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Jazz Recording Review: “If There Are Mountains” — An Instant Classic

There’s much to admire in If There Are Mountains, modulated pathos as well as subtle joys.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Dave Douglas, Dominique Eade, Elan Mehler, Newvelle Records

Jazz Review: Jimmy Giuffre — Through the Lens of Dave Douglas and Riverside

In moments like these, the band Riverside captures the Jimmy Giuffre ideals of sonority and counterpoint — where even the drums act as another complementary linear voice.

By: Jon Garelick Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: Chet Doxas, Dave Douglas, Jim Doxas, Jimmy Giuffre, Riverside, Steve Swallow

The Fuse in London: Jazz Festival Diary 7

A modern version of the venerable double bill: first, Drácula, a 1931 Spanish-language film accompanied by guitarist Gary Lucas performing his half-improvised original score. Next came the film Spark of Being, a re-imagining of the plot of Frankenstein, co-directed by filmmaker Bill Morrison and trumpeter-composer Dave Douglas, who led his band Keystone in 13 pieces […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz, Music Tagged: Dave Douglas, Dracula, Gary Lucas, London Jazz Festival, silent film, Spark of Being, Steve Elman

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

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