http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:53:46 -0700 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:52:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Chicago-freejazz-icon-Fred-Anderson-keeps-on-blowing?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner     Anderson, blowing strong. (photo: Velvetlounge.net)  Like a couple of aging gunslingers, the tenor saxophonists squared off on-stage at the Velvet Lounge. Attired in a black shirt and gray slacks, his back bent in a perm... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:52:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Chicago-freejazz-icon-Fred-Anderson-keeps-on-blowing?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m8d10-The-drummer-who-introduced-Woodstocks-founders?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner        As the defining event of a generation, Woodstock has been documented, examined and pontificated over since it happened. The attendant film and three-LP soundtrack made it possible for those of us too young t... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:40:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m8d10-The-drummer-who-introduced-Woodstocks-founders?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Remembering-Kenny-Rankin?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Dolphin friendly: Kenny Rankin offers a mesmerizing version of Fred Neil's "The Dolphins."  In an age when guitar-strumming singer-songwriters were as pervasive as the scent of patchouli oil, Kenny Rankin stood out. Maybe it was his p... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:46:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Remembering-Kenny-Rankin?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Cool-jazz-for-hot-summer-nights-part-2?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Cool vibes: Gary Burton works mallet magic. (Photo: Ted Kurland and Associates)  Here are some additional recent jazz releases to keep you chilled out during the summer swelter. Check out my last post for part 1, and let me know what you spin ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:57:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Cool-jazz-for-hot-summer-nights-part-2?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Cool-jazz-for-hot-summer-nights-part-1?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Italian ice: Spin Nicola Conte's Rituals and save on your A/C bill.  Out-of-state friends and associates often ask me how I can live in South Florida during the sweltering summer months. My usual answer: I have a short memory. Of course, having... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:02:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Cool-jazz-for-hot-summer-nights-part-1?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Aint-nothin-but-a-summer-blues-bash?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner    Here are a few new blues discs to put some juke in your summer barbecue or pool party.Kick it off with It Ain't Over, a live, multi-artist blowout in honor of Delmark Records' 55th anniversary. Held at Buddy Guy's Legends, just about a ... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:07:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Aint-nothin-but-a-summer-blues-bash?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Ten-tunes-to-honor-the-Queen-of-the-Blues?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Her blues majesty: The Queen, regally attired, delivers the goods with soul.  "Ko-ko Tay-lor, Ko-ko Tay-lor!" If you'd seen the Queen of the Blues live, you've heard or participated in this raucous chant. Usually instigated by her lea... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:47:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Ten-tunes-to-honor-the-Queen-of-the-Blues?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d2-A-Nuttree-grows-in-Connecticut?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Jazz nuts: John Abercrombie (from top), Adam Nussbaum, Gary Versace and Bill Evans. John Abercrombie and Adam Nussbaum share an amazing synergy. Although they both came up through the fusion era, neither the guitarist nor the drummer employs the bom... Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:02:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m6d2-A-Nuttree-grows-in-Connecticut?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d19-David-S-Ware-recovering-from-kidney-transplant?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Art and soul: David S. Ware (from left), William Parker, Joe Morris and William Smith.  According to the folks at the AUM Fidelity imprint, saxophonist David S. Ware is on the mend following a kidney transplant last week. One of the premier pla... Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d19-David-S-Ware-recovering-from-kidney-transplant?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Mea-gulpa?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Tyner, Tyner, burning bright: McCoy Tyner's still going strong. I was fully aware that pianist McCoy Tyner, 70, was alive and well when I wrote a post last month about John Coltrane's legendary quartet. In fact, as reviews editor at Jazziz maga... Mon, 11 May 2009 16:58:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Mea-gulpa?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Jazz-goes-to-the-movies?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Ella-gant interpretations: Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald memorably riffed on tunes made popular by Astaire. As I suspect is true of many jazz fans, I'm an old-movie hound. It seems like a love of jazz, in many cases, is precipitated by a certa... Mon, 11 May 2009 16:17:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Jazz-goes-to-the-movies?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Coltranes-Crescent-45-and-still-waxing-joyful?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner On a roll: Colrane and his quartet make a joyful sound on Crescent.   The poet and author Leroi Jones once wrote that John Coltrane's music "is one of the reasons suicide seems so boring." And it's hard to argue. Ecstactic yet world-w... Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:34:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Coltranes-Crescent-45-and-still-waxing-joyful?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d11-Ballad-finds-new-resonance-with-each-generation?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Written for the score of a short-lived, 50-year-old musical, "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" has been been enjoying something of a renaissance. Boz Scaggs included a bleak and lovely version on his lights-low 2008 album Speak Low. Jane Monhei... Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:59:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d11-Ballad-finds-new-resonance-with-each-generation?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Lynne-Arriale-previews-her-new-band-in-South-Florida?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner With her tangle of vibrant red hair, dancing blue eyes and elegant stage apparel, Lynne Arriale cuts a striking figure at the piano. Intense and cerebral, her music is nonetheless quite lyrical and soulful. It's a heady mix, and audiences respond acc... Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:43:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Lynne-Arriale-previews-her-new-band-in-South-Florida?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Branford-Marsalis-Quartet-Celebrates-10-years-and-a-new-CD?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Branford Marsalis doesn't have to cast a wide net when looking for fresh material. Instead, he turns to the musicians with whom he regularly shares the bandstand. For his excellent new recording, Metamorphosen, the eldest of the jazz-playing Marsalis... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:04:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Branford-Marsalis-Quartet-Celebrates-10-years-and-a-new-CD?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Rivers-invitation?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner Focused and intense, Sam Rivers has been challenging adventurous listeners for decades. At the age of 85, the saxophonist, flutist, pianist and composer remains vital, leading his Rivbea Orchestra from his home in Orlando, as well as performing with ... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:17:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Rivers-invitation?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m3d24-From-Houston-to-Hendrix-A-guitar-heros-journey?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner       Old school, new sound: Guitar Shorty ups the sonic ante of his well-honed blues chops.  Guitar Shorty is a tangle of contradictions. His playing is infused with the barbecue and gunsmoke of his native Houston, Texas, bu... jimi hendrix guitaristrush Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:39:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6218-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner~y2009m3d24-From-Houston-to-Hendrix-A-guitar-heros-journey?cid=exrss-Miami-Jazz-and-Blues-Examiner