Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
by Andrew Frisicano Pat rocking out... "Orchestrionics" is the term that I am using to describe a new performance method to present music alone onstage using acoustic and acoustoelectric musical instruments that are mechanically controlled using the power of modern...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
On his second album, Escaping Shadows (Concord, 2009), saxophonist Benny Reid continues to explore the musical path first laid down by Pat Metheny. In this interview, recorded just after Reids performance at the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Reid talks about the influence of Metheny; why he chooses...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
We get few books about the living jazz artists. Fortunately, Pat Metheny, a hometown hero who has found a market for his music around the world, has inspired a good new book.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King share a unique bond, as King made her first public performance with Taylor some 40 years ago at LA’s famed venue the Troubadour . The multi-platinum selling duo will share the stage once again as they will embark on a world tour dubbed the Troubadour Reunion which is set to kick off in Melbourne, Australia in late March 2010. If your not into a...
Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
I’ve kept this under wraps to the general public, but we’re close enough to doing our official release that I just can’t resist giving blog readers a sneak peek: I’m pleased to announce that the first annual Chicago Bass Festival will be taking place on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Ravinia’s Bennett-Gordon Hall in Highland [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Celebrated Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Milton Nascimento gives a rare New York performance in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Wednesday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. Recognized for his distinctive falsetto, tonal range, and intimate singing style, Nascimento has won international acclaim not only for his works in world music, but also in pop and jazz genres through collaborations...
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest. * Starting, as we usually do, with some Miles Davis items, it seems that the impending release of Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia...
warrior ant press (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Leonard Cohen @ The Midland Theater, Kansas City, MO. Monday, Nov. 9th, 2009. Attendance ~2500. Previous reviews in the series. m.o.i.: wilco m.o.i.: Tim Whitmer trio m.o.i. : people's liberation big band m.o.i. : eleni mandel m.o.i. : coner oberst with mystic valley band m.o.i. : jackie greene m.o.i. : madeline peyroux m.o.i. : rufus wainwright m.o.i. : the wilders @ davey's uptown m.o.i. : wee snuff...
KK & R Music Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Paraphrasing Last FM Kurt Rosenwinkel is a jazz guitarist who was initially influenced by guitarists such as Pat Metheny and John Scofield, but has emerged as an individual stylist recalling Lennie Tristano in the 1940s and 50s. His chordal language is amongst the more advanced for a guitarist, touching on ideas from George Van Eps and Ben Monder. ..... one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride, who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record lab...
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride , who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record label - a clip that, alas, has had the embedding feature disabled - Inside Straight was formed as an acoustic...
Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
guitarz.blogspot.com : In our previous post about Uli Jon Roth's Sky Guitar, Bertram, my co-blogger here at Guitarz , made a note in the comments appealing for "Less frets, more strings!" Is this enough strings for you, Bertram? With a combined total of 46 strings, the Omstrument is the creation of Jack Haas and is a gestalt instrument comprising harp, guitar, longneck dulcimer, strumstick,...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
What to do with a shrine.
East Side Jazz Club (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
8.30 - 11.00pm £5 on the door Frank Griffith ( tenor sax) Dick Pearce (trumpet & flugel) John Etheridge (guitar) Pete Whittaker (organ) Clive Fenner (drums) Who said the supergroup was dead? Tonight's offering includes musicians more familiar with headlining their own groups: Frank Griffith hails from Oregon and then New York. As a composer and arranger he has worked with Jon Hendricks,...
XO's Middle Eight (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Twenty four years on, I still love Arcadia's So Red The Rose . Only 8 vocal tracks, nearly flawless, and each simultaneously lush and angular. It was produced in 1985 by the late Alex Sadkin , who also produced Duran's Seven And The Ragged Tiger , and albums by Grace Jones and Thompson Twins. Rumor has it the album will be re-released in 2010. I hope it contains the extended versions, which are sublime....
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