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Jazz Survey: Chordless Drills – A Listener’s Guide to the Saxophone Trio

Here is a personal selection of recordings in the saxophone trio format. These linear collaborations have been part of the jazz scene for at least seventy years now. The results are almost always illuminating and exhilarating, and a review of them offers a miniature history of saxophone styles.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz Tagged: Air, Albert Ayler, Bob Moses, Bradford Marsalis, Dave Liebman, David Murray, Elvin Jones, Fly, Henry Grimes, Henry Threadgill, JD Allen, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Jon Irabagon, Kenny Garrett, Lee Konitz, Marcus Strickland, Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers, Saxophone trio, Sonny-Rollins, Steve Adams, Steve Elman, Steve Lacy, The Fringe

Coming Attractions in Jazz: January 2010

By J. R. Carroll If January inspires a desire for warmer climes and a trip to the tropics isn’t in the cards, you can still come in out of the cornstarch and dry your mukluks as musicians who’ve brought their traditions to Boston from around the world turn up the heat. Zili Misik and their […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alma, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Claudio Ragazzi, Cyro Baptista, Doug Johnson, Eguie Castrillo, Evan Harlan, Fernando Brandao, Fernando Huergo, Fly, Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, Golden Striker, Jeff Ballard, Jequere, Jose Pienasola, Karina Stone, Keita Ogawa, Larry Grenadier, Lily Pad, Lizard Lounge, Luciana Souza, Marc Rossi, Mark Turner, Mulgrew Miller, Nando Michelin, Nat King Cole, Natraj, Obbini Tumbao, Outpost 186, Prasanna, Rafiq Bhatia, Regattabar, Romero Lubambo, Ron Carter, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tiempo Libre, Tito Puente, Zili Misik

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