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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.
New releases Oct-Nov ’24, A-B - Jazz Journal
WEB19 hours ago — Allemano, Lina + Andrea Parkins: Flip Side. They say : Trumpeter Lina Allemano releases new album, Flip Side, on Oct 4, 2024 from her Berlin based power trio OHRENSCHMAUS, featuring special guest Andrea Parkins on 3 of the 7 tracks. Lina Allemano (CA) trumpet, Dan Peter Sundland (NO) electric bass, Michael Griener (DE) drums, Andrea Parkins (US ...
News lines, October 2024 - Jazz Journal
WEB51 minutes ago — Gary Husband to workshop at blues festival. Strange as it may seem, regressive even, Gary Husband is to run a workshop at the Manchester Blues Festival, 20 October 2024. However, the context reveals there’s probably nothing to worry about. He’s described by the publicist as “Jazz legend Gary Husband” and the press release gives an ...
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WEBJJ 09/94: David Murray – Live ’93 Acoustic Octfunk. Jazz Journal - 25 September 2024. Thirty years ago Barry McRae said it was easy to take the ubiquitous Murray for granted, even as he perpetually sought novelty.
Bobby Hutcherson: Classic Blue Note Sessions 1963-1970
WEB4 days ago — 26 September 2024. 1. The melodically gifted Bobby Hutcherson (1941-2016) was a most open-minded, rhythmically and harmonically exploratory improviser and composer who, even as he sought to push ever further the boundaries of jazz, never lost (creative) touch with tradition. As his long-term collaborator, the potent drummer and composer Joe ...
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WEBJan 24, 2019 — Gypsy Jazz Festival of London, 6-13 May. Jazz Journal - 19 April 2024.
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 ...
The Jazz Standards – A Guide To The Repertoire - Jazz Journal
WEBJan 5, 2022 — The first edition of The Jazz Standards (2012) received unanimous praise from such critics and performers as Will Friedwald, Gerald Early, Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. This revised and expanded edition with 15 additional selections and hundreds of additional recommended tracks covering over 2,000 recordings – many suggested by his readers – should deservedly receive more plaudits.
London Jazz Festival back to strength
WEBSep 18, 2021 — Photo by Andrés Pino. After a perforce quieter year in 2020 the EFG London Jazz Festival is largely back to strength this year, running 12-21 November with plenty of live shows. Among the many highlights are Julian Lage; Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodriguez Band; Archie Shepp & Jason Moran; John Scofield and …
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 ...