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George Russell

Jazz Review/Interview: Duncan Heining Revises His Landmark Biography of Jazz Composer George Russell

If you do not know George Russell, this book will bring you closer to one of the geniuses of American music.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: George Russell, Jazz Internationale, Steve Elman, Stratusphunk, Stratusphunk: George Russell His Life and Music

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

Commentary Drill Down: George Russell’s “Living Time”

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: Classical Music, Jazz, Music Tagged: George Russell, jazz piano concerto, Living Time

Book Review: Time, Beautiful and Cruel — The Story of Composer George Russell

In the best of all possible worlds, Duncan Heining’s biography will be the cornerstone of the edifice that time will erect to the memory of George Russell and his gift to music. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen. In some ways, because of the vagaries of the book business, it’s up […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Books, Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: Duncan Heining, George Russell, Jazz, Steve Elman

Coming Attractions in Jazz: October 2009

For a genre that supposedly expired in the 1950’s, the big band’s vital signs seem remarkably robust here in Boston. By J. R. Carroll A welcome recent addition has been the compositions and arrangements of tenor saxophonist Florencia Gonzalez, which layer vivid sonorities and intricate counterpoint atop Afro-Uruguayan candombe and Argentinian tango. She brings her […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film, Jazz, Music Tagged: Arsenal Center for the Arts, Arturo O'Farrill, big bands, Boston, Cape Cod, Dominique Eade, Florencia Gonzalez, George Russell, Grand Fatilla, Greg Hopkins, Gunther Schuller, J-R-Carroll, Jazz, JazzFest Falmouth, Jonathan Batiste, Musaner, Natraj, NEC Jazz Orchestra, New England Conservatory, Pat Martino, Randy Weston, Wayne Shorter

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