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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 10/08/2020
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Jazz interview with jazz saxophonist Benny Rubin Jr. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 10/08/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
It’s never been wise to bet against Eddie Henderson. Not that the trumpet great is a gambling man, despite what the jackpot ride and shades-masked poker face on ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 09/08/2020
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/08/2020
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Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Thollem McDonas. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/08/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
The members of the original Joshua Redman Quartet—Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums)—reunite with the July 10, 2020 release of RoundAgain, the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/08/2020
BOOKS NEWS VIDEOS
The myth of jazz recordings is that they’re pure documents of what occurred in the studio on a given day. That’s broadly true—jazz has always been a live, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 04/08/2020
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Jazz interview with jazz contrabassist Yuri Goloubev. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested in ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 04/08/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Makaya McCraven calls himself a beat scientist, so it’s no surprise when you ask about his childhood, you hear he was pretty much surrounded by rhythm. “Rehearsals at ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 04/08/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
In his 80s and living alone, being unable to perform sent pianist and teacher Erwin Helfer into a spiral of depression. But proper care and friendship pulled him ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 31/07/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with North Carolina-native singer & guitarist Harvey Dalton Arnold: Passion for the blues How has Blues and Rock Counterculture influenced your views of the world and the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 31/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
New York-based trumpeter, composer and educator Charles Tolliver presents Connect, his first studio album in 13 years. Recorded to tape at RAK Studios last November by Tony Platt ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 31/07/2020
BOOKS VIDEOS
Awash in blues that blend into the sky on clear days, the mural of jazz great John Coltrane on the side of a rowhouse depicts the saxophonist gazing ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/07/2020
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Jazz interview with Italian jazz flugelhorn player and trumpet teacher Dario Savino Doronzo. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
The Conference Call 4tet has existed in different configurations for around two decades and currently consists of the German saxophonist Gebhard Ullmann, the American bass player Joe Fonda, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Is it classical or jazz now? The pianist Johanna Summer makes me dizzy with happiness. From the innermost to the extreme. It was just beginning, the corona lockdown ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 27/07/2020
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Jazz interview with jazz guitarist and banjoist Richard Bonnet. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 27/07/2020
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Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura (The NatSat Duo) launch their project Pentas with this album, their 7th as a duo, with compositions from each musician ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 27/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
More than four months after his last public performance, the Grammy-winning artist Bill Charlap played at a storied Pennsylvania club, a glimpse into what may be the new ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 23/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz bassist Jason Foureman. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 23/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
What do you get when you pair two visionaries who happen to be kindred spirits? You get an ace in the hole! Multi Grammy award-winners trumpeter/flugelhornist Randy Brecker ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 23/07/2020
BOOKS VIDEOS
‘Central was like a river. A mighty river like the Amazon or the Nile, or in this case the Congo. And all the streets were tributaries that branched ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/07/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with blues, roots, and rock musician CD Woodbury: Northwest’s best kept secret. How has the Blues and Rock counterculture influenced your views of the world and the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Drummer Jeff Cosgrove’s History Gets Ahead Of The Story is mesmerising on many levels. First of all, arguably a rarity in this day and age, the overall sound ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/07/2020
ARTISTS VIDEOS
Renowned musician Jeremy Monteiro, who has contributed much to Singapore’s music scene, will celebrate his 60th birthday with an online concert on Sunday Home-grown jazz stalwart Jeremy Monteiro ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz pianist Nuphar Fey. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
On the morning of Sept. 13, 1971, state troopers fired their weapons at prisoners in Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York who were protesting the jarring environs ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Of all the cries of Black fury released during the protests around the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, none arrived as quietly as Dinner Party’s single ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 17/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and keyboardist Emie Rioux-Roussel. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 17/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Precious few of us get to live until age 93, even fewer can look back at that point over 76-year career, and even fewer can see a lifelong ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 17/07/2020
ARTISTS NEWS VIDEOS
