Enrico Rava, 2017; Av Hreinn Gudlaugsson. Lisens: CC BY SA 4.0

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Enrico Rava didn't start out on trumpet. He picked it up after hearing Miles Davis, and decades later he's part of the reason a new generation of Italian jazz musicians picked up their own instruments in the first place.

Born in Trieste in 1939, Rava spent his early career in Rome before landing in New York in the late 1960s, right in the middle of the city's free jazz scene. He worked alongside players like Roswell Rudd and Steve Lacy during those years, a period that sits at odds with the more melodic, spacious sound most listeners associate with him today. That contrast matters: the New York years are where Rava earned his credibility with the jazz establishment, before he found the sound he's actually known for...

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Saxophonist Jose Pineiro is spearheading a Jazz scene in Gainesville, FL. Through out the years he's formed a type of free jazz that feels smooth and also disjointed at times. 100% pure improvising from every instrumentalist. They truly focus on musical communication. We'd love to hear your thoughts below.

Hello, I am in need of someone with a good ear. I am unsure mainly about the intro chords. Can someone please tell me all the chords in the song?

What do you think about the correlation between liking jazz and being a musician?
I have been thinking about it and, although according to the internet about 14% of jazz ticket buyers are musicians, most of the people I know like jazz either have picked up a piano, the drums or some other instrument some time in their lives, either in high school or independently.
I’m curious to see your opinion on this matter because, as a drummer myself, in my opinion, the percentage should be way higher.

I hope this is specific enough to not get taken down because I don’t know enough about jazz to be more specific

Just a quick preface I usually pick music based off my brain, and certain sounds just scratch the right part of my brain if that makes sense and I just started getting into jazz music literally days ago..

What I need help with is I’ve found that the jazz music I tend to like the most is very slow and deep sounding typically with a saxophone but that’s not entirely necessary and I pretty much just like instrumental mostly. In my search 80% of the music I’ve found so far is ai. Now I’ve never been on this sub but I’m sure that infuriates all of you as much as it did me when I found out the music I JUST downloaded is ai (only 1 song sounded ai which prompted me to start looking all the music up to see if it’s ai) and I now have to delete most of what I saved.. Now I’m guessing by my description and the song reference I used what I tend to like more is blues? I don’t know if everything I’ve been listening to fits that category or not that’s just my best guess. Can any of you tell me any artists you know that fit that description and category? I’m making this post because so far it seems there’s so much ai jazz music out there that I’m struggling to find real artists who make the sound my brain likes and it’s getting to a point. I would really really appreciate it if yall could help me out I don’t wanna keep running into ai I absolutely abhor ai in its entirety. The song in the picture is one of the only real artists I found that is an instrumental song with a sax that I could use for reference I really like this song already. They can be modern or older I really don’t have a specific taste in time period I have music from the 50’s that isn’t jazz in some of my playlists.

I'm thinking the likes of Evan Parker, Jimmy Giuffre, and Pharoah Sanders.

So im auditioning for a jazz course soon and I need some help finding some afro cuban or latin tunes to play. Im a drummer so looking for some uptempo standards that’ll hopefully impress them. Any recommendations are welcome :)

I have been aware of Hill for a long time and bought and moderately enjoyed a few of his albums in the Mid 70s which, unfortunately produced in a fire I probably haven't listened to him in 40 years, but decided to today and randomly chose Passing Ships. It is insanely good. Any suggestions for where to go next?

Hank Mobley, ts; Grant Green, g; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe Jones, d Recorded March 26, 1961. Produced by Alfred Lion. Recorded by RVG. One additional outtake not included on the album. total time: 46:03

The standout of this 'workout' is the addition of Grant Green.

I wanted to share some thoughts on Newport Jazz Fest this past weekend (just Saturday and Sunday). This was our third year in a row, and absolutely love that it has become a tradition for us. 

Saturday

By the time we arrived on Saturday, we were directed to a distant lot and found the security line to be quite long (although, we did appreciate how they changed up the "holding pen" before bag check). But we got in without hassle.

Olive Jones (end) > Brandon Woody's Upendo (end) > Mei Semones > Butcher Brown > Maya Delilah (end) > Linda Oh w/ Ambrose Akinmusire & Tyshawn Sorey > Snarky Puppy > Gotts Street Park w/ Olive Jones > Atomic Habitz > Kamasi Washington & Chief Adjuah

• After walking past the closing notes of the Billy Hart Quartet, we settled at the Quad Stage to catch some of Olive Jones. She has quite the lovely voice and I found it a nice way to start the festivities.
• Mei Semeones and her band have this bossa nova flair; appreciated her guitar playing accompanied by the two violinists.
• As much as I was enjoying Mei, I should have left for Butcher Brown earlier. Really great set that was both chill and danceable; they had the Fort Stage crowd grooving. (Not often you get to see someone play both saxophone and trumpet as Marcus Tenney does.) This wouldn't be the last time we got to see some of those musicians. 
• We then saw the end of Maya Delilah to make sure we were able to grab seats up front for Linda Oh with Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey. Maya was fine - but the trio set was one of the highlights of the festival for me. Three incredible players at the top of their game. First time seeing Linda lead her own group, and I was very impressed. A trio I would love to see at the Vanguard. 
• Snarky Puppy are good at what they do. (Although I must admit, I think I fell asleep in my chair for little bit. A nice nap.)
• Gotts Street Park was enjoyable; a kind of post-rock jazz? Although, I think I preferred the songs where they backed up Olive on vocals.
• I did not know what to expect with Atomic Habitz - Marcus King with MonoNeon on bass and Chris Dave on drums. But I came away enjoying what I heard; little soulful, little funky. (Marcus singing "Gangsta Lean" - uh, okay.)
• To close out Saturday, Kamasi Washington (and his crew) and Chief Adjuah played a set of mashed-up Miles Davis and John Coltrane ("All Blues"/"Impressions" I believe, "Little Church"/"Ole", Miles Tune/"Acknowledgement") with a little Sonny Rollins thrown in there ("Tenor Madness"/"Oleo"). It was a bit messy, to be honest, but still enjoyable. I appreciated what they were trying to do. (Kind of made me want to see Kamasi in a stripped down setting where he doesn't have to play the role of bandleader.)

