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Maria Schneider: The 'Pretty' Road (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 28, 07

Maria Schneider continues to impress with her 13-minute "The 'Pretty' Road" from her Sky Blue CD. Frank Kimbrou...

Tim Collins: Twenty Something (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

Just as Steely Dan once started a song making one think that they were going to play Horace Silver’s “Song For My Fat...

Maria Schneider: Bird Count (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

Maria Schneider wrote "Bird Count," a tribute to Parker and Basie, while still at Eastman School of Music over 25 yea...

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Maria Schneider: Hang Gliding (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

As a major figure in contemporary big band composition, Mrs. Schneider's use of lush textures and complex, yet satisf...

Maria Schneider: Cerulean Skies (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 08, 08

We have come to expect grand things from Maria Schneider, and she delivers again on "Cerulean Skies" -- a 22-minute t...

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Phobos (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 12, 09

Jazz big bands don't just need lots of charts, plenty of swing and a reliable bus to take them from gig to gig. They...

Ike Sturm: Kyrie (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 28, 09

For a music so closely associated with vice, from Storyville to the speakeasies and beyond, jazz has developed a surp...

Wikan, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wikan, Jon, drummer; b. Petersburg, Alaska, 8 May 1969. Wikan was transplanted to Seattle, Washington at age 13. His ...

Patterson, Roy (Wayne) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Patterson, Roy (Wayne), guitarist, composer and educator; b South Alton, Nova Scotia, Canada, 20 March 1954. He grew ...

Politzer, Kerry (Patrice) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Politzer, Kerry (Patrice), pianist, composer, singer; b. Washington, D.C., 19 December 1971. Her parents Jerald Polit...

Innanen, Mikko (Aleksi) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Innanen, Mikko (Aleksi), alto, soprano and baritone saxophonist, composer; b. Lapinjarvi, Finland, 28 February 1978. ...

Barth, Bruce posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barth, Bruce, piano; b. Pasadena, CA, 7 September 1958. He started piano lessons at age five. He moved to Harrison, N...

Levine, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Levine, Mark, pianist, educator, composer, author; b. Concord, NH, 4 October 1938. He grew up in Concord and went to ...

Lillos, Brian (Martin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lillos, Brian (Martin), alto saxophone and clarinet; b. Toronto, Canada, 20 March 1949. Moved, while an infant, with ...

Colligan, George (George Harrington Colligan IV) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Colligan, George [George Harrington Colligan IV], pianist; b. Summit, NJ, 29 December 1969. Grew up in Columbia, Mary...

Copland, Marc (Marc Cohen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Copland, Marc [Marc Cohen], pianist, composer; b. Philadelphia, PA, 27 May 1948. His parents are Sylvan M. Cohen (b. ...

Tymas, Baron (Thor) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Tymas, Baron (Thor), guitarist, composer; b. Washington DC, 6 February 1960. He's the elder of two children of Willia...

Mitcheltree, Dennis posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mitcheltree, Dennis, tenor and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, educator; b. Milwaukee, WI, 25 S...

A Jazz Fest That Puts Jazz First posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 05, 09

While many US jazz festivals are canceled or eliminate jazz from their program, European events thrive without diluti...

The Young Lionesses: 10 Future Female Jazz Stars posted in Features and Interviews August 18, 09

by S. Victor Aaron The face of jazz is changing, largely because the gender makeup of jazz is changing. The stereo...

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