Pop music and jazz figures
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- Pop music and jazz figures
- Daring programs excited 2008 classical and jazz shows
- Best jazz and world music of 2008
- Music collective spreads the gospel of jazz
- Reed goes beyond artistic boundaries
- 2009 Faces to watch: Film TV Music and Web
- Places to party on New Year’s Eve
Pop music and jazz figures
Los Angeles Times CA
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Daring programs excited 2008 classical and jazz shows
Detroit Free Press United States
(Jazz Caf?t Music Hall)• “Tribute to Alice Coltrane. 31: The Detroit International Jazz Festival made hay with a Detroit-Philly Summit theme including a cathartic set honoring the late Detroit-born pianist Alice (McLeod) Coltrane led by son Ravi Coltrane. (Hart Plaza)• Wayne Shorter Quintet and Imani Winds. 27 (University Musical Society): Shorter’s telepathic quartet reached a rare level of communicative abstraction and the saxophonist-composer blended jazz and classical idioms with perspicacity. (Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor) In your voice Read reactions to this story.
Best jazz and world music of 2008
Seattle Times United States
But listening to the latest crop of releases it’s difficult not to feel that the music is thriving. Here are my favorite 2008 releases by artists in jazz and beyond in no particular order. Charles Lloyd “Rabo de Nube” (ECM)Accompanied by the superlative rhythm section tandem of bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland saxophonist Charles Lloyd 70 has never sounded more lyrical. The surprise here is pianist Jason Moran whose typically bumptious attack turns lithe and caressing in Lloyd’s company. Kurt Rosenwinkel Group “The Remedy” (ArtistShare)With his limpid tone and expansive harmonic vocabulary 38-year-old guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel is one of the most elegant composers of his generation.
Music collective spreads the gospel of jazz
77 Square WI
Some are ticketed othersare free. Its “Art of the Duo” series last summer included six musicalcombinations including Laurie Lang (bass) and Marilyn Fisher(vocals) Ben Karetnick (drums) and Cliff White (saxophone) andJane Reynolds (piano) and Hans Sturm (bass). This year one program by founder Wildman will include jazzmusic combined with animation. It’s a way of pushing the envelopePeterson said something the collective enjoys doing. “You might say yes I love this exact performer this exactkind of music. But listen to how exciting this new stuff is”Peterson said. “You really get to hear more things — that’s theopportunity with the collective.
Reed goes beyond artistic boundaries
Chicago Tribune United States
•rganized the third Umbrella Music Festival (an event he helped conceive) importing innovators from the East Coast and across Europe to collaborate with their Chicago counterparts. •Created the first international tour of Umbrella Music Festival artists with two of the event’s bands venturing to Eastern Europe. Add to the list Reed’s work in programming the Pitchfork Music Festival; his ongoing booking of events for the Emerging Improvisers series at the Hungry Brain; and his recent performances during a “Made in Chicago” festival in Poznan Poland (organized by the non-profit Jazz Institute of Chicago) and it’s no exaggeration to consider Reed an increasingly vital force in musical Chicago.
2009 Faces to watch: Film TV Music and Web
Los Angeles Times CA
\”He’s delivered a real performance\” Abrams said \”and it was amazing to watch. \”Pine jumped off the screen in the 2006 hit-man extravaganza \”Smokin’ Aces\” and then starred with Alan Rickman in the wine-country tale \”Bottle Shock. \” He was set to star opposite George Clooney in the cinematic adaptation of author James Ellroy’s noir tale \”White Jazz\” before he beamed up to the \”Trek\” franchise. Abrams says he hopes his \”Trek\” flies as a franchise suggesting Pine may be on more than a five-year mission as Kirk. length); if (captionArray.
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Places to party on New Year’s Eve
Contra Costa Times CA
both featuring a three-course prix fixe menu. Both seatings are $75 and include live jazz music. After dinner step outside of the restaurant to view fireworks over the bay. Rincon Center 121 Spear St.