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Paquito D’Rivera – Panamericana Suite
December 14, 2010(MCG Jazz) Revered reedman and composer Paquito D’Rivera’s fuses Latin jazz with classical feel for a sound and album that is engaging and beautiful. Panamericana Suite derives from a commissioned piece ...
Bob Mintzer – Canyon Cove
December 10, 2010(Self Released) Tenor sax man Bob Mintzer has been able maintain his own musical identity while also remaining a centerpiece of the Yellowjackets for many years now. The successful balancing act continues with his ...
Christian Howes – Out Of The Blue
December 3, 2010(Resonance Records) Christian Howes is a classically-trained violin whose path was changed when he started playing in African-American churches. You can hear the strong bluesy influence in his work on his latest ...
The Trio of OZ
November 26, 2010(OZmosis Records) The collaboration of pianist Rachel Z and drummer Omar Hakim is a potent musical marriage. Both Z, whose family name is Nicolazzo, and Hakim play with a wonderfully colorful, lyrical feel and ...
Cassandra Wilson – Silver Pony
November 16, 2010(Blue Note Records) Singer Cassandra Wilson’s newest recording is a collection of performances that catches her in a Mississippi state of mind. The title of her Silver Pony comes from Wilson’s memory of ...
Eddie Henderson – For All We Know
November 9, 2010(Furthermore Recordings) From 1975 to 1985, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, who studied medicine at Howard University, took a job at a small San Francisco clinic with the understanding that he could only practice ...
Tamir Hendelman – Destinations
November 5, 2010(Resonance Records) In recent years, pianist Tamir Hendelman has become highly sought-after talent. He’s been heard in person and on recordings with everyone from Barbara Streisand to Jackie Ryan. Destinations ...
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.
Charles Lloyd – Mirror
October 8, 2010(ECM Records) Mirror, the latest recording from saxophone legend Charles Lloyd, is not only one of our favorites of the year, but ranks among the best of his recordings. Much of Lloyd’s music has possesed a ...
Milton Suggs
September 24, 2010Things To Come (Skiptone Music) Things To Come, the solo debut of the multi-talented Milton Suggs is a portrait of an artist destined for center stage among jazz vocalists. Suggs possesses a powerful voice ...