Apr 30, 2012
Despite a tremendous body of work, pianist Steve Kuhn remains somewhat an afterthought when the great pianists of the past fifty years are named. From his days backing greats like Kenny Dorham, John Coltrane, and Art Farmer; through his days recording trio and solo albums of almost universal excellence, he has been a...
Apr 26, 2012
Today is Yom Ha'atzmaut (Hebrew for "Independence Day") and commemorates Israel's declaration of Independence in 1948. It was preceded yesterday by Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day.
Yom Ha'atzmaut centres around the declaration of the establishment of the State of...
Apr 17, 2012
The highlight of the 11th Annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend, (and indeed, the entire New England jazz season) happens on Saturday, April 28, 2012 .Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard will be performing with pianist and organist James Weidman and drummer Yoron Israel, joined by special guests, including Wesleyan Professor of...
Apr 6, 2012
Ravi Coltrane, one of the finest exponents of expressive, improvisational saxophone, leads his latest quartet into Bowker Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA on Friday April 13. I’m psyched to have my tickets in hand, and proud that my employer, United Wealth Management Group is one of...
Apr 5, 2012
Joel Harrison is rapidly becoming on of jazz’s finest composers and arrangers. The guitarist has been steadily releasing albums of improvised music, while honing the crafts of composition and arrangement by merging the jazz sensibility with European art music formats. The results, most notably on his String Choir...