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The Jazz Page’s Twenty-One Faves of 2010
December 30, 2010Traditionally, magazines and websites offer a Top Ten of the “best” recordings from the past year. But we quickly realized that this was not going to work. There were just way too many great recordings ...
Jazz Giant James Moody Passes Away
December 10, 2010James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist celebrated for his virtuosity, his versatility and his onstage ebullience, died on Thursday in San Diego. He was 85. Mr. Moody, who began his career with the trumpeter ...
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 ...
A Conversation with saxophonist Myron Walden
October 27, 2010We’ll be talking to saxophonist Myron Walden about his music, his career and latest release Countryfied on TheJazzPage’s Blogtalkradio channel at 1PM EST. You can catch the interview live or via replay ...
A Conversation with saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield
October 20, 2010We’ll be talking with saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield about his latest recording, African Flowers, today at 2PM EST on TheJazzPage’s BlogTalkRadio channel. You can listen live, or later, here.
Concert Review: Pat Metheny Makes Magic In The Magic City
October 5, 2010(Birmingham, AL – October 2) “Magic” really is the best description for Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion travelling circus that rolled into Aly Stephens Center in Birmingham on Friday night. Rather ...
Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society Live @ Borders NYC
September 15, 2010This is from the broadcast of a Sept. 15th performance at Borders in Columbus Circle in NYC.
Detroit Jazz Festival: Streaming Online
September 3, 2010The Detroit Jazz Festival is streaming online this weekend, September 3-6th on Livestream.com. jazzplanettv on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free
Esperanza Spalding – Then and Now
August 17, 2010It was Sunday, September 2nd, 2006 and we were in Chicago on Labor Day weekend. Leafing through an entertainment newspaper that morning, we saw that Donald Harrison and his band were scheduled to perform at the ...
Goodbye, Abbey Lincoln
August 14, 2010One of our favorite singers, the great Abbey Lincoln, passed away today. She was 80 years old. Ms. Lincoln was the picture of style and dignity throughout her career. She leaves us with a distinguished body of ...
