Search results for "Steve Kuhn"

Steve Kuhn: Like Sonny (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 22, 09

In one of those rare, once-in-a-lifetime convergences, pianist Steve Kuhn got a call to play with John Coltrane for a...

Steve Kuhn: The Island (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 08, 08

Steve Kuhn has had the fortune of working intimately with some of the greatest bass players of his time. Over his car...

Steve Kuhn: Beautiful Love (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music May 08, 08

Steve Kuhn was briefly John Coltrane's pianist before McCoy Tyner, and later turned down an offer to join Miles Davis...

Steve Kuhn: Stella by Starlight (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 21, 09

There was a time when Steve Kuhn was criticized as a pianist for having a weak left hand and a less than compelling r...

Steve Kuhn: Oceans in the Sky (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 09, 08

In this ostinato-based tune, Steve Kuhn demonstrates his ability to build rhythmic tension with his mastery of the fu...

Steve Kuhn: Song of Praise (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 11, 09

For his John Coltrane tribute album Mostly Coltrane, Kuhn primarily chose songs that are optimal vehicles for group i...

Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland: St. Tropez Shuttle (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

This is one of my "desert island" records—I've loved it for 35 years. It's the second of a triumvirate of Gary McFarl...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland: Childhood Dreams (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

The second half of The October Suite was written for piano trio, four woodwind doublers, and harp. It's a wonderful c...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Steve Kuhn in Boston posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 08, 09

Roanna Forman, who covers the Boston jazz scene for jazz.com, reports below on a performance by an artist with str...

In Conversation with Steve Kuhn posted in Features and Interviews September 11, 09

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Slagle, Steve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Slagle, Steve: alto and soprano saxophonist, flutist, and composer, was born in Los Angeles,California Sept 18, 1951,...

Bill Barron: One Hand, One Heart (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music February 13, 09

Crazes, like politics, can make for strange bedfellows. Put the early '60s craving for jazz versions of musicals toge...

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...

Romano, Aldo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Romano, Aldo, drummer, composer and ensemble leader; b. Belluno, Veneto, Italy, 16 January 1941. The Romano family mo...

Sims, Peter “La Roca” posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Drummer Pete “La Roca” Sims' smooth groove, sense of swing and fantastic four-limb coordination made him ideally suit...

A History of Cool Jazz in 100 Tracks (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews May 16, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia We continue with our history of cool jazz in 100 tracks. Below we present the final fifty r...

McFarland, Gary posted in Encyclopedia August 21, 08

Composer, arranger and vibes player Gary McFarland earned comparisons to Duke Ellington and Benny Carter, although he...

Vitous, Miroslav posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 08

Bassist Miroslav Vitous joined the upper tier of jazz musicians in his teens, almost as soon as he arrived in the Uni...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Gary Burton & Pat Metheny Perform at Berklee posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 23, 09

Roanna Forman, who covers the Boston jazz scene for jazz.com, recently reported in this column on performances by St...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

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