Alibi Picks: Classic And Classy Cal Haines and Victoria Rogers are establishing themselves as important independent producers of jazz in New Mexico, presenting several thoughtfully themed concert series [...] Mel Minter \ Aug 18, 2011 Read More
Alibi Picks: What's That Sound? Alibi Picks: What's That Sound? The future? A curious musical footnote? A noble and possibly deranged experiment? Whatever the sounds emanating from the third annual edition of The [...] Mel Minter \ Aug 11, 2011 Read More
Christian Mcbride And Inside Straight Bassist Sweetens New Mexico Jazz Fest With Acoustic Quintet Perhaps the busiest bassist over the last 20 years (and he’s not yet 40), Christian McBride has covered the waterfront—the motive energy of [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 21, 2011 Read More
New Mexico Jazz Festival July 21 Through 31 Thursday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. Michael Anthony Outpost Performance Space Friday, July 22, 6:30 p.m. Mose Allison w i th Patti Littlefield & [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 21, 2011 Read More Sax player Maceo Parker has collaborated with the likes of James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic. Parker plays at the free Route 66 Summerfest in Nob Hill on Saturday night.
Jazzed: Jennifer Robin Releases The Bird And The Beatles This Bird Can Sing Growing up on Lower Ranchitos Road in Taos, Jennifer Robin had a poster of Paul McCartney hanging in her bedroom closet. This month, [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 14, 2011 Read More
Jazzed: New Orleans Pianist/Composer Tom Mcdermott Big Easy Pianist/Composer Off-Kilter And On Target You never know where pianist Tom McDermott will go haring off to next. That’s because he often hasn’t a clue, either. A daring [...] Mel Minter \ Jun 23, 2011 Read More
Jazzed: John Maestas And Humoso Album Release Party Old Soul Presents Music From New Album One Wednesday night last summer, guitarist/vocalist John Maestas, bassist/vocalist Asher Barreras and drummer Enrique Chavez were hanging at Vernon’s Jazz Club, each looking [...] Mel Minter \ May 05, 2011 Read More Humoso lads
Jazzed Reducer: Reviews Of Tribute Trio, Tom Mcdermott, Bert Dalton, Tommy Gearhart, Omar Sosa, Gretchen Parlato Dance, Meditate, Muse, Romance, Reflect And Boogie Anyone who thinks jazz is dead is obviously not on the email lists of music publicists. Press releases for new recordings swamp the [...] Mel Minter \ Apr 28, 2011 Read More
Jazzed: Singer Kurt Elling Wheels Through The Gate Jazz Singer Wheels Through The Gate In the personnel list on his latest album, The Gate (Concord Music), his credit reads: “Kurt Elling—Voice.” It’s an appropriate choice because Elling [...] Mel Minter \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Jan Mcdonald And Jeff Coffin Jazz It Up Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong didn’t single-handedly invent jazz, but without him, it might have passed away in the cradle. Award-winning Santa Fe trumpeter and [...] Mel Minter \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More Jan McDonald
