Lee Konitz News and Photos

Matt Parker – Worlds Put Together (2013)

Mon, May 13 2013 12:18pm - Source: Something Else!

Matt Parker's debut album Worlds Put Together is appealing, but in an odd way.

GUEST POST: Barry Altschul Interviewed by Harris Eisenstadt, Part 2

Thu, January 10 2013 5:11pm - Source: destination: OUT

We at D:O are incredibly pleased to present this guest post from Harris Eisenstadt.

S. Victor Aaron’s Top Albums for 2012, Part 2 of 4: Mainstream and Modern Jazz

Wed, December 05 2012 1:27pm - Source: Something Else!

In the jazz world, I've found that the long-established artists, especially the ones who play in the well-established styles, get the bulk of the press and buzz.

Ron Miles, with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade – Quiver (Live) (2012)

Fri, October 05 2012 11:38am - Source: Something Else!

Ron Miles, without making a bunch of loud, weird noises, has become one of the most eloquently unique trumpet players of the last twenty years.

New Music Monday: John Hiatt, Lee Ritenour, Shemekia Copeland, the Gaddabouts, Lee Konitz

Mon, September 24 2012 12:02pm - Source: Something Else!

Another New Music Monday, another truckload of cool sounds — this time from the likes of John Hiatt, Lee Ritenour, Medeski Martin and Wood, Shemekia Copeland, Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and the Gaddabouts, among others.

Lee Konitz – Enfants Terribles (2012)

Thu, September 20 2012 11:20am - Source: Something Else!

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, enfants terribles describes "one whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others."

Florian Weber – Biosphere (2012)

Mon, August 20 2012 11:41am - Source: Something Else!

Typically if you want to find the truly forward-thinking jazz pianist these days, you have to go out to whack jazz, where you'll find visionaries like Matthew Shipp.

Martin Speake and Colin Oxley - Two Not One

Wed, April 04 2012 3:38pm - Source: BBC Music

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake releases such a diverse range of music (in recent years, including an Indo-jazz collaboration, a Charlie Parker tribute, and a free improvisation duo) that any new recording must be considered a new piece in the jigsaw that is his discography.

New Music Monday: Adrenaline Mob, David Byrne, Meat Loaf, Shooter Jennings and Vijay Iyer

Mon, March 12 2012 12:18pm - Source: Something Else!

All aboard the cool-rocking new release train, as cool stuff arrives from Adrenaline Mob, Ben Howard, Meat Loaf, Shooter Jennings and Vijay Iyer , along with key reissues and live dates from Humble Pie, Janis Joplin and 10,000 Maniacs.

5-10-15-20: Robert Wyatt

Tue, February 21 2012 6:42pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

In his 67 years, Robert Wyatt has lived several musical lives.

One Track Mind: Jason Stein Quartet, “Work” (2011)

Mon, November 21 2011 2:02pm - Source: Something Else!

One of the more distinctive and convincing points made by Ted Gioia in his definitive chronicle of jazz, The History of Jazz (1997, rev. 2011, Oxford University Press) is about the under-credited impact pianist Lennie Tristano made on the development of jazz.

Mace Hibbard – Time Gone By (2011)

Mon, August 08 2011 12:26pm - Source: Something Else!

Waco-born Mace Hibbard cuts an imposing figure, like someone who spent his Friday nights (and perhaps even Saturday afternoons) on the gridiron as a teenager.

Lee Konitz at 83: Taking It Slow and Steady on 'Live at Birdland'

Thu, June 02 2011 10:40pm - Source: Spinner

The latest entry in All About Jazz's Legends series is alto saxophonist Lee Konitz , who first arrived on the scene back in the late 1940s when he played in Claude Thornhill's orchestra.

Ya like da bass? Stand up...

Sat, May 28 2011 2:15pm - Source: MOG

"Bassist/composer Ben Allison is one of a few band leaders working in jazz today who has developed his own instantly identifiable sound. Known for his inspired arrangements, inventive grooves and hummable melodies, Ben draws from the jazz tradition and a range of influences from rock and folk to classical and world music, and seamlessly blends them into a cinematic, cohesive whole. With his groups The Ben Allison Band, Man Size Safe, Peace Pipe, and Medicine Wheel, Ben has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Brazil, winning fans and building new audiences with an adventurous yet accessible sound and a flair for the unexpected. Called one of todays best young jazz musicians by the Boston Globe and a visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene by JazzTimes, Ben has released ten albums Action-Refraction (2011), Think Free (2009), Little Things Run the World (2008), Cowboy Justice (2006), Buzz (2004), Peace Pipe (2002), Riding the Nuclear Tiger (2001), Third Eye (1999), Medicine Wheel (1998) and Seven Arrows (1996) on Palmetto Records all of which showcase Bens forward-thinking vision as a producer, composer, arranger, and bassist, and his hands-on approach to his craft. Cited in the Bassist category of the 2005-2009 Downbeat Readers Poll, Bens work has not gone unnoticed by the press. Since 2003 Ben has been routinely listed in the Downbeat Critics Poll in an extremely wide variety of categories including Bassist, Composer, Rising Star Bassist, (ranking #1 in 2005-2007), Rising Star Album, Rising Star Acoustic Group, Rising Star Arranger, and Rising Star Jazz Artist, all of which is a testament to his dedication as a musician. In 2005, Ben received the Bird Award, The Netherlands most prestigeous jazz-related award. I see the the whole process from assembling a band, writing and work-shopping the music, recording and mastering the album, doing the artwork and writing the notes, and

Donna Lee

Thu, April 28 2011 2:49pm - Source: undomondo

This bebop standard by Bird has been played to death by a lot of musicians ranging from Miles Davis, who is actually the composer of the tune, to Clifford Brown, Anthony Braxton, Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano among others, but I guess one of the best versions have always been Jaco's.

Saxophonist David Liebman, Named NEA Jazz Master, Pays Homage to Trane, Ornette

Thu, December 30 2010 9:47pm - Source: Spinner

Perhaps most impressive is that fact that he's been selected as a 2011 NEA Jazz Master by the National Endowment of the Arts, an honor he'll receive Jan. 11 during a gala event at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Fredrick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.