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Wayne Shorter Joins Kennedy Center Honorees
December 11, 2018 / No CommentsJazz legend Wayne Shorter was hailed by the Kennedy Center for a six-decade career that included collaborations with everyone from Art Blakey and Miles Davis to Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell. In presenting Shorter’s honor, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for ...
Gregory Porter | One Night Only – Live at Royal Albert Hall
December 7, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Gregory Porter, Jahmal Nichols, London Studio Orchestra, Tivon Pennicott, Vince MendozaSinger Gregory Porter continues to astound with his latest effort. One Night Only-Live at Royal Albert Hall was recorded in front of a full house at the stately London theater. Porter’s equally regal voice is augmented by his band of pianist Chip Crawford, bassist Jahmal Nichols, drummer ...
Variety: How a Niche Jazz Imprint Became Record Store Day’s Mascot Label
December 4, 2018 / No CommentsThere’s no such thing as an “official label of Record Store Day,” of course; all of the majors and a significant portion of indie imprints participate in the semi-annual April and November gold rushes for limited-edition vinyl. But if Record Store Day had a mascot label, it would be Resonance ...
Carmen Lundy | Code Noir
December 4, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Ben Williams, Carmen Lundy, Elisabeth Oei, Jeff Parker, Kendrick Scott, Patrice Rushen, thejazzpage.comCarmen Lundy’s voice has always been like a warm embrace. Her Code Noir is a wonderful mix of moods and colors, with flavorings of blues, soul and Brazilian samba. The project is also another solid showcase of Lundy as a composer, as she wrote or co-wrote the 12 tunes on the recording. ...
The Hot Club of San Francisco | 30 Years
November 30, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Evan Price, Isabelle Fontaine, Jordan Samuels, Paul “Pazzo” Mehling, Sam Rocha, thejazzpage.comThe Hot Club of San Francisco started 30 years ago to share the music of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grapelli and their Hot Club de France. 30 Years, their 15th recording is an outstanding homage to the longevity of the music and this band. Mixing in studio and live in ...
Sarah Reich | New Change
November 27, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Boneham, Brandon Brown, Danny Janklow, Maiya Sykes, Mike Cottone, Sam Barsh, Sarah Reich, Scott Bradlee, thejazzpage.comNew Change by Sarah Reich is a wonderful fusion of jazz and tap, bringing the long rich history between the two into the modern aesthetic. Reich, a teacher and purveyor of the tap discipline, combines music with the rhythm and soul of tap to create a recording that is captivating. The dancer is ...
Jazz Deconstructed: John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”
November 15, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: John Coltrane, VoxIn the first of three in a new series, Vox breaks down what made Coltrane’s Giant Steps such a groundbreaking and iconic composition in the jazz idiom.
Kenny Werner | The Space
November 13, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Kenny Werner, thejazzpage.comThe word “masterpiece” can be overused, but not in this case. Pianist Kenny Werner’s The Space is a masterpiece. The songs, composed mostly by the pianist, are at moments as ethereal as the album’s title might imply. Whether he’s playing a ballad or a more breezy ...
Elsa Nilsson -Jon Cowherd | After Us
November 9, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Elsa Nilsson, Jon Cowherd, thejazzpage.comFlutist Elsa Nilsson and pianist Jon Cowherd have produced a beautifully intimate recording with After Us. The duo winds their way through an array of subtle and exploratory original compositions, primarily written by Nilsson. The songs’ wonderful gentility works perfectly in this ...
Johnaye Kendrick | Flying
November 6, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Adore Oliver, Chris Symer, D'Vonne Lewis, Dawn Clement, Johnaye Kendrick, Michael Nicolella, Nola Oliver, thejazzpage.comFantastic vocals and and fresh compositions are the magic on Flying, the outstanding second album from singer Johnaye Kendrick. In addition to fantastic delivery of the lyrics, Seattle-based Kendrick also wrote 6 of the compositions and brings wonderfully refreshing arrangements to tunes by ...
