Topic: Brad Mehldau

Singer-songwriters take center stage

Annapolis Capital-Gazette - 23 days ago
Jimmy Webb was probably the quintessential singer-songwriter long before the term was first used.. Find Us On Facebook AP VIDEO more>> . He's been...

New School lets jazz musicians learn from the pros

NY Daily News - 121 days ago
The saying "Those who can't do teach" is a lie.. . You want proof?. . The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.. . For a quarter century...

Dream of the elders (Konitz, Mehldau, Haden, Motian CD review)

Jazzblog.ca - 222 days ago
Live at Birdland (ECM)Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Paul MotianAlto saxophonist Lee Konitz is 83. Drummer Paul Motian is 80. Charlie...

Another armchair Ottawa jazzfest programmer chimes in (guest post by Patrick Reid)

Jazzblog.ca - 228 days ago
[I'm glad to be receiving a lot of feedback both on the blog at on Facebook regarding the Ottawa International Jazz Festival's programming...

The lowdown on how tempests troubled the jazzfest's turnout

Jazzblog.ca - 229 days ago
Although it spent more money on music this year and gave its mainstage lineup a striking populist tweak, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival...

Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman in the NAC Studio (concert review)

Jazzblog.ca - 236 days ago
By Doug Fischer Ah, at last. Jazz. Sure, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival's first few days featured a few fine jazz shows -- Kurt Elling...

The year's best jazz so far

Jazzblog.ca - 238 days ago
I'm blatantly piggybacking this post on what NPR's Patrick Jarenwattananon wrote last week at his deservedly award-winning A Blog Supreme. Here's...

Any fans of Jazz or stuff like FFX piano collections?

1UP.com - 693 days ago
Brad Mehldau. This understated genius has had the opportunity to play with jazz legend Pat Metheny on the Metheny/Mehldau records, has recently released his new album, 'Highway Rider'. You can check out the making of Highway Rider on Brad Mehldau's ...

The perils of post-gig jazz debate

guardian.co.uk - 1206 days ago
When I heard Miles Davis's first full-on electric band play in London in the late 1960s, the feverish post-show reactions almost ended up being an integral part of the gig. As with Dylan's first outings after he abandoned his acoustic ...

Jazz review: John Law, The Ghost in the Oak/Chorale

guardian.co.uk - 1206 days ago
This British piano virtuoso runs a sublime, somewhat Brad Mehldau-inspired trio - but he is a fearsome unaccompanied player, too. These two albums of contrapuntal improvisations may bring Keith Jarrett's K& However, devotees of classical piano may be drawn by Law's ...