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- j.d. considine (Globe and Mail)
Words: jazz, music, band, pianist, musicians
Topics: Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, New Orleans
- will layman (PopMatters)
Words: jazz, music, band, play, blue
Topics: Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, New Orleans, Stanley Jordan
- doug alden (Boston Globe)
Words: jazz, play, night, alley, saturday
Topics: New Orleans, Houston, Boston
- ben ratliff (The New York Times)
Words: jazz, music, band, musicians, saxophonist
Topics: Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, New York, John Coltrane, New Orleans
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Articles Written by: SRIRAM GOPAL
Feeling the limitations of the jazz combo format that was prevalent in the late 1940s, Miles Davis assembled a nonet to play music that allowed for more orchestration and color, while still maintaining the improvisational elements of that era's be-bop ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
20 Nov 2009
>> With a style she calls "acoustic smashing," vocalist Jaqui Naylor fuses the Great American Songbook with classic rock sounds of the 60s and 70s. Catch this intriguing combination tonight at Blues Alley. Tickets to the 8 and 10 p.m. sets are $20 + $ ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
18 Nov 2009
As hip-hop began its ascent in pop culture, many jazz musicians embraced it, trying to infuse its infectious rhythms with an improvisational and harmonic sophistication. While such experiments have mixed results, we've seen several groups who continue ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
13 Nov 2009
When Kailash Kher starts talking about music, it is tempting to dismiss him as someone waxing philosophical about metaphysical concepts, without any substance behind his words. But after a few minutes of listening, it becomes clear that he is the real ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
6 Nov 2009
So if it didn't start out as a novel, what was the process like? Did you just have the characters in mind and they took you on their journey?
I think that what you just said is really true. At some point, when the book is working is when the characters ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
5 Nov 2009
Two years have passed since we last saw Portuguese vocalist Mariza, who delivered a memorable performance at the Music Center at Strathmore. The Queen of Fado, as Mariza is known, will be performing this Sunday evening at the Lisner Auditorium. She is ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
5 Nov 2009
Without access to a teacher, but having learned music from his parents, Gopalnath, or Kadri Sir as he is known in Carnatic circles, spent the next several years teaching himself how to find the proper notes on the saxophone. He spent the better part of ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
30 Oct 2009
In addition to prize and scholarship money, winning the Monk Competition led to Irabagon signing a recording contract with Concord Records. The result is Irabagon's latest album, The Observer, released earlier this month. The recording is a collection ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
29 Oct 2009
There are not many performance ensembles to which the word "institution" is applicable. And when it is, we are often discussing groups that rest on past accomplishments, preserve what has come before, and live on nostalgia. All of this could not be ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
22 Oct 2009
By now, the Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company is a familiar presence in the local arts scene, having won numerous awards, including Best Emerging Group and Best Costume design from Dance Metro DC in 2008. In addition to its dance ...
From SRIRAM GOPAL,
DCist,
20 Oct 2009
