Speaking of the Remix
There are entire albums of one artist remixed, like Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. Here are some others I’d love to see remixes of: The Crusaders – Verve owns that catalog so it should be no problem. Miles Davis –…
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
John Hilderbrand
Longtime contemporary jazz fan and founder of ContemporaryJazz.com.
Jason Moran – Same Mother
Jason Moran and his trio, bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits, are joined in the Bandwagon by guitarist Marvin Sewell on his new recording Same Mother. He makes an impression. It’s the thing I noticed most when I first…
Pat Metheny Article
Pat Metheny is interviewed at Japan Today today. He talks about what the new Group CD, The Way Up, is supposed to be about, that Kenny G comment, and the continued and frustrating impression of jazz as high-brow. Among his…
Don Grusin – The Hang
Don Grusin’s The Hang is a throwback to the good old days of the New Adult Contemporary format before the sound of contemporary jazz degraded into bland smooth jazz. The pianist rounded up a band of all-stars to jam on…
Review: Jason Miles – Miles To Miles
Jason Miles has put together an awesome contemporary jazz recording to help start 2005 in a kick-ass fashion. His Miles To Miles recording is “in the spirit of Miles Davis.” It’s not an album of covers of Miles’ tunes (except…