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Dave Holland Feature in JazzTimes

From JazzTimes (Bill Milkowski) March 8, 2010 Somewhere in New York State’s Hudson Valley, about 3,300 miles away from his birthplace in the English industrial city of Wolverhampton, wondrous sounds are issuing forth from the home of bassist, composer and bandleader Dave Holland. The most prominent Wulfrunian on the planet as well as England’s most famous jazz export, Holland takes a break from composing and arranging new material to chat with JazzTimes via phone. His workroom, which overlooks his wife Clare’s backyard garden, has been Holland’s fortress of solitude since the mid-’80s. It’s where he meticulously inputs data into a Mac computer, playing trial-and-error with different horn voicings while shifting around intricate counterpoint lines with the click of a mouse. Eventually these experiments will emerge into fully realized compositions for one of his many ongoing projects. The seeds of his Grammy-winning big-band recordings, 2002’s What Goes Around and 2005’s Overtime,… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 10th, 2010 in News


REVIEW Brad Mehldau Highway Rider (All About Jazz)

Read the entire John Kelman review at All About Jazz Mehldau’s recent work writing for orchestra—The Brady Bunch Variations for Orchestre Natonal D‘Îsle-de-France, and the song-cycle Love Sublime (Nonesuch, 2006), with soprano René Fleming, amongst others—has clearly given Mehldau the… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 9th, 2010 in News


REVIEW Wayne Shorter Quartet in Sydney, AUS (Sydney Morning Herald)

from The Sydney Morning Herald (John Shand) THIS was the most extraordinary jazz concert Sydney has witnessed in years. Unlike some of his peers, Wayne Shorter has not let his reputation rest on past glories alone. Like his boss from… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 9th, 2010 in News


PREVIEW Gilberto Gil @ Nokia Theatre (3.11.10) NY Times

Ben Ratliff (from the New York Times) It would be nice to say that GILBERTO GIL, the Brazilian singer-songwriter, has been exemplary, except that his example isn’t easy to follow, even for himself. He’s often best performing alone, singing brilliant… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 8th, 2010 in News


Omara Portuondo: Tiny Desk Concert (NPR)

by Felix Contreras (NPR) Watch The Video Or Download By Subscribing To The ‘All Songs Considered’ Concerts Podcast Her performance here of two classic boleros was enough to transport us to another time and place. Achingly tender and direct, her… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 8th, 2010 in News


REVIEW Altan's "25th Anniversary" Album

(From Irish Central) By: Paul Keating When you are 25 years on the road, no matter how good you are, you have to come up with some new ways to help widen your appeal or at least enhance what you… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 5th, 2010 in News


SHO on WHYY-TV "On Canvas"

The On Canvas episode featuring Spanish Harlem Orchestra will air Wednesday, April 7th at 8pm on WHYY-TV and will re-air on Sunday, April 11th at 2pm on WHYY-TV. On Wednesday, April 7th at 5:44pm, we will also air an abbreviated… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 5th, 2010 in News


Mattea to Perform at NRDC Music Saves Mountains Concert

The Natural Resources Defense Council is presenting the Music Saves Mountains concert in Nashville on May 19th to raise awareness about the negative effects of moutaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. The concert will include performances by Kathy Mattea, Dave… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 4th, 2010 in News


A Message From Cherish The Ladies

Cherish The Ladies: Celebrating 25 Years of Music Making! Hello Cherish Fans…. We’re full speed ahead with our annual February and March tour and wanted to keep everyone up to date with our latest news. To keep you abreast of… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 4th, 2010 in News


Brad Mehldau Interview/Performance on BBC3

Yesterday’s edition of BBC Radio 3’s drive time program In Tune (Tue Mar 2) included an interview with Brad Mehldau, recorded in London on Friday. The whole feature lasts around 30 minutes. As well as the interview, it also includes… Read The Full Article

Posted Mar 2nd, 2010 in News


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