Maybe it is too hot (or too hot and wet) to spend much time outside these days but that is no excuse to miss the rarer and rarer appearances of one of the few remaining piano giants, Oscar Peterson (On The Cover). We spoke with his friends and contemporaries for a loving portrait of the player and the man. We follow that up with a chat with trombonist Steve Turre (Interview) about everything from Rahsaan Roland Kirk to the best places to buy shells. And in descending chronological age order, Jenny Scheinman (Artist Feature) continues to make her case for preeminent strings player on the scene.
When Kirk Lightsey was in town recently after a dozen-year absence, we had a chance to talk with him about his long history with the city and without it (Encore). And since we here at AllAboutJazz-New York support the little guy, peruse our features on Art Of Life (Label Spotlight) and Brooklyn's Tea Lounge (Club Profile), evidence that jazz survives on entreprenurial spirit.
Whether you are right-wing or left-wing, you can benefit from pianist Frank Kimbrough's Megaphone this month, where he implores musicians and nonmusicians to remain politically involved in order to maintain the foundation of democracy. And our international reporting continues this month with festival reportage from Kingston (upstate New York is another country, right?), Montral, Canada and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Of course as usual, the hot stew of summer does not mean any letup with CDs or concerts so we have both covered in our extensive review and calendar sections...makes a good fan too!
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