Friday, October 26, 2012

LOOKING BACK AT THE DE'SEAN JONES QUINTET FIRST NIGHT AT THE DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFE

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Saxophonist De'Sean Jones I met the jazz saxophone player De’Sean Jones in 2004. Back then, Jones was 14, and a new member of th...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NEW SESSIONS FROM MARKUS BURGER AND THE TENOR SAX DUO HARRY ALLEN AND SCOTT HAMILTON

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In the past , tenor sax players Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton have co-led two albums “Just You Just Me” and “Heavy Juice,” establishin...
Monday, October 22, 2012

JAZZ BUCKET LIST

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Cecil Taylor For a week or so, I’ve been thinking about my time as a jazz reporter and a blogger. Since 1997, I’ve covered jazz for t...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

AARON DIEHL PLAYED PURE JAZZ AT THE DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFE

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Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl " You guys must not be Detroit Tiger fans,” quipped jazz piano player Aaron Diehl to the small crowd befo...
Monday, October 15, 2012

CASSANDRA WILSON OPENED THE 2012-2013 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson C assandra, Friday night I caught your show at the Paradise Jazz Series at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. ...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

KURT ELLING GOES POP ON HIS 11TH ALBUM

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I s Kurt Elling the best male jazz singer working? That’s a question I pondered after I finished Elling’s new album for Concord Records “...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

DIANA KRALL AND T-BONE BURNETT'S COLLABORATION ON 'GLAD RAG DOLL' WORKED

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In 1996, Diana Krall established herself as an unique jazz vocalist and pianist when she released “All for You: A Dedication to the Nat ...