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Podcast 699: A Conversation with Wallace Roney

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2019/09/20

Wallace Roney has been a significant force on the scene ever since he emerged at Ali’s Alley at the age of sixteen with Philly Joe Jones. Roney has been featured on impressive work with McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, and Ornette Coleman. As a member of the Tony Williams Quintet, Wallace took on the responsibility of infusing the band with his fire and innovativeness and won the attention of his idol, Miles Davis. His long-standing association with the jazz icon culminated in

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Podcast 698: A Conversation with Jay Lawrence

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2019/08/30

Living in the Northeast US, it is easy to forget that there is a big, wonderful world of jazz musicians outside the orbit of New York, Boston and the DC area. Prime example – drummer/composer Jay Lawrence, a resident of Utah who put out a CD recently that went under my radar. Thankfully, Sonic Paragon has come to the top of a large pile of releases, and the rewards are many. Begin with a murders’ row of jazz greats backing Jay: bassist John Patitucci, pianist Renee Rosnes, saxophonist Harry Allen

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Podcast 697: The Michael Brecker International...

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2019/08/22

This coming weekend, August 25-27, the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel, will host the semifinals and finals of the first Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition. Eight selected aspiring talented musicians will arrive in Eilat to participate in the semi-final round on the morning of the second day of the festival. Only three will continue to the final round performance to be held on the main stage as part of the festival program. The three finalists will appear in front of a live

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Podcast 696: "Bitches Brew" at 50 with Ashley Kahn

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2019/08/19

In Podcast 665 in February, Ashley Kahn joined me to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the recording of Miles Davis’ In A Silent Way. Considered the start of Miles’ “Electric Period”, the album was a progenitor of fusion, jazz-rock and ambient music. Our conversation then shifted to the making of Bitches Brew, the highly divisive and innovative double album he would record 6 months later. Having returned from performing with some of his new band members in Antibes, he recorded in Columbia Studios

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Podcast 695: Jazz for the Dog Days 2019

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2019/08/16

It's past the midpoint in summer in New England, so why not some summer themed music for these lazy, hot days? Today is August 16th, the feast day of Saint Roch, the patron saint of Dogs, so why not celebrate the "Dog Days"? The Romans associated the hot weather with the star Sirius. They considered Sirius to be the "Dog Star" because it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog), as well as the brightest star in the night sky. The term "Dog Days" was used earlier by the

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Podcast 694: A Conversation with Veronica Swift

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2019/08/15

One of the most memorable performances at the 2019 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival was given by singer Veronica Swift. Backed by pianist Emmet Cohen’s trio, she transported the crowd with songs that recalled the thirties and forties, but were thoroughly modern in her approach and style. With charisma to spare, she gave notice that she was someone to watch for. This week Mack Avenue Records releases Veronica’s latest CD, Confessions. At the age of 25, she has recorded a handful of previous works,

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Podcast 693: A Conversation with Vince Mendoza

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2019/08/08

Way back in 2011, my year end podcast picked Nights on Earth, Vince Mendoza’s dazzling, sweeping work as one of the most Notable Releases of that year. Since then, the six-time Grammy winner left his position as conductor of the Metropole Orchestra and has arranged, scored, or conducted more than thirty pop, classical and jazz albums. His latest release is a collaboration with the Temple University Studio Orchestra, aided by soloists Terell Stafford on trumpet and Dick Oatts on alto saxophone

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Podcast 692: A Conversation with TIm Ries

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2019/08/07

If you think you haven’t heard the music of saxophonist Tim Ries, think again. Besides his years of touring with Maynard Ferguson and other stalwarts, plus eight CDs as leader or co-leader, he has held down the saxophone and keyboard chairs with the Rolling Stones for the past 21 years. Currently on tour with the Stones across America, he plays the lead on classics like “Miss You” to stadiums full of classic rock fans every night. Given how busy he can be, it might not be a surprise that his

Podcast 691: Previewing the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival

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2019/07/28

The 65th Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Investment Managers, will take place August 2-4, and artistic director Christian McBride has once again done a fine job in curating a well-rounded musical experience for Festival goers. Just as last year he mixed things up with Living Color and Parliament Funkadelic (both of whose members have their share of jazz cred), this year’s lineup moves from all facets of jazz to World Music, and the rapper Common. The full lineup, which performs on three

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Podcast 690: A Conversation with Steve Cole

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2019/07/26

Steve Cole has just released a new CD on Mack Avenue Records, entitled Gratitude. It is an extremely enjoyable and positive collection of tunes, inspired by the saxophonist’s recent realization of the goodness of others, stemming from health issues in his family. Co-produced with longtime collaborator and fellow saxophonist David Mann, Gratitude shows Cole’s musical growth, moving beyond the sound that made him successful as a solo artist, and and with the super-group trio The Sax Pack. The

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Podcast 689: Independence Day 2019: Red State, Blue...

