Monthly Archives: October 2012

Information deficit strikes again: “Centennial”

In a recent post that was pretty much a roundup of otherwise recommended young artist releases from recent months, in several cases I decried what I think would best be referred to as rampant information deficit. Just this morning I … Continue reading

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Jae Sinnett: cookin’ on & off the bandstand

Sorry, we just couldn’t resist that headline, given drummer Jae Sinnett’s new project. Based in the Tidewater area of Virginia, where he is also longtime host of his own radio program, as a drummer Jae Sinnett has always known how … Continue reading

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The Records just keep on comin’. But what’s missing?

After many years of writing record reviews I’ve largely grown rather weary of that particular jazz journalism exercise; and that also includes reading record reviews, which I assiduously avoid – with the exception of what I refer to as DownBeat’s … Continue reading

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Correction please… and the Churl strikes again

2012 NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette, who completed a brilliant residency at Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend, graces the November ’12 issue of DB In its coverage of the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters class (October 2012), the DownBeat magazine writer … Continue reading

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