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Herbie Hancock (featuring John Mayer): Stitched Up (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 27, 07

Sometimes these pop-star-meets-jazzcat dream dates go bad before the appetizers are on the table. But Mayer is not y...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES

When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams) in 1963, few fans believed that this ...

Jon Mayer: Rip Van Winkle (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 31, 08

Mayer is an assured bop-based pianist who recorded with both John Coltrane and Jackie McLean in the '50s, played with...

Jazz Vocals in the New Millennium: Selected Listening posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08

NOTE: Here are links to track reviews of a representative sampling of jazz vocal performances released since the star...

Hancock, Herbie (Herbert Jeffrey) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Since his start in music, Herbie Hancock has been a hit. The pianist has enjoyed success rarely seen in the jazz worl...

The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08

The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...

Shaun Barrowes: Separate Trains (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 09, 08

Whenever a jazz reviewer spots promotional references to American Idol, Billy Joel and Sting, he reaches instinctivel...

Robinson, Perry (Morris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Robinson, Perry (Morris) , clarinetist (Bb soprano and Eb sopranino), composer; b. New York City, September 17, 1938 ...

Wood, Chris (Christopher Barry) posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 09

Bassist Chris Wood's sense of swing anchors the genre-bending grooves of Medeski, Martin and Wood. His multifaceted ...

Fiuczynski, David "Fuze" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fiuczynski, David "Fuze", guitarist and bandleader; b. Newark, NJ, 5 March 1964. He grew up in Somerset, NJ through a...

In Conversation With Mulgrew Miller posted in Features and Interviews April 07, 09

By Tomas Peña When I caught up with Mulgrew Miller, he was on his way to a rehearsal for a concert celebrating...

Michael Bublé: Summer Wind (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

If Bublé is the future of jazz singing, then the future looks just like the past. This young Canadian vocalist has g...

Petrocca, Lorenzo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Petrocca, Lorenzo, guitarist; b. Cortone, Southern Italy, 18 February 1964. His brothers are Franco (bass, b.11.11.19...

Woelfle, Marcus (Adrian Eduard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Woelfle, Marcus (Adrian Eduard), violinist, author; b. Munich, Germany, 1 February 1964 as sole child of a German fat...

Eames, JaRon posted in Encyclopedia May 20, 08

Eames, JaRon, Eames, JaRon K., vocalist, archivist, journalist b. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 21 December 1953. He's th...

Sanguinetti, Alex (Luis Alejandro Sanguinetti) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sanguinetti, Alex [Luis Alejandro Sanguinetti], drums; b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 November 1958. Besides Buenos A...

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