Jazz/Blues
Miley Cyrus Accepts Vanguard Award, Helps LGBT Center by Licking $50,000 Grand Piano
Blogarrhea! Jazz Jamboree: Michael Gallant, Alphonse Mouzon, Clark Terry and Ben Monder
Keyboardist Michael Gallant is 'Live Plus One" as he puts grunge in his funk and Harlem stride. Drummer Alphonse Mouzon helped pioneer fusion in the 1970s. His '77 'Virtue' with sax man Gary Bartz has been re-released. Long out-of-print ballad masterpiece 'Clark After Dark' also sees new light with the late trumpeter Clark Terry on flugelhorn throughout. And guitarist Ben Monder duets with the late drum legend Paul Motian on ECM's `Amorphae.' The Rich Halley 4 Perform 'Eleven' Jazz Originals on New Pine Eagle Release (REVIEW)
Portland, Oregon saxophonist Rich Halley, for his 15th CD as a leader, spouts 'Eleven' originals with his 4. It's a rare mix of tenor, trombone, bass and drums eschewing tyypical piano glue in an effort to reach wide open spaces.
