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On The Cover:
BARRY ALTSCHUL
(by Jeff Cebulski)
The history of “free” or avant garde jazz is littered with notable artists and giants such as John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Eric Dolphy and Sam Rivers, with references to their “sidemen.” One name that isn’t often mentioned, as leader or “sideman,” but should be, as he has certainly been prominent in the
music’s development (including extensively with Rivers), is drummer Barry Altschul…
Interview:
JON WEBER
(by Josh Gagnon)
Attaching the word “genius” to Jon Weber is no stretch. The Milwaukee-born pianist spontaneously sat down at a keyboard at age three, and by the age of five had memorized thousands of standards from his grandmother’s piano rolls…Weber’s multi-decade career has established him as a recorded jazz luminary in his own right as well as a sought-after music director-accompanist for countless jazz and cabaret vocalists…
Artist Feature:
ELSA NILSSON
(by Jim Motavalli)
Flute player-composer Elsa Nilsson grew up in Gothenburg, Sweden with an American mother and a Swedish father, which helps to explain her international outlook. Her working band includes Argentinian pianist Santiago Leibson, Chilean drummer Rodrigo Recabarren and Alaskan bassist Marty Kenney. Together, they can take you just about anywhere in the world…
Encore:
ART BARON
(by Marilyn Lester)
Some careers are storied. Trombonist Art Baron’s is one of them. For one thing, in 1973, Baron, at age 23, was one of the very last musicians hired by the maestro himself to join the Duke Ellington Orchestra (DEO).
Lest We Forget:
LARANCE MARABLE
(by Laurence Donohue-Greene)
Among the more under-the- radar July 4th occasions we commemorate is the 14-
year deathaversary of one who, during his final years of playing, many considered to be one of the last real bebop drummers: Larance Marable (1929–2012)…
VOXNews
(by Tessa Souter)
More Vocals…
There seems to be more vocal jazz than ever happening this summer, indoors and out…
Label Spotlight:
KOU RECORDS
(by John Sharpe)
Daniel Piotrowski didn’t set out to found a record label so much as to correct an imbalance. In 2003, while covering Philadelphia’s arts scene for the Philadelphia
Weekly, he recognized that pianist Dave Burrell (who turns 86 this September)—long a distinctive voice in creative music—remained underexposed despite his presence in the city…
NY@Night
Album Reviews
In Print, On Screen, Boxed Set, Drop The Needle Reviews, Globe Unity…
