By John Stevenson The double bassist Coleridge Goode, who has died aged 100, distinguished himself on the British jazz scene for more than 60 years, playing with some of the most innovative musicians of the postwar period. Thanks to his finesse and sophistication, not to mention his technical gifts and …
Ellen Johnson: Form and Formless (Vocal Visions) Review by John Stevenson Vocalist Ellen Johnson is accompanied by guitarists Larry Koonse and John Stowell and trumpeter Nolan Shaheed on ten tunes associated with jazz giants John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins. The tunes are very carefully selected and …
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet: The Blues Hot and Cold + 7 X Wilder (Phoenix) Review by John Stevenson Long considered one of the first to champion the valve trombone in jazz, Bob Brookmeyer distinguished himself in jazz groups in the ‘cool school’ alongside Stan Getz, Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan. This …
‘Brooklyn Dreaming’ Is Bell’s 9th Album Renditions of Classics By Monk, Mingus and Earle Hagen Quartet Includes Pianist Tamir Hendelman, Bassist Katie Thiroux & Drummer Matt Witek San Diego, CA: On January 15, 2016, virtuoso flutist, and world-renown composer, Lori Bell will release Brooklyn Dreaming, an homage to her familial roots with an …
Sonny Clark: The Art of the Trio (Phono) Review by John Stevenson This 2-CD set will be a boon for fans of a gentleman who barely managed to etch his place in the pantheon of hard-bop pianists. Dying in 1963 at 31, Clark was without doubt the quintessential jazz pianist’s …
“Blessings describes how I feel about the great music that came before,” says Hart. While he is mindful of the jazz tradition, he knows no confines. “Great music also comes from Stax and Motown, Jeff Beck, Queen, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson.” “Blessings” and “standards” do not stand …
History has produced its share of great artists and great people – John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was both. As a performer, he left behind an incredible record of innovation and inspiration; as a composer, a broad repository of musical masterpieces; and as a man, a legion of friends, colleagues, and …
Saturday, November 14, 2015 8 pm Brazilian Vocalist Maucha Adnet performed, toured and recorded with legendary composer Antônio Carlos Jobim and Banda Nova for ten years. For this performance, she will be supported by Brazilian musicians Helio Alvez (piano) and Duduka DaFonseca (drums) and Austrian bassist Hans Glawishnig. Jobim was …
Friday, October 30, 2015 8 pm http://sofiamusic.com/ Called “one of the best Argentine singers ever” and “a song researcher with a vibrant voice,” Sofia Rei is emerging as a star while still holding firm to the scholarly mission of discovering and performing song forms and rhythms rarely heard outside their …
New England Conservatory presents Too Marvelous for Words: Music of Frank Sinatra, a concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. The event, conducted by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, will feature the NEC Jazz Orchestra and student vocalists with the …
