Album Review: Marcus Robert's 'New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1'
Friday March 27, 2009
Pianist Marcus Roberts looks to the history of jazz piano for inspiration in his new release New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1 (J-Master Records). On this beautiful album, Roberts performs ... Read More
Preview Wynton's New Release on iLike
Monday March 23, 2009
Today, March 23rd, iLike.com will be streaming trumpeter Wynton Marsalis' new CD He And She in its entirety all day long. The album, which combines jazz and spoken word, will ... Read More
Album Review: Martial Solal's 'Live at the Village Vanguard'
Saturday March 21, 2009
Recorded live in October of 2007, pianist Martial Solal’s Live at the Village Vanguard: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (CAM Jazz) captures a deftly simple and thoroughly enjoyable ... Read More
An Uncertain Future for Jazz Festivals
Thursday March 19, 2009
George Wein, the jazz pianist and impresario who invented the large outdoor jazz festival, is searching for sponsors to support the 55th annual Newport Jazz Festival. Wein recently announced that ... Read More
Album Review: Nels Cline's 'Coward'
Tuesday March 17, 2009
On Coward, guitarist Nels Cline’s latest release on Cryptogramophone Records, Cline creates a series of entrancing solo guitar pieces in which subtleties of timbre are paramount. Cline has been performing ... Read More
Artist Profile: Drummer Art Blakey
Saturday March 14, 2009
Read my profile of jazz drummer Art Blakey, founder of the Jazz Messengers, and one of the early hard bop stylists.
Related:
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
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Jazz Gallery Large Ensemble Commissions Project
Monday March 9, 2009
A list of past and future Jazz Gallery Commissions, with links to the artists' websites:
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: December 12th and 13th, 2008
Josh Roseman Big Band: January 16th and ... Read More
Pedro Giraudo's Jazz Orchestra
Monday March 9, 2009
Bassist/composer Pedro Giraudo drew large sounds from his small big band (12 members) at the Jazz Gallery on Friday night. Read my review of the show, which featured "Campo," a ... Read More
WATTS by Jeff 'Tain' Watts
Friday March 6, 2009
Through tunes laced with humor and social commentary, and anchored in tradition, Drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts muscles his all-star band on Watts, ... Read More
A New 'Kind Of Blue'
Thursday March 5, 2009
Miles Davis' phenomenal Kind of Blue is 50 years old this year. To celebrate, Columbia/Legacy just released Kind of Blue: Legacy Edition, which features not only the original tracks, but ... Read More
Mark Turner with the Edward Simon Quartet
Monday March 2, 2009
I’m happy to report that Mark Turner seems to have fully recovered from his injury. Aside from frequently having to stretch his healing fingers, there was hardly any sign that ... Read More