“Accelerate Every Voice,” a new album, is a step forward in another facet of this dazzling pianist’s career: composing. Several years ago, I made a resolution: If I ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 15/07/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with Gregg Martinez: A rhythm and blues singer and purveyor of the south Louisiana genre called Swamp Pop. How has the NOLA music and heritage influenced your ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 15/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Rejoice combines the talents of two legendary African musicians, Nigerian drummer Tony Allen (co-founder of Afrobeat and longtime member of alt-rock supergroup The Good The Bad & The ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 15/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Despite living much of her life in the UK, the jazz musician became a victim of the hostile environment policy. She talks about her fight to remain – ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 13/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz saxophonist Tony Kofi. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 13/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
“It’s about old-fashioned music, it’s certainly an anachronistic musical project. But on the other hand this was my idea, this was my desire, and surely this is the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 10/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Harald Svensson. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 10/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Henri Texier, double bass player, multi-instrumentalist traces his path, record after record since 1967. The more the years pass, the more the importance and the originality of Henri ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 10/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Mt. Airy native Ari Hoenig, who would ordinarily be touring the world right now with his music, can literally not count all of the concerts he has had ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 08/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz saxophonist Benjamin Boone. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 08/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
One of the most original voices in jazz, Lennie Tristano paved the way for modern generations with his groundbreaking innovations and dedication to teaching. Recordings of Lennie Tristano ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 08/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
He played San Diego County Mental Health and watched a patient attack another patient during “Freedom Jazz Dance.” He went back to San Diego County Mental Health and ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/07/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with Bachir Attar, the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka: The primordial echo of rock ‘n’ roll Which is the most interesting period in your life and ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Artists are artists. They happen to work in colour, or with clay, or words, or musical sounds. But the key thing is that they are artists, first and ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 06/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Terell Stafford was once hailed by piano legend McCoy Tyner as “one of the great players of our time and a fabulous trumpet player.” Since the mid-1990s, Stafford ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz guitarist Dave Kain. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Soul Food – Cooking with Maceo’ blends raw, old school funk with the flavours of the New Orleans school of music. Parker worked with Ivan Neville, Nikki Glaspie ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
For 82 days straight, a diverse group of musicians found their way to a stoop in Flatbush, and everybody followed the sax player. (It was his house.) He ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/07/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz guitarist Shelley King. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – When you improvise, you know where you’re going. It’s a matter of taking certain ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/07/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski augments his crisply articulate piano trio – featuring bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz – with the addition of great American saxophonist Joe ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/07/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Johnny Mandel, a composer and orchestrator who brought emotional depth and a sophisticated sheen to the realms of popular song, television and film, died on Monday at his ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 30/06/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer John Di Martino. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 30/06/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
In the chordless trio tradition of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins on A Night at The Village Vanguard (1957) and alto saxophonist Lee Konitz with his Motion (1961), alto ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 30/06/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Marsalis, the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, puts his late father, Ellis Marsalis Jr., as well as Frederick Douglass and young musicians on his list of ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/06/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Freddy Cole, whose debonair yet unassuming vocal style lighted his way through a distinguished jazz career, in and out of the shadow of his older brother Nat “King” ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 28/06/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Angel Zaberski. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 28/06/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
An easygoing, straightahead venture, Another Place is a fitting title for Karen Sharp’s latest effort. The U.K. saxophonist, a member of the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra, has pared ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 28/06/2020
ARTISTS BOOKS NEWS VIDEOS
One day in the late Nineties, Dave Lombardo, the metal drumming powerhouse best known for bringing a tornado-like fury to Slayer’s early thrash masterpieces, was driving from San Francisco to ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/06/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Niels Lan Doky. An interview by email in writing.  JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/06/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Initially from St. Thomas but now based in Toronto, Canada, saxophonist, composer and educator Sophia Smith has formed her own modern jazz ensemble, The Sophia Smith Quartet, showcasing ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/06/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Terence Blanchard is a jazz trumpeter, composer and music educator. His most recent work is the score for the 2020 film Da 5 Bloods, his latest of many collaborations with ...
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