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2010 Grammy Nominees – Jazz
December 3, 2010Best Contemporary Jazz Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band [Heads Up International] Never Can Say Goodbye Joey DeFrancesco ...
Christian Howes – Out Of The Blue
December 3, 2010(Resonance Records) Christian Howes is a classically-trained violin whose path was changed when he started playing in African-American churches. You can hear the strong bluesy influence in his work on his latest ...
The Trio of OZ
November 26, 2010(OZmosis Records) The collaboration of pianist Rachel Z and drummer Omar Hakim is a potent musical marriage. Both Z, whose family name is Nicolazzo, and Hakim play with a wonderfully colorful, lyrical feel and ...
Benito Gonzalez – Circles
November 19, 2010(Furthermore Record) Benito Gonzalez’s debut recording was released in 2004. His recently released sophomore effort, Circles, proves to be well worth the wait. Gonzalez has a golden touch on the piano,whether ...
Cassandra Wilson – Silver Pony
November 16, 2010(Blue Note Records) Singer Cassandra Wilson’s newest recording is a collection of performances that catches her in a Mississippi state of mind. The title of her Silver Pony comes from Wilson’s memory of ...
Houston Person – Moment To Moment
November 12, 2010(HighNote Records) Houston Person is a big league jazz musician. On his latest recording, Moment To Moment, the 75-year old saxophonist proves that he’s still at the top of his game. The album is a blend ...
Eddie Henderson – For All We Know
November 9, 2010(Furthermore Recordings) From 1975 to 1985, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, who studied medicine at Howard University, took a job at a small San Francisco clinic with the understanding that he could only practice ...
Tamir Hendelman – Destinations
November 5, 2010(Resonance Records) In recent years, pianist Tamir Hendelman has become highly sought-after talent. He’s been heard in person and on recordings with everyone from Barbara Streisand to Jackie Ryan. Destinations ...
Mary Stallings – Dream
October 29, 2010(High Note Records) As the middle child of 11 children, Mary Stallings probably didn’t stand out right away, but it’s not the case today. The experience she gained singing in a family gospel group with ...
Myron Walden
October 28, 2010A conversation with saxophonist Myron Walden on his career and music. [audio:http://www.dreamsmanifest.com/TheJazzPage/tjp360/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/myron_walden.mp3]
