Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

CDs of Note...

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George Colligan, Come Together (Sunnyside) Pianist Colligan long has been in demand as a sideman for a wide range of jazz greats, from Cass...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

A must read: Wynton Marsalis's Enduring Opus

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The Thursday, September 24 edition of the Wall Street Journal contains a terrific piece by Larry Blumenfeld taking a clos e look on the pos...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tanglewood Jazz Fest in-depth

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My complete review of Tanglewood two weekends ago has now been published on the JazzTimes Web site, jazztimes.com , along with several phot...
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

CDs of Note…

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James Moody, Moody 4A (IPO Recordings) At 84 he might be entitled to coast a bit musically, but James Moody never does. This gem was record...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Good business to take care of

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(see contact update at the bottom) The jazz community has learned how to take care of its makers - past, present - and way in the past. The ...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Joel Frahm and Bruce Katz, Project A, (Anzic Records) Many efforts to cover non-jazz material as a concept don’t cut it. This instrumental ...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Tanglewood Jazz Festival - many great musical moments

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I’ve submitted my take on this year’s Tanglewood Jazz Festival to JazzTimes. I’ll advise here when it is published. In the meantime, suffic...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Newport festival names back where they belong

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It sounds like the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival names are back in use by producer George Wein, starting with the 2010 edi...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

A jazz piano plus

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When some things in jazz have been in retrenchment mode this year - festivals, magazines - here's a positive note for the future. Randy ...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Jazz travelers

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To what lengths will fans go to hear great jazz? Depending on where you live, sometimes it's right around the corner or across town. Som...
Sunday, August 30, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Randy Brecker, Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite (Summit Records) Three words come to mind after a listen to trumpeter Randy Brecker’s ...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

September spirit

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There is a lot of programming diversity going on near and far for jazz and jazz venues in September. These caught my interest. I know I will...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Jazz is vibrant? - help prove it, Twitter style

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You say you don't buy the tired old saw "jazz is dead"? It's time to show it's not so, and today's social networki...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Berklee honoring Brubeck at Monterey

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On September 20, jazz great Dave Brubeck will have something in common with Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Loretta Lynn and Gloria and Emilio Estefan ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

CDs of Note…

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Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge, The Comet’s Tail (MAMA Records) Tampa-based Chuck Owen is directs the University of South Florida’s Center...
Monday, August 17, 2009

Newport 55 detail - AAJ

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My full review of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 in Newport was published today on allaboutjazz.com . It continues to be an a...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Tanglewood twist

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This Labor Day Weekend’s Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox MA has tweaked its programming a bit to further bridge jazz and classical music f...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Donny McCaslin, Declaration (Sunnyside) When I first heard tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin in 1987, he was still a student at the Berklee ...
Monday, August 10, 2009

A special weekend indeed

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Once something goes away – or is threatened with going aw ay – you find out how much it is appreciated. That was the case this past weekend ...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Go Newport

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Going into 2009, we wondered whether the Newport Jazz Festival as we’ve known it all these years, would ever be back - given the financial s...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

CDs of Note…

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Roy Hargrove Big Band, Emergence (Groovin’ High/Emarcy) Trumpeter Hargrove has dipped his horn, and his creative prowess, into a lot of mus...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Folk with a touch of jazz

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Jazz festival fans can rejoice with something tangible in Newport. The 50th anniversary edition of the folk festival – George Wein’s Folk Fe...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Steve Kuhn, Mostly Coltrane (ECM) Pianist Steve Kuhn has teamed up with saxophonist Joe Lovano for this exquisite recording, which captures...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Jazz and tourism can go hand-in-hand

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In a year when more than a few jazz-related entities have been on the ropes, closed their doors or reinvented themselves, it is interesting ...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Art Pepper, The Art History Project (Widow’s Taste) The alto saxophonist Art Pepper spent 15 years in and out of prison and/or rehab becaus...
Friday, July 24, 2009

What's wrong with this picture?

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I got an e-mailed announcement today concerning the lineup for Jazz Apen Snowmass’s annual Labor Day Weekend festival. One hopes to see jazz...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

CDs of Note...

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Daryl Sherman, Johnny Mercer – A Centennial Tribute (Arbors) The great lyricist Johnny Mercer would have loved this tribute from charming s...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Add Detroit to a year of big numbers for jazz

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50, 30, 55. The numbers have been all over the lot this year with significant anniversaries for historic recordings, jazz festival founding...
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