By By THE NEW YORK TIMES on February 26, 2010
Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music. AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA (Friday and Saturday) This precise and highly propulsive big band, featuring the pianist Arturo O’Farrill, welcomes a guest musical director, Cliff Korman, this weekend; the occasion is a concert called ”The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Goes Carioca,” with a focus on Brazilian music. At 8 p.m., Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street , (212) 864-5400, symphonyspace.org; $35 in advance; $40 on day of show; me…
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By By BEN RATLIFF on February 25, 2010
The lineup of the CareFusion Jazz Festival, a major new event to be produced this summer by George Wein, reflects the renowned promoter’s new ways of thinking about jazz.
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By By THE NEW YORK TIMES on February 19, 2010
Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music. JOHN BUNCH TRIO (Tuesday) John Bunch, an articulate pianist well into his 80s, leads his longstanding swing trio with the guitarist (and fellow octogenarian) Bucky Pizzarelli and the bassist (and sometime singer) Jay Leonhart. From 7:30 to 10 p.m., Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village , (212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com; cover, $20 (Nate Chinen)20100218
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By By THE NEW YORK TIMES on February 12, 2010
Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music. BASIE AND THE BLUES (Friday and Saturday) The soulful churn of Count Basie is one of the touchstones for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and so this programmatic concert — featuring a guest pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, and a guest singer, Gregory Porter — will be a catalog of strengths, and a likely slam dunk. At 8 p.m., Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway , (212) 721-6500, jalc.org; …
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By By PETER KEEPNEWS on February 11, 2010
Mr. Dankworth was one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene for more than a half-century.
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By By STEPHEN HOLDEN on February 10, 2010
Stephen Sondheim’s songs reflect the far-sighted musical and psychological perspectives of Barbara Carroll, who turned 85 on Jan. 25 and is still going strong.
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By ted on February 8, 2010
Below are links to some of the highlights from the jazz.com blog.
Life on the Road: The Journal of a Traveling Jazz Musician: Frøy Aagre’s three-part article may be the most insightful account you will ever read about…
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By Jazz on February 5, 2010
Eubie Blake was the last-known original ragtime pianist when he appeared on the second season of Piano Jazz at age 93. On this program from 1980, Blake remembers his vaudeville days and writing the classic songs “Charleston Rag” and “I’m Just Wild About Harry.”
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By Jazz on February 5, 2010
Eubie Blake was the last-known original ragtime pianist when he appeared on the second season of Piano Jazz at age 93. On this program from 1980, Blake remembers his vaudeville days and writing the classic songs “Charleston Rag” and “I’m Just Wild About Harry.”
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By Music Genre: Jazz & Blues on February 4, 2010
At the Kennedy Center Jazz Club bandstand, Harris’ vibes run parallel to the edge of the stage and perpendicular to his marimba. Like a boxer in the ring, he works the corner where the keys meet. Hear Harris and his band Blackout pound on OutKast and Jackie McLean in two sets.
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