All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Legendary jazz drummer Billy James has died in Philadelphia at the age of 73. James died Friday night at Mercy Hospital after struggling with complications from asthma. That's according to his longtime girlfriend, Danita Lyburn. James was originally from Pittsburgh and played with jazz greats including {{Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis = 6127}}, {{Sonny Stitt = 4638}}, {{Don Patterson = 10157}}, {{Pat...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Pat Martino, and His Organ Quartet featuring saxophonist, Eric Alexander, will perform at Chris' Jazz Cafe on December 4 and 5, 2009. One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the '60s, Philadelphia's own Pat Martino has been recognized as one of the most exciting virtuosos in jazz. Pat is known for his distinctive, fat sound and gut-wrenching performances and fully embodies...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Acclaimed national and international jazz artists will grace the Riviera Maya district of Playa del Carmen with wonderful melodies during the Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival happening on 25-28 November 2009. The Blue Pearl Suites is inviting visitors who are attending the festival to book an accommodation at its well-furnished suites...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
On Galaxy a couple of mainstream jazz guys sit down and plug in to see where the interstellar winds will take them. The profiles of guitarist {{Bobby Rose = 3918}} and keyboardist {{Ron Thomas = 14059}}, subject to the laws of gravity, have not achieved the heights commensurate with their talent--an old jazz story. But both are immensely creative artists. The duo has recorded, separately, albums with...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
When it comes to authentic Cuban Jazz, The Elio Villafranca Quintet brings you only the best. Elio Villafranca first appeared on stage with his quartet in the New Dimensions in Latin Jazz Series in 2007. Since then, this gifted pianist and composer won the first NFA/Heineken Green Ribbon Master Artist Music Grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)...
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Legendary guitarist John Scofield is the Sunday Jazz’s focus today. I remember catching a Scofield show at The Georgia Theatre 8-9 years ago on same random evening. The vibe at the show was chill and I remember seeing Scofield walking through the front door and straight up on stage. Just kind of struck me as [...]
Fl color promo a img fl color promo (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
I just wanted to go into the studio with T Bone Burnett and make a record that was acoustic, quot. The Brazilian duo of Oliveira and Peixoto will open for Tardelli, called the greatest acoustic guitar player that Brazil produced in history by Guinga. The cafe calls itself a quot. Audio home cinema [...]
Lerterland (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
In 2005 I wrote an appreciation of Les Paul for the JVC Jazz Festival booklet. I had an opportunity to interview Paul backstage at the Iridium, and also to play phone tag with an old guitar hero of mine, Journey's Neal Schon (we never did hook up). On the occasion of Paul's passing, I offer the article text below. --- Les Paul 90th Birthday Celebration at Carnegie Hall By David R. Adler An evening...
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
Lee Fields - Honey Dove Pat Martino doing "Sunny"
Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
I got a chance to record double bassist Steve LaSpina’s performance at the 2009 International Society of Bassists Convention, and I was really blown away by his great bass playing and te energy of his trio. About Steve: Steve LaSpina has been a prominent bassist on the New York and national scene for over twenty years. During [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
Jymie Merritt came up in Philadelphia during the evolution of bebop and hard bop, when the town was a hotbed of musical activity. Players like {{John Coltrane = 5851}}, {{Pat Martino = 3225}}, {{Benny Golson = 7090}}, and {{Philly Joe Jones = 8188}} were getting started there, and musicians like {{Charlie Parker = 10115}}, {{J.J. Johnson = 8101}}, {{Dizzy Gillespie = 7040}} and {{Miles Davis = 6144}}...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
Pat Martino Martino Unstrung - A Brain Mystery Sixteen Films 2008 There is active dispute over whether guitarist {{Pat Martino = 3225}}'s playing has the drive and edge it had before his brain surgery in 1980. Tenor saxophonist {{Eric Alexander = 3327}}, one of the many (briefly) talking heads in this documentary, says: "I like his sound better now." The film includes a few astute comments...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Randall Kline, the Executive and Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast—today announced the complete artist line-up for the 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival will begin with a celebration of Thelonious Monk’s Birthday with pianist Eric Reed on October 10. The season continues through November 21 and includes...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
Friday night at the Xerox Rochester Jazz Festival was about crowds and moving through a wide spectrum of music. According to the D&C, the folks at XRIJF believed that there was perhaps 40,000 happy music listeners milling around the East...
Truth In Shredding (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
Jermaine Landsberger (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Pat Martino, Andreas Oberg (guitar); Gary Meek (flute, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Kuno Schmid (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); James Genus (acoustic bass, electric bass, bass guitar); Harvey Mason (drums). New album from organist Jermaine Landsberger. This all star session features a rare appearance by...
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