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Neil Cowley Trio – Live at Montreux 2012
July 5, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Eichenberger, Evan Jenkins, Helen Sanders-Witt, Julian Ferraretto, Miles Brett, Neil Cowley, Rex Horan, thejazzpage.com(Eagle Records) While pianist Neil Cowley may not consider the music he and his trio produce to be “jazz”, the intensity and innovativeness give it essential elements that jazz and other fans can embrace. Live In Montreux 2012, his latest production is captured live at the eclectic ...
Brian Andres and The Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel – San Francisco
July 2, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: Aaron Germain, Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, brian andres, carlos caro, jamie dubberly, San Francisco, steffen kuehn(Bacalao Records) Drummer Brian Andres delivers a super high-energy session on his second recording, San Francisco. Andres introduces the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel on this effort, a collective of Latin American, European, and U.S. born musicians, who are in perfect sync as the percussion and ...
Eugenie Jones – Black Lace Blue Tears
June 28, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: Bill Anschell, Black Lace Blue Tears, Clipper Anderson, Eugenie Jones, Mark Ivester, Michael Powers, thejazzpage.com(Eugenie Jones) Seattle-based singer Eugenie Jones launches an impressive debut with Black Lace Blue Tears. Not only does Jones provide vocals for the project, she composed all but two of the songs (a couple of classic tune covers). It’s nice to hear a new artist creating new material ...
National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz
June 27, 2013 / No CommentsThe National Endowment for the Arts has announced its 2014 Jazz Masters, the nation’s highest honors in jazz. The four recipients chosen for the honor are musician/educator Jamey Aebersold, saxophonist and instructor Anthony Braxton, bassist/ educator Richard Davis and composer/pianist ...
David Ake – Bridges
June 25, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: Bridges, David Ake, Mark Ferber, Peter Epstein, Positone, ravi coltrane, Scott Colley, thejazzpage.com(Positone) Pianist and composer David Ake paints a diverse musical landscape on his latest recording, Bridges. The project presents a nice multi-layered snapshot of Ake, who wrote all of the tunes on the project. The music goes from melodic, introspective, into a grinding swing or into a ...
Cecil Taylor Receives Japan’s Kyoto Prize
June 21, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: cecil taylor(June 21, 2013) Today, venerable pianist and composer Cecil Taylor was named a Kyoto Prize laureate by the the Inamori Foundation. The annual award is presented for excellence in the areas of the arts, philosophy, science and technology. The prize includes a cash gift of 50 million yen ...
Steve Heckman- Born To Be Blue
June 21, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: akira tana, Marcus Shelby, Steve Heckman(Jazzed Media) Saxophonist Steve Heckman’s latest finds him joining forces with a tremendous lineup of musical talents for one outstanding recording. On Born to Be Blue, Heckman is joined by guitar great Howard Alden, drummer Akira Tana, bassist Marcus Shelby and pianist Matt Clark. The ...
Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck Recording Discovered 50 Years Later
June 19, 2013 / No CommentsNEW YORK — Tony Bennett never forgot the first time he performed with Dave Brubeck more than half a century ago. But the tape of that memorable collaboration between two American jazz masters lay forgotten in a record label’s vaults until its discovery by an archivist just weeks after Brubeck’s ...
2013 Playboy Jazz Festival: LA Times Review
June 18, 2013 / No CommentsChris Barton, Los Angeles Times Jazz Critic June 16, 2013 There was a moment at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night when a question came to mind that felt a little like a Zen koan: If you hear a guitar solo but can’t see a guitar, did the solo really happen? It’s the sort of […]
Harry Connick Jr. releases “Love Wins” in honor of Ana Grace Marquez-Greene
June 14, 2013 / No CommentsNEWTOWN, Conn. — Harry Connick Jr. has written a song in honor of a 6-year-old girl killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Connick this week released the song “Love Wins,” dedicated to Ana Grace Marquez-Greene. He says proceeds will go to the Ana Grace Fund set up to help ...