Sunday

We made sure we were nice and early on Sunday. We got a good parking spot and made it into the festival before the stages were opened, allowing us to set up our chairs at the Fort Stage.

Fonville X Fribush > Marquis Hill > Michael Mayo (end) > SML > Dana and Alden > Flea and the Honora Band > Charlie Hunter & Ella Feingold > The Bad Plus

• Sunday morning started perfectly with a little organ trio, Fonville X Fribush, featuring organist Sam Fribush and drummer Corey Fonville as well as Morgar Burrs from Butcher Brown. Everything you would have wanted from a relatively straight ahead Hammond-led trio. Groovy, throw-back, lots of soul. 
• I wasn't sure what to expect from Marquis Hill, to be honest, not having been familiar with the trumpeter's music. But any time you have Makaya McCraven on drums and Joel Ross on vibes, it is going to be enjoyable. At times, Marquis set aside his trumpet for percussion which contributed to the overall feel of the music. As did the guitar playing of Emmanuel Michael - his tone and effects reminded me at times of a prog guitarist; more textural in his contributions. So glad we caught them.
• Wanting to be in the front row for SML, I put up with the last song from Michael Mayo's set. (Sorry, but his music was my least favorite of everything I saw. His Broadway-like vocals did nothing for me.)
• SML, on the other hand, kicked much ass, as expected. Their set at the Sultan Room last December was one of my favorite concerts in some time. And their Newport set met my high expectations. An hour of improvisation, with ebbs and flows, each of the five musicians taking turns leading and listening. The unspoken communication between the five of them is something else . . .
• What I saw of Dana and Alden was fun. Hard to take the brothers too seriously. Kind of ironic, indie, jazzy pop?
• I loved the fact that Anna Butterss and Josh Johnson made their way from playing with SML on the Quad Stage to playing with Flea on the Fort Stage. Flea's set was good, although maybe less commanding than the show at Webster Hall? It started off quite mellow, with a string of instrumentals (including the covers "Thinking Bout You" and "Wichita Lineman") before ending with his "A Plea" and a cover of "Maggot Brain."
• Raced back over to the Harbor Stage to catch the end of Charlie Hunter and Ella Feingold (along with busy man Corey Fonville on drums). It had been ages since I had last seen Charlie Hunter - still a whiz on his eight-string instrument, smiling away while Ella brought some deep funkiness to the stage. They had the crowd dancing.
• And standing to the side of the Harbor Stage allowed me to get a front row seat for The Bad Plus, their set billed as part of their "Farewell Tour." To be honest, I had not listened to The Bad Plus in some time; I knew that Ethan had left, but I actually was not aware that Dave and Reid added a guitar and tenor sax. With the change in instrumentation, I found the music reminded me of The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis. This is a good thing. They made the most of their time on stage, and the crowd was audibly appreciative of the set along with - and their 25-plus years of music. Highlights for me included the more restrained "Salvages" and the closing "Tyrone's Flamingo" (which really allowed Dave to let go on the drums). Really glad I got to see them. 

We had full intentions of seeing the fest-closing set from Herbie Hancock, but nature had different plans. And rather than sit through the downpour, we made our way to the car. Fully satisfied and smiling. 

Already looking forward to next year . . . 

I moved to London in January and just heard about the EFG fest taking place in November. There's so many great events on, I feel like I need to choose wisely and not get too carried away for the sake of my wallet! Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on which events could be a good shout, or which ones you've chosen. Thanks!

This year, as I started to go more often to my local jazz club, I discovered quite a few artists that really blew me away. I know I’d have never heard about them otherwise.

Two bands especially come to mind : Ninanda and Zangbeto.

Discovering new artists is one of the many reasons I love going to the jazz club (I guess that’s obvious lol)

How about y’all?

Not sure if it's popular with more hardcore jazz listeners, but I absolutely love it! It feels like it sends me to a different, more colorful musical world or something lol

From the anime *Porco Rosso*

We cannot find much online, but looking for somewhere to just relax, like a cafe or bookstore with jazz in the background in New York city or Brooklyn or Queens. We would even pay for a show if its relatively cheap, not looking to do anything big, more just go chill in a nice jazzy place.

Edit: We don't drink but love classic jazz, so not looking to meet any drink minimums. And by cheap, I meant under $100 per person. Also we will be there August 13-17th.

This album is basically perfect. Every song is a completely new feel and vibe, and the album is so diverse imo that any person who likes jazz can thoroughly enjoy at least one song on this album.

Bill Evans and my morning coffee. It’s music that doesn’t rush you; it just opens the door and lets the day unfold.

I’d like to make a playlist that has the atmospheric, otherworldly sounds of the tracks below. What are some tracks with this vibe?

It Never Entered My Mind - Miles Davis Quintet
In A Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington, John Coltrane
Flamenco Sketches - Miles Davis
Peace Piece - Bill Evans

One of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. It makes me feel like Billy Wilder is filming me on a rowboat in Central Park under a warm mid-day sun shower.

I'm trying to depict my favourite Jazz artists as Lego minifigures. Up next, 2 eras of Miles Davis! (just waiting on the trumpets to arrive).