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BANN: As You Like
by Raul d'Gama Rose
What happens when you put four distinct voices--each one equally powerful--together in an ensemble? The chance that they will pull in different directions is quite real. The fact that the repertoire is as exciting as it is challenging is also quite the lure to fly in the face of convention, even if the rest of the cohort is not quite ready. Such a prospect must surely have presented itself to BANN--saxophonist, Seamus Blake, bassist, Jay Anderson, guitarist, Oz Noy and ...
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by Ian Patterson
Not to be confused with the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses, or the Builders Association of Northern Nevada, BANN--the brainchild of drummer Adam Nussbaum--is a quartet which nevertheless matches brain with brawn. Saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, Nussbaum and guitarist Oz Noy pool their initials and their considerable individual talents, to create a vibrant, swinging unit with empathy in abundance. There's a veritable spring in the quartet's collective step, and a buoyancy that permeates the playing on As You ...
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by Bruce Lindsay
BANN came together in 2007, combining the experienced rhythm section of bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Adam Nussbaum with the younger duo of guitarist Oz Noy and tenor player Seamus Blake. While the band has been busy playing live on the European scene it's taken almost four years for its debut album, recorded in May 2009, to appear. As You Like melds a fascinating blend of bop and post-bop jazz, rock, blues and country which gives all four members of ...
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Whirlwind Recordings Releases: The Aruan Ortiz And Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned In London
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Whirlwind Recordings Proudly Releases: The Aruan Ortiz and Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London U.S. Release Date: January 29, 2013 Featuring: Greg Osby, Raynald Colom & Rudy Royston! ONE OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT GIGS AT THE 2011 LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL took place at the Pizza Express on Soho's Dean Street by the Aruán Ortiz and Michael Janisch Quintet. On January 29, 2013 Whirlwind Recordings will release this critically acclaimed performance in the U.S. Banned In London has garnered ...
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Enter the "Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Whirlwind Recordings Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 4th. Click here to enter the contest
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One of the most talked about gigs at the ...
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Jazz Arts Group Presents "Don't Listen to This!" - An Evening of Banned Music Featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers & Christian Howes
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Michael Ricci
The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series kicks off the 2011-12 season on September 23 24 at the Lincoln Theatre with Don't Listen To This!," an evening of music and lyrics that once fanned the flames of controversy, featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers, Christian Howes and a pre-concert lecture with the Thurber House. Music censorship didn't begin in the '80s with Tipper Gore and the PMRC. Dean Martin's hit song Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am" was banned by radio stations ...
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BANN - As You Like (Indie Europe/Zoom, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
This is a collaborative unit consisting of Seamus Blake on tenor saxophone, Oz Noy on guitar, Jay Anderson on bass and Adam Nussbaum on drums. The combine to make an interesting mix of electric and acoustic sounds, clearly based in post-bop jazz, but incorporating elements of fusion and electronic music as well. Opening with the standard All the Things You Are," the performance features up-tempo saxophone with electronic flourishes. Blake's tenor has a potent force and is accompanied by lengthy, ...
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BID on Culture Annnounces Artists/Unveils New Banners to Hang Throughout Harlem
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
BID ON CULTURE 2011 Project Unveils New Banner Designs Selected in Third Annual Banner Competition HARLEM, NYThere is always something exciting to see on the streets of Harlem, but few sights are more magnificent than the 36 new banners that are now flying on streetlight poles along the world-renowned 125th Street corridor. Today at the Dwyer Cultural Center, the BID ON CULTURE 2011 project, in conjunction with its celebration of Black Music Month, unveiled the six winning designs that were ...
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Bann (Seamus Blake/Jay Anderson/Oz Noy/Adam Nussbaum) - As You Like (2011)
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Something Else!
By S. Victor Aaron BANN is a jazz supergroup of sorts, consisting of saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, guitarist Oz Noy and drummer Adam Nussbaum. We know how supergroups can be hit-or-miss affairs; either egos clash and the different voices don't click together, or they come together naturally to create something that can be very special. BANN didn't just come together for a one-off project on some whim; the group has toured together at festivals and jazz clubs across ...
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Seattle Times: Gary Bannister of Jazz Alley and Earshot Jazz Dies at 61
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Seattle Jazz Scene
From The Seattle Times:
Gary Bannister, a dynamic catalyst on the Seattle jazz and world music scene for more than 30 years, has died.
Co-founder of the nonprofit organization Earshot Jazz and talent booker for Dimitriou's Jazz Alley for 20 years, Mr. Bannister was a central figure in Seattle's two major jazz institutions.
He was a person who knew as much about the music as anyone I ever met," said John Dimitriou, owner of Jazz Alley. He will be missed ...
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David Banner Tapped for Quincy Jones Remix
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All About Jazz
After working with the likes of Lil Wayne and T.I., MC/producer David Banner is adding Quincy Jones to his resume.
The rapper, who will release his fourth album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, tomorrow (July 15) via SRC/Universal, recently joined a hand-picked group who will remix selections from Jones' catalog. Quincy Jones got me, Akon, Pharrell Williams and T-Pain and allowed us to choose and remake our favorite songs," says Banner of the project, a date for which has yet ...
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