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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.
Mute: After You’ve Gone - Jazz Journal
WEB1 day ago · This is a tight band, with metronomic drumming, grounded bass and intelligent piano and horn solos that fly. It opens with After You’ve Gone, which has the plodding, laid-back feel of prime Mingus, building a strong foundation that leads to a piano-bass duet. Superb. It’s timeless and a shiny lure before Reaganomics raises the tempo.
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WEBGypsy Jazz Festival of London, 6-13 May. Jazz Journal - 19 April 2024.
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WEBSep 16, 2023 · Natasha Blackwood: Love Songs For Good Machines. Ian Lomax - 09 September 2024. Canadian singer and saxophonist is on the edge of jazz in a set recalling Stacey, Kent, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux and Joni Mitchell.
Tomasz Stanko Quartet: September Night - Jazz Journal
WEB2 days ago · On September Night the music has structure, almost totally eliminating any nod towards more chaotic realms. All the compositions are Stanko’s own, apart from Kaetano, a joint effort from the group which turns into a joyous romp, also displaying the trumpeter’s prodigious technique. Many of the themes are taken down a Latinesque route.
About Jazz Journal - Jazz Journal
WEBJazz Journal is the oldest English-language magazine dedicated to the coverage of jazz music. Founded by Sinclair Traill in 1948, it has been published from the UK in web-form only since 19th January 2019, following continuous print publication for seven decades. The editor is Mark Gilbert, who was assistant editor of the magazine 1981-1999 and ...
JJ 09/84: Pat Metheny - Rejoicing - Jazz Journal
WEB1 day ago · From the JJ archive. JJ 09/84: Pat Metheny – Rejoicing. Forty years ago Mark Gilbert admired Metheny's luminous reading of Horace Silver and the shimmering physicality of Billy Higgins' brushwork. First published in Jazz Journal September 1984.
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.
Bob James Trio: Feel Like Making Live! - Jazz Journal
WEBMar 17, 2022 · 2541. At 82, the American pianist Bob James has enjoyed a diverse musical journey that’s driven him from 60s modern jazz to 70s funk, hip-hop, bebop and beyond. His career began in 1963 when his skills as a player and arranger were spotted by none other than Quincy Jones who signed his trio to the Mercury …