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Free Jazz and Free Improvisation - Free Jazz and Free Improvisation User Responses Created: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Users respond the our comparison of free jazz to free improvisation.
Albums That Got You Into Jazz - Your Favorite Modern Jazz Albums Created: Friday, September 18, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Users share their favorite modern jazz albums, or the albums that got them turned on to jazz music.
Best Jazz Albums of 2009 - Favorite 2009 Jazz Albums Created: Monday, December 14, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Users write in with their favorite jazz albums of 2009.
The State of Jazz Created: Friday, August 21, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
By some accounts, the jazz audience is slipping. On the other hand, jazz music is as vibrant as ever. Is the future of jazz bleak, or is the jazz world worry-free?
10 Classic Jazz Singers Created: Sunday, May 17, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Jazz singers have often had the most success at breaking into the realm of popular music. Here is a list of ten classic jazz singers who demonstrated that it is possible to both sing and swing.
Jazz Internet Radio Stations Created: Monday, April 13, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Resources for streaming and downloadable jazz on the internet.
Classic Jazz Albums - Essential Jazz Music Albums to Own Created: Thursday, April 02, 2009 Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Ideas for classic jazz albums. Some of the best jazz records made throughout the history of jazz.
Undead Music Festival 2012 - Undead Music Festival 2012 Review Created: Monday, May 28, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Jonathan Lindhorst reviews the third night of the 2012 Undead Music Festival, which featured a night of improvised music at Seeds::Brooklyn.
Maria Neckam Album Unison - Maria Neckam Album Unison Review Created: Sunday, May 27, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Douglas Detrick reviews vocalist Maria Neckam's album 'Unison'
Violinist Mazz Swift of Hear in Now - Violinist Mazz Swift of Hear in Now Interview Created: Sunday, May 27, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Douglas Detrick interviews violinist Mazz Swift of the Hear in Now trio.
Hear in Now String Trio Album - Hear in Now String Trio Album Review Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
A review of 'Hear in Now,' the album by the string trio of the same name.
Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos Carrera - Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos Carrera Album Review Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
A review of 'Carrera' by Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos.
Jazz Singer Jon Hendricks - Jazz Singer Jon Hendricks Biography Created: Saturday, April 09, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
A profile of jazz singer Jon Hendricks, who moved to New York to become a jazz singer at the bequest of Charlie Parker, and who popularized the jazz vocal technique known as
JC Sanford Orchestra - JC Sanford Orchestra Concert Review Created: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
A review of trombonist, composer, bandleader, and conductor JC Sanford's Orchestra at Tea Lounge on March 28th, 2011. The show was part of the 'Size Matters' series that Sanford curates, and which ...
Trumpeter Cuong Vu Interview - Trumpeter Cuong Vu Leaps of Faith Interview Created: Monday, March 28, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
Douglas Detrick interviews trumpeter and composer Cuong Vu about his treatment of jazz standards on his 2011 album, 'Leaps of Faith.'
Trumpeter Arve Henriksen - Trumpeter Arve Henriksen Profile Created: Saturday, April 02, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
A profile of Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen, one of a long line of trumpet players for whom sound is their main focus.
Trumpeter Cuong Vu Bio - Trumpeter Cuong Vu Artist Profile Created: Friday, February 25, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
A profile of trumpeter and composer Cuong Vu, who makes extensive use of electronics and screeching and wailing trumpet effects.
Chorus Jazz Term - Definition of Jazz Term Chorus Created: Saturday, January 17, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
A chorus is a full cycle through the form of a jazz tune.
Eivind Opsvik Overseas IV Album - Eivind Opsvik Overseas IV Album Review Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
A review of bassist Eivind Opsvik's 'Overseas IV'
Kneebody Residency at Littlefield Brooklyn - Kneebody Residency at Littlefield Brooklyn Review Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
A review of Kneebody's residency at Littlefield in Brooklyn, April 11 - 15, 2012.
Billy Hart Quartet All Our Reasons Album - Billy Hart Quartet All Our Reasons Album Review Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 02, 2012
A review of 'All Our Reasons' by the quartet led by drummer Billy Hart.
Saxophonist Cannonball Adderley - Saxophonist Cannonball Adderley Biography Created: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
A brief biography of saxophonist Julian
Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley - Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley Album Review Created: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
A review of 'Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley,' the classic jazz album that perfectly blends jazz vocals and improvised saxophone.
Kris Davis Aeriol Piano Album - Kris Davis Aeriol Piano Album Review Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
A review of Kris Davis' solo piano album, 'Aeriol Piano.'
10 Classic Jazz Albums - Essential Jazz Music Albums to Own Created: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Ten Classic Jazz Recordings to Start Your Collection.
Theo Bleckmann Hello Earth The Music of Kate Bush - Theo Bleckmann Hello Earth Album Review Created: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Theo Bleckmann sings the music of Kate Bush.
Saxophonist Albert Ayler - Saxophonist Albert Ayler Biography Created: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
A brief biography of avant-garde saxophonist Albert Ayler.
Tim Berne Snakeoil Album - Tim Berne Snakeoil Album Review Created: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 02, 2012
A review of the eponymous album by saxophonist Tim Berne's group, Snakeoil.
Kris Davis Quintet at the Jazz Gallery - Kris Davis Quintet at the Jazz Gallery Review Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A review of pianist Kris Davis' set at the Jazz Gallery on February 16th, 2012
Harold O'Neal Marvelous Fantasy - Harold O'Neal Marvelous Fantasy Album Review Created: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A review of Harold O'Neal's solo piano album, 'Marvelous Fantasy.'
Jeremy Udden Plainville If the Past Seems So Bright - Jeremy Udden Plainville If the Past Seems So Bright Album Review Created: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A review of saxophonist Jeremy Udden's 'If the Past Seems So Bright' with his group Plainville.
Polylemma Hertenstein Heberer Niggenkemper Badenhorst - Polylemma Hertenstein Heberer Niggenkemper Badenhorst Album Review Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012
A review of 'Polylemma,' an album by Joe Herteinstein, Thomas Heberer, Joachim Badenhorst, and Pascal Niggenkemper.