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 …
Spyro Gyra Thu, October 22, 2015 – 8:00pm With Special Guest Jumaane Smith 109 Cheese & Wine Evening of Art, Wine and Jazz Join us for a complimentary wine tasting courtesy of 109 Cheese and Wine and an art exhibit by artist Hans Fischer in the lobby at 7:15pm …
The Maria Schneider Orchestra has returned after eight years. Certainly a cause for celebration, the orchestra’s album, The Thompson Fields, wildly exceeds expectations. The Thompson Fields may end up as being considered Schneider’s signature achievement—the work that captures not only the incomparable sound of her orchestra in all of its …
After a 25 years long recording career comprising a dozen albums released as a leader or co-leader, in several styles, from electro-acoustic to post-rock, tango and jazz, Daniel Diaz releases SWAN SONG in October 2015. This is the third and last installment in a trilogy of world-jazz-fusion solo “composer” albums, …
By John Stevenson Phil Woods, who owed his style of playing to Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, died aged 83 on September 29th 2015. He was one of the most accomplished and admired technicians of the alto saxophone and distinguished himself in jazz and popular music. Philip Wells Woods was born in …
