by Actis Furioso - 2
Sunday, 02 March 2008
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I’ve never had the good fortune of meeting multi-reedman Carlo Actis Dato. And judging by his musical demeanor, I’d go out on a short limb stating that he is not the shy…
27 Feb
Imbued With Memories by Chip Shelton
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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From the opening note of Chip Shelton’s newest release, Imbued With Memories, one is flooded with masterful tributes, like the one to Joe Henderson on "Recordam…
24 Feb
Live at St. Nicks by Salim Washington
Sunday, 24 February 2008
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Not being that familiar with Memphis, TN native and multi-woodwind artist Salim Washington’s career, only amplifies the significance of this outing. And it looms as an u…
22 Feb
Silence by David Murray & Mal Waldron
Friday, 22 February 2008
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This newly issued 2008 release stands as bop/avant-garde pianist Mal Waldron’s last known recording, per the press release. And of course the artist is revered for his w…
This smooth little "hoe-down" with its clearly defined cowboy/western swing edge might take one a few listens to get acclimated but, once you’re on board, Cow Bop’s …
17 Feb
Another Swing by Mary Kastle
Sunday, 17 February 2008
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Canadian-born vocalist/keyboardist Mary Kastle is one truly refreshing artist. Her knack for integrating pop, reggae, jazz, and other exotic forms of music into her repe…
17 Feb
Vertigo by Stephen Peppos
Sunday, 17 February 2008
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A very heavy new-age influence dominates this album touted as a mix of "Nu Jazz," new age, and electronica. For a fleeting moment here and there, there is perhaps a slig…
06 Feb
Esperanza by Esperanza Spalding
Wednesday, 06 February 2008
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There’s a new kid on the jazz block, Esperanza Spalding, an innovative and challenging acoustic bassist/vocalist/composer who brings a new meaning to finesse, class, and…
02 Feb
Cure All by Robert Walter
Saturday, 02 February 2008
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Keyboardist Robert Walter really does know how to capture one’s attention. Known for his fat and heavy Hammond B-3 sound, the artist struts pizzazz and funk, and yet his…
02 Feb
The Next Level by D-Lucca
Saturday, 02 February 2008
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From the opening notes of The Next Level, bassist D-Lucca frames this as a San Francisco treat, as you can hear the trademark nuances that so often mark music fro…
30 Jan
Let It Come To You by Taylor Eigsti
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti’s second release on Concord, and sixth overall, Let It Come To You, arrives in stores as the young 23 year-old two-time Grammy …
27 Jan
Eclipse At Dawn by Chris McGregor
Sunday, 27 January 2008
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It’s a shame that some truly great historic bands came on the scene and then subsequently left it way too soon. Both the First and Second Great Quintets of Miles Davis, …
26 Jan
Harriet Tubman by Marcus Shelby
Saturday, 26 January 2008
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Bandleader, bassist and composer Marcus Shelby has built an impressive resume as both a performer and teacher. In the 1990s he led the band Black/Note, which recorded on…
26 Jan
Narmada by Neil Welch
Saturday, 26 January 2008
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Young Seattle-based saxophonist Neil Welch produces distinctive and unique new music for his very first offering as leader with this new album. Containing sophisticated …
08 Jan
Motion by Ryan A Meisel Collective
Tuesday, 08 January 2008
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I am, alas, old enough to have noticed that every few years (or even months), somebody in a jazz or jazz-conscious publication will pen an article asking "Is Jazz Dead?" Or…
05 Jan
The Message by Evidence Jazz Group
Saturday, 05 January 2008
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It seems like there are jazz groups worth listening to in every corner of the country. That is the case with Evidence Jazz Group from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its leader, re…
20 Jul
Chat Noir by Christoph Irniger
Friday, 20 July 2007
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Chat Noir, the debut album from newcomer Christoph Irniger is a good demonstration of free, expressive jazz coupled with some very decent traditional flavorings. …
ArushA is a group taken to the fine hybrid form of jazz, incorporating elements of straight-ahead jazz, blues, reggae, & R&B, complete with R&B vocals of genuine quality…
East West fancies its music as "music you haven’t heard before." In some ways, that may be true. In other ways, quite the contrary. This is very good music, the basic…
Pianist and composer Skip Wilkins, a native of Eastern Massachusetts, has a Bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College and Master of Music degree from the University of N…
12 Jul
Live in Madrid by Christian Howes & The Horacio Icasto Quartet
Thursday, 12 July 2007
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Certainly no unknown commodity as up-and-coming jazz artists go, the "Jazz Paganini," violinist Christian Howes, explodes in this most entertaining and refreshingly pers…
11 Jul
Zhon Quo - Cina! by Actis Band
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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For those digging the world music-charged whoop of the Pierre Dÿrge New Jungle Orchestra (where Ellington hangs with Fela Kuti, Eric Dolphy jams with Django Reinhar…
07 Jul
Bamisphere by Gino Sitson
Saturday, 07 July 2007
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This is an intriguing project from a vocalist of considerable skill, concept, and history. It was as much a pleasure for me to read the bio as it was to listen to the ma…
03 Jul
Jazzin Around by David Hertzhaft
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Now, here’s harmonica, traditional jazz, and funk meeting in a way I’ve not experienced since the unsurpassed days of the funk of Little Stevie Wonder (the '60s never co…
02 Jul
Comet Ride by Willie Williams Trio
Monday, 02 July 2007
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Comet Ride is stratospheric. Saxophonist Willie Williams is out of this world with drummer Rudy Walker and bassist Gary Wang. Williams, an award-winning performer…
ArushA enters the jazz world with a hybrid style featuring distinct ska and old school R & B elements. The result is both intrinsically danceable a...
27 Jun
From Within by Brandon Lee
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
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From Within is a remarkable debut album by trumpeter/flugelhornist Brandon Lee, the newest and youngest member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Lee recently …
26 Jun
Invitation by Pattie Cossentino
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
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Pattie Cossentino delivers a refreshing dish of originals, standards, and straight ahead jazz in Latin and swing styles on her debut CD Invitation. The versatile …
There are several words to describe the debut recording by Marsha Heydt. Words like, flawless, effortless, polished and intoxicating. Thirteen selections on the album an…
12 Jun
Deep Minor by Alex Kontorovich
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
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Firmly in the mold of the adventurous, avant-leaning ‘Radical Jewish’ music championed by John Zorn (via the Tzadik label), Alex Kontorovich’s debut CD "Deep Minor" is o…
07 Jun
A Spy In Tortuga by Jeff Lisenby
Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Jeff Lisenby breaks the stereotypical mold of accordion with this superb offering of originals and well chosen covers. Opening with "Donna Lee," the Charlie Parker class…