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MONTHLY GREETING: A Different Drummer



ART EXHIBITS:
London Calling by Terry Cryer, Jazzmen from Malta by Joe Smith, Cleveland's Tri-C JazzFest 2002 by Chris Hovan, and Jazz Abstracts by George McClements



BAILEY'S BUNDLES: C. Michael Bailey counts down the top live jazz recordings. This month: Miles Davis' The Complete Live at The Plugged Nickel. He also ventures beyond jazz to examine The American Roots Music Revival- What Revival?.


JAZZ HUMOR:
Bizarro bios of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and John Coltrane by AAJ's resident genius of jazz.


NEW PAGES: Visit our new musician's tips page and be sure to read Jim Slansky's A Short Guide To Group Improvisation. We're also archiving the AAJ monthly newsletters.


LABEL PROFILE: Thirsty Ear Recordings


CD REVIEWS: Search for reviews or read new ones daily! You can also view them monthly and sort the columns by artist, title, label and more.


INTERVIEWS
Lian Amber, Elvin Jones, Branford & Ellis Marsalis, Sue Mingus, Idris Muhammad, Bob Perkins, Lonnie Plaxico, Josh Roseman, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Stewart and many more




AAJ WINE CLUB:
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BUILDING A JAZZ LIBRARY:
Introduce your children to jazz with our latest recommendation: Jazz For Kids! We also added our third vocal jazz installment: Vocal Jazz (1969-2001)


SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ: Visit our new South African Jazz site at AAJ and discover the history, the players and the politics behind the music.


Peter Madsen Wide Open Jazz and Beyond

Peter Madsen shares his excitement, pleasure, and knowledge of playing improvised music in all it's wide open possibilities.

THIS MONTH: Drummer Mike Clark


  • Snow, Valaida - 1903
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  • Schweizer, Irene - 1941





Middlehope
Rebecca Martin
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Moodsville
Bennie Wallace
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Heaven
Ron Miles
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The Picture Show
The Treehouse Project
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Verve//Remixed
Various Artists
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