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Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio: Cherokee (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

American enthusiasts of the Hot Club Swing Revival all face the same challenge: where do you find a truly hot Gypsy j...

Stéphane Grappelli and David Grisman: Tiger Rag (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 26, 08

Stéphane Grappelli played concerts as well as recorded with David Grisman's captivating acoustic string group, which ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Bill Connors: Crunchy (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 03, 08

Directions for appreciating this review: Be familiar with the music of Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, Retu...

Anita O'Day on DVD posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 14, 09

Thomas Cunniffe covers the world of DVDs for jazz.com. His most recent review here looked at Charles Mingus's Epitap...

Johnson, Art (N. Arthur) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johnson, Art (N. Arthur), guitarist, composer, violinist; b. San Diego, CA, 18 October 1945. He started taking acc...

Glaser, Matt (Matthew Sean) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Glaser, Matt (Matthew Sean), violin, educator, author; b. Brooklyn, NY, 24 May 1956. He played piano, guitar, and har...

O'Brien, Peter posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

O'Brien, Peter, drummer; b. Flushing, Queens, NY, 20 September 1959. His father William D. O'Brien b. Jan. 25th, 1931...

Ponty, Jean-Luc posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ponty, Jean-Luc, violinist; b. Avranches, Normandy, France, 29 September 1942. His mother taught him piano and his fa...

Kittel, Jeremy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kittel, Jeremy (David), violin b. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 26 April 1984. Has performed Scottish, Irish and Jazz at conce...

Vignola, Frank posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Vignola, Frank, guitar; b. Islip, NY, 30 December 1965. He grew up in a musical environment. His father played banjo ...

Brecker, Michael (Leonard) posted in Encyclopedia April 20, 08

Michael Brecker's rare imagination, versatility and tone made him one of the most influential saxophonists to emerge ...

In Conversation with Taylor Eigsti and Julian Lage posted in Features and Interviews January 09, 09

By Stuart Nicholson                &...

Davis, Xavier (Duane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Xavier (Duane), pianist, composer; b. Grand Rapids, MI, 13 September 1971. Xavier currently resides in West Or...

Mega, Migues (Carlos Miguel Vargas Pires de Mega) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mega, Migues [Carlos Miguel Vargas Pires de Mega], guitarist; b. Lisboa, Portugal, 17 July 1969. His parents are Carl...

Kirchner, Bill (William Joseph Kirchner, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kirchner, Bill [William Joseph Kirchner, Jr.], soprano saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, historian, recor...

Pittson, Suzanne (Linda) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Pittson, Suzanne (Linda), vocalist, pianist, educator; b. Oakland, CA, 7 July 1953. Born into a musical family, her m...

The Best Jazz Web Links: June 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 01, 08

Ronnie Matthews dead at age 72 The pianist succumbs to pancreatic cancer. Dave Carpenter dead...

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