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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 ...
A Conversation with Jim Wilke, host of Jazz Afterhours
August 3, 2010Jim Wilke, host of the national broadcast Jazz Afterhours was our guest for a conversation on Sunday, August 8th on our BlogTalkRadio Channel. Be sure to check it out!
Greta Matassa
July 30, 2010I Wanna Be Loved (Resonance Records) Seattle-based vocalist Greta Matassa has been a dues-paying jazz singer since she was 17 years old. Her latest recording, I Wanna Be Loved, is a portrait of the artist at the top ...