John Coltrane has made life after death difficult for Miles Davis. John Coltrane’s late period has so influenced contemporary Jazz musicians that we have lost…
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Captivating Amalgam of Tango and Jazz
Lalo Zanelli & Ombu – Immigrantes (Buda Musique, 2016) Inmigrantes (the Spanish word for immigrants) is the new album by Argentine pianist and composer Lalo…
View More Captivating Amalgam of Tango and JazzArtist Profiles: Pierre Bensusan
Born in Oran, Algeria, in 1957, Pierre Bensusan’s family moved to Paris when he was four years old. He began formal studies on classical piano…
View More Artist Profiles: Pierre BensusanDeliciously Vibrant Flamenco
Gerardo Nuñez and Ulf Wakenius – Logos (ACT Music, 2016) Journalist, writer and provocateur Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “Music has always been a matter…
View More Deliciously Vibrant FlamencoArtist Profiles: Khalida Azzouza
Cradled in tribal rhythms of her father’s Southern Sahara and the Arab Andalusian music of her mother’s Mediterranean coast, Khalida’s very personal oriental jazz approach…
View More Artist Profiles: Khalida AzzouzaA Cuban Dimension for New American Music
Miller, Bowyer, Beck, Bourland, Carollo, Brandman, Mobley, Murray – Abrazo – The Havana Sessions (Ansonica Records, 2016) Abrazo – The Havana Sessions contains newly composed…
View More A Cuban Dimension for New American MusicBalladeers: John Coltrane, Charles Lloyd
Central to the African American musical tradition is the writing of black ballads – an even more fitting way of understanding black music than simply…
View More Balladeers: John Coltrane, Charles LloydArtist Profiles: Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
In the 2002-2003 season, Jazz at Lincoln Center inaugurated a new ensemble, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO). Led by pianist Arturo O’Farrill – son of…
View More Artist Profiles: Afro-Latin Jazz OrchestraAlfredo Rodriguez and Ibeyi’s Sabanas Blancas
Alfredo Rodriguez – Tocororo Crowding around an LP and contemplating Jazz singing are a thing of the past for today’s youth. Those of us with…
View More Alfredo Rodriguez and Ibeyi’s Sabanas BlancasNana Simopoulos’ Pathway to World Jazz
Nana Simopoulos – Skins (Na Records NR-9206-2, 2016) Nana Simopoulos is a talented American multi-instrumentalist and composer who bridges the borders between world music and…
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