Jeff Tamarkin

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05/06/13    News

John McLaughlin Announces U.S. Tour Dates

First run in three years supports guitarist’s new ‘Now Here This’ album

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05/05/13    News

Mosaic Records to Release 2nd Woody Shaw Box Set

The late trumpeter’s complete Muse Records output is documented on 7 CDs

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05/04/13    News

Geri Allen to Release new Solo Piano Album with Detroit Theme

Will also perform at NYC’s Apollo and tour with Carrington and Spalding

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05/04/13    Albums

Hymns/Spheres
Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett was only a year removed from The Köln Concert —which became the best-selling album in jazz history to that time—when in 1976 he released Hymns/Spheres , a two-LP solo album recorded on the Karl Joseph Riepp “Trinity” Baroque pipe organ at the...

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05/03/13    Photos

An International Jazz Day 2013 Photo Gallery

Plus: T.S. Monk and Wayne Shorter on the meaning of International Jazz Day

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05/02/13    News

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Lineup Announced

24th annual event takes place Aug. 9-11

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05/02/13    News

Lost Shrines Series in NYC Pays Tribute to Charlie Parker

Three shows, three different looks at Bird

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05/02/13    Albums

Southern Exposure
Christian Howes with Special Guest Richard Galliano

Richard Galliano is billed as a special guest on Southern Exposure , but it’s difficult to imagine the album without the French accordionist’s input. Though violinist Christian Howes and the fellow Americans that comprise his rhythm section—pianist Josh...

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05/01/13    News

Toronto Jazz Festival Announces Full 2013 Schedule

“Free-For-All Friday” includes free concerts at multiple venues June 21

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04/30/13    News

Bossabrasil Festival Featuring Dori Caymmi Coming to Birdland

Brazilian artist’s show will be tribute to his father, Dorival Caymmi

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04/30/13    News

Today is International Jazz Day!

Events taking place in 196 nations; all-star concert tonight in Istanbul

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04/29/13    News

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Set for May 6-11

Third annual event to take place at Apollo and other historic venues

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04/28/13    News

Detroit Jazz Festival Headliners Announced

Danilo Perez will be the Artist in Residence

04/27/13    News

Wadada Leo Smith to Perform NYC Premiere of 'Ten Freedom Summers'

Ambitious 5-hour Civil Rights work will be performed over three days

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04/26/13    News

Bob Brozman, Guitarist and Ethnomusicologist, Dies at 59

National steel guitar virtuoso incorporated world music and blues

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04/26/13    News

Hudson Valley Jazz Festival Set for Aug. 8-11

Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch among announced performers

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About Jeff Tamarkin

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A former editor-in-chief of Goldmine, CMJ, Relix and Global Rhythm, Jeff Tamarkin is the Associate Editor of JazzTimes. He also spends his days (and often nights) freelancing for a variety of outlets, among them Playbill, the Boston Phoenix, Mojo, Relix and All Music Guide, covering anything from Appalachian string bands to Arabic pop music to rock, R&B, country and jazz of all kinds.

Jeff is the author of the biography Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane, as well as more than 75 liner notes and thousands of articles, reviews, press releases, bios, etc. Jeff has been a jazz fan since he was in the single digits and saw a couple of puppets lip-syncing to Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry's "Mumbles" on The Soupy Sales Show.

Jeff Tamarkin joined the JazzTimes community on Jan 31, 2008