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Paul Carr
August 24, 2010Straight Ahead Soul (Paul Carr Music) Veteran Houston-born saxophone Paul Carr says his objective is to reach the “soulful essence of jazz”, and he achieves just that on his latest recording, Straight ...
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 ...
Esperanza Spalding
August 17, 2010Chamber Music Society (Heads Up International Records) Beyond all of the hype and attention regarding her looks or playing for the President or Nobel Prize ceremonies, or Prince, Esperanza Spalding is an artist ...
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 ...
Bobby McFerrin
August 13, 2010Vocabularies (Emarcy Records) Vocalist Bobby McFerrin’s latest, Vocabularies, is the result of seven years of writing, arranging and editing. McFerrin’s manager had an idea for vocal ensemble music that ...
Gerri Allen and Timeline
August 10, 2010Live (Motema Music) Recorded before a live audience at the Oberlin Music Conservatory in Ohio, pianist Gerri Allen fuses jazz and dance in a work that is an incredible listening experience. Tap dancer Maurice ...
Icons Among Us (DVD)
August 9, 2010(Paradigm Studio) Icons Among Us is a documentary film series that covers the wide expanse that is jazz today. Filmed over a seven year timespan, this DVD is derived from the 4-part series which focuses on musicians ...
A Conversation with Walt Weiskopf
August 8, 2010We spoke with saxophonist Walt Weiskopf on Tuesday, August 10th. You can listen to the conversation on theJazzPage’s BlogTalkRadio Channel. Check it out!
Vincent Herring & Earth Jazz
August 6, 2010Morning Star (Challenge Records) ‘Part fusion, part funk’ best describes the music of saxophonist-extraordinaire Vincent Herring and the band Earth Jazz on Morning Star, their latest release. The ...
Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes
August 3, 2010Double Portrait (Blue Note Records) Double Portrait is the musical marriage of pianists-extraordinaire Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, who were fittingly wed three years ago at Jazz at Lincoln Center. That they like ...
