Not sure if anyone’s seen this, but it’s kind of like the Siamese twins of saxophone: It’s called the Aulochrome, and it’s the newest edition to the saxophone family.  From what I can hear and tell from the videos I’ve seen, it’s 2 Soprano saxes fused together with a single line of alternate key work [...]

So, you’re in the south east and you wonder “Is there a free jazz festival anywhere nearby?”…. Oh, you mean the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the longest running and largest FREE jazz festival IN THE U.S.!!!!  Yup, that’s what I thought… Anyway, last weekend’s festival was a whole lot of fun.  While I was only able [...]

A new one from NPR.org. Check out the concert photos they took and also take a look at The Bad Plus’ blog. YES, The Bad Plus has A BLOG!!!!

Joe who? For those of you that are not familiar with the Atlanta jazz scene, there’s a phenomenal trumpeter by the name of Joe Gransden.  Among other accolades and professional achievements which are far too many to list here, Joe is a “first call” horn player in Atlanta, glorious singer, and has worked closely with [...]

Just checked out this official video by Nonesuch records interviewing Joshua Redman about his newest album, Compass.  This is a really cool look into Redman’s early childhood and the concept behind this latest record. Get Joshua Redman’s new album “Compass” from Amazon.com

I first caught the trio version of this group at Dazzle in Denver, CO.  They have since just come out with their debut album “Now vs. Now”.  The group was started and is lead by pianist Jason Lindner and includes Panagiotis Andreou (bass and vocals) and phenomenal drummer out of NY, Mark Guiliana.  They quote [...]

I had the amazing opportunity this past July to attend a week long workshop at SIM in Brooklyn with one of my all-time FAVORITE bands, Kneebody.  This is a group that combines aspects of jazz, hip-hop, indie rock, and pretty much anything else you could throw into the pot.  They are all extremely versatile, individualized, [...]