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Michael Carvin Experience – Flash Forward
August 22, 2014 / No Comments / Tags: Flash Forward, Jansen Cinco, Keith Loftis, Michael Carvin, motema, thejazzpage.com, Yayoi Ikawa(Motema) The Michael Carvin Experience is a great experience. Led by drummer Michael Carvin, Flash Forward is a outstanding recording of a master musician collaborating with talented lineup of next gen players. The fantastic quartet includes Yayoi Ikawa on piano, Keith Loftis on saxophone and ...
Bobby Broom – My Shining Hour
August 19, 2014 / No Comments / Tags: bobby broom, dennis carroll, Makaya McCracken, Origin Records, thejazzpage.com(Origin) Guitarist Bobby Broom once again proves himself the stellar musician on his latest creation. My Shining Hour features Broom and his trio of drummer Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven in a session captured through a single stereo microphone, and spot mics, with all three players ...
Joe Magnarelli – Lookin’ Up
August 15, 2014 / No Comments / Tags: Anthony Wonsey, Jason Brown, Joe Magnarelli, Lookin' Up, Mike Karn, Positone, steve davis, thejazzpage.com(Positone) Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli has an amazing tone that makes listening to him play a real pleasure. This statement also applies to his latest release Lookin’ Up!. The production is mostly comprised of Magnarelli’s own artful, original compositions, along with nicely arranged ...
The Guardian: Cecil Taylor Swindled Out of $500,000 Kyoto Prize
August 13, 2014 / No CommentsCecil Taylor had a prize sum of nearly half a million dollars stolen from him by a general contractor who befriended the pioneering jazz pianist while working next to his house in New York City, according to a criminal court in Brooklyn. Noel Muir, from New York’s Long Island, could face up to ...
Jua – Colors of Life
August 12, 2014 / No Comments / Tags: Colors of Life, Gary Fritz, Gregory M. Jones, Jua, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Roger Byam, Shan Kenner, Victor Ector(Chocolate Chi Music) Colors of Life isn’t his debut recording, but the effort does mark a jazz-focused debut for vocalist Jua. The sophomore effort for the North Carolina-based talent makes quite the impression. While the singer has a voice that remind some of other talents, he has quite ...
Kenny Garrett Named Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University
August 6, 2014 / No CommentsKenny Garrett, the internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, has been appointed director of the Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. Garrett, who will join the University faculty on September 1, becomes the fifth world-renowned ...
Berklee College of Music Names Jazz Trumpeter Sean Jones Chair of the Brass Dept
August 5, 2014 / No Commentsby Louis Burton Classicalite.com Berklee College of Music has named noted trumpeter Sean Jones the next chair of the college’s Brass Department. Jones, who played lead trumpet with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for six years, is an internationally acclaimed trumpeter and composer who ...
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino reveals how he stayed upbeat after brain aneurysm
May 28, 2014 / No CommentsBy Ryan Kneller, The Morning Call Pat Martino has made a career out of wowing others through music, tearing through killer guitar riffs since the early 1960s. But it is the jazz guitarist’s remarkable story of survival that truly strikes a chord. The four-time Grammy-nominated artist ...
Syracuse.com: Park pavilion-style home inspired by jazz music
May 23, 2014 / No CommentsBy Kevin Tampone Otisco, N.Y. — John and Lorrie Anson wanted their home near Otisco Lake to blend in well with the surrounding land. The property features stands of pine trees, streams, waterfalls and views of the lake. “It’s as beautiful as any state park,” John said. ...
NYT: Yusef Lateef, Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist, Dies at 93
December 24, 2013 / No CommentsPeter Keepnews NY Times Yusef Lateef, a jazz saxophonist and flutist who spent his career crossing musical boundaries, died on Monday at his home in Shutesbury, Mass., near Amherst. He was 93. Mr. Lateef started out as a tenor saxophonist with a big tone and a bluesy style, not significantly ...
