Saxophonist Jeff King, bassist Charles Fletcher and drummer Eron Woods (King, Fletcher, Woods) form “one of the most dynamic and crowd-pleasing jazz power trios on the scene today,” said curator and trumpeter Steve Kenny before the trio’s CD release (Joker) in December. Launching about a year ago, King Fletcher Woods has performed at the Black […]
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Now in its 26th edition, the Iowa City Jazz Festival (July 1-3) boasts a line up of who’s who in modern jazz, featuring internationally renowned artists Vijay Iyer, Poncho Sanchez, Miguel Zenon, Allison Miller, Larry Fuller, David Berkman, Marquis Hill, Edmar Casteneda, and Akiko Tsuruga with Jeff Hamilton. The Iowa-Minnesota Festival Exchange, launched a year […]
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It was a chilly night in late April 2014 when drummer Cory Healey brought a new band to Studio Z. This was following the most recent “polar vortex winter” and Cory thought the band should have a name like “Unique Beautiful Snowflake.” Tired of snow, however, an audience member requested “sunshine”, and the ensemble became […]
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…not only a superb technician and improviser, but also above and beyond this, a composer and conceptualist who can maintain the overall line and the DNA of the song in everything he plays. A musician’s musician. —Sting With his highly regarded discography, unique compositions, and acclaimed performances in a variety of configurations, Grammy-winning […]
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Wednesday nights at Jazz Central are “new music” nights, featuring musicians playing new and improvised works, often in new configurations. On March 23 (8:30 pm), saxophonist Nathan Hanson leads a trio of composers/improvisers, including pianist/accordionist Steven Hobert and tabla player Pratik Singh. Composer/performer Nathan Hanson (tenor and soprano saxophones) has been described as “unexpectedly tasteful […]
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