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Tania Maria – Tempo
January 31, 2012(Naive) On her latest, Tempo, the amazing vocalist and pianist Tania Maria teams with bass great Eddie Gomez for a wonderful album of duets. This work finds the Brazil native Maria playing as much as singing. Though ...
Chick Corea / Eddie Gomez / Paul Motian – Further Explorations
January 17, 2012(Concord Records) Further Explorations is pianist-extraordinaire Chick Corea’s tribute to the genius of Bill Evans and his recording, Explorations, which was released 50 years ago. This 2 CD-set was recorded ...
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio – The 11th Gate
January 13, 2012(Motema) Trombonist Dennis Rollins is no newcomer, but his sound is a true revelation on The 11th Gate his third release as a leader. Rollins and his Velocity Trio which includes Ross Stanley on Hammond organ and ...
James Carter Organ Trio – At The Crossroads
January 6, 2012(Emarcy) Saxophonist James Carter leads a spirited session of music on At The Crossroads. The trio, comprised of Carter, who plays alto, tenor and baritone saxes, is enhanced by a rhythm section of Gerard Gibbs on ...
[VIDEO] Sonny Rollins @ 2011 Kennedy Center Honors
January 3, 2012The great Sonny Rollins was among the artists at 2011 Kennedy Center Honors. Fellow honorees included actress Barbara Cook, singer Neil Diamond, celloist Yo-Yo Ma, and Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep. The ...
Christian McBride – Conversations with Christian
January 3, 2012(Mack Avenue) Bassist Christian McBride gets by with the help of a few of his musical friends on his latest release Conversations with Christian.The recording is a collection of duets with a cross-section of musical ...
Sam Rivers Dies at 88
January 2, 2012By NATE CHINEN, New York Times Sam Rivers, an inexhaustibly creative saxophonist, flutist, bandleader and composer who cut his own decisive path through the jazz world, spearheading the 1970s loft scene in New York ...
2012 Jazz Grammy Nominees
December 29, 2011The Grammys recently selected their nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards. Curiously, Pat Metheny’s What’s It All About” recording was included in the New Age nominees. The following were the ...
Stanley Jordan – Friends
December 13, 2011(Mack Avenue) Long past the years as a musical wunderkind, guitarist Stanley Jordan is still very much a solid practitioner of his craft. On Friends, he’s joined by a host of incredible talents, including ...
Harry Connick, Jr. – Music From The Happy Elf
December 9, 2011(Marsalis Music) If you’ve turned on a television any time during the yuletide season in most of the last decade, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of The Happy Elf animated special. Pianist and vocalist ...
