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NYT: New York Jazz Clubs Double As Record Labels
November 13, 2014Nate Chinen New York Times The saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith has caught his share of deflected stardust: as a former foot soldier with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, as a hired gun for the likes of Al Green and ...
Former President Clinton receives the Thelonious Monk Institute’s Maria Fisher Founder’s Award
November 12, 2014Phil Gallo Billboard Herbie Hancock, Kevin Spacey, Quincy Jones and a litany of major jazz musicians saluted President Bill Clinton on Sunday at L.A.’s Dolby Theater for his efforts in using jazz as a ...
Kenny Shanker – Action City
November 11, 2014(Posi-Tone) Saxophonist Kenny Shanker returns with an outstanding follow-up to his debut effort. Action City is quite fitting of the name for this effort and a great showcase of Shanker’s wonderful tone. The ...
NYT: Bill’s Place in Harlem Bringing Bebop Back Home
November 11, 2014Phillip Pantuso NY Times Around 8 p.m. on a recent Saturday, a few dozen people were gathered in a narrow, dimly lit Harlem brownstone. Couples smoked in the backyard beneath Christmas lights; a group of Chilean ...
Ferenc Nemeth & Attila Laszlo – Bridges of Souls
November 7, 2014(Dreamers Collective Records) Drummer Ferenc Nemeth and guitarist Attila Laszlo, both native born Hungarians, are both accomplished artists at their crafts and have worked with numerous American jazz notables over ...
Laura Antonioli – Songs of Shadows, Songs of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell
November 4, 2014(Origin Records) Singer Laura Antonioli latest effort is a thoroughly captivating tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. On Songs of Shadows, Songs of Light , Antonioli paints an expansive sonic picture of works by ...
The Telegraph: Review of new book- Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression – 75 Years of the Finest in Jazz
November 1, 2014By Martin Gayford The Telegraph It is well known that the Nazi regime denounced modernist art as “degenerate”, but not so well known that the Third Reich also proscribed “Entartete Musik” or “degenerate music”. ...
Chris Walden Big Band – Full On!
October 31, 2014(Origin Records) Chris Walden takes the big band sound forward with his latest effort. Full On! showcases Walden’s tremendous talents as a composer and producer. It’s also an excellent pairing of the ...
Herbie Hancock Honored at Great Night in Harlem Concert at Apollo
October 29, 2014By CHARLES J. GANS Associated Press Herbie Hancock enjoyed “A Great Night in Harlem” with a look to the past and the future as the legendary jazz pianist received a lifetime achievement award from the ...
The Atlantic: Why Did This Band Recreate Jazz’s Most Famous Record Note-for-Note?
October 28, 2014David A. Graham The Atlantic If you’re unfamiliar with the band Mostly Other People Do the Killing, the first sign that they might have an offbeat sense of humor ought to be the name. That hasn’t stopped plenty of ...
