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Allyson Briggs describes herself as an "old soul" who connected almost instinctively to the music of the 1970s. Her models are

Meet a person from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and you are likely to get a Chamber of Commerce-worthy commendation of their city's greatness. When it comes to jazz, the civic pride is more than warranted; the Steel City was home to immortals such as

While his troubadour days are behind him, Noah continues to have musical adventures. From his many bands and explorations of different genres of music Noah always has his fingers in something. His latest adventure includes his brand new quartet recording of all original music Coming Home To You and the rebirth of The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet (recording coming later this year.) Noah has regular performances in San Antonio, TX with some stellar combos.

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Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott has been producing notable jazz recordings for more than a quarter century now with remarkable consistency in terms of both musicianship and composition of original works. After a decade in New York as a young musician, following his winning of the prestigious Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Marriott settled back in Seattle and produced a litany of albums featuring top Northwest musicians. At one time or another he engaged with all of his upper-left colleagues, both on stage and in the studio, while gaining acclaim on a national scale for his legacy of recordings on the Seattle- based Origin Records label.

An eclectic hour of cutting-edge jazz sounds from around the globe. Join Tony Poole as he explores the freshest worldwide jazz grooves, showcasing all-new releases and captivating rhythms that redefine the genre.

Guitarist Stephen Guerra was finishing up his undergraduate degree in engineering when he became enchanted with Brazilian music. It was the guitar and song magic of Baden Powell with its mysterious metric ambiguity. Upon graduating, he took a job in personal wealth management, teaching himself to play guitar and read music on the side. After a couple of years in finance, he went for a second undergraduate degree—this time in music—and kept going toward a PhD, never looking back. He now serves on the music theory and performance faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo, dividing his time between New York and Rio de Janeiro.

If a listener has not seen the film "Truck Turner," (1974) there is perhaps no way that any of this review can make sense. And, alas, if you have

Rivisitando la vita e la carriera dell'altosassofonista e compositore Jackie McLean, mi viene naturale avvicinarle a quelle di Paul Bley. Entrambi hanno iniziato da ragazzini, conoscendo i maestri e suonando con loro; sia McLean che Bley hanno potuto affinare la propria personalità accanto ai più grandi creatori di jazz (Hawkins, Parker, Mingus, Rollins, Davis, Coleman, tra gli altri..); tutti e due erano spesso al posto giusto nel momento giusto ed hanno sviluppato un carattere indipendente e incurante del mainstream, con la differenza che McLean ha anche sofferto lunghi periodi di tossicodipendenza.