brianthurleyJazz Life-changing jazz albums: Keith Jarrett Standards Trio’s ‘Tribute’ jazzwise.com My first jazz epiphany was actually not a record, but came while attending a jazz festival in 1989. That was when I – and my friends (still the same …
brianthurleyAlbums Jaco Pastorius: Our 1987 Profile spin.com - Written By Bill Sherman This article originally appeared in the November-December 1987 issue of SPIN. In honor of what would’ve been the bassist’s 68th birthday, we’re …
brianthurley New Music Monday: Ben Bryden, Hiromi, Bill Frisell & More - JAZZIZ Magazine jazziz.com - Matt Micucci Looking for some Monday motivation? We’ve got you covered. From a Thelonious Monk tribute to stellar piano virtuoso’s solo performance, here are five …
brianthurley Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1980 - JAZZIZ Magazine jazziz.com - Matt Micucci Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented discography. ‘Year by Year’ is our attempt to bring you the most …
brianthurleyJazz Moses Boyd will drop 'Dark Matter' next February mixmag.net - James Ball Rising London jazz star Moses Boyd will release his debut album, 'Dark Matter', on February 14. The Valentine's Day release sees Boyd take over the …
brianthurleyJazz What Wynton Marsalis' "The Abyssinian Mass" tells us about the sacred side of jazz. Chicago Tribune - Howard ReichSince its beginnings, jazz has been draped in the image of sin. Because the music emerged, in part, in the bordellos of New Orleans’ Storyville vice district at the turn of the previous century, the world
brianthurleyAlbums Chet Baker : The Legendary Riverside Albums | 8.0 Pitchfork - Mark RichardsonChet Baker had two careers. Through the mid-1950s, he was one of the biggest stars in jazz, a strikingly beautiful man who played trumpet and also sang in a strange and androgynous voice that seemed too
brianthurleyJazz Art Ensemble of Chicago at the Barbican (2019 EFG LJF) londonjazznews.com - peterbacon Art Ensemble of Chicago (Barbican, EFG London Jazz Festival, 23 November 2019. Review by Jon Turney; Drawings by Geoff Winston) Anyone who has heard …
brianthurleyMusic ‘A Man And His Music’: A Significant Milestone For Frank Sinatra udiscovermusic.com - Charles Waring A Man And His Music, an hour-long celebration of Frank Sinatra, was originally aired by NBC on Wednesday, 24 November 1965. A full-colour broadcast, …
brianthurley Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out NPR - Anastasia TsioulcasOne of the jazz world's most enduring artists, the influential 87-year-old guitarist and composer Kenny Burrell, is facing financial ruin and homelessness. His plight became public after his wife, Katherine
brianthurleyMusic Lost Blue Note Albums: 12 Buried Treasures You Need To Discover udiscovermusic.com - Charles Waring Numbering around 1,000 albums, the Blue Note discography is one of the most revered in the history of jazz. Ranging from bebop and hard bop to soul …
brianthurleyJazz Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2019 jazzwise.com “If this isn’t a candidate for record of the year from many reviewers, I’ll be very surprised…” so began Alyn Shipton’s prescient five-star review of …
brianthurleyJazz 10 Jazz Albums You Need to Know: Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 - JAZZIZ Magazine jazziz.com - Matt Micucci Record Store Day Black Friday returns to local independent stores worldwide on November 29. This year’s edition features an extensive list of …
brianthurleyAlbums Peter Brötzmann Journeys to Jazz’s Past on “I Surrender Dear” bandcamp.com - Editorial Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann is well-know for his fierce marathon performances with a wide range of collaborators. His best-known album, 1968’s Machine …
brianthurleyJazz Snarky Puppy: Tiny Desk Concert NPR - Colin MarshallSeconds before we hit record, Snarky Puppy's bandleader, Michael League leaned in to ask if he could "do a little crowd work." I suspect he waited until the last second on purpose, but it's been easy trust
brianthurley Music, Art and dreamy landscapes in colourful unison – Jazz in Europe mfmmedia.nl - Written by Erminia Yardley| I recently found out after a heritage DNA test that I am 10% Sardinian. This came as a total surprise and soon after having been to Alghero, the …
brianthurleyLesotho Trumpeter Hugh Masekela’s 1980 protest concert, Live in Lesotho, reissued on viny thevinylfactory.com - Lazlo Rugoff A sonic rebellion from “the father of South African jazz.” Matsuli Music is reissuing South African trumpeter Hugh Masekel’s 1980 live concert, called …
brianthurleyAlbums Blue Note changed my life: 16 artists pick their favourite Blue Note records of all time - The Vinyl Factory thevinylfactory.com - Anton Spice Among the most influential and important record labels of all time, Blue Note have marked their 75th anniversary this year by launching an extensive …
brianthurleyJazz Take Five: New Music by Pat Metheny, Marta Sanchez, Ben Williams, Avram Fefer and More wbgo.org - Nate Chinen The wheels never stop turning for Pat Metheny. While keeping up a global tour regimen unsurpassed by any jazz musician, this guitarist-composer is …
brianthurleyJazz Giuseppe Millaci & Vogue Trio launch new album and Tour – Jazz in Europe mfmmedia.nl - Written by admin| Italian Bassist and composer Giuseppe Millaci released his second CD as a leader on November 15th. The album titled “The Endless Way” follows his …
brianthurleyJazz Gary Bartz refreshes Blue Note back catalogue with London’s next gen jazzers jazzwise.com It would be tempting, if a little too easy perhaps, to refer to Gary Bartz as an ‘elder statesman’ of jazz. Take a look at some of the names he’s …
brianthurleyOrnette Coleman November 17, 1959 the1959project.com - Peter Vidani Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman at the Five Spot (1959) Ornette Coleman makes his New York debut at the Five Spot (5 Cooper Square) alongside Don …
brianthurleyHorns Review of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Orchestra Hall. Chicago Tribune - Howard ReichYou rarely see Orchestra Hall as packed as it was on Friday night, even the terrace seating behind the stage jammed with listeners. But that’s become a kind of norm for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,
brianthurleyGuitar Vinyl Treasures: The Wes Montgomery Trio's 'A Dynamic New Sound' guitarplayer.com Wes Montgomery could be the best-known jazz guitarist of all time, and he certainly raised the guitar to new heights in the genre. Of his many great …
brianthurleyPercussion Ethio-jazz and electronics mix with deconstructed Yemeni instrumentals on El Khat’s debut LP thevinylfactory.com - Lazlo Rugoff Four piece band El Khat are releasing their debut LP, titled Saadia Jefferson, this November via Batov Records. Listen next: VF Mix 68 – Israeli Groove …
brianthurleyJazzDouble-bassist Thomas Morgan: “For me music has always been the most natural and the deepest way to share something with jazzwise.com Thomas Morgan is one of those gifted young musicians who seems reluctant to step into the spotlight. As he says, “I’m pretty introverted and would …
brianthurleyJazz Ingrid and Christine Jensen + Whirlwind Orchestra in Nottingham londonjazznews.com - londonjazz Ingrid and Christine Jensen with the Whirlwind Recording Artists Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Steps/ Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham. 14 November 2019. …
brianthurleyJazz News The Latest From Around The Music World downbeat.com Long before Nina Simone told a Carnegie Hall audience that she meant every word of “Mississippi Goddam,” artists have been engaging in activism, …
