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Album Review

Pole: Pole 3

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Few electronic musicians offer as distinctive a signature sound as Pole. Stefan Betke's three records under this alias reflect an unusual and characteristic juxtaposition of dub grooves and crackly noise. Throbbing pulses in the sub-bass accompany reverberant midrange textures and scratchy clicks, pops, and hiss on the high end. While the first Pole record emphasized the digital noise aspect, Pole 2 aimed for a more organized fusion of theme and effects. Despite the uninteresting titles in this series, these recordings ...

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Album Review

Pole: Pole 3

Read "Pole 3" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Few electronic musicians offer as distinctive a signature sound as Pole. Stefan Betke's three records under this alias reflect an unusual and characteristic juxtaposition of dub rhythms and crackly noise. Throbbing pulses in the sub-bass accompany echoing midrange textures and scratchy clicks, pops, and hiss on the high end. While the first Pole record emphasized the digital noise aspect, Pole 2 aimed for a more organized fusion of theme and effects.

Pole 3 stands head and shoulders above both of ...

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Video / DVD

Marty Napoleon Centennial

Marty Napoleon Centennial

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

You'd think that a guy who played piano as impressively as the late Marty Napoleon would be an aloof character. After all, Marty was the guy who replaced Earl “Fatha" Hines in Louis Armstrong's All Stars in 1952. That alone would have earned him the right to be a cool, reserved cat. But that wasn't Marty. He was an outgoing keyboardist who shared Armstrong's passion for affability and musical exceptionalism. Marty came from a loving jazz family and was blessed ...

Video / DVD

Bill Evans: Metropole Orkest, '78

Bill Evans: Metropole Orkest, '78

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

On May 9, 1978, Bill Evans was in the Netherlands to play on the Dutch TV program Music Gallery with the Metropole Orkest. The piece was Gabriel Fauré's Pavane, arranged by Claus Ogerman. Pavane was the only work recorded by Bill with the orchestra that evening. According to pianist Dave Thompson, who sent along the following video link and research notes from Fred Dekker, project manager of the Metropole Orkest: 75 Years in Perspective series, Evans first recorded Pavane in ...

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Obituary

Marty Napoleon (1921-2015)

Marty Napoleon (1921-2015)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Marty Napoleon, a stride pianist who was as at home playing New Orleans and Chicago jazz as he was swing and who played with numerous bands and ensembles from the 1940s on, most notably Louis Armstrong and the All Stars, died on April 27. He was 93. [Photo above of Marty Napoleon and his late wife, Marie “Bebe" Napoleon. They were married for 67 years] “Bebe" (nee Marie Giordano) Napoleon for 67 years. Like Armstrong, Marty always had a smile ...

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Performance / Tour

Rob Mosher's Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Five Canadian Cities June 28 – July 3, 2014

Rob Mosher's Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Five Canadian Cities   June 28 – July 3, 2014

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Performances in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Cambellford Music Inspired by Polebridge, MT, Population 88 - Schumann and Prokofiev Drunk at a Saloon Piano When composer/multi-instrumentalist Rob Mosher rounded the bend into Polebridge, Montana and caught sight of the old saloon piano sitting derelict behind the local mercantile, his imagination soared. He sprinted straight over to the out-of-tune upright and began penning the music that he’ll be performing throughout Canada with his stellar band Polebridge and which is featured on his ...

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Rob Mosher’s Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Gigspace Performance Studio in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 2

Rob Mosher’s Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Gigspace Performance Studio in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 2

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Other Performances in Montreal, Toronto, London, Campbellford Music Inspired by Polebridge, MT, Population 88 - Schumann and Prokofiev Drunk at a Saloon Piano When composer/multi-instrumentalist Rob Mosher rounded the bend into Polebridge, Montana and caught sight of the old saloon piano sitting derelict behind the local mercantile, his imagination soared. He sprinted straight over to the out-of-tune upright and began penning the music that he’ll be performing throughout Canada with his stellar band Polebridge and which is featured on his ...

Performance / Tour

The Grandmothers Of Invention Featuring Legendary Zappa Alumni Don Preston & Napoleon Murphy Brock To Embark On 'one Size Fits All And More' Us Tour

The Grandmothers Of Invention Featuring Legendary Zappa Alumni Don Preston & Napoleon Murphy Brock To Embark On 'one Size Fits All And More' Us Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

Los Angeles, CA - Having just completed a month long European tour of performances in the CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, the GrandMothers Of Invention, featuring legendary Frank Zappa Alumni Napoleon Murphy Brock and special guest artist Don Preston, once again will tour America. This time around the ensemble will be performing the ONE SIZE FITS ALL album in its entirety, along with other MOI/FRANK ZAPPA favorites from BONGO FURY, OVERNITE SENSATION, ROXY & ELSEWHERE, UNCLE MEAT ...

Performance / Tour

Gregory Porter Serves Spoleto Splendidly

Gregory Porter Serves Spoleto Splendidly

Source: Larry Reni Thomas

By Larry Reni Thomas CHARLESTON, SC: “How does it feel to be the hottest cat out here, Gregory Porter? I mean you are working all over the place. You are here in Charleston for two nights (May 24 and 25) at Spoleto Festival. You are going to be at The Playboy Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival and the other biggies. You just back from Europe and Brazil. You hot, man! You hot!" “Hey, man, ...

Recording

90 Year Old Pianist Marty Napoleon Releases His First New Album In Decades Called Swingin' At 90

90 Year Old Pianist Marty Napoleon Releases His First New Album In Decades Called Swingin' At 90

Source: DiCesare

90 year old pianist Marty Napoleon reinvents himself and plays in the electro-swing style of jazz on his first new album in decades. Marty Napoleon is best known for playing piano with Louis Armstrong during the 1950s. In addition, Napoleon has played with such jazz legends as Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton and the Big Four featuring Charlie Ventura, Chubby Jackson, and Buddy Rich. Musician and Producer, Ron DiCesare has opted not to present Napoleon's songs in a traditional ...

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Recording

Randy Napoleon’s “the Jukebox Crowd” Set For Release on April 2

Randy Napoleon’s “the Jukebox Crowd” Set For Release on April 2

Source: Janet Goldberg

With the release on April 2, 2012 of The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records GSR008), acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon adds a swinging third recording to his impressive discography. The album features Napoleon leading a three-horn sextet performing originals as well as arrangements of “Fools Rush In,” “God Only Knows,” “I'm in the Mood for Love” and other standards. Joining the guitarist are trumpeter Justin Walter, trombonist Josh Brown, tenor saxophonist Ben Jansson, drummer Quincy Davis and organist Duncan McMillan. ...

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Festival

Jubilee Jazz 2012: Music to make Horace Walpole Spin?

Source: Shahnaz Hameed

He loved to entertain. He loved the quirky. He loved the arts and left us a little Gothic house at Strawberry Hill, whose very existence pretty much sums him up on its own. He used this lovely little treasure to indulge and share what he loved with his friends. With entertainment at the heart and core of Strawberry Hill House, we like to wonder what Horace Walpole would have thought of its use as the stage for the upcoming Jazz ...

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Pole 3

Matador/Kiff
2001

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