1. Joe Cuba: A Man and His Music--El Alcalde del Barrio
(CD/Reviews)

Exhaustive and exhausting (because you won't be able to stop dancing), A Man and His Music--El Alcalde del Barrio presents the first major retrospective of the 240 albums recorded by Joe Cuba, the Father ...

2. Jessica Williams: Touch
(Articles/General)

... seventy--albums/CDs as a leader... Posted: 2010-07-29 01:05:12 Read Full Article Author:Dan McClenaghan ...

3. Bobby Avey: A New Face
(CD/Reviews)

A New Face is a somewhat misleading title for this album. True, this is the debut recording as leader by the 25-year-old Bobby Avey but he's been on the jazz scene for some time. Most notably, he joined ...

4. The Jazz Session #186: Steve Coleman
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

... new album in four years. In this interview, Coleman talks about a wide range of topics, from seeing Sonny Stitt play a student horn in a [...] Posted: 2010-07-28 23:01:17 Read Full Article Author:Jason ...

5. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ryan Montbleau Band's Martin Sexton-Produced Album out September 21
(News/Latest)

New album by Boston band produced by Martin Sexton, with whom they toured for much of the year BOSTON, Mass.--"Time hangs heavy on the vine/Let's make wine," Ryan Montbleau sings in the lulling, ...

6. EVENT: Jazz at First Sight: The Art of David Stone Martin - Jazz at Lincoln Center
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EXHIBITION Jazz at First Sight: The Art of David Stone Martin Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a free art exhibition entitled Jazz at First Sight: The Art of David Stone Martin, featuring the record-album ...

7. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Review of the Dave Anderson Quartet's "Clarity": Making Modern Jazz Accessible
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Artist: Dave Anderson CD: "Clarity" (Pony Boy PB 50163-2) Seattle based saxophonist Dave Anderson's debut album "Clarity" offers an example of well-played, accessible modern jazz. It is infused with a ...

8. Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim: Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings
(CD/Reviews)

... comprise the famous, fantastic Francis Albert Sinatra / Antonio Carlos Jobim album arranged and orchestrated by Claus Ogerman, released by Reprise in 1967. Sinatra and Jobim reconvened two years later, ...

9. Lage Lund: Looking Forward
(Articles/General)

... Instead, Lund picked up the guitar at the age of thirteen and hasn't looked back. Since then, he has recorded on numerous records as a sideman, released three albums under his own name, and won the most ...

10. Janiva Magness: The Devil is an Angel Too
(CD/Reviews)

Just one listen to The Devil is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness' ninth album and second for Chicago's venerated blues label Alligator, immediately reveals why she's the Blues Music Awards' reigning "Contemporary ...

11. Carmen Souza: Protegid
(CD/Reviews)

One often hears the expression, "It's all over the map." But it's rarely used been more truthfully or appropriately than when applied to Protegid, the third album by vocalist Carmen Souza, born ...

12. Daniel Meron: Directions
(CD/Reviews)

Pianist/composer Daniel Meron makes an emphatic debut with Directions, a quintet album of stylish and original tunes. Meron grew up in Israel and was appointed Chief Musical Arranger to the Israeli military's ...

13. The Jazz Session #185: Marc Copland
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Pianist Marc Copland joins Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Drew Gress and John Abercrombie in the band Contact. Their new album is Five On One (Pirouet Records, 2010). In this interview, Copland talks about ...

14. Shez Raja: Mystic Radikal
(CD/Reviews)

... but now applies these rhythms to the electric bass. On the album there's a fusion of eastern sounds, with synthesizer drones used to reference the music of the Indian subcontinent. But there's also a riotous ...

15. PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Jazz Siren Verona Chard Extends UK Tour
(News/Latest)

... Country chanteuse is now set to take the album on the road... Posted: 2010-07-06 06:11:51 Read Full Article Author: ...

16. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Some Positively Solid Releases from Posi-Tone Records (2009, 2010)
(News/Latest)

By PicoOne of the newer jazz labels that's been on a roll lately is Marc Free's outfit, Posi-Tone Records. Started up in 2004, Posi-Tone is a rare independent label that's done a remarkable job in balancing ...

17. Cochemea Gastelum: The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow
(CD/Reviews)

Its title giving a nod to his Native American roots, The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow is the debut album from Brooklyn-based saxophonist Cochemea Gastelum. A touring member of Sharon Jones and The Dap ...

18. Ahmad Jamal: Forward Momentum
(Articles/General)

... example of Jamal's craft. His enviable energy and creative drive have seen him produce some of his best recorded work in this last decade, and albums like After Fajr (Dreyfus Jazz, 2004), It's Magic (Dreyfus ...

19. Charlie Gillett -- Various Artists: Sound Of The World Presents - Anywhere On This Road
(Articles/General)

Various Artists Sound Of The World Presents: Anywhere On This Road Warner Classics and Jazz 2010 The series of compilation albums known as Sound Of The World was the brainchild of the DJ and writer ...

20. Jan Bang: Head, Shoulders, Hips, Knees and Toes
(Articles/General)

... released his first album as a leader, ....and poppies from Kandahar (SamadhiSound, 2010)... Posted: 2010-07-05 08:05:16 Read Full Article Author:John Kelman ...