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The People Band w/ Gina Southgate: London, UK , May 11, 2013
Gina Southgate, artist and The People Band The Vortex London, UK May 11th 2013 On a Saturday evening in the heart of Dalston, East London, The People Band once again graced The Vortex with its free form and improvised style of jazz.Show More Summary
Rickie Lee Jones Sings the Most
Scotch whiskey is an acquired taste; you must first be introduced and develop a relationship with it before this strong water reveals her charms. The same can be said for the singing of Rickie Lee Jones. A hipster in the late-1970s, Jones grew into a blind sage prophetess, showing how others' music could be experienced differently...
Bray Jazz Festival: Bray, Ireland, May 3-5, 2013
Bray Jazz Festival Various Venues Bray, County Wicklow Ireland 3-5 May, 2013 For many years, the picturesque town of Bray's main claim to fame has been that it's the oldest inhabited seaside town in Ireland. That is, it was the mainShow More Summary
Doc Severinsen and the San Miguel 5: Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 2013
Doc Severinsen and the San Miguel 5 Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, AZ May 1, 2013 Octogenarian bandleader Doc Severinsen has somehow added new fire to his legendary power and vibrancy in a sizzling coalition that melds Latin gusto with jazz zest. Show More Summary
Weekend Wax Bits
Are you going to be in Toronto on Thursday, May 30? I'll be giving a two-hour multimedia talk at Long & McQuade Performance Hall. My talk will be accompanied by jazz images projected on a large screen along with music...
Edward Simon Trio: Live in New York at Jazz Standard
Some artists maintain a busy release schedule, putting out an album a year--sometimes, in the case of musicians like guitarist m: Bill Frisell, even more frequently--while others, for a variety of reasons, are less prolific. PianistShow More Summary
Pablo Ziegler's Nuevo Tango Passion: Amsterdam Meets New Tango and Tango Nostalgias
m: Astor Piazzolla invited jazz into the world of tango, birthing a hybridized form of music that's outlived its creator; jazz, proving equally hospitable, opened its doors to Piazzolla and nuevo tango. High-end artists like saxophonist...Show More Summary
Take Five With Felix Langford
Meet Felix Langford: At 13, I fell in love with the art of percussion and I credit my brother, John (Doc), as the one responsible for teaching me basic beats and exposing my ears to some of the hippest and most innovative cats on the jazz scene. Show More Summary
Interview: Buzz Aldrin
In today's Wall Street Journal (go here), I interview Buzz Aldrin—the second astronaut to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong set up cameras on the lunar surface. In my conversation with Buzz, we talked about what it was like...
The Music of Kurt Rosenwinkel blog- How does he do it?
I just saw Kurt when he came to Portland last February for the PDX Jazz festival. He gave a clinic earlier in the day before his show, which was really more of an interview. I was struck by the level of devotion of his young guitar playing devotees. Show More Summary
The Jazz Conception Company
Interactive Jazz educational products have come a long way since the first Jamey Aebersold play-alongs. Do any of you remember putting pennies on top of the record player stylus to get the pitch lower? That shows how old I am. I have...Show More Summary
Christian McBride -- Under the Banner of McBride: Two Bass Hits from a Low-End Giant
Bassist Christian McBride is many things to many people. Leader, sideman, writer, and conceptualist are just a few of the hats that he happens to wear on these two quintet- centered dates. One album puts McBride's name up in lights, while the other finds him in a supporting role, but his work is central to the success of both outings. Show More Summary
Will Budget Cuts Hurt Jazz Education's Swing in the USA?
Though economic indicators suggest we are slowly emerging from the Great Recession here in the United States, repercussions could echo through the jazz world for a generation. The past five or so years of extreme cuts to public school budgets-- especially the arts programs-- could mean a dearth of well-trained, young musicians...
Take Five With Roger Aldridge
Meet Roger Aldridge: I am primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of influences are found in my music including jazz, tango, blues, samba, fusion, new music, and back to American roots music. My exploration of the jazz family tree does not stop at New Orleans. Show More Summary
Buddy Featherstonhaugh: '56
The future of jazz for the jazz listener is foreign jazz. As good as American players were and are, there's a world of jazz past, present and future out there that will likely be a revelation to you. For those...
Rivorecords: Blue Notes from Buenos Aires
In the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, a blue note is defined as: "A microtonally lowered third, seventh, or (less commonly) fifth degree of the diatonic scale, common in blues, jazz and related musics." Moving beyond musical theory, the...Show More Summary
Pat Metheny: Tap - John Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20
It's difficult to know what is most surprising about Tap: Jon Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20. It's the first collaboration between guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist/composer/Tzadik label head m: John Zorn, two musicians who, at least on the surface, couldn't be more different. Show More Summary
Take Five With Clay Grossman
Meet Clay Grossman: Clay Grossman, a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene for almost four decades, began his professional career at the age of the 19. He has been passing on his sage drum knowledge and wisdom to aspiring students of the drum- set over 20 years. He studied drums with Marshall Thompson and Ian Wallace...
George Shearing at Home
In January 1983, George Shearing and bassist Don Thompson began a six week engagement at Michael's Pub on East 55th St. in New York. Thompson and Shearing had been working as a duo since June '82 and had developed a...
Ferenc Nemeth: Openness for Triumph
Ferenc Nemeth's versatility has positioned him in the front line of jazz drummers today. This Hungarian percussionist has developed a recognizable sound which has, over the years, resulted in his sharing the stage with renowned international...Show More Summary
