There are no frills, no flashy stuff and no gratuitous “reaction” shots of the audience on this DVD; just a straight-ahead presentation of straightahead acoustic … Read More “J.J. Johnson: J.J. Johnson’s Last Concert”
Guitarist Peter Bernstein fronts his longstanding trio, with drummer Bill Stewart and organist Larry Goldings, at Manhattan’s Upper West Side jazz haven Smoke. (They actually … Read More “Peter Bernstein Trio: Peter Bernstein Trio: Live at Smoke”
If drummer Stan Levey hadn’t missed the sessions that produced the revolutionary Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie sides of early 1945, would he be better … Read More “Stan Levey: Stan Levey: The Original Original”
In late 2001, Chick Corea celebrated his 60th birthday with a three-week acoustic engagement at the Blue Note in New York City. The musical party … Read More “Chick Corea: Rendezvous in New York”
In this most worthy two-DVD set recorded before a group of Aebersold Camp students at the University of Louisville in 2004, Liebman teaches expressive techniques … Read More “David Liebman: David Liebman Teaches and Plays: A Day at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops”
This is a double-length DVD that, had I reviewed it just a few years ago, would have prompted the comment that it’s dumbed-down beyond belief. … Read More “Tommy Igoe: Getting Started on Drums”
Jae Sinnett is humbly devoted to what he calls “high-level music,” and produced this video with the goal of helping you articulate your ideas and … Read More “Jae Sinnett: Musical Drumming Concepts”
“The JohnnyraBB RhythmSaw is an innovative change to the traditional drumstick. Its revolutionary design opens the spectrum of sound to entirely new rhythms and musical … Read More “Johnny Rabb: RhythmSaw Techniques”
Promising “hours of practice time, even a hundred years from now,” Pat Petrillo’s Complete Drum Workout is a “comprehensive program to help improve every aspect … Read More “Pat Petrillo: Complete Drum Workout”
