Tuesday, July 31, 2012

MARK MASTERS SALUTES ELLINGTON'S SIDEMEN, THE BRUBECK BROTHERS HONOR THEIR DAD, AND NATALIE CRESSMAN'S COMING OUT PARTY

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Mark Masters Ensemble, featuring Gary Smulyan American Jazz Institute Presents Ellington Saxophone Encounters (Capri Records) When bandl...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

JAZZ NEWS: FOUR NEW JAZZ MASTERS, CONTINUING DADDY'S LEGACY, AND TIA FULLER'S ANGELIC WARRIOR

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Mose Allison NEA announced 2013 Jazz Masters Mose Allison , Lou Donaldson , Lorraine Gordon , and Eddie Palmieri were awarded the 201...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

CYRUS CHESTNUT'S LATEST DISC IS REMINISCENT OF HIS WORK ON ATLANTIC RECORDS

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F inally, Cyrus, I’ve found a moment to put down my thoughts about your latest album The Cyrus Chestnut Quartet , which puts me in the mind ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

JAZZ NEWS

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Hot Club of Detroit  cuts fourth disc The Hot Club of Detroit is a gypsy jazz band that enjoys bucking convention. The HCD respects the ten...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

ERIC ALEXANDER AND VINCENT HERRING'S 'FRIENDLY FIRE' IS A TEXTBOOK BLOWING SESSION

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I promised myself a few days ago I’d stop reviewing jazz albums. The past three months, I’ve been swamped with new ones. I needed a brea...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

THREE MFs AND A TEENAGER HAVE NEW ALBUMS COMING SOON

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In 2009 , jazz drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts split from the Branford Marsalis quartet after a 10 year run. Watts formed his own record labe...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

BEN POWELL GIVES 2 FOR 1 DEAL ON DEBUT 'NEW STREET'

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Ben Powell is a self-assured jazz violin player. So much so, Powell believes if Stephane Grappelli--his musical hero, and  the co-fo...