Of all the encouraging trends of the so-called up-and-comers of the next generation of jazz, the one I find the most heartening is the revival of the group concept. Mainstream Jazz has never been exactly rife with acts that don’t carry the name of the leader or a few prominent players. But some of the […]
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Vocalist Cyrille Aimee certainly has quite a pedigree: She was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2010 and won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Prize in 2012. She has one of those coquettish chanteuse-like voices, owing possibly to her French heritage. She’s also half Dominican. A hint of exotica seems to inform and pervade her […]
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We don’t get to hear them often these days, but when Sidewalk Café takes the stage, we know we’re in for a swinging treat. Virtuosic gypsy jazz will be on the menu at the 318 Café in Excelsior this Saturday, March 5, when these three string magicians–Reynold Philipsek (guitar), Gary Schulte (violin), and Jeff Brueske […]
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A long-time monthly fixture at the Artists Quarter, the Pete Whitman X-Tet has kept a lower profile since the AQ closed at the end of 2013. Fans of this savvy little big band (as well as newbies) can once again enjoy the band in a rare concert hall setting, at the Hopkins Center for the […]
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The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, announced that legendary bassist, cellist, composer and Detroit native Ron Carter will be its 2016 Artist-in-Residence. An alum of the great ensembles of Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter, Carter is the most-recorded jazz bassists of all time. Said Carter, […]
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