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INTERVIEW: MICHEL CAMILO by(Excerpt from Jazz Improv Magazine Volume 7, Number 3)JI: I remember in our last conversation we were talking about how you came to the U.S. and you were somewhat apprehensive because you didn�t have everything all lined up.MC: That�s it, exactly, but I think the last drop was when I was playing as the youngest member of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican

McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records announce the August 25 release of two exciting new albums:Heaven On Earth - James Carter & John MedeskiSaxophonist James Carter and organist John Medeski (of the pioneering jam-band, Medeski, Martin & Wood) lead a supergroup featuring Christian McBride (bass), Adam Rogers (guitar) and Joey Baron (drums).Together they carve out a groove that captures the buzz

Feast your eyes and ears on this gem. Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette; Four musical legends and modern jazz masters take on Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island." Certainly one of the funkiest songs of all time, this might possibly be it's funkiest version in existence. Enjoy!

"THE GIG" - NY Times writer Nate Chinen's Arts BlogHaden and Iverson Not far into his second set with Ethan Iverson at the Blue Note on Tuesday, Charlie Haden took a moment to recall their first meeting. It was at a 2006 memorial service for the tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman. For his part in the program, Iverson sat at the piano to play �Broken Shadows,� a processional ballad

For the full review and poll, please visit: http://lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/two-x-two/TWO X TWO = by Jim MacnieBop sometimes sounds wan without a drummer, but in the right hands, a percussion-less group can deliver the goods by stressing punctuation � which is pretty much the way Charlie Haden and Ethan Iverson got the job done last night at the Blue Note. The tune was Bird

Listening to the recent BBC broadcast of pianist Ethan Iverson's interview with Keith Jarrett, I found many things very intriguing.The interview, which can be found here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lqyd1), found the often misunderstood jazz legend in a delightful mood, seemingly eager to share his thoughts. Where many past Jarrett interviews seem to find him drifting from the questions or