Tad Hendrickson
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Tad Hendrickson has more than a decade of music journalism experience. As a freelance writer based in Jersey City, New Jersey, he’s covered music of all genres as well as literature, the arts, food and real estate. His work has appeared in such places as the JazzTimes, Jazziz, London Financial Times, the Newark Star-Ledger, Relix, Time Out New York, the Village Voice and Global Rhythm, where he was Editor-in-Chief.
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In many ways, David Sanborn's career shouldn't work. The alto saxophonist will play with just about anybody at any time, ranging from 'Diamond Dogs'-era David Bowie to Cheech and Chong to famous jazz arranger Gil Evans to the 'Lethal Weapon' soundtracks, yet his own material is steadfastly jazz. No matter the context, his tone retains an earthy ...
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The fusion of jazz and electronics hasn't been a particularly fertile one -- particularly when you consider the possibilities of pairing the agility of improvisation-minded musicians with the infinite possibilities offered by technology, both in the production studio and in the live setting. In the late '60s and early '70s, Miles Davis and producer ...
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About a month ago, I reviewed an Oscar Peterson tribute that took place at Carnegie Hall. It was a night of wonderful music from pianists Kenny Baron, Roger Kellaway and Hiromi Uehara in solo performances. The darling of the night was the Japanese lady who came off as a sort of jazz artist as anime with her funky blouse, sneakers and a ponytail ...
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Jazz festivals typically take on one of two forms: One is big production events where multi-stage outdoor festivals take on a carnival-like atmosphere as fans jump from stage to stage taking in bits and pieces of several sets over the course of an hour. Or they can be single house (club) events where dizzying array of bands work abbreviated sets on ...
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Matthew Shipp has a great new solo album coming out, but it's his mouth that once again causes a stir.
There's been a rumble in the jazz jungle these last few weeks as a new Jazztimes article on the experimental pianist makes the rounds. There has been a number of posts here at All About Jazz with a lot of back-and-forth about comments Shipp ...
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It's that time of year again where I take a moment to look back and try and piece it all together with a succinct list of the year's 10 best jazz albums. This is an annual rite for jazz scribes and just about anyone else out there that covers a beat for a publication. One could argue that it is a sort of weird to rank different artistic endeavors ...
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Covering jazz usually relegates me to covering small club gigs and jazz festivals. Yet there was Esperanza Spalding playing after President Obama's acceptance speech during the presentation ceremony of his Nobel Peace Prize. (Go here to watch a clip from the performance of her song 'Espera.') Those paying attention will know that this wasn't the ...
