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Randy Brecker

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Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament/Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. Born in 1945 in Philadelphia to a musical family, Randy’s musical talent was nurtured from an early age. He attended Indiana University from 1963-66 studying with Bill Adam, David Baker and Jerry Coker and later moved to New York where he landed gigs with such prominent bands as Clark Terry’s Big Bad Band, the Duke Pearson Big Band and the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. In 1967, Randy ventured into jazz-rock with the band Blood, Sweat and Tears, but left to join the Horace Silver Quintet

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Gin

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Jody Grind; Monaco; Blue Bells; Yesterdays; My Shining Hour; Waltz for Debby; The Gin Suite (Gin/Bitters/Luck of the Draw); Jubilation; Geneva; The Whisperer; Quiet Now.

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I Was Here

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Grapes; This Is What It Is; Greenwoman; Luna; Siren Song; Snowfall; Ain’t That Some Shit; If I Don’t See You; Wiggle Room; Never Enough; I’m Runnin’ Out of Time; Lost Days; Cascades.

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New Start

Label: Autumn Hill
Released: 2024
Track listing: Anticipation, Hipshot, Espiritu Del Songo, The Rocker, Hand in Hand, On The Edge, Ripple Effect, Jazz It Up. Sq

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lionel Hampton, Michel Camilo, Marta Sanchez and more

Read "Lionel Hampton, Michel Camilo, Marta Sanchez and more" reviewed by David Brown


Tonight, a pair of tunes from Philly's Brecker Bros.; a Latin jazz set with Michel Camilo, Rachel Therrin, Juan Tizol, Tito Puente and more; all followed by works form James Brandon Lewis' three most recent releases. We'll continue with a birthday set for Lionel Hampton and more. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, ...

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Article: Album Review

Jill McCarron Trio: Gin

Read "Gin" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Brian Lynch

Read "Meet Brian Lynch" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


This article was first published at All About Jazz in March 2000.Though many of his peers have received far more attention from the public and press, the fact is that Brian Lynch is one of the most experienced and talented jazz trumpeters of his generation. Growing up in the Milwaukee area, Lynch took advantage ...

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Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Saxophonist Olivia Hughart

Read "Introducing Saxophonist Olivia Hughart" reviewed by Sanford Josephson


This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Growing up in Lower Merion, PA, a jny: Philadelphia suburb, Olivia Hughart started playing jazz saxophone in middle school. “My parents were big music lovers," she recalled. “We were listening to music all the time. They're huge Yellowjackets fans, so we'd always listen to Bob Mintzer ...

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Article: My Favourite Things

Luca Missiti e il Questionario di Proust

Read "Luca Missiti e il Questionario di Proust" reviewed by Paolo Peviani


Musicista, arrangiatore, direttore d'orchestra e docente di armonia e arrangiamento presso i Civici Corsi di Jazz di Milano di cui, dallo scorso anno, Luca Missiti è anche Coordinatore didattico. Ha fondato la Monday Orchestra, di cui è anche direttore. Il tratto principale della mia musica Cerco di scrivere musica che ...

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Article: SoCal Jazz

Dean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid

Read "Dean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid" reviewed by Jim Worsley


In memory of Dean Brown. This interview was first published at All About Jazz on April 23, 2021. From the outset, the equation was simple enough. Jazz + rock = fusion. However, whether it was Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, or any of the pioneers of fusion, the music has always been far ...


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