2011: A Year in Reviews
Friday December 30, 2011
Happy New Year from jazz.about.com. Check out my list of favorite jazz reviews and interviews of 2011!
RIP Sam Rivers
Thursday December 29, 2011
Sam Rivers died on December 26th in Orlando, Florida. The saxophonist who played too "out" for Miles Davis back in the '60s was 88 years old. Read his artist profile.
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Interview with Bassist and Composer Michael Bates
Tuesday December 27, 2011
Along with his review of Michael Bates' Acrobat: Music for and by Dmitri Shostakovich, Douglas Detrick offers this interview with Bates about how the music of a classical composer inspired ... Read More
Album Review: 'Acrobat: Music for and by Dmitri Shostakovich' by Michael Bates
Tuesday December 27, 2011
Douglas Detrick reviews Acrobat: Music for and by Dmitri Shostakovich by bassist and composer Michael Bates.
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Album Review: 'Breaking News' by the New World Jazz Composers Octet
Monday December 26, 2011
Douglas Detrick reviews Breaking News, the latest release by the New World Jazz Composers Octet, led by saxophonist and flautist Daniel Ian Smith. The album, while tightly arranged ... Read More
Album Review: Bill McHenry's 'Ghosts of the Sun'
Monday December 19, 2011
Read Jon Lindhorst's review of saxophonist Bill McHenry's Ghosts of the Sun, an album featuring guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Paul Motian, who passed away on November ... Read More
Review: Darcy James Argue and Danijel Zezelj's 'Brooklyn Babylon'
Thursday December 15, 2011
In case you missed the short run of Brooklyn Babylon, the multimedia collaboration between composer Darcy James Argue and visual artist Danijel Zezelj, Jon Lindhorst shares his impressions in this review.
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