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Dave Brubeck

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

Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto –Revisiting the Jazz Side

What I’ve learned from three years of research and listening is that the piano concerto is an ideal vehicle with which individual composers can experiment

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Chick Corea, Claus Ogerman, Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Donal Fox, Duke Ellington, Elementals, George Gershwin, George Russell, Gunther Schuller, Iiro Rantala, JIPC jazz-influenced piano concerto, Living Time, Michel Camilo, New World A-Coming, Peace Out, Symbiosis, The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet

Fuse Concert Review: NEC Winds Play Mingus, Schuller, Babbitt (and More)

Charles Peltz leads the NEC Wind Ensemble

The five compositions and one de facto suite played at the NEC Winds and Winds Ensemble performance spoke with six different voices and carried six different messages.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Charles Mingus, Charles Peltz, Chris Brubeck, Dave Brubeck, Frank-Zappa, Gunther Schuller, Ken Schaphorst, Milton Babbitt, New England Conservatory, Sammy Nestico

Music Commentary: The Problem of the Jazz Piano Concerto – Side A

When the jazz composer is the soloist, which is usually the case, he or she ironically revives one of the most venerable traditions in classical music.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Chick Corea, Claus Ogerman, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Concerto in G♯▵A♭, Dave Brubeck, Donal Fox, Duke Ellington, Elementals, for Improvised Piano and Orchestra, Fred Sherry, George Russell, Hans Glawischnig, Iiro Rantala, jazz piano concerto, Living Time, Marcus Gilmore, Michel Camilo, New World A-Coming, Peace Out, Steve Davis, Symbiosis, The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Chamber Orchestra, Tim Garland

Jazz Commentary Drill Down: Dave Brubeck’s “Elementals”

Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s current recording, The Continents. In part two, he takes a look at eight works by jazz composers that precede the release of Corea’s work. This post is a […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz, Music Tagged: Dave Brubeck, Elementals, jazz piano concerto

Music Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2010

For all the hand-wringing in the media about the death rattle of jazz, what with record stores closing and radio stations losing listeners, Newport reminds you that the art form is alive and well, with a growing audience of people of all ages and races. By Charles McEnerney, Host + Producer, Well-Rounded Radio Both the […]

By: Charles McEnerney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Ahmad Jamal, Anat Cohen, Bob Brookmeyer, Charles McEnerney, Chick Corea, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Dave Douglas, George Wein, Grace Kelly, Gretchen Parlato, Howard Alden, J.D. Allen Trio, Jamie Cullum, Jazz, Jon Faddis, Ken Vandermark, Newport Jazz Festival, Randy Brecker, Randy Sandke, Wynton Marsalis

Coming Attractions in Jazz: Summer Festivals 2010

By J. R. Carroll Photo by Nicole LeCorgne Jazz festivals come in all shapes and sizes these days, even within the modest geographical confines of New England. Up in Vermont, the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is still in progress; among others, you can still catch Jim Hall on Friday, June 11, and Sonny Rollins the […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music, Visual Arts Tagged: Amir ElSaffar, Chautauqua, Dave Brubeck, Dave Frishberg, Discover Jazz Festival, EcoTarium, Fireplace Restaurant, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Hoop City Jazz and Art Festival, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Jazz at Sunset, Joe's Jazz and Blues Fest, Joyce Moreno, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Marblehead Summer Jazz, Nave Gallery, New Haven Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Paulie's NOLA Jazz and Blues Festival, Provincetown Jazz Festival

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