The Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kurt Elling, declared by Down Beat magazine to be the best jazz singer ever, is heading for Scotland. Buy your ticket now, urges Rob Adams.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
Renown Bulgarian Archaeologist Rasho Rashev Dies in Train Fire The 64-year-old Director of the National Archaeological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Rasho Rashev was among the nine Bulgarians who were burned to death in the Sofia-Kardam train fire on February 28 while returning to ...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
In the days ahead you won't be able to turn on the radio without hearing sticky holiday music fare that includes Jingle Bell Rock, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and Here Comes Santa Claus. So I figured I'd give you a break--not by sparing you holiday music but by presenting you with my 12 favorite video clips of Christmas songs, courtesy of YouTube. Have a great holiday...
IckMusic (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
It’s high time we jazz things up around here. I ran across this Dexter Gordon gig recently, and thought there may be some jazz fans out there in Ickmusic land as well. I recommend downloading this show, and letting it accompany you as you wrap those last minute presents, or crank up the heat and [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Claire Cowie charts a spare fantasy world in watercolors, and Yunhee Min's abstractions look like cracked floor plans, both at the James Harris Gallery.
The Daily Blague (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
We had a bit of fun last night. Multiple bottles of Cabernet sauvignon were consumed, and not just by me, either. It all began when we went up to listen to Steve Katz, the really gifted guitarist whom we always look forward to hearing, play what the hotel’s daily bulletin called “Flamingo Music.” We thought we’d [...]
Bagatellen (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
HighNote Organist Jimmy Smith had many arguable heirs. Among that number, thirty-something Joey DeFrancesco is probably closest to the crown these days, maintaining a prolific release and touring schedule that shows no signs of scaling back. As with his dearly departed mentor, DeFrancesco’s attention to industry carries with it the tendency for albums to blur one [...]
Hung Truong: The Blog! (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
If you ask almost anyone about Sonny Stitt, they’ll probably tell you he was really bad. Like, in a good way. But occasionally, some people will forget. In case of this rare occurrence, there’s a cd that’s appropriately named: “Sonny Stitt: Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was.” I just got it from [...]
This is London (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
The Six, a bustling Chelsea basement boîte, hosts contemporary jazz seven nights a week. But it was home to the Saxophone Summit for London Jazz Festival.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
Sequels are all too common in movies--so much so that rather than have distinctive titles, many simply add a sequential number to the original name. In music, however, a thematic sequel is rare. But the Larry Vuckovich Trio attempts to capitalize on the acclaimed Street Scene (Tetrachord, 2006) with High Wall: Real Life Film Noir...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Idrees & Jamila Sulieman “The Camel” Columbia Records (Scandinavia) 1964 Idrees Sulieman was an early bebop pioneer on trumpet. He was born Leonard Graham, and took up trumpet when his father could not afford to buy him a saxophone (he later played alto saxophone after moving to Europe). He began his professional career with the Carolina Cotton [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Webster University has released the rest of the 2008-09 schedule of Monday night concerts by the University's jazz faculty. Here's the lineup:Monday, October 13: The Paul DeMarinis Sextet, featuring DeMarinis on saxophones, Debby Lennon (vocals), Dave Black (guitar), Nick Schlueter (piano), Ben Whee...
Cave 17 (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to throw up some really quick capsule reviews of records I wish I had been able to review more fully. In most cases, these are candidates for my top 20 of 2008 (and probably top 10 for some, just mathematically speaking). Here we go: Public Record - Public Record [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Test of Time Records proudly announces the release of the remastered Holy Mama by the Junior Mance. This album was originally released in 1976 and is now available on CD for the first time here in the U.S. This work by the Junior Mance-led trio, with Martin Rivera on bass and Salvatore LaRocca on dr...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
September 17, 1978, is a Sunday. Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin sign the Camp David Accords. The peace agreement was reached after 12 days of secret negotiations mediated by President Jimmy Carter, who will win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Carter also designates the coming week as National Port [...]
