4 <h2>Features</h2> <h3>Hiromi</h3> What do Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck and King Crimson have in common? They’ve all deeply influenced Hiromi Uehara, the deliriously virtuosic Japanese keyboardist whose labyrinthine compositions and kinetic performances have earned her a sizable following and collaborations with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. By Jeff Tamarkin. <div class="callout span-3 pane"> <h3>Important Dates</h3><ul class="flush"><li>Space Closes: 11/20/09</li><li>Materials Due:11/25/09</li><li>On sale date: 1/5/10</li></ul> <h3>Bonus Distribution</h3><ul class="flush"><li>Select JT-Sponsored Festivals &amp; Events<br />NAMM Conference in Anaheim, CA</li></ul> <h3>Advertising Contacts</h3><ul class="flush"><li>Jamie Cosnowsky<br /> Account Executive<br />617-315-9163 <a href="mailto:jamie@jazztimes.com">jamie@jazztimes.com </a></li><li>Eric Adams<br />Account Executive<br /><a href="mailto:eadams@jazztimes.com">eadams@jazztimes.com </a>1-617-315-9153</li></ul> </a></li><li>Lisa Barriere<br />Account Executive<br /><a href="mailto:lbarriere@madavor.com">lbarriere@madavor.com </a>1-617-315-9151</li></ul> <a href="/contact?to=advertising">E-mail our Advertising Department</a> </div> <h3>Matthew Shipp</h3> As with most avant-gardists worth serious consideration, the jury is still out on Matthew Shipp: Is he the most important outcat pianist since Cecil Taylor or a trash-talking bully—or is he both? In this definitive profile, David R. Adler surveys the career of this relentlessly defiant artist. <h3>Thelonious Monk: The Man Behind the Music (Excerpt from new bio by Robin D.G. Kelley)</h3> Thelonious Monk, inarguably one of jazz's most important composers, might also be one of jazz history's most misunderstood figures. In his new Monk bio, University of Southern California professor Robin D.G. Kelley restores humanity to a jazz giant previously thought to be an unknowable eccentric, and <i>JazzTimes</i> has an exclusive excerpt. <h3>The Accompanists - Pianists Who Back Singers</h3> For pianists, there’s more to accompanying singers than wearing a smile and a tux. Accompaniment is an art full of empathy and understatement, and for this issue, Thomas Conrad interviewed some of the best singers and pianists in the business to find out what makes a great singer/pianist tandem. Hank Jones, Bill Charlap, Patricia Barber, Fred Hersch, Roberta Gambarini and more chime in. <h2>Opening Chorus Profiles</h2><br /> <strong>Myron Walden</strong> <strong>Allan Holdsworth</strong> <strong>Theo Bleckmann</strong> <h2>Columns</h2><br /> <strong>Before &amp; After with Monty Alexander</strong> <strong>Overdue Ovation for Ed Shaughnessy</strong> <strong>Also, new columns by Nate Chinen and Nat Hentoff, plus guest column by Vijay Iyer</strong> <strong>Audio/Video Files by Brent Butterworth: The Year's Best in Equipment</strong> Editorial content is subject to change. false 261 2009-04-28T10:11:26-04:00 false 24733 true 32 2009-04-28T10:11:26-04:00

Features Hiromi What do Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck and King Crimson have in common? They’ve all deeply influenced Hiromi Uehara, the deliriously virtuosic Japanese keyboardist whose labyrinthine compositions and kinetic performances have earned her a sizable following and collaborations with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. By Jeff Tamarkin. Important Dates Space Closes: 11/20/09 Materials Due:11/25/09 On sale date: 1/5/10 Bonus Distribution Select JT-Sponsored Festivals &amp; Events NAMM Conference in Anaheim, CA Advertising Contacts Jamie Cosnowsky Account Executive 617-315-9163 jamie@jazztimes.com Eric Adams Account Executive eadams@jazztimes.com 1-617-315-9153 Lisa Barriere Account Executive lbarriere@madavor.com 1-617-315-9151 E-mail our Advertising Department Matthew Shipp As with most avant-gardists worth serious consideration, the jury is still out on Matthew Shipp: Is he the most important outcat pianist since Cecil Taylor or a trash-talking bully—or is he both? In this definitive profile, David R. Adler surveys the career of this relentlessly defiant artist. Thelonious Monk: The Man Behind the Music (Excerpt from new bio by Robin D.G. Kelley) Thelonious Monk, inarguably one of jazz's most important composers, might also be one of jazz history's most misunderstood figures. In his new Monk bio, University of Southern California professor Robin D.G. Kelley restores humanity to a jazz giant previously thought to be an unknowable eccentric, and JazzTimes has an exclusive excerpt. The Accompanists - Pianists Who Back Singers For pianists, there’s more to accompanying singers than wearing a smile and a tux. Accompaniment is an art full of empathy and understatement, and for this issue, Thomas Conrad interviewed some of the...

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