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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Jimmy Cobb died on Sunday, May 25, 2020. The cause of death is not yet available. After almost 60 years in the business, drummer Jimmy Cobb has earned ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/05/2020
INTERVIEWS The bad musicians VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz saxophonist Sam Gendel. An interview by email in writing. There are also such fools who appear to be the bad musicians, to be burned. ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jackie, Amy, and Sherrie are the closest of friends and kindred musical spirits. They recognize their musical selves in each other, and that amazing and powerful force opens ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/05/2020
BOOKS VIDEOS
A review of the book by Dafnis Prieto, entitled Rhythmic Synchronicity – Individual and Collective Drumming Skills: A rhythmic course for non-drummers. Anyone who has heard Dafnis Prieto play ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 23/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz bassist​ ​Stephen Menold. 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
- 23/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Further honing a singular cosmic musical language, Matthew Shipp begins celebrating his landmark 60th year with this new solo piano recording. The Piano Equation is also the inaugural ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 23/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Even when times are good, Chicago’s globally famous jazz clubs operate on razor-thin profit margins. Their small size and limited seating capacity offer some of the most intimate ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 21/05/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with UK guitarist, Norman Beaker: An ambassador of British blues around the Europe with new album on his belt. How has the Blues n’ Rock Counterculture influenced ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 21/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
As young as talented, the guitarist Adrien Moignard leads his trio through the diversity of the jazz repertoire, surfing effortlessly from Django Reinhardt to Wes Montgomery. With Mathieu ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 21/05/2020
BLUES NEWS VIDEOS
Lucky Peterson, a keyboardist, guitarist and singer whose blues career kicked off with a novelty hit at age 5, eventually sprawling over dozens of albums and thousands of ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 19/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist, keyboardist and vocalist Grégory Privat. 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
- 19/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Many can surely recall the sunny, childlike fervor and bounce chasing a butterfly. Whether it was the park behind the projects or a rolling, rural vista, a feeling ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 19/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Note: We ask that you  DO NOT cut-and-paste or copy the nominee list into your own blog or site, please link to this page instead. We, of course, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 18/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
A favorite category: Jazz Guitarist of the Year! Here are the JJA finalists. Mary Halvorson http://www.maryhalvorson.com Miles Okazaki http://www.milesokazaki.com Bill Frisell https://www.billfrisell.com Julian Lage http://www.julianlage.com John Scofield http://www.johnscofield.com ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 18/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz fluteist Elsa Nilsson. 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
- 18/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Long time musical associates Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens perform in a multiplicity of projects at the vanguard of the international jazz & improvised music scene, touring ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 18/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Drummer Alvester Garnett joined MacArthur “genius” violinist Regina Carter’s band in 1998. It was purely professional at first, but it soon grew into a romantic relationship; the couple ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 15/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer David Kikoski. 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
- 15/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
The fact that drummers are no longer perceived as unimportant band members is likely to have become common knowledge at the latest in the 21st century. In the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 15/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Pianist Achim Kaufmann is one of the greatest in his field. The album “Disenjambment” by his trio Grünen helps over the concert break. Musicians, consciously or unconsciously, think ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 13/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Michael Wolff. 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
- 13/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Brooklyn based trumpeter Kenny Warren’s wide-ranging, adventurous musicality has led him on diverse explorations across the musical landscape, from jazz to Americana and from folk to free. His ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 13/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio, “I’ll Remember April” Hero Trio, the forthcoming album by alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, was named in acknowledgment of musical heroes like Charlie Parker and Sonny ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 11/05/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with multiple Blues Music Award winner Doug MacLeod – superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals. How has the Blues and Roots Counterculture influenced your views of ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 11/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Gowanus Session II was seven years in the planning. Thollem, Nels Cline, and William Parker convened at Peter Karl Studios in Brooklyn on January 3rd, 2012 and recorded ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 11/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
The work, which debuted in 2019 at Long Beach Opera, features Donald Trump (or, rather, an opera singer portraying Trump, circa 1989). Anthony Davis had an excellent reason ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 09/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Carole Nelson. 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
- 09/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Following on the success of 2009’s “Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio – Reflections”, the new album cements Kurt Rosenwinkel’s standing as a living jazz master; a torch bearer for ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 09/05/2020
ARTISTS NEWS VIDEOS
Today is Keith Jarrett’s birthday, but he’s the one bearing a gift. To be more precise, ECM Records has released a new track by the celebrated pianist: a ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 08/05/2020
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 07/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz vocalist Denise Leslie. 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
