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Steve Elman

Jazz Appreciation/Album Review — Carla Bley, 84 and Counting

Carla Bley’s last three CDs are not a casual sequence, and hearing all of them together, as I did recently, provides a refreshing reminder of her greatness.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Andy Sheppard, Carla Bley, Steve Elman, Steve Swallow

Jazz Album Review: “The Prospector” — A Saxophone-Bass-Drums Combination to Treasure

Nothing detracts from the essentials here – three fine players in creative conversation.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Allan Chase, Austin McMahon, Bruno Råberg, Orbis Music, Steve Elman

Arts Commentary: Meditations on Separation

This is what I feel can add: the perspective of a native-born son of the Rochester metro; and a view from the bridge through jazz-colored glasses.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Alice Randall, Black Bottom Saints, Frederick Douglass, How to be an Antiracist, Steve Elman

Jazz Preview and Appreciation: Cécile McLorin Salvant Is Coming to Jordan Hall

Cécile McLorin Salvant understands that she is heroic.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Preview Tagged: Cécile McLorin Salvant, McLorin Salvant

Jazz Review and Perspective: Stan Getz (and Everyone Else) in 1961 – “Getz at the Gate”

Saxophonist Stan Getz knew whom to listen to and whom to borrow from, and the repertoire for the 1961 Village Gate gig was particularly satisfying.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Getz at the Gate, John Neves, Stan Getz, Steve Elman, Steve Kuhn, Verve Records

Jazz Review and Appreciation: The Music Never Stops – Betty Carter Live (Again)

A landmark concert from 1992 is a chance to rediscover Betty Carter’s greatness, to appreciate again how this artist was special to the very essence of her soul.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Betty Carter, Blue Engine, The Music Never Stops

Jazz Appreciation and Preview: James Carter — Life Begins at Fifty

Whom can we thank at the Boston Symphony Orchestra for choosing James Carter to be the featured saxophone soloist in March 23’s concert at Symphony Hall?

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Jazz, Music, Preview Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Carter, Thomas Wilkins

Jazz CD Preview and Survey: Years of Utter Beauty, Part 2

Part one of this survey looked at one upcoming performance and five CDs where music takes the leading role. This post looks at the other side of the coin, where the words are the wellspring for the music.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Fred Hersch, Poetry, Steve Elman

Jazz CD Preview and Survey: Years of Utter Beauty, Part 1

2018 saw the release of four ambitious and powerful jazz releases driven by poetic texts.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Preview, Review Tagged: Jazz, Kevin Harris, Poetry

Jazz Recommendations: The Test of Time, 2018

Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to come.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music

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