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Redman/Parks/Penman/Harland – James Farm
July 22, 2011(Nonesuch Records) James Farm is the debut of an exciting new quartet with familiar names and reputations for musical excellence. The band is comprised of saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt ...
Eliane Elias – Light My Fire
July 19, 2011(Concord /Picante) Though pianist-extraordinaire Eliane Elias has performed and lived in the U.S. for 30 years, her heart has never left Brazil and that’s especially evident on her latest effort, Light My ...
USA Today: As old as jazz itself, Lionel Ferbos keeps on jammin’
July 15, 2011By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos arrives 30 minutes early each Saturday night for his gig at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe. He reads over that night’s music, handwritten with extra large clefs so ...
Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian – Live At Birdland
July 15, 2011(ECM Records) The expectation of a live recording from the formidable talents of saxophonist Lee Konitz, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian would be a high-flying, fireworks-laden ...
Ed Reed – Born To Be Blue
July 12, 2011(Blue Shorts Records) Ed Reed is a singer with great vocal chops, years and musical wisdom. His latest recording was born of a five night stand in Bern, Switzerland in 2009. The musical cameraderie from those nights ...
Pat Metheny – What’s It All About
July 8, 2011(Nonesuch Records) What’s It All About is the latest from guitar virtuoso and musical explorer Pat Metheny. This solo effort which has the Missouri native returning once again to the baritone guitar he ...
Amikaeyla & Trelawny Rose – A Celebration of Eva Cassidy: Live
July 5, 2011(Patois Records) Singers and songwriters Amikaeyla Gaston and Trelawny Rose have long shared a common love for heralded vocalist/songwriter Eva Cassidy, whose life was cut short in 1996 by cancer when she was 36 ...
National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters
June 25, 2011The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award — the nation’s highest honor in jazz. The five recipients will receive a one-time ...
The Headhunters – Platinum
June 17, 2011(Owl Studios) Helmed by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, the Headhunters musical franchise continues to roll on since their founding in 1973. Platinum pays homage to their debut recording, which ...
Gerald Clayton – Bond: The Paris Sessions
June 14, 2011(Emarcy) There’s an art to finding a way to tell your own unique version of a story and to have it still be entertaining and make sense to those listening. This is essentially the story of pianist Gerald ...
