By John Hilderbrand on Sep 29, 2011 in contemporary jazz | 0 Comments
I’ve been listening to A Prayer for the Planet, the new recording by the jazz/electronica/world collective Global Noize. I can’t imagine why a fan of contemporary jazz wouldn’t want to sample this. It doesn’t follow any formulaic smooth jazz style. It’s got the duo of Jason Miles and DJ Logic leading a cast of talented [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 23, 2011 in contemporary jazz | 0 Comments
Hip hop/jazz collective Us3 returns with their eighth studio recording, Lie, Cheat & Steal next month. The first of the 13 tracks, “Ghost,” leans on the jazz side, telling a story of abuse and revenge. It’s the first of the messages relating to the theme of the title. Leader Geoff Wilkinson explains ”I’ve become increasingly disillusioned by the [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 11, 2011 in 1988, david sanborn, rippingtons | 0 Comments
Take a step into the past with these eight tracks from contemporary jazz releases that came out in the year 1988! Hear music from Kim Pensyl’s first series of sketches, Al Jarreau feeling so good, David Benoit taking every step along the way, and David Sanborn missing someone so far away. It’s one of a [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 2, 2011 in 2011, electric, ramsey lewis | 1 Comment
Ramsey Lewis has pulled out his Fender Rhodes and enlisted his Electric Band for his 80th recording. Ramsey, Taking Another Look features Lewis’ favorite tunes including a new edit of the original “Sun Goddess” recording featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and a new rendition of the Stevie Wonder penned “Living for the City”.
By John Hilderbrand on Jul 18, 2011 in 1986, 1996, 2001, 2006, charts | 0 Comments
Here’s the top-selling contemporary jazz albums, according to Billboard magazine, in mid-July of years past. 25 years ago: Larry Carlton, Alone/But Never Alone 15 years ago: Quincy Jones, Q’s Jook Joint 10 years ago: Brian Culbertson, Nice and Slow 5 years ago: Wayman Tisdale, Way Up Amazon.com Widgets
By John Hilderbrand on Jun 16, 2011 in site announcements | 0 Comments
The ContemporaryJazz.com group on Facebook has been upgraded! Come join the community and discuss the music you love, post pictures, add links, and more. Today’s topic, the always popular: what are you listening to right now?
By John Hilderbrand on Jun 14, 2011 in chick corea, fusion, gary burton, new releases, pat metheny | 0 Comments
There seems to be a higher-than-usual number of contemporary jazz recordings coming out this month. Here’s a quick breakdown of what the latest music costs at iTunes vs. the Amazon MP3 shop. Amazon iTunes Pat Metheny What’s It All About $8.99 $11.99 Michael Franks Time Together $6.99 $9.99 Corea, Clarke & White Forever $15.00 [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Jun 8, 2011 in pat metheny | 0 Comments
Available June 14.
By John Hilderbrand on Apr 21, 2011 in benefit, incognito | 0 Comments
By John Hilderbrand on Apr 13, 2011 in grammys | 1 Comment
It’s going to be a lot tougher for modern jazz instrumentalists to get recognition starting next year. The number of categories to be recognized at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2012 will drop from 109 to 78. You can check out the Recording Academy’s press release for the reasons but here’s what is of [...]
