Culture (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Leeds Jazz is looking forward to its 25th Anniversary weekend at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton next weekend, from October 22nd to 26th. But these will be celebrations with a difference. Because Leeds Jazz is also preparing its own demise: by the end of November it will almost certainly no longer exist. Dave Hatfield, who has been with [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Grachan Moncur III Evolution Blue Note 1963 John Coltrane / Archie Shepp New Thing At Newport Impulse 1965 Bobby Hutcherson Head On Blue Note 1971 {{Bobby Hutcherson = 7844}} is now comfortably ensconced in jazz history as one of the great vibraphonists of the post-Milt Jackson generation. He has amassed a large discography that demonstrates his melodic and compositional skills and flawless technique....
Jennifer K Dick (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Salon des Mots – Saturday, October 10th 2009 at 20h Atelier de Werkvloer Brigittenstraat 7 Utrecht, Netherlands Free entry! http://www.wordsinhere.com http://www.atelierdewerkvloer.nl Salon des Mots is gearing up for the new poetry season at a new location in the heart of Utrecht, Atelier de Werkvloer. Get back to the roots of Salon des Mots, which began 5 years ago in an Oudegracht atelier with...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
An accident of timing brought an overlap of the New Languages Festival, in its fifth year, and the Clean Feed Fest, in its fourth.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
Recorded live in concert at the Willisau Jazz Festival on August 30, 1979, The Long March documents another of drummer {{Max Roach = 10725}}'s historic duo collaborations with the leaders of the jazz avant-garde. This stellar date with tenor saxophonist {{Archie Shepp = 4266}} follows Streams of Consciousness (Piadrum, 1977), with pianist {{Abdullah Ibrahim = 7858}}, and Birth and Rebirth (Black Saint,...
metropolis (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
It was something Vinny Golia said to me recently that got me to remembering those first self-produced LPs of the Los Angeles free jazz community. He said that when John Carter put out his own ECHOES FROM RUDOLPH’S and just before that James Newton’s own self-produced FLUTE MUSIC hit the streets, both in 1977, [...] Related posts: the kool festival | beverly theatre | los angeles 1982 mark...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Sept 8 – Top Canadian jazz pianist and composer Steve Holt is confirmed to perform three nights in Fort Lauderdale next month, at BLUE JEAN BLUES – Fort Lauderdale’s new jazz and blues club. The performances will mark the first time Mr. Holt has performed in Florida...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
The Nu-Art Series, run by trumpeter, gallery owner and former arts administrator George Sams out of his Metropolitan Gallery downtown, is kicking off its fall 2009 season this month with two concerts featuring former St. Louisans who have earned international acclaim in the jazz world.The group Trio...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Impulse Records gained renown in the 1960s for its progressive-vanguard and cutting-edge releases by artists such as {{John Coltrane = 5851}} and {{Archie Shepp = 4266}}, but the label also released a handful of albums by singers such as {{Johnny Hartman = 7479}}, {{Jackie Paris = 10109}} and Lorez Alexandria. Impulse had been started at the dawn of the 1960s by producer Creed Taylor, who was already...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Al / Capone - Mr. Smooth (CC Entertainment ) Al Di Meola - Tour De Force:Live (Sony Japan ) Alex Swings Oscar Sings - Heart 4 Sale (Ais ) Archie Shepp - Attica Blues (Hi Horse ) Archie Shepp & Bill Dixon - Quartet (Disconforme ) Art Farmer - Complete Recordings (Disconforme ) Art Pepper - Live In Toronto (Amj Jap/Zoom ) Barney With Shelly Manne Kessel & Ray Brown - The Poll Winners (Disconforme...
Bemsha Swing (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
From the mid thirties, with the rise of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, to the death of Coltrane in 1967--a thirty year stretch more or less--is what I could call the golden age of the saxophone. Dominant swing era sax players, aside from Bean and Pres, include Ben Webster, Chu Berry, Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter. Charlie Parker revolutionizes jazz and the 50s show a plethora of postbop players:...
Art Decade (Free subscription) | 19/08/2009
Archie Shepp: In a Sentimental Mood Shepp's take on Ellington. Recorded August 12, 1965. "In this performance he reveals another dimension of sensuality, of intimately lyrical sensitivity that is also part of the continually expanding expressivity of Archie Shepp. In much of his work, the beauty is harsh; on this track, it as full of wonder and unfolding concern as a first embrace between two...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
“Those were trying times in the Sixties,” said the jazz drummer Rashied Ali. “People were screaming for their rights, and wanting to be equal, be free. And naturally the music reflects that whole period.” In the two years he played in John Coltrane’s quartet, from 1965 until the saxophonist’s death, Ali revolutionised jazz drumming. He replaced the charismatic percussionist...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 14/08/2009
Legendary jazz drummer RASHIED ALI has died. He was 74.The percussionist passed away in a New York hospital on Wednesday (12Aug09) after reportedly suffering a heart...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 14/08/2009
NEW YORK -- Free-jazz drummer and John Coltrane sideman Rashied Ali has died in New York. He was 76.
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