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AllAboutJazz-New York May 2010 Issue Now Available!

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Lest one needs a reminder of the globalization of the world in general and music in particular, last month's eruption of a volcano under Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier was a particularly effective one. Lost in all the news reports of stranded travelers on both sides of the Atlantic were the many musicians whose tour plans were disrupted by the thousands of cancelled flights. The modern musician is a world traveller by necessity in the 21st century; there just aren't enough audiences in any one city for players not to tour. And given how long it takes to book these overseas gigs (in either direction), the effect of this recent natural disaster may be devastating to some artists. That we can't control nature is becoming increasingly obvious but what we can do is make our best effort to see live music as much as possible.

In other sad news, we report on the passing of guitar legend Herb Ellis (Aug. 4th, 1921 - Mar. 28th, 2010). The impact of his work in many situations but perhaps most famously as a long-tenured member of pianist Oscar Peterson's trio with bassist Ray Brown is still felt today. Though it is a sad duty, we present one of our In Memoriam spreads with remembrances from those who knew and loved this great artist. And for those readers who might be in Los Angeles on May 8th, a huge tribute concert will take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

But jazz keeps going; that is its strength. Our coverage this month includes features on guitarist Pat Metheny (On the Cover), who brings his certainly unique Orchestrionics 'band' to Town Hall; bassist Eddie Gomez (Interview), playing two weeks at Blue Note in memory of his former boss Bill Evans and a rare two-night appearance by seminal Detroit saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey (Artist Feature) at Issue Project Room. Our Megaphone this month is by Clean Feed Records label head Pedro Costa in advance of that imprint's annual festival. And of course more CD reviews and concert listings than you can shake a springtime-blooming stick at.

We'll see you out there...

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