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Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: All You Need Is Love (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

If the purpose of music is to bring joy and pleasure to both the players and the listeners, then Steven Bernstein's M...

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: Dickie's Dream (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 15, 08

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra can play an old territory band-type of arrangement with the precisi...

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: We Are MTO (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

Unless you're cursed with an unusual amount of the "uptight gene," it's hard not to like a blues that has some slink ...

Medeski Martin & Wood: Bemsha Swing / Lively Up Yourself (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

Medeski Martin & Wood, with the help of a simpatico horn section, put an extra twist on the jazz-does-pop thing with ...

Sex Mob: Sign 'O The Times (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

It used to bother me that Prince went out to Vegas. Of course, this makes no sense. The hot & nasty purple one in Sin...

New Century Saxophone Quartet: Somewhere (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

Balanced on the cusp between classical and jazz, the New Century Saxophone Quartet seems able to syncopate or go "pur...

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...

Bernstein, Steven (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bernstein, Steven (Michael), trumpet, slide trumpet, mellophone, band leader, arranger, composer, conductor; b. Washi...

Previte, Bobby (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Drummer and composer Bobby Previte has championed an extended palette of sounds which combines influences from blues,...

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...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 13, 08

A few days ago, jazz.com published its 3,500th track review. It's hard to believe that we only started publishing th...

Best Jazz Tracks for November posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 30, 08

“This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart,” ...

Perowsky, Ben posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Perowsky, Ben, drummer, percussion, electronics; b. New York City, NY, 12 May 1966. His father is saxophonist/clarine...

Blake, Michael (Stephen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Blake, Michael (Stephen), tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, flute, piano; b. Montreal, Canada,...

Ellis, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ellis, David, saxophonist, composer; b. Fontana, CA, 1 December 1967. At age three, his mother (born Judith Fairston,...

Ellman, Liberty (Dean) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ellman, Liberty (Dean), guitarist, composer, and bandleader; b. London, England, 17 July 1971. Mostly grew up in New ...

Sturm, Rolf (Anderson) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sturm, Rolf (Anderson), guitarist, educator; b. Danville, PA, 18 June 1962.  Raised in Lewisburg, PA.  Fath...

Mitcheltree, Dennis posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

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

Allmond, Peck (John Peckworth) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Allmond, Peck (John Peckworth) , brass and woodwind multi-instrumentalist: trumpet, tenor saxophone, flute; also peck...

Michael Blake: The Creep (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

One-time Montreal Canadian and now transplanted New Yorker, Michael Blake demonstrates his respect and affection for ...

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Summer Suite (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music December 10, 08

Now this is a big statement. At just a shade over 39 minutes, Satoko Fujii's "Summer Suite" employs everything from m...

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