1. Jessica Williams: Touch
(Articles/General)

Jessica Williams Touch Origin Records 2010 Pianist Jessica Williams continues to evolve, and what a pure music lover's joy it is to hear an artist entering her sixth decade on a roll, growing and expanding ...

2. Steve Johns with the Bob DeVos Organ Trio
(Articles/General)

... New Jersey-based guitarist has played numerous live gigs and recorded two compact discs, Shifting Sands and Playing For Keeps, both released on Savant Records to wide acclaim. The group doesn't necessarily ...

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

... blend of neo-folk, classic soul, and kick- out-the-jams Americana finally comes to full fruition in Heavy on the Vine, due out September 21, 2010 on indie Blue's Mountain Records. It's an album that represents ...

4. 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 ...

5. Sing it Out to Swing it Out!
(Articles/General)

... from almost every space and time, including these six new and recent releases. Joe Cuba A Man and His Music--El Alcalde del Barrio Fania Records 2010... Posted: 2010-07-27 01:05:09 Read Full Article ...

6. Rich Corpolongo Trio: Get Happy
(CD/Reviews)

... of four books on improvisation, Corpolongo is known for exploring a variety of jazz styles, from standard swing to avant-garde. For Get Happy, his third release on Delmark Records, the veteran reed man ...

7. 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 ...

8. Ahmad Jamal: A Quiet Time
(Articles/General)

Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time Dreyfus Records 2010 Always reluctant to go into the studio unless he has material he is thoroughly satisfied with, pianist Ahmad Jamal's A Quiet Time could be considered as ...

9. AWARD: Third-Time Downbeat Poll Win for Manfred Eicher and Ecm
(News/Latest)

For the third consecutive year, the DownBeat Critics Poll has voted Manfred Eicher Producer of the Year and ECM Records Label of the Year. Results are announced in the August edition of the US jazz magazine, ...

10. 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 ...

11. Ketil Bjornstad: Remembrance
(CD/Reviews)

... BjA rnstad. BjA rnstad began his sojourn at ECM Records with Water Stories in 1993. In his eight recordings for the label since then, he has played often with string men, including cellist David Darling ...

12. Fred Hess Big Band / Timucua Jazz Orchestra / Michael Treni
(Articles/General)

Fred Hess Big Band Hold On Dazzle Records 2010 When listening to Hold On, composer / arranger / saxophonist Fred Hess' fourteenth album as leader but first in front of a big band, one question immediately ...

13. Steve Cardenas: West of Middle
(Articles/General)

Steve Cardenas West of Middle Sunnyside Records 2010 It is time for the voice of Steve Cardenas to be heard. The guitarist, a sideman for several years and dozens of projects led by a diverse group of ...

14. Various Artists: Message from the Tribe - An Anthology of Tribe Records 1972-1977
(Articles/General)

Various Artists Message from the Tribe: An Anthology of Tribe Records 1972-1977 Soul Jazz Records 2010 "It seems to me that Black musicians are always on top of the issues." So wrote critic ...

15. The Peter Sprague String Consort: The Wild Blue
(Articles/General)

The Peter Sprague String Consort The Wild Blue SBE Records 2009 Guitarist/composer Peter Sprague isn't nearly as well known outside serious musician circles as he should be. Maybe his international ...

16. Take Five With Rico Belled
(Articles/General)

... Of Comfort in 2010. A prolific composer, his music has found its way to records and TV all over the world... Posted: 2010-07-02 01:05:05 Read Full Article Author:AAJ Staff ...

17. INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Andrew Hill
(News/Latest)

... Andrew Hill begins his third tenure with Blue Note Records... more Website | Photos | Articles... Posted: 2010-06-30 06:04:31 Read Full Article Author: ...

18. GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Ingrooves Continues International Expansion
(News/Latest)

Digital distributor and marketer INgrooves is continuing its international expansion with new distribution deals with several UK based label groups including San City High, Upside Records, Genepool, Prime ...

19. Coleman Hawkins: The High and Mighty Hawk
(CD/Reviews)

... that the putative "father of the tenor saxophone," Coleman Hawkins, made a better recording in the age of long-playing records, and it's just as unlikely that a better example of the impeccable touch and ...

20. Jamie Begian Big Band: Big Fat Grin
(Articles/General)

Jamie Begian Big Band Big Fat Grin Innova Records 2010 If the music on Jamie Begian's Big Fat Grin were any bigger and fatter, the grin would challenge that of Lewis Carroll's Cheshire cat from Alice ...