CD review: Echo Falls
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Pop When he isn't scoring short films at Pixar, Alex Mandel writes and performs gently ironic, lyrically surprising songs with his group, the Echo Falls. After rel...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Sun Dec 06 00:36:40 PST 2009
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Best entertainment bets for Dec. 4-10
Fringe Festival fave Joseph Scrimshaw has seen the writing on the wall. All those "Christmas Carols" and "Nutcrackers" rake in the holiday dough. So, a few years ago, he decided to start hi...
Pioneer Press,
Thu Dec 03 22:11:44 PST 2009
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Otis Taylor's picks of the week
6 tonight: Randall Bramblett at The White Mule. What this show
The State,
Thu Dec 03 11:36:47 PST 2009
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The Big Gigs: Our critics' music picks
Holiday shows this week: Chris Botti at Orchestra Hall, New Standards at the Fitzgerald, Kenny G at the State Theatre and Holly Cole at the Dakota.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Thu Dec 03 15:38:06 PST 2009
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Kurt Elling
I neglected to mention last week
Washington City Paper,
Thu Dec 03 09:03:53 PST 2009
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Vibraphoning home: Steve Nelson returns for rare Pittsburgh concert
You might not recognize the name Steve Nelson unless you're a hard-core jazz fan. Or a jazz musician.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Wed Dec 02 21:38:50 PST 2009
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East Liberty native Steve Nelson among jazz's top vibraphonists
If Nelson isn't widely known as a performer, it's because his work as a sideman greatly outweighs his output as a leader and composer. By Mike Shanley.
Pittsburgh City Paper,
Thu Dec 03 00:20:54 PST 2009
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Verve Originals: Gato Barbieri / Paul Desmond / Gerry Mulligan / Wes Montgomery
Verve's admirable, no frills, reissue series, "Originals," includes a mixture of masterpieces and also-rans from its own and its associated labels' archives. This trio of albums from the Se...
All About Jazz,
Wed Dec 02 23:29:01 PST 2009
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The State of Skip Heller 2009
Guitarist Fred "Skip" Heller has spent much of 2004 to 2009 burning through the American soundscape searching for the the heart of these United States. In 2004, Heller released Fakebook (Hy...
All About Jazz,
Tue Dec 01 23:29:01 PST 2009
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