One of the greatest Strata East albums, and one of the few albums ever by Keno Duke (and all of them are great). Duke leads a crack group of soul jazz players, featuring Clifford Jordan and George Coleman on tenor, plus Julius Watkins on French horn, and Harold Mabern on piano, who is in excellent … Read more
The Jazz Crusaders were started in 1961 by Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor sax), Stix Hooper (drums), and Wayne Henderson (trombone). The group employed a number of bassists (and also a few guitarists) throughout the ’60s. As the decade progressed the Jazz Crusaders moved from a more bop-oriented sound and began to incorporate more … Read more
The Jazz Epistles were South Africa’s first important (albeit short lived) bebop band. Inspired by Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, its members included Dollar Brand (later known as Abdullah Ibrahim) on piano, Kippie Moeketsi on alto saxophone, Jonas Gwangwa on trombone, Hugh Masekela on trumpet, Johnny Gertze on bass, and Early Mabuza or Makaya Ntshoko on … Read more
This short-lived all-star group toured during part of 1991, and showcased in an intelligent and coherent fashion some of the top “Young Lions” of the era: trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Marlon Jordan, altoist Antonio Hart, Tim Warfield on tenor, guitarist Mark Whitfield, pianist Benny Green, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Carl Allen. They recorded one … Read more
JAZZ AGAINST THE MACHINE are a group of instrumentalists searching for their musical roots. With their recordings, we join them on their musical trip, hurtling on a Blue Train towards Nirvana. The music springs from a well of infuences that fow beyond the stream of categorisation. On the surface, the scale of the groups musical … Read more
Dedicated to preserving America’s jazz heritage, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra is a key component of New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center program, serving as the highly versatile house band for a wide variety of concert events. The 15-piece orchestra maintains a heavy touring schedule, devoting around six months annually to appearances around the … Read more
Sławek Jaskułke (born 1979) is a Polish pianist, composer and bandleader. One of the most original talents of polish jazz of the past decade. Pianist, arranger, music producer, member of Zbigniew Namysłowski Quintet. Composer of piano, orchestra, theatre and film music. Jaskułke has performed at world’s biggest stages, including: Carnegie Hall in New York, Symphony … Read more
Bobby Jaspar (1926-1963) was a Belgian jazz musician, playing tenor saxophone and flute. Jaspar was born on 20th February 1926 in Liège, Belgium. He learnt to play piano and clarinet when young, later taking up the tenor sax and flute. he started his career with a band called the Bop Shots, gigging around U.S. bases … Read more