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2019/07/03

America’s Independence Day – July 4 – has been marked on Straight No Chaser by an annual recitation of the Declaration of Independence and a playing of Ray Charles’ version of “America the Beautiful.” But as I prepared the same post this year, I realized that it was inappropriate. It was inappropriate because this is a year when America is more divided, more bitterly turned against one another than ever before in my lifetime, often a shadow of its former self. I never dreamed that the America I wake

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Podcast 688: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Harrison on...

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2019/07/02

The American Pianists Association nurtures the artistic growth of America's top young pianists by focusing on creative expression and career development. Its largest and most prestigious support is given through a biennial competition known as the American Pianists Awards to discover the best aspiring young American jazz or classical pianists. The unique and innovative competitions span 13 months and provide a platform to deeply engage musical artists in a variety of creative formats and settings

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Podcast 687: A Conversation with Alex Sill

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2019/07/01

California native Alex Sill began playing guitar and piano at age 12 and progressed quickly, eventually earning a top spot in Lee Ritenour’s international Six String Theory Competition. Inspired by the likes of Larry Koonse, who suggested Sill enroll at CalArts, and shredder Steve Vai, who has said that “Alex Sill is one of those rare talented individuals that has all the elements in place,” he continues to grow and improve. Sill’s debut album, Experiences: Real and Imaginary not only shows him to

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Podcast 686: A Conversation with Johnathan Blake

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2019/06/24

About 18 months ago, I had a conversation with photographer Jimmy Katz, about his new non-profit project Giant Step Arts. Katz, along with his wife Dena, planned to select artists for whom they wish to stage and record premiere performances, then provide them with CDs and digital downloads of the gigs and ownership of the masters. Click here to listen to that Podcast. The initial project came to fruition, and Trion, drummer Johnathan Blake’s 2-CD set with Linda May Han Oh on bass, and Chris Potter

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Podcast 685: Previewing the Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz...

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2019/06/22

For this jazz fan, the official start of summer comes on June 29-30 in Saratoga Springs, when the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival takes place in the vernal confines of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. It’s a weekend of music on two stages, plus great food, a curated art show, and some of the best vibes of the season. Danny Melnick of Absolutely Live has been curating the Festival for years, and once again has done a masterful job of bringing jazz, blues, R&B and World music to the stages

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Podcast 684: A Conversation with Catherine Russell

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2019/06/21

It’s always a pleasure to hear a new release from Catherine Russell. One of our most versatile and consistently interesting vocalists, Ms. Russell has become the standard bearer for a particular type of jazz, carrying the torch for the songs of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties that might have slipped away without her stewardship. A student of songs, she comes by her interest in 20th century tunes naturally: her father, the late Luis Russell, was a legendary pianist/bandleader/arranger/composer,

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Podcast 683: A Conversation with Herlin Riley

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2019/06/20

Herlin Riley was more than satisfied with his career as one of the top drummers in jazz. Having worked with the likes of Ahmad Jamal in the mid-Eighties, he achieved recognition as Wynton Marsalis’ drummer in the second iteration of the trumpeter’s great groups in the Eighties and Nineties. It’s Riley you hear on the Pulitzer Prize winning Blood on the Fields, and he is the core of the group playing on the epic Live at the Village Vanguard mega-set. He followed Marsalis to Jazz at Lincoln Center,

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Podcast 682: Dr. John (1941-2019)

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2019/06/08

I first caught a glimpse of Dr. John on ABC's "In Concert" TV Series in the early 1970's. Cat Stevens had an episode entitled "Moon & Star" and featured Linda Ronstadt and Dr. John as guests. Was there ever a greater opposite than the Night Tripper than the laid-back Cat? Decked out in feathers and spangles, throwing glitter as he worked his way through the audience, this guy was a SIGHT. And then he opened his mouth to sing a cover of Stevens' "Pop Star", and what came out was gravely, soulful and

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Podcast 681: A Conversation with Todd Barkan

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2019/06/04

Thirty-six years have passed since Todd Barkan’s historic San Francisco jazz club Keystone Korner closed its doors. From 1972 to 1983, greats like Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hutcherson, Stan Getz and Max Roach, among countless others, played there. The venue continues to live on in written history and through a series of seminal albums recorded live in the Vallejo Street nightclub. In the nearly four decades since, Barkan has further cemented his legacy in jazz as a record producer and an

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Podcast 680: A Conversation with Lisa Maxwell

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2019/05/28

If you listened to my podcast interview with Randy Brecker last month, you heard him praise the work of arranger/composer Lisa Maxwell, and got an early listen to a track from her upcoming CD Shiny!. That release, an All-Star Big Band recording under the name of Lisa Maxwell’s Jazz Orchestra, available on May 17th. Shiny! is dedicated to the memory of Lisa’s long-time friend and mentor, trumpet ace Lew Soloff, who made important recordings with Carla Bley, Gil Evans, and most profitably, as a member

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