Queen Latifah career takes another unexpected turn again, when she released The Dana Owens Album (Interscope), a soul-jazz collection that featured the likes of legendary Herbie Hancock, Vinnie Colaiuta, and John Patitucci in supporting roles. Trav’lin’ Light was critically well received and went to gold. Latifah’s jazz-tinged follow-up, is schedule for release later this month. […]

Date: Nov 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

Max Roach, one of the most celebrated and influential drummers in the history of jazz, died early on Aug. 16 in New York City. The cause of death was not disclosed but Roach, who was 83, was reported to have died in his sleep following a long illness.

Max Roach at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival […]

Date: Aug 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

Joshua Redman, one of the most consistently creative saxophonists of his generation is doing it again. Recently Joshua was sat down with R.J.Deluke, a Contributor to AllAboutJazz.com since 1999. In the interview Joshua Redman discusses the Back East (Nonesuch 2007), which is at once an examination of the trio format, a dabbling into Eastern music […]

Date: May 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

Ed Taylor Former Motown session guitarist has released a sweet collection of Smooth Jazz tunes that are cool and breezy called TAYLOR MADE.The Tacoma, WA resident well known for jazz guitar stylings in the Northwest. Taylor began his playing at the young age of 13 - He grew up playing to the sounds of George […]

Date: May 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Artist Review · Recommended New Music

Hailing from Grenada, New Dimension is one of the finest steel orchestras in the Caribbean. They are led by the charismatic, talented, respected musician and composer/arranger - David “Peck” Edwards. Equally comfortable in any genre of music, New Dimension is equally adept and at home on the panorama stage, as it is in […]

Date: Mar 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

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“The John Coltrane Quartet (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) en 1963, el el programa de televisión Jazz Casual, interpretando Alabama. During a time when ractism was on a high, John Coltrane wrote this song while watching medical examiners wheel the bodies of four little girls out of […]

Date: Feb 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

Born in Ocala, Joey Gilmore came to South Florida in the ’60s and has been here ever since. Gilmore found his niche playing behind all the great soul, blues and R&B stars that passed through […]

Date: Feb 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Artist Review · Jazz Festivals