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Jazz Album Review: Superb Celebrations of the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Vocalist Anaïs Reno and Mark Masters and his big band supply compelling homages to the brilliance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Uncategorized Tagged: Anaïs Reno, Anaïs Reno Sings Ellington and Strayhorn, Billy Strayhorn, Capri Records, Duke Ellington, Harbinger Records, Mark Masters

Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and Me

What exactly did the Duke’s music symbolize to Russell’s shifty characters, two upwardly mobile lowlifes more anxious to fleece the world than fall in love?

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: American Hustle, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Daniel Gewertz, David O Russell, Duke Ellington

Book Review: “Rabbit’s Blues” — The Reserved Tenderness of Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges was originally a Cambridge/Boston guy, and one of the most interesting sections of Con Chapman biography is his knowledgeable description of the local jazz scene in the 1910’s and ’20s.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Books, Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: Con Chapman, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Rabbit’s Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges, Steve Provizer

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — The Zebra in the Room

Much more work could be done fertilizing the fields of cross-cultural music, sowing seeds collected from the great touchstones of American culture – innovation, integration, risk, reward.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: African-America, Dana Suesse, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Gunther Schuller, JIPC jazz-influenced piano concerto, minstrel, Racism

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

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: Duke Ellington’s “New World A-Coming”

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 detailed examination of […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Jazz, Music Tagged: Duke Ellington, jazz piano concerto, New World A-Coming

Coming Attractions: Jazz Week Special Edition

By J. R. Carroll Coming Attractions in Jazz for April 2010 unfortunately was washed away by the Waters of March (“It’s the mud, it’s the mud”), but we couldn’t let this year’s Jazz Week slip by without highlighting a few of the numerous events taking place in the Boston metro area from Friday, April 23, […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film, Jazz, Music Tagged: Boston Public Library, Bruce Gertz, Charlie Banacos, Danny Harrington, Dominique Eade, Duke Ellington, Florencia Gonzalez, George Mesterhazy, Gunther Schuller, Hal Miller, Jazz Week, JazzBoston, Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Ken Schaphorst, Lena Horne, Lennie's on the Turnpike, Makanda, Mark Harvey, New England Conservatory, Oliver Lake, Paula West, Ran Blake, Rebecca Parris, Regent Theatre, Richard Vacca

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