Tuesday, October 29, 2013

ED REED'S UPCOMING ALBUM 'I'M A SHY GUY' IS A TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE

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Far back as jazz vocalist Ed Reed can recall, he looked up to Nat King Cole. Reed, a native of California, was drawn to Cole's sophis...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

A LOW TURNOUT DIDN'T DETER THE MSU JAZZ ORCHESTRA FEATURING ANTONIO HART FROM SWINGING

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Alto saxophonist Antonio Hart It was a rainy Saturday afternoon, which may explain the low attendance for the Michigan State Universi...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

THE 2013-2014 PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ SERIES OPENED WITH A SPELLBINDING SHOW FROM THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET

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Joye Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Branford Marsalis, and Justin Faulkner Midway through “Teo,” the third tune the Branford Marsalis Quartet ...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

NEW MUSIC: GARY SMULYAN TEAMS UP WITH A MOB BOSS; PLUS FORTHCOMING ALBUMS FROM MARC CARY, DAVE BENNETT & GRETCHEN PARLATO

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don’t be that way   Dave Bennett (Mack Avenue Records) “don’t be that way” is the impeccable and rousing debut album from jaz...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

IMER SANTIAGO PREMIERES 'HIDDEN JOURNEY,' HIS FIRST SHOT AS A SESSION LEADER

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This is Imer Santiago’s first album as a bandleader. And he heaped a lot on his plate. The jazz trumpeter is, 37, a native of Ohio and wa...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

KENNY GARRETT MAKES ANOTHER TRIBUTE, PLUS NEW MUSIC FROM AHMAD JAMAL, THE JEFF HAMILTON TRIO & GREGORY PORTER

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Chances are saxophonist Kenny Garrett will claim his forthcoming album “pushing the world away,” his  seventeenth overall and third for M...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

MEMORIES OF THE 2013 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL LINGER ON

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Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis A  week has passed since the 2013 Detroit Jazz Festival. I still think about the choice performances...