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Don Grolnick

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Don Grolnick was a subtle and rather underrated pianist throughout his career, but his flexibility and talents were well known to his fellow musicians. Grolnick played in rock bands while a teenager but was always interested in jazz. He worked in the early fusion group Dreams (1969-1971), the Brecker Brothers (starting in 1975), and in the early '80s with Steps Ahead. He has long been a busy session musician often utilized by pop singers. In the 1980s, Grolnick appeared in many settings including with Joe Farrell, George Benson, Peter Erskine, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Mike Stern and the Bob Mintzer big band
Sergi Sirvent Smooth Trio At Jamboree

by Artur Moral
Sergi Sirvent Smooth Trio Jamboree Barcelona, Spain May 24, 2025 The media and popular impact of different musical areas and their players is often a challenging mystery to unravel. Many authors suffer from a significant imbalance between their media exposure and audience reception, compared to the intrinsic quality of their work. ...
Randy Hoexter: Tomorrowsville

by Jack Bowers
Several words spring to mind when listening to the music of Atlanta-based composer, arranger and pianist Randy Hoexter. Colorful is one, wide-ranging is another. Not to mention creative, robust and well-ordered. Each of those traits and more are deftly combined in Hoexter's latest album, Tomorrowsville, on which he leads a high-grade ensemble through its paces on ...
You're Only Lonely

By JD Souther
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Tracks: You’re Only Lonely; If You Don’t Want My Love; The Last in Love; White
Rhythm and Blues; ‘Til the Bars Burn Down; The Moon Just Turned Blue; Songs of
Love; Fifteen Bucks; Trouble in Paradise; Ever Faithful Woman; Bad News Travels
Fast.
Ralph Bowen: Keep the Change

by C. Andrew Hovan
I can still remember the impression that Ralph Bowen made on a young jazz enthusiast trying to break into radio and be part of the hip jazz crowd. I had decided to get involved with the programming end of a local non-profit arts support organization and on a letter perfect July evening our committee had lined ...
Marc Johnson, Pat Metheny Group, David Binney and Gabor Szabo

by Len Davis
On a jazzy side today with music from the '70s to the 2000s. Marc Johnson, Pat Metheny Group, Steve Khan and David Binney. Don Grolnick, Esbjorn Svensson, Gabor Szabo and Neil Larsen.Playlist Marc Johnson Faith In You" from The Sound Of Summer Running (Verve) 00:00 Pat Metheny Group Jaco" from Pat Metheny Group (ECM) ...
OSU Jazz Orchestra: Angular Tuesday

by Jack Bowers
The splendid Oklahoma State University Jazz Orchestra seldom pauses for breath on Angular Tuesday, its third album under director Tommy Poole. The ensemble enters as though shot from a cannon on Don Menza's frenzied Time Check," and keeps on swinging and swaying through a lively program that encompasses sunlit compositions by Maria Schneider, Bob Mintzer, Thad ...
Jill McCarron Trio: Gin

by Jack Bowers
Gin, pianist Jill McCarron says of the title of her second recording as leader of the Jill McCarron Trio, refers to the card game of that name, and not to the alcoholic beverage. She balances the joy of winning with the luck of the draw in her entrancing three-part suite. While McCarron leads an admirable threesome ...
Alan Ferber: Enneadic Endeavors

by Dan Bilawsky
When Alan Ferber was first finding his way as a Californian-turned-New Yorker near the dawn of the new millennium, he didn't know many people on his adopted scene. So logically, he used composing--for nonet, among other configurations--as a means for networking and fostering connections. I don't like cold calling people; I just like to put projects ...
Jazz Honors The Beatles

by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz is honoring The Fab Four in the year of the 60th anniversary of the release of their first album (Please Please Me). This collective tribute was originally published in September 2009--as a living document, we'll add more quotes & stories over time (see how-to in comments section). We also compiled a companion playlist ...