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Happy Birthday Charles Gayle -

Free jazz tenor saxophone great CHARLES GAYLE did not make his first recordings until 1988, and therefore hasn’t been in the public eye for all that long compared to other jazzmen. Thus, it’s a mild shock to be reminded that he’s celebrating his 70th birthday today, February 28. But starting...

Bill Frisell: Sign of Life -

Bill Frisell rarely follows conventional musical pathways. The guitarist has released albums of Americana, world, blues and classical musicâ€"all with a jazz edge. Improvisation is at the heart of what Frisell does, magically forming loose ideas into compelling and frequently exigent listening experiences. Sign of Life, recorded with the virtuosic...

Keith Jarrett Trio Turns 25 With Tour, DVDs - The Keith Jarrett Trio is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the reissue of two out-of-print concert DVDs and a short fall tour. On Aug. 26, ECM will re-release "Standards I" and "II," which were previously available as separate VHS and DVDs, in a single package. The shows were taped in Tokyo...

Joe Henderson - Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Lima, Ohio, he studied music at Kentucky State College and Wayne State University before playing in Detroit at the beginning of his career. After a two year hitch in the U.S. Army (1960-1962), Joe...

Music Review: McCoy Tyner - Guitars -

As far as jazz pianists go, McCoy Tyner is the living patriarch. As a member of John Coltrane's seminal band of the sixties, a sideman on so many key recordings and, of course, a leader with his own substantial solo career, Tyner has long ago secured a significant place in...

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