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Branford Marsalis - Metamorphosen -

We know that knowledge and expertise are sufficient to make a good career in music but it's genuine vision and occasional inspiration that make for the kind of riveting music that leaves us cathartically moved and transforms the musicians into genuine artistic icons. On saxophonist Branford Marsalis's Metamorphosen we get...

Joshua Redman, Compass -

Using Sonny Rollins' 1957 album, Way Out West, as a basis for his 2007 album Back East, saxophonist Joshua Redman expanded the idea of the jazz three-piece. Redman calls its follow-up, Compass, "a further exploration of the trio format . . . an expansion on, and an extension of Back...

U2 Talk Quick Album Turnaround -

Bono compares it to John Coltrane...Word around the mainstream rock campfire this morning is that U2 are aiming to follow up their new album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ " out this week, and certainly number one on Sunday " with a swiftly delivered successor.‘Songs Of Ascent’, to give said...

Wynton Marsalis Invites Eric Clapton To Join him at Lincoln Center -

On April 8 and 9, Wynton Marsalis the Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will draw in a fellow high-profile musician for an intriguing event. These evenings are entitled “Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues” and will take place at the Rose Theater with music set to...

Freedom Suite - Once again we're paying a visit to Concord's tribute to long-time producer Orrin Keepnews, the Keepnews Collection, a series of 24-bit reissues of a number of timeless jazz recordings. (Previously: Wes Montgomery, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Adderley.) In this review, we're covering Freedom Suite, Sonny Rollins' 1958 classic. Unlike most of the...

Freddie Hubbard Dead At Age 70 -

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard died Monday, Dec. 29 in Los Angeles, California, of complications from a recent heart attack. He was 70-years-old. The musician helped bridge the gap between be-bop and jazz fusion.

Freddie Hubbard's esteemed career combined raw talent and a little bit of luck. As a teenager,...

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