Although Ori Dagan‘s “Sting of the Cactus” appears on his album of Nat King Cole homages (entitled Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole), it’s not a tune Cole himself ever…
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Rob Ross
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Ye gods, this is GOOD. Like “mega-good”. The moment the album started playing, I thought I was wrong and that this was an old Jimmy Smith album – A New…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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For Australian prog rocker Dan Webb, timeliness is everything. He set a self-imposed deadline to finish recording by Election Day and to release his new LP, Oedipus the King, on Inauguration…
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Rob Ross
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Some performers have a way with re-imagining and interpreting a song; some know how to give a great song a greater canvas; some can take a mediocre song and make…
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Rob Smith
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Rob Smith explores the expansive live box set by electric jazz pioneers Weather Report.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Though Gideon King’s band sounds more like a digital music publication than a collaborative group of musicians, “City Blog” is actually an amalgamation of who’s who when it comes to…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Often, the most original and inventive sounds come from mashing up styles and genres. Brooklyn-based musician Conchita Campos prides herself on her artistic fluidity, moving with ease between jazz, bossa…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Sarah Vaughan was called “the divine one” in reference to her infamous voice, which spanned ranges as easily as it did arpeggios. Even today, she’s heralded as one of the…
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Justin Vellucci
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Listening to PAK, composer Ron Anderson’s vehicle driving through ears a frenetic pastiche of jazz, funk and math-rock, can be transcendent. Writing about them, though, is a whole other matter….
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Justin Vellucci
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Rachel Grimes knew how to play the piano before she learned to walk. ”My dad and grandmother played, so I was always sitting beside them following along, watching and listening…
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Michael Fortes
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Rivers is a delicately beautiful perspective of this master musician’s artistry, and may even widen the acceptance of avant garde jazz, given the chance.
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Gonzo
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Happy Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras to you all! I am not a New Orleans native, but like millions of others, I’ve fallen in love with the allure of the Crescent City’s rich history and culture. I’ve never been to Mardi Gras, but from what I gather it’s much more of a tourist affair than a local one (at least in the French Quarter). Even so, Mardi Gras gives us an opportunity to openly and proudly celebrate one of America’s […]
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Chris Holmes
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If you had to pick only 10 albums from the entire history of jazz with which to start a collection, these would be great choices.
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Chris Holmes
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It’s been a rough summer for a lot of people out there, so let Popdose provide just a small pick-me-up for everyone.
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Something Else! Reviews
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Credit, or discredit, the late Grover Washington Jr. with setting the template for the whole smooth jazz thing. There was always more to him than that. Really.
Popdose Staff
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Popdose soldiers on with our Digging for Gold series and looks at another six tracks from Time-Life Music’s AM Gold: 1962.
Chris Holmes
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This week’s Popdose mixtape, presented by Chris Holmes, offers up 20 of the greatest jazz songs ever recorded.
Dw. Dunphy
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Jack Sheldon is many things, from a world-class jazz trumpeter to the musical director/bandleader of the old Merv Griffin talk show to a Bill on Capitol Hill. He’s also known…
Ben Wiser
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Chris Darrow – Chris Darrow / Under My Own Disguise Limited Edition 2 LP/CD Box Set Chris Darrow’s first paid gig was playing bluegrass with David Lindley on the streets…
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