Thursday, January 12, 2017

Jazz Flashes News: R.I.P. Singer and Pianist Buddy Greco (1926-2017)

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This new year of 2017 has begun on several sour notes, with the departures of Nat Hentoff and Buddy Bregman a few days ago, to which we ...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Jazz Flashes News: R.I.P. Buddy Bregman, Jazz Arranger and Orchestrator

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I just heard from my friend Malcolm Macfarlane , of Cheshire, England, that the great arranger Buddy Bregman has passed away in his Los...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

Bill Charlap and Guests to Play at New York's Jazz Standard, Jan. 10-15

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We've just heard that New York-based pianist Bill Charlap will be playing a one-week stint at the Jazz Standard Club, in NYC (116 Eas...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Jazz Flashes Videocast # 4: Holiday Gifts and Purchases

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Dodo Greene To paraphrase Irving Berlin's lyric, it's time to start the New Year right with a new episode of the Jazz Flashes ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Christmas Jazz: Kenny Burrell; Mattias Nilsson & Ray Aichinger

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With the holiday season already upon us, it's time to review a couple of very recommendable Christmas jazz albums, both a classic and ...
Saturday, November 19, 2016

A Conversation with Guy Jones about Jan Lundgren's New Digital Reissues

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Jan Lundgren The Stockholm-based Fog Arts label has recently reissued three long-deleted albums by Swedish jazz pianist Jan Lundgren a...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

New Releases: Andy Brown's Direct Call

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Born in New York but currently based in Chicago, Andy Brown , 41, is one of most accomplished jazz guitarist on the scene nowadays. Barely...