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Burning Ambulance On Spotify Vol. 2: Altos
Last week I gave away five copies of alto saxophonist Nick Hempton‘s The Business. All you had to do to win one was send me a list of some of your favorite alto saxophone-led recordings. And some of...
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Interview: Jeremy Pelt
Jeremy Pelt is a trumpeter with eight albums as a leader going back to the turn of the millennium, including three (with a fourth on the way) fronting the Jeremy Pelt Quintet, which includes recent...
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Interview: Wayne Escoffery
by Phil Freeman I first became aware of saxophonist Wayne Escoffery in 2009, when I got his Uptown CD on Posi-Tone. It was a groove-oriented disc featuring organist Gary Versace, guitarist Avi Rothbard...
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“We Just Play The Best Tune That We Can”: Interview With Nick Hempton
Alto saxophonist Nick Hempton‘s third album, Odd Man Out, is in stores tomorrow. (It’s been available digitally since July 30; get it on iTunes.) Originally from Australia, he’s been a New York...
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Ari Brown
Chicago-based saxophonist Ari Brown‘s been performing since the ’60s, but he’s only released three studio albums and one live disc as a leader. He began his career in R&B and soul bands, making...
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Interview: John McNeil
Trumpeter John McNeil is 1/4 of the band Hush Point, whose second album, Blues and Reds, comes out next week on Sunnyside. (Pre-order it from Amazon.) The group, which also features saxophonist Jeremy...
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Savoy Be-Bop
Savoy Records, while small, was one of the most important US record labels in the 1940s. Founded by Herman Lubinsky in Newark, NJ in 1942, Savoy was crucial to the development and exposure of bebop in...
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George Coleman
Photo by Jesse Cahill Last week, I saw tenor saxophonist George Coleman perform at the Jazz Standard. He was accompanied by pianist Jeb Patton, bassist David Wong, and his son, George Coleman, Jr., on...
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BA Podcast 20: Buster Williams
Episode 20 of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with bassist Buster Williams. Buster Williams is a jazz MVP like very few others. He got his start in the late Fifties; his first...
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