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2007-02-17T10:44:00.000Z

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Jazz Grammy Nominees 2006

2006-08-08T00:57:00.000Z

Jazz Grammy Nominees 2006 (post restored from February 2006) The nominations for Jazz Grammy awards is once again showing a strong field from micro-labels and indies. A sign that technology is helping balance the power of the majors... Remember Maria Schmeider in 2005? JAZZ Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

A Night at the Crypt

2005-11-07T16:29:00.000Z

Kevin Davy has been leading his quartet for the best part of a decade, the often changing line up creating it's own challenges. On a blustery Autumn evening I ventured to Camberwell's cosily underground jazz venue, The Crypt, to see Davy and his present line up perform a set of mostly original numbers. One wonders why KDQ have not pushed through the glass ceiling of mid size venues and short

Herbie Hancock: Speak Like a Child

2005-11-02T13:59:00.001Z

Label: Blue Note Title: Speak Like a Child Original Release 1968, this edition 2005 First thing to say about Herbie Hancock’s second album for Blue Note as a band leader is buy! Same goes for his first (Maiden Voyage). Otherwise, we've only really commented on

Farewell, Shirley Horn

2005-10-25T00:12:00.000Z

It takes a genius to know a genius, so when Miles Davis picked up a small label release called "Embers and Ashes" in 1961 he knew he was onto something. In fact he loved and played it so much that his children could sing along to it. The album was by a young Washington DC pianist called Shirley Horn and Miles managed to convince her to open for him at the Village Vanguard. The rest would have

Mike Phillips - Uncommon Denominator

2005-10-23T23:57:00.000Z

Track By Track Review: Track 1. Once Again Mike Phillips (Interlude) The album opens with a simple but catchy bassline on this track, the horn creeps in with a lovely tone and you’re right in there with Mike Phillips. The voice saying “Mike Phillips” is a little bit annoying though! Track 2. Uncommon Denominator The sound of the fender

Farewell to Two Amazing Bass Players

2005-08-20T12:56:00.000Z

Two amazing jazz bassists recently passed away and we decided to share a little information on them; it's never too late to become a fan: Detroit-born Al McKibbon, bassist on Miles Davis' legendary "Birth of the Cool," has died aged 89. McKibbon also worked with the fabled Jazz at the Philharmonic, and with Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton and Thelonious Monk. He played on Monk's last recording

Dianne Reeves - The Calling

2005-08-20T00:26:00.000Z

Dianne Reeves’ primary gift is an extraordinary rich voice, but in addition to that she has a clarity and uniqueness of interpretation that makes her one of the most distinctive singers of our times. All these gifts are evident in abundance in The Calling, her tribute to Sarah Vaughan. She saunters through the opening bars of Lullaby of Birdland as though it’s a childhood haunt she never forgot

Lizz Wright

2005-08-12T00:14:00.000Z

She's only been around since 1993 but Lizz Wright already feels like a classic musician. Her knack for writing and interpreting intensely personal songs make it difficult to place her anywhere but in the heart. It's not jazz, soul, blues or gospel - it's heart music. Her “pitch-perfect, full-bodied voice” (NY Times) made her debut "Salt" an instant favourite of many

OPINION: jazz FM --> smooth FM

2005-05-01T09:06:00.000Z

What we think: The content changed ages ago, and that wasn't cool. It made all us real jazz heads have to keep unusual hours to hear any real jazz on the station. Now, they're coming out of the camouflage of the name; that makes it easier for us not to listen anymore and not feel like we're deserting "JAZZ". Let's go to the BBC while we campaign to get a REAL jazz station... Otherwise, if

Verve Remixed 3 (with Bonus Track & Downloadable Booklet!) Exclusively at iTunes

2005-04-10T08:12:00.000Z

News from Basin Street Records

2005-04-10T08:09:00.000Z

BASIN STREET RECORDS 2nd Annual New Orleans Music Festival in CHICAGO (10pm show just added!) BSR's 2nd Annual New Orleans Music Festival returns to the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago on April 16, 2005 featuring Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers and Dr. Michael White's Quartet. Click on www.oldtownschool.org or www.ticketweb.com for details and get your tickets early. The

Welcome to the new jazz instant review site

2005-04-09T22:13:00.000Z

Hi Jazz Lovers, After 4 years we may have finally got it right! Thanks to Google's technology and the kindness of some young webcats, us jazz cats can now send instant reviews onto this site. If you want to get in on the action, please send an e-mail to reviews [at] x-bout [dot] com and we'll be happy to show you the way. Thank you, the jazz team www.x-bout.com