Anderson, blowing strong. (photo: Velvetlounge.net) Like a couple of aging gunslingers, the tenor saxophonists squared off on-stage at the Velvet...
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As the defining event of a generation, Woodstock has been documented, examined and pontificated over since it happened. The attendant film and...
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Here are some additional recent jazz releases to keep you chilled out during the summer swelter. Check out my last post for part 1, and let me know...
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Out-of-state friends and associates often ask me how I can live in South Florida during the sweltering summer months. My usual answer: I have a short...
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Here are a few new blues discs to put some juke in your summer barbecue or pool party.Kick it off with It Ain't Over, a live, multi-artist blowout in...
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"Ko-ko Tay-lor, Ko-ko Tay-lor!" If you'd seen the Queen of the Blues live, you've heard or participated in this raucous chant. Usually...
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John Abercrombie and Adam Nussbaum share an amazing synergy. Although they both came up through the fusion era, neither the guitarist nor the drummer...
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According to the folks at the AUM Fidelity imprint, saxophonist David S. Ware is on the mend following a kidney transplant last week. One of the...
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I was fully aware that pianist McCoy Tyner, 70, was alive and well when I wrote a post last month about John Coltrane's legendary quartet. In fact, as...
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