- 07/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret and acclaimed pianist Romain Collin team up to paint an egalitarian vision of the American Dream, exploring the varied roots of American music alongside ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 07/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Deborah Gordon, who owns the Village Vanguard, had just finished applying for a loan from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program when she spoke with Jewish Insider by phone ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 05/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz guitarist Antonio Colangelo. 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
- 05/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
This tribute to Dizzy Gillespie’s 1964 tongue-in-cheek run for president is bristling with energy and the kind of joie de vivre that the trumpeter embodied. Along with a stellar crew, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 05/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Music of renewal, reassurance and reminiscence. Laurin Talese, “I Like You, You’re Nice” Blossom Dearie composed the music for “I Like You, You’re Nice,” a song that first appeared on ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Alto saxophone great Richie Cole once referred to in Downbeat magazine as “the sax machine,” has died at the age of 72. Cole is believed to have passed away ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/05/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz drummer, percussionist and vocalist Ferenc Nemeth. 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
- 03/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
After nearly 20 years of performing and recording together under our individual names, we have renamed our trio “The Lost Melody.” This change from frontman to collective reflects ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 03/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Trombonist Haruka Kikuchi takes to livestreaming to beat the ban on live shows. A city known for its live music, the COVID-19 outbreak has hit New Orleans hard. ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/05/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Interview with Mexican versatile saxophonist Evelyn Rubio: Crossing Blues & Soul Borders. How has the Blues, Soul and Rock counterculture influenced your views of the world and the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/05/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Pianist and bandleader Orrin Evans (The Bad Plus, Tar Baby), has long used “The Village” to refer not only to his family-like cohort of fellow musicians in the ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 01/05/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Drummer Tony Allen has died at age 79. He is widely hailed as one of the founders of Afrobeat alongside his longtime musical partner Fela Kuti, with whom ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 30/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
It should be to no one’s great surprise that this year’s plans for the celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30—originally scheduled to be based in Cape ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/04/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – How to prevent disparate influences from coloring what you’re doing? Ahmad ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/04/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
All compositions written and arranged by Arturo O’Farrill. What does integrity do in the face of adversity / oppression? What does honesty do in the face of lies ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 29/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Charles Owens is in his element when he plays jazz with his saxophone, dressed in a dark suit, red tie and black fedora.  Before the coronavirus pandemic, he ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 27/04/2020
INTERVIEWS The bad musicians VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and vocalist Lilli Lewis. 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
- 27/04/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
An all-star quintet whose members hardly need any introduction, the members of this unusual band have been major forces in jazz for some forty- five years. What sets ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 27/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, “Quarantine Blues” Last Friday, Jazz at Lincoln Center dropped a welcome surprise: “Quarantine Blues,” a swinging tune for our socially ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/04/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz keyboardist Simon Oslender. 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
- 25/04/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
Areappearance for the quartet that made the Foxes Fox album for the Emanem label in 1999 – which was a showcase for Evan Parker, one of Europe’s most ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 25/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
At 99, Candido has witnessed and participated in the evolution of the son into salsa; the shift from swing to bebop; and the development of Latin jazz, the rise of ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/04/2020
BLUES INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Interview with Mark Wenner: The Nighthawks are travelin’ that blues highway once again on their new CD, “Tryin’ To Get To You”. How has the Blues n’ Rock music influenced your views of the world and the journeys you’ve taken? Like they used to say about the Navy, join and see the world. My music has gotten me to quite a few places, 49 states in the US (not Alaska) and a dozen countries including most of Northern Europe and Japan as well as the Caribbean. What do you learn about yourself from the Blues people and culture? What does the blues mean to you? Blues people are as varied as all people: a lot of really nice people and a few real assholes. I found the Blues element in most American roots music to be the most appealing part. It has been the soundtrack to most of my life. How do you describe your songbook, sound and music philosophy? Where does your creative drive come from? ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/04/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
No matter whose definition you use, jazz is essentially a music of innovation and personal expression. The best recordings of jazz – and of music that bears a ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 22/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Like any artist releasing new music right now, Nir Felder has had to make some adjustments. Felder is a guitarist whose acuity and versatility have made him indispensable ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/04/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz guitarist Marcus Halver and saxophonist Oliver Wendt. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/04/2020
New CD's Review VIDEOS
When Falkner Evans’ quintet album The Point Of The Moon came out in 2011, it marked a significant departure for the New York-based veteran pianist and celebrated composer, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 20/04/2020
NEWS VIDEOS
Henry Grimes met with a hero’s welcome, his first of many, when he lugged an upright bass onstage at the eighth annual Vision Festival. This was May 24, ...
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By http://jazzbluesnews.com
- 18/04/2020
INTERVIEWS VIDEOS
Jazz interview with jazz trumpeter and vocalist Frederik Köster. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got ...
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