Charlie Rose with Sam Chen, Jeffrey Bartholet, Jonathan Silvers; Peter Piot; Eugene Rivers, Thami Ngwevela & Ronald Dellums (January 13, 2000)
3 BRAIN KARNAK INTERLOPER (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
Untitled 1 Julian Priester, trombone Sam Rivers, saxophone Tucker Martine, electronics
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 01/28/2010
Every year, I try to start out optimistically and, to be honest, it's hard to pull it off.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 01/25/2010
He will perform with his quartet on Jan. 30.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 01/25/2010
Word from Monique Rivers Williams, Sam’s daughter and manager, that Rivers will be performing on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 30, at the Outdoor Festival of the Arts at this year’s Zora Neale Hurston festival of the Arts and Humanities. He’ll be playing with quartet. Monique tells me that the set will start at 2 p.m. on a [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/12/2009
All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Williams' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tony WilliamsBorn in Chicago and growing up in Boston, Williams began studies with master drummer Alan Dawson at an early age and began playing professionally at the age of 13 with saxophonist Sam Rivers. Jackie McLean hired Williams at 16... more...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
Sam Rivers is a musical renaissance man. Hes performed in big bands, bop bands, R&B groups, blues bands and free-jazz ensembles. Rivers is currently composing adventurous large-ensemble music (such as is found on his 2006 CD Aurora) in an unlikely location: Orlando, Florida. In this interview, River...
Kill The Kids First (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Genre: Alternative/Industrial RockMYSPACE1. Mesopotamia2. Animal3. Lie4. Coward (feat. Sonny Moore)5. Cruel Melody (feat. Carina Round)6. The Mark7. I Have A Need (feat. Sam Rivers)8. 4 Walls9. Stop A Bullet10. One Of Yours11. New Hunger12. I Am Where It Takes Me (Feat. Johnette Napolitano)13. Iodine SkyDOWNLOAD
EZ Article Bank (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
If you missed "giving it up for the 'nookie," then hold your breath…the full original crew of Limp Bizkit - Fred Durst and all - are back. The guys recently announced their plans to tour the world with their latest album, which plans on getting recorded with the original quintet Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, [...]
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Another nice night for rambling downtown in search of good stuff at the Anti*Pop Music Festival. So where did I go? Well, here's the recap: Started at AKA Lounge, which will be closing at month's end as management looks to...
Art Decade (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
David Holland Quartet: Conference of the Birds "While living in London I had an apartment with a small garden. During the summer around 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning, just as the day began, birds would gather here one by one and sing together, each declaring its freedom in song. It is my wish to share this same spirit with other musicians and communicate it to the people." - David Holland...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
How best to describe slide trumpeter {{Steven Bernstein = 16405}}'s singular quartet Sex Mob? Maybe we should start with mercurial musical magician Bernstein himself, whose exotic career as sideman, musical director, arranger and composer has included ten years with {{John Lurie = 8915}}'s Lounge Lizards and stints alongside everyone from {{Bill Frisell = 6859}} to {{Sam Rivers = 10719}}, the Flying...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
On Saturday evening, Nov. 7 at 8:00PM, a stellar show will grace the stage of the Beanrunner in Peekskill, NY, 201 S. Division St.(914-737-1701... reservations recommended). On that night, the Andy Polay Quintet will perform miles of Miles, Honks of Herbie, no shortage of Shorter, mounds of Monk, and more as the 'Trane steams for a few hours of hot, spicy jazz...
Destination: Out (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
EARTH SONG SOUND IT OUT Jason Moran Black Stars Blue Note : 2001 JM, piano; Sam Rivers, tenor sax, flute; Tarus Mateen, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums. As an antidote to the recent strain of Jazz is Dead discussions, NPR’s A Blog Supreme recently issued this thoughtful invitation – “Which five albums would you pick to get an open-minded listener into the [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
J&j music is proud to present the release of the jason parker quartet’s second album, “No More, No Less”. The JPQ will celebrate with a CD Release Party at Lucid Jazz Lounge on October 24, 2009 at 9:30pm. The JPQ is: Jason Parker (trumpet), Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). They are joined on three tracks by special...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Rivers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sam RiversSamuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, and piano. Rivers was previously thought to have been born in 1930... more...
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