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WEB12 September 2024. Recordings from Antibes (1963) and Paris (1964) feature George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.
Reviewed: Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall | Loz Speyer’s Inner Space
WEB1 day ago · Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall: Fanfares & Freedoms (Discus 181CD) Paul Dunmall is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment, this adventurous live set coming close on the heels of the wondrous 2023 album Bright Light A Joyous Celebration (Discus 162CD), reviewed by me in JJ. The hook-up with Martin Archer and Discus Records is obviously paying dividends.
Petra van Nuis: singing beyond the words - Jazz Journal
WEB1 day ago · Petra van Nuis is a Chicago-based jazz vocalist whom Bruce Crowther described as “an exceptionally gifted singer with a light yet subtly textured sound” who “is always delightfully melodic.” Born in Cincinnati, she was first exposed to music through her father Pieter van Nuis, a Dutch classical pianist and piano technician and inventor for Baldwin Piano and Organ Company.
Reviewed: Alexander Brott | Walter Smith III | Reported: Jazz wars …
WEB1 day ago · Admit It has a bouncy Basie-feel. Stefan Dogliono’s bass-clarinet playing, an original addition to the session’s sound palette, enhances the 30s swing feeling. Oh-No is a superb, feverish bop theme, featuring a sensational bowed solo by Roland.Memory Escaped Me is a beautiful ballad, a mix of melody and countermelody reminiscent of Horace Silver, not least because of a subtle touch of the ...
Jazz in review: 2020 - Jazz Journal
WEBJan 5, 2021 · The good: New discoveries: The Majamisty Trio from Serbia, Dezron Douglas and Brandee Young in Harlem lockdown, Ian McGimpsey and Harrison Argatoff from Ontario, and – new to me, at least – Julia Hülsmann from Germany and the wondrous guitarist Mary Halvorson from Massachusetts. The continuing creative strength of Ahmad Jamal, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids and Kahil El’Zabar, and the ...
Daryl Sherman & Jay Leonhart at The Pheasantry - Jazz Journal
WEB1 day ago · 03 October 2024. By Leon Nock. Daryl Sherman and Jay Leonhart. All of you who retain fond memories of Weber & Fields, Wheeler & Woolsey, two-a-day for Keith and such could have done worse than make your way to The Pheasantry in King’s Road while Daryl Sherman and Jay Leonhart were tearing the place up. To be honest when I …
Bob James Trio: Feel Like Making Live! - Jazz Journal
WEBMar 17, 2022 · 2554. At 82, the American pianist Bob James has enjoyed a diverse musical journey that’s driven him from 60s modern jazz to 70s funk, hip-hop, bebop and beyond. His career began in 1963 when his skills as a player and arranger were spotted by none other than Quincy Jones who signed his trio to the Mercury …
Jazz in review: 2019 - Jazz Journal
WEBJan 15, 2020 · John Adcock. Musician and critic Tom Moon, author of the excellent 1000 Recordings To Hear Before you Die, wrote of his journey of musical discovery that there is “great treasure waiting on the other side of wherever you draw your territorial lines”.December 2019 marked 10 years for me as a critic for Jazz Journal and in that time I have found a lot of treasure, often in the most ...
Billie Holiday: Solitude - Jazz Journal
WEBJul 7, 2022 · 2695. This album was originally issued as a 10-inch vinyl LP under the title Billie Holiday Sings, but later re-released as Solitude by Clef (later Verve) as a 12-inch album with the addition of some extra tracks. It was Holiday’s first studio session for the legendary Norman Granz and the first album not to be made up of singles.
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WEB3 days ago · German jazz trade-fair strikes a political note. 12 April 2024. The opening night of jazzahead! in Bremen combined declarations of the jazz-as-freedom idea with music from Han Bennink and others.