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Jazz Album Review: Kemp Harris’s “Live at The Bird SF” — An Infectious Hybrid

This live performance recording showcases the Boston-based singer/pianist Kemp Harris’s merrily eclectic approach — it is a thought-stirring and animated musical excursion.

By: David Daniel Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Bird Records, David Daniel, Kemp Harris

Jazz Album Review: Two Trios — Featuring Harold Mabern and Yoko Miwa

One disc pays expert homage to the late pianist Harold Mabern; pianist Yoko Miwa’s latest album supplies much appreciated exuberance.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Jazz Avenue, Leon Lee Dorsey, Songs of Joy, Steve Feeney, Thank You Mr. Mabern!, Ubuntu Music, Yoko Miwa Trio

Rock Album Review: Viagra Boys’ “Welfare Jazz” — Macho Bluster, Satirized

On Welfare Jazz, Viagra Boys succeed through their skillful manipulation of pure bombast, spurred on by haywire grooves as well as plenty of oversized personality.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Viagra Boys, Welfare Jazz

Book Review: “What, and Give Up Showbiz?” — The Busy Life of Boston Impresario Fred Taylor

Boston’s Fred Taylor was by turns (and often simultaneously) a recording engineer, promo man, artist manager, talent scout, press agent, newspaper columnist, concert promoter, club manager, nightclub owner, restaurant, and movie house owner.

By: David Daniel Filed Under: Books, Jazz, Review Tagged: Backbeat Books, Boston Jazz, David Daniel, Fred Taylor, Richard Vacca

Jazz Album Review: Dave Stryker’s “Baker’s Circle” — Welcoming the Past

This is a well-rounded session of disciplined, well-crafted composing and soloing, with established and up-and-coming players mixing it up with style and commitment.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Baker’s Circle, Dave Stryker, Strikezone Records

Jazz Album Review: “Garden of Expression” — Virtuosic Meditations

It’s easy to single out each of these musicians, but listeners will hear the three as nearly one, which is surely what this trinity intended.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Carmen Castaldi, ECM, Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Trio Tapestry

Jazz Album Review: “El Arte del Bolero” — Passionate Homage to the Era of the Bolero

So Miguel Zenón, who on saxophone has the facility of a bebopper, which he uses discreetly, is here a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: El Arte Del Bolero, Luis Perdomo, Miel Music, Miguel Zenón

Jazz Album Reviews: Dave Brubeck x 2

Two from Dave Brubeck: Time Outtakes, the alternate tracks for the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s classic 1959 album Time Out is very good to have; Lullabies is filled with the intimate sound of the pianist’s old age, tender affection, and distilled musical wisdom.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Dave Brubeck, Lullabies, Time Out, Time Outtakes

Jazz Album Reviews: Ellis Marsalis and Monty Alexander — Lovers of Vinyl Rejoice

This set proves Monty Alexander a more varied pianist than one might have thought. The Ellis Marsalis album is a final gift from one of America’s treasures.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Monty Alexander, Newvelle

Book Review: “This Is Bop” — A Biography of Jon Hendricks, Master of Vocalese

This biography provides a solid look at Jon Hendricks’s life and career; a well-rounded picture that is neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Books, Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Jon Hendricks, Peter Jones, Steve Provizer, This Is Bop: Jon Hendricks and the Art of Vocal Jazz

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