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He just keeps gettin’ up: Pianist/Composer/Bandleader Orrin Evans
Last Tuesday evening at the Jazz Standard, fortified by a plate of succulent ribs and amidst an appreciative audience, sonic rewards were plentiful from pianist Orrin Evans once again offering ample evidence that his arc continues on the rise. That evening … Continue reading
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The Case for Hubert Laws
The 2011 class of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, the highest honor this country bestows on living jazz artists and advocates, is not without controversy. There’s been much conversation about the unprecedented elevation of the entire Marsalis Family; … Continue reading
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Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
Though still in progress with James Gavin’s thick new volume on the life & times of the recently departed ancestor Lena Horne, several in-progress observations give high marks to the writer’s thorough, detailed efforts. Gavin, who penned the equally-rewarding Chet Baker … Continue reading
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JJA Marches On
Monday, June 14 marked the annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz (JJA) Awards event. The venue City Winery proved to be quite the ambient locale for what has become a jazz community tradition. As the tribes gathered to schmooze, catch-up on … Continue reading
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On the road with Weston
Coming this fall: African Rhythms, the autobiography of Randy Weston, composed by NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston, arranged by Willard Jenkins (Duke University Press). Geographically, ranking third only to Africa and Brooklyn in the odyssey of NEA Jazz Master Randy … Continue reading
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