Search results for "Dave Valentin"

Dave Grusin: I Feel Pretty (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 15, 09

Forty years after West Side Story hit big, pianist Dave Grusin decided to revisit and maybe revitalize Bernstein's mu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY

Scads of Broadway show tunes have become jazz standards, but probably no single musical proved more popular with...

Charlie Parker with Stan Kenton: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

Yes, Charlie Parker actually recorded with Stan Kenton! And unlike the electronically created collaborations that are...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Jimmy Giuffre: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

A quick look at the instrumentation will explain why this is one of the more unusual versions of "My Funny Valentine....

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Dave Valenin: Mountain Song (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

Armed with flutes of various nationalities and sundry construction, Dave Valentin adds sequencing and other electroni...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JAZZ FLUTE PERFORMANCES

"The flute," flutist Bud Shank informed historian Ted Gioia in 1988, "is a stupid instrument to be playing jazz music...

Tito Puente: New Arrival (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 20, 09

Recorded live in the West Village in Manhattan, when the spot was known as the famed Village Gate (now called Le Pois...

In Conversation with Dave Liebman posted in Features and Interviews January 03, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

JazzFest in Puerto Rico (Day One) posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 02, 08

Recent reviews in this space have covered jazz happenings in Norway, Estonia, Ireland, Brooklyn, Germany, New Orlea...

Khan, Steve (Steve Cahn) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Khan, Steve [Steve Cahn], guitar; b. Los Angeles, CA, 28 April 1947. His father was the lyricist Sammy Cahn and his m...

In Conversation with Andrea Brachfeld posted in Features and Interviews July 24, 08

By Tomas Peña I don’t think I have ever seen you in public without your flute. Wasn’t it pianist Barry Harris who ...

Lotz, Mark (Alban) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lotz, Mark (Alban), flutist, piccolo, C flute, alto flute, bass flute, PVC contra bass flute, Indian bamboo flutes, f...

DeVos, Bob posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DeVos, Bob (Robert Wayne), guitarist, composer, teacher; b. Paterson, NJ, 2 February 1946. The son of Roger (1912-197...

Broom, Bobby (Robert Broom, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Broom, Bobby [Robert Broom, Jr.], guitarist; b. New York City, 18 January 1961. His parents are Robert Broom, bn. 191...

Spendel, Christoph posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Spendel, Christoph, piano; b. Poland, 1955. At the age of 5 Spedel received his first piano lessons, given by his ...

Amram, David (Werner, III) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Amram, David (Werner, III) , composer, French horn, piano, guitar, numerous flutes and folkloric instruments; b. Phil...

Dalto, Adela posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dalto, Adela, singer, songwriter; b. Weslaco, TX, 18 November 1953. Her parents Leonor and Jose Lezama live in Texas....

Thoms, Renato posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Thoms, Renato, percussionist; b. Colon, Panama, 22 June 1967. His parents are Lionel Thoms (b. July13 1938 Colon, Pan...

Aymes, Roberto (Arturo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Aymes, Roberto (Arturo) , composer, bass, piano, guitar, radio host, author; b. Mexico City, 18 September 1951. His p...

Vince Seneri: Overdrive (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music March 24, 08

There are some days where abstractions just get in the way. The ears demand something direct and organic, something t...

Pat Metheny and the Fort Apache Band in Puerto Rico posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 05, 08

Earlier this week, jazz.com presented Tomas Peña’s account of day one at the Heineken JazzFest in Puerto Rico. T...

Grady Tate in Harlem posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 26, 09

The jazz world has dealt with a lot of bad news in recent months. Hardly a week goes by without word of another j...

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