Night Passage Jazz Podcast and Blog

Moving...

2012-01-01T12:05:00.001+01:00

First of all: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Now I must tell you that The Night Passage Jazz Podcast will undergo a complete refurbishment, this mostly because the file hosting I've been using for years (Blip.tv) decided to stop hosting Mp3 files. Old episodes are still online though. I am looking for a new free podcast hosting, thanks to this post I am checking several opportunities, but probably will move to Posterous because it allows me to move the jazzpodcast.org domain. However please note that THE PODCAST FEED WILL REMAIN THE SAME, I will just redirect the Feedburner feed to Posterous, this will have effect also on iTunes. So you d'ont have to change any setting. What I will NOT do is to reload old episoded on new hosting. It will be a completely new show, obviusly about Jazz Music but with a new format I am currently planning. So, STAY TUNED!

Jazz Podcast N. 49

2011-05-02T20:35:00.000+02:00

PLAYLIST

1. Susie Meissner - I'll Remember April - (I'll Remember April)

http://www.susiemeissner.com/

2. Dado Moroni - Noise Off (Live in Beverly Hills)

www.myspace.com/dadomoroni

3.Leonisa Ardizzone - Willow Weep For Me (The Scent Of Bitter Almonds)

4. Stephan Braun - The Raid (The Raid)

5. Rebirth Brass Band - Do It Again (Rebirth Of New Orleans)

Opening again

2011-03-22T19:08:00.000+01:00

Hey there, have you missed me?:-) Well I am here again, a new episode of The Night Passage Jazz Podcast is on the way. I will write more on this blog too, so please stay tuned!

Jazz Podcast N. 48

2010-09-26T09:58:00.012+02:00

1. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - Backrow Politics (Act Your Age)

http://www.gordongoodwin.com/

2. On The Spot Trio - Straight Out the Garden (Straigh Out The Garden)

http://www.otstrio.com/

3. Sandro Dominelli - Foggy Bridge (The Alvo Sessions)

http://www.sandrodominelli.com/

4. Kerry Politzer - Early Spring Chill (Blue In Blue)

http://www.kerrypolitzer.com/

5. Barry Romberg - Good Moning Mr Phelps (Random Access part 3)

http://www.barryromberg.com/

Interview with Oscar Peterson

2010-05-26T07:51:00.001+02:00

On Youtube I found this 1988 interview with Oscar Peterson from Danish TV.

Ahmad Jamal - Live at The Montreal Jazz Festival

2010-05-23T13:21:00.001+02:00

Today's record

Ahmad Jamal

Live at The Montreal Jazz Festival

1. Yellow Fellow
2. Make Someone Happy
3. Acorn
4. Crossroads
5. Rossiter Road
6. 'Round Midnight
7. Footprints
8. Ebony

Musicians:
Ahmad Jamal - Piano
James Cammack - Bass
Herlin Riley - Drums
Selden Newton - Percussions

Label: Rhino Atlantic
Year: 1985
Originally issued as double LP

Free Mp3: Garaj Mahal - Witch Doctor

2010-05-13T11:15:00.002+02:00

Garaj Mahal
"Witch Doctor" (mp3)
from "More Mr. Nice Guy"
(Owl Studios)

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A really particular band, incredible musicians that create an original sound by melting elements of funk, indian music, balcan music and jazz! Thanks to IODA Promonet I can offer a free mp3 from their recently released CD "More Mr. Nice Guy".

Vancouver Jazz Festival 2010

2010-05-12T07:17:00.005+02:00

Vancouver Jazz festival is definitely one of the most interesting in the world, it will be held from June 25th to July 4th. This years line up includes Chick Corea, George Benson, Joshua Redman, Bill Frissell, Stanley Clarke, John Pizzarelli, Martha Wainwright, Nikki Yanofsky and lots more as well.

Watch the 2010 Festival Preview Video:

For detailed schedule and further info:
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/

Jazz Podcast N. 47

2010-05-10T19:49:00.000+02:00

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PLAYLIST

1. John Hyde - Honker (John Hyde Quartet)

http://www.johnhyde.com/

2. Sathima Bea Benjamin - The Man I Love (A Morning in Paris)

http://www.sathimabeabenjamin.com/

3. Carol Fredette - Dream Dancing (Everything in Time)

http://www.carolfredette.com/

4. Amanda Monaco - Gaza Strip Mall (Amanda Monaco 4)

http://www.amandamonaco.com/

5. Joscha Oetz - Alias D (Urbanico)

http://www.joschaoetz.com/

Free track:
Joscha Oetz
"Alias D" (mp3)
from "Urbanico"
(Round Whirled Records)

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The WIMA Has Closed Down

2010-03-03T07:24:00.001+01:00

UPDATE: The WIMA is back online

The Werner Icking Music Archive, the oldest site where it was possible to download free sheet music has closed down. This is very bad news for culture. The site had thousands of scores, including many rarities, made by many of volunteers and music lovers all over the world, not to mention the growing number of contemporary composers who decided to put on WIMA for free their works. Unlike IMSLP.org where it is possible to download PDFs made of scans from old sheet music, at times difficult to read, scores on WIMA were well done, because made with modern music notation software, it had actually been founded as a showcase for scores made with MusicTex, but soon it started to accept scores made with other programs such as Finale, Sibelius, or others. Along with the PDF with the music, many times it was possible to download the source file, so that it could be modified (having capabilities and the program that created it obviously), for instance, on a score for violin and piano, the violin part could be transposed by a tone in order to be played with B flat instruments such as the clarinet.
The site was hosted by The Department of Computer Science of the University of Aarhus, in Denmark that decided to cut it because the scores downloaded daily by the thousands caused a very high load on University's servers.
The WIMA was founded by Werner Icking, who passed away in 2001; the current mantainer is Christian Mondrup who is checking some possible options to reopen the site. I really hope he can succeed. the WIMA was a very important piece for all musicians on the net.

Bergamo Jazz Fest 2010

2010-02-19T16:31:00.004+01:00

Bergamo is a nice Italian town with one of Milan's airports, mainly used by Low Cost airlines. In march it hosts an interesting jazz festival:

March 19th, 2010
Teatro Donizetti – h 21.00
Richard Galliano - John Surman Duo (progetto originale)
Ahmad Jamal

March 20th, 2010
Teatro Donizetti – h 21.00
Moscow Art Trio
Enrico Rava New Quintet featuring Gianluca Petrella

March 21st, 2010
Teatro Donizetti – h 21.00
Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quintet
SFJC - San Francisco Jazz Collective
Avishai Cohen, Miguel Zenon, Mark Turner, Robin Eubanks, Stefon Harris Ed Simon, Matt Penman, Eric Harland

For further info check here

Best Jazz CDs of 2009

2010-02-18T09:10:00.002+01:00

So this is my list with the best jazz CDs of 2009. As usual this is just an indication to show the tendencies of contemporary jazz rather than a chart with absolute values. I would like to underline that indo-american pianist Vijay Iyer made another masterpiece after las year's Tragicomic. Ben Allison, Joshua Redman and Bad Plus are among my favorite musicians; I relly enjoyed Enrico Rava's record with Stefano Bollani, Paul Motian, Lerry Grenadier and Mark Turner

1. Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity (ACT)

2. Ben Allison - Think Free (Palmetto)

3. Miguel Zenon - Esta Plena (Marsalis Music)

4. Joe Lovano Us Five - Folk Art (Blue Note)

5. The Bad Plus - For All I Care (Heads Up)

6. Enrico Rava - New York Days (ECM)

7. Ran Blake - Driftwoods (Tompkins Square)

8. Gretchen Parlato - In a Dream (ObliqSound)

9. Allen Toussaint - Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)

10. Joshua Redman - Compass (Nunesuch)

Jazz Podcast N. 46

2010-01-07T17:15:00.006+01:00

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PLAYLIST

1. ACURI - Pros Velhos Amigos (Infancia)
http://grupoacuri.com.br/
http://www.myspace.com/acuri
Available on iTunes:

2. MERYL ROMER - I've Waited Long Enough (So Sure)
http://merylromer.com/
http://www.myspace.com/merylromer
Available on iTunes:
Available on CDBaby

3. EDDIE DANIELS - Falling In Love With Love (Live At The Iridium)
http://eddiedanielsclarinet.com/
http://www.myspace.com/eddiedaniels
Available on iTunes:

4. LISA MOORE - Piano Etude N. 4 (Seven: Music By Don Byron)
http://www.lisamoore.org/
http://www.myspace.com/lisamoorepianomusic
Available on iTunes:

5. SOTH & CARUSO - Bolivia (Songs from the Kingdom of Jazz)
http://sothandcaruso.com
http://www.myspace.com/sothcaruso
Available on iTunes:
Available on CDBaby

All songs played with permission by Artist, Producer, Agent or Label.

FREE TRACK OFFERED BY IODA PROMONET:

Lisa Moore
"Piano Etude No. 4" (mp3)
from "Seven: Music by Don Byron"
(Cantaloupe Music)

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Martinique Jazz Festival 2009

2009-11-03T14:38:00.002+01:00

From 25 november to 6 december 2009.

This is a very interesting festival in a wonderful place. Martinique is Caribbean Island which is an oversea region of France.

Martinique Jazz Festival performances will be held primarily at L`Atrium, in the
capital city, Fort-de-France, with additional concerts and events held in the
towns of Sainte Anne, Sainte Marie, Lamentin, Riviere Salee, Sainte Luce and the
La Pagerie Museum in Trois-Ilets, childhood home of Empress Josephine.

Artists performing in this year's edition:

Jacques Coursil
Malia
Jacky Terrasson Trio
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Yasek Manzano
César Swing
Kenny Barron Trio
Elizabeth Kontomanou
Lionel Louéke
Andy Narell et Relator (University of Calypso)…

Further information on Jazz Festival:
http://www.cmac.asso.fr/

Further information on Martinique
http://www.martinique.org/

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington

2009-10-28T16:13:00.004+01:00

Monk's music, with its weird harmonies was considered difficult, a niche genre. For this reason the Riverside, for the first record by the great pianist for this label, decided to make a compilation of Duke Ellington's songs, the ideas was to make hime meet the public with very popular pieces.

Music of genius Duke Ellington filtered through the music of genius Thelonious Monk: the final result is absolutely great. All songs are interpreted in a very original way and made theirs by Monk, with the help of Kennyy Clarke on drums and Oscar Pettiford on bass.

listen on iTunes

SONGS

1. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
4. Black And Tan Fantasy
5. Mood Indigo
6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
7. Solitude
8. Caravan

Year: 1955
Label: Riverside

Musicians:
Thelonious Monk: Piano
Kenny Clarke: drums
Oscar Pettiford: basso

Free sheet music: John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post

2009-10-18T12:35:00.002+02:00

This was the first score I created for the Mutopia Project, a piano version of The Washington Post march by John Philip Sousa. I must tell you I love marching band music because I play alto saxophone in my hometown's municipal Marching/Concert Band.

John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post - Upload a Document to Scribd

Reference original version: D. Davis & Co. Sydney, 1890

Creative Commons License.

Listen: to this music

computer generated audio file

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Tial Carrol & Hard Work Band - Hound Dog

2009-10-13T09:31:00.001+02:00

How about some blues? Listen to this wonderful version of Hound Dog by Tia Carrol

50 years of Kind of Blue

2009-10-07T18:44:00.003+02:00

Miles Davis during recording session of Kind Of Blue

This year Kind Of Blue, turned 50. On Msnbc you can find a great article about this album which made jazz history.

Miles was the cool hipster with his designer suits, Italian sports cars and glamorous women; the withdrawn and bespectacled Evans had the rumpled look of a nerdy college professor. But both shared a passion for modern classical composers, a penchant for introspective spacious music with an emphasis on lyricism, and a willingness to experiment.

Miles could see that there was something new that he could do with this guy who was making new sounds on the piano (Chick Corea)

Clic HERE for the whole article

Jazz Podcast

2009-10-04T17:17:00.000+02:00

This post is to announce that a new podcast serie is on the way! So stay tuned.

L'Inoui - Luxembourg

2009-09-18T16:09:00.002+02:00

For our world tour of jazz clubs we now go to Luxembourg at L'Inoui.

Brasserie L'Inoui
67 Grand Rue
L-8510 Redange/Attert
Luxembourg

Shiver Song by Patrick Cornelius; The TransAtlantic Collective live at L'Inoui 2008; Patrick Cornelius, Kristjan Randalu, Mike Janisch, Paul Wiltgen.

The TransAtlantic Collective is a new contemporary jazz ensemble, whose members and collaborators are some of the top emerging artists from New York City and Europe. A gathering of ambitious young musicians, the Collective was formed in order to foster cross-continental collaboration in musical performance, composition, and education.

Eliane Elias in Tour

2009-09-10T12:19:00.002+02:00

Next concerts of beautiful brazilian singer:

September 12 2009 - Alcudia Jazz Festival, Spain
September 18 2009 - Jazz en Touraine, Montlouis sur Loire, France
September 25 2009 - Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, Canada
October 2 2009 - Cayenne, French Guyana
October 7 2009 - Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan
October 8 2009 - Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan
October 9 2009 - Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan
October 10 2009 - Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan
October 17 2009 - La Maison des Arts, Thonon-les-Bains, France
October 19 2009 - La Cigale, Paris, France
October 20 2009 - L’Avant Seine, Colombes, France
October 21 2009 - Nimes Metropoles Festival , Bouillarges, France
October 23 2009 - Masters of Jazz Festival, Bucharest, Romania
October 25 2009 - Welt Musik Festival, Murnau, Germany
October 27 2009 - Widder bar, Zurich, Switzerland
November 21 2009 - Miniaci PAC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Eliane Elias Live at San Javier Jazz Festival 2005 (Spain)

Jazz campaign on Twitter

2009-09-01T14:38:00.006+02:00

#Jazzlives is the name of the twitter campaign to defend jazz, launched by main web sites dedicated to this music. According to arecent survey of National Endowment for the Arts, there are less people attending jazz concerts, and even less youngs. Now, in the articled published on All About Jazz they do not mention if this survey refers only to United States or to the whole world. I am more inclined to think that it refers to USA, even because here in Europe, especially in Italy and France jazz seems to be very alive; there are many festivals even in very small villages and all of them are crowded.
At any rate the promoters of this campaign want to demonstrate that people, in America or in the rest of the world, go to see live jazz. It works in avery simple way. All you have to do is to write on twitter when you go and see a jazz concert, adding the tag #jazzlives to the post. This way it will be possible to see all posts on twitter search engine or on a widget you may put in your blog, you can see it here too! To get the code clic here.

Promoters:
AllAboutJazz.com, JazzCorner.com, Jazz Promo Services, the Jazz Journalists Association, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, the Angels City Jazz Festival, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Detroit International Jazz Festival and WBGO.

Free Mp3: Steve Blanco Trio - Underground

2009-08-25T18:20:00.002+02:00

Steve Blanco Trio
"Underground" (mp3)
from "Piano Warrior"
(Art of Life Records)

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Pianist Steve Blanco's debut recording for Art of Life Records featuring jazz arrangements of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" and Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog".

Monterey Jazz Festival Seeks Volunteers For 52nd Edition, September, 2009

2009-08-22T13:35:00.002+02:00

Volunteers Act As MJF Ambassadors, Participate In MJF Events, Gain Valuable Experience In Festival Production

Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is looking for volunteers! As a way of seeing the Festival up close, volunteering is a great experience for students, seniors and everybody in between. Whether working behind the scenes or in a crowd, volunteers are needed starting Monday, September 14, continuing through Monday, September 21. We would greatly appreciate volunteers early in the Festival week, as we need help setting up for the big event. Volunteers typically work six-hour shifts, but are able to stay on the grounds afterwards to enjoy the music.

To apply to be a volunteer for the Monterey Jazz Festival, please visit the Festival’s website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org and look for “Volunteer for MJF/52” on the homepage. You will find a link to volunteer information and an application form to fill out, or can be printed and faxed to the Festival. You will be notified of your acceptance, job description and hours based on your selected preferences by the MJF Volunteer Coordinator.

The volunteer page can be accessed directly at http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2009/info/volunteer.php

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

2009-08-09T04:30:00.000+02:00

This is absolutely one of my favorite records, the Coltrane I like most, when he also plays soprano sax. This is his first albu, with Atlantic label and his new quartet:
McCoy Tyner (Piano), Elvin Jones (Drums) and Steve Davis (Bass) (Jimmy Garrison joined later).
Only four tracks but tehye're sublime.
His modal version of My Favorite Things, from musical "The Sound Of Music", is kind of hypnitic and repetitive, and had a great influence on psichedelic rock which would have rised just a few years later.

Available on iTunes

Brani:
1. My Favorite Things (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
2. Everytime We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)
3. Summertime (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)
4. But Not for Me (G. Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)

Year: 1961
Label: Atlantic

John Coltrane: My Favorite